Thousands of Thai civil servants face suspension over an exam cheating scandal, authorities said yesterday, as investigators widened a probe that has already led to three arrests.

Delhi High Court yesterday directed authorities to monitor the health of an activist who is on the 19th day of a hunger strike on a stage in central Delhi to demand the education minister quits, and to intervene if his condition deteriorates.

Ukraine and Russia yesterday launched missile and drone attacks on vessels in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, stepping up hostilities in a zone vital for grain exports that have triggered a rise in global wheat prices.

Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip yesterday, Palestinian health officials said, as a US-based research group reported a surge in Israeli attacks to levels not seen since the latest truce took effect in October.

US Vice President JD Vance said some members of the Israeli government had tried to influence US public opinion to oppose a deal by the US to end the war with Iran, in a podcast episode with host Joe Rogan posted on Wednesday.

Iran said yesterday that the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable “red line”, warning that if US President Donald Trump carried out his threat to attack Iran’s infrastructure, it would strike all infrastructure across the Gulf region.

Shipping through Strait of Hormuz disrupted again amid fears of wider regional escalation

Change is subject to congressional review before taking effect

New Zealand authorities issued a tsunami warning today following a 5.9-magnitude quake on the western coast of the South Island, warning people there to "move immediately" to high ground.

Investigation will examine whether the platform is adequately protecting minors from harmful online content

A fire burning at an orphanage in a suburb of the Algerian capital has killed at least 11 people and injured 19, the country's civil defence said Thursday

In response to the enemy aggression, Iran army targeted the communication systems and fuel storage facilities of the US military in Jordan

The US conducted a new wave of strikes against Iran’s coastal defence systems and cruise missile storage and launch sites yesterday after reimposing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran threatened to shut off “all other export corridors”.

Global infant vaccination levels improved slightly last year, the UN said yesterday, but warned that drastic funding cuts, conflicts and misinformation were deepening dangerous coverage gaps and allowing outbreaks to surge.

An Israeli airstrike killed a man, his wife and their six-year-old daughter in the Gaza Strip yesterday, Palestinian health officials said as talks to advance the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal faltered.

Russia and Ukraine stepped up their battle over the Black Sea and key trade routes yesterday, with Moscow killing three people in an attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and Kyiv’s drone forces striking Russian shipping.

A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the Mountain West toward the eastern United States and Canada, placing more than 100 million people under heat alerts.

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed “Gus” sold Tuesday for $50.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York, making it the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction after a 10-minute battle between seven bidders.

Sudan’s rival factions are profiting from control over the country’s resources and the “war economy” was sustaining the conflict, the United Nations said yesterday.

Top management and port CEOs told to report directly to Bin Sulayem