Some 55 percent of all structures in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, damaged or possibly damaged since the Israeli offensive began in the Palestinian territory eight months ago, according to preliminary satellite analysis by the UN.

Britain, France and Germany will seek to censure Iran over its lack of cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog at its board meeting starting today despite US opposition, diplomats told AFP

Two suspected rebels were killed in a gunfight with soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said today, weeks after the disputed, mostly Muslim territory saw its highest voter turnout for decades in India's general election

India created a "world record" with 642 million voters, including 31.2 crore women, exercising their franchise in the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls, the world's largest electoral exercise, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said today

Airlines are expecting to fly nearly five billion passengers in 2024, a new record beating the pre-Covid pandemic high, trade industry association IATA said on Monday

President Cyril Ramaphosa urged South African party leaders to work together in the public interest Sunday, after his ANC lost its 30-year-old governing majority in a bruising general election

Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico's first woman president by a landslide Sunday, making history in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence

Murdoch and Elena Zhukova, 67, were wedded Saturday at the media mogul's California vineyard and estate, called Moraga.

Assuming the job in 2021, Buzbee was the first female editor of the Post in 150 years.

As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country's more private attractions -- the high-tech toilet -- is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms worldwide

India's general election, with nearly a billion eligible voters, ended on Saturday. Votes are to be counted on Tuesday and results will be known later that day

Donald Trump has suggested that sending him to prison could prove a "breaking point" for his supporters -- a warning that will fuel concerns of political violence around the US presidential election on November 5

Eminent photographer Shahidul Alam has returned his honorary doctorate degree from the University of the Arts London for supporting the Israeli occupation of Palestine

Iran’s hardline former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for president in the country’s June 28 election, organized after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month, Iran’s state television reported yesterday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won the regional vote in Arunachal Pradesh, a state bordering China, while a local party swept to power in Sikkim, a Himalayan state, officials and politicians said yesterday.

Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun warned yesterday that his military is ready to “forcefully” stop Taiwan independence but called for greater exchanges with the United States.

South Africa’s once dominant African National Congress (ANC) acknowledged that it had been humbled by an election that ended its 30-year majority but vowed not to replace President Cyril Ramaphosa as a condition to forming a new governing coalition.

Amira al-Taweel scoured pharmacies in northern Gaza for milk to feed her child, but could not find a single bottle to satisfy his hunger.

An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday confirmed that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza offensive now being advanced by US President Joe Biden, though he described it as flawed and in need of much more work.

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon yesterday to collect samples, state media reported -- the latest leap for Beijing’s decades-old space programme.