Activists on a Gaza aid flotilla that alleged it was targeted by a “drone attack” off Tunisia overnight said yesterday they remained “determined” to reach the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.

Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Monday made public a birthday letter Donald Trump allegedly wrote to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than 20 years ago, though the White House quickly denied its authenticity.

A Russian airstrike killed 24 elderly people who were collecting pensions in a village in eastern Ukraine, officials said yesterday, prompting President Volodymyr Zelensky to urge Kyiv’s allies to increase pressure on Moscow to end its war.

Israel launched an airstrike against arch foe Hamas leaders in Qatar yesterday, expanding military actions that have ranged across the Middle East to include the Gulf Arab state where the Palestinian Islamist group has long had its political base.

The US Supreme Court again backed President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration approach on Monday, letting agents proceed with Southern California raids targeting people for deportation based on their race or language in a ruling its liberal justices said makes Latinos “fair game to be seized at any time.”

Two suspected rebels and as many soldiers were killed during a two-day clash in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said yesterday.

Pakistan is spying on millions of its citizens using a phone-tapping system and a Chinese-built internet firewall that censors social media, in one of the most comprehensive examples of state surveillance outside China, Amnesty International said.

China has yet to officially react to the fall of Nepalese prime minister K P Sharma Oli, regarded as its steadfast ally, and the prevailing violent student movement against the political class of Nepal.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he had deployed 25,000 troops along the Caribbean coast and the border with Colombia amid soaring tensions with US President Donald Trump.

Social media ban came as online anti-elite movement was gaining traction

Israel launched an attack on the leadership of Hamas in Qatar on Tuesday, expanding its military actions that have ranged across the Middle East to include the Gulf Arab state where the Palestinian Islamist group has long had its political base..An Israeli official confirmed to Reuters tha

Urged for all parties to come to talks

The French president's office said in a statement late Monday that Macron "took note" of the outcome and would name a new premier "in the next days", although the identity of the new premier remains subject to frenzied speculation

The Himalayan country has struggled with political instability and economic uncertainty since protests led to the abolition of its monarchy in 2008.

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is reportedly in discussions with ministers regarding the ongoing situation.

Pakistan's spy agencies can monitor at least 4 million mobile phones at a time

On Tuesday morning, protesters escalated their actions, targeting the homes of political leaders and offices

Israel intensified its bombardment in preparation for an operation to seize Gaza City

The Portuguese-flagged boat, carrying the flotilla's steering committee, sustained fire damage to its main deck and below-deck storage, the GSF said in a statement.

Demonstrators protest in front of Parliament building and Kalanki, among other places, as authorities enforce curfews in different areas.