An Indian state announced yesterday it had begun implementing a common civil code to replace religious laws, stoking fear among minority Muslims of a looming nationwide rollout by the Hindu-nationalist ruling party.

Nordic leaders met on the weekend and reiterated they are united on defence issues, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said, as her country reels from US President Donald Trump’s attempts to take over Greenland.

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Israel had been preventing Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating the terms of the truce

It was the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil, killing 179 of the 181 passengers and crew.

The scandal centres around TV host and J-pop megastar Masahiro Nakai, 52, who a leading tabloid magazine said carried out a sexual act without a woman's consent in 2023.

There have been frequent clashes or tense standoffs between Philippine and Chinese vessels in the strategic waterway

Before Monday, smoking was banned in six zones including the area around Osaka station

Trump said he would suspend implementation of the tariffs.

Trump began his second term last Monday with a flurry of executive actions aimed at overhauling US immigration

Swedish prosecutors opened an investigation into "aggravated sabotage", according to a statement from the Scandinavian nation's prosecutors' office.

Israel had been preventing vast crowds of Palestinians from using a coastal road to return to northern Gaza

Colombia's left-leaning President Gustavo Petro did not back down, announcing his own tariffs against US products

US President Donald Trump floated a plan to “just clean out” Gaza, and said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians from the territory, as a fragile truce between Israel and Hamas aimed at permanently ending the war entered its second week yesterday.

South Korea’s prosecutors yesterday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3, the main opposition party said.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto looked on as guest of honour at India’s annual military and cultural parade in New Delhi held to mark the country’s 76th Republic Day yesterday.

Ukrainian air defences downed 50 of 72 drones launched by Russia overnight and attacked one of Russia’s largest oil refineries, Ukraine’s military said yesterday.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Saturday for an end to attacks on healthcare workers and facilities in Sudan after a drone attack on a hospital in Sudan’s North Darfur region killed more than 70 people and wounded dozens.

US President Donald Trump had a fiery phone call with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen over his demands to buy Greenland, according to senior European officials.

Israeli forces killed 15 people in south Lebanon yesterday as a deadline for their withdrawal passed and thousands of people tried to return to their homes in defiance of Israeli military orders, Lebanese authorities said.