The United States said on Tuesday that the UN agency for Palestinian refugees needs to make "fundamental changes" before Washington will resume funding that was halted over Israeli accusations that some agency staff took part in the October 7 attack by Hamas militants

North Korea fired another round of cruise missiles yesterday, Seoul’s military said, extending a recent flurry of tests of weapons that analysts warned could be destined for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Immigration is expected to add 6.1 million people to the UK population by mid-2036, according to official projections that add pressure on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over a sensitive issue in the run-up to an election.

Italian authorities have accused OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, of breaching EU data protection law, giving the US firm 30 days to respond.

A shark mauled a woman swimmer in the first attack in Sydney Harbour in 15 years, officials said yesterday, sending her to hospital with a “serious” leg injury.

Northern Ireland yesterday moved a step closer to ending a near two-year political deadlock after the main pro-UK party finally endorsed a deal with London aimed at reopening the region’s assembly.

An Australian television news channel apologised “unreservedly” yesterday for altering a photo of a state lawmaker, who complained it gave her “enlarged boobs” and a more revealing dress.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday vowed the US would take “all necessary actions” to defend its troops after a deadly drone attack in Jordan by Iran-backed militants, even as President Joe Biden’s administration stressed it was not seeking a war with Iran.

As many as one in 10 hate crimes in the US take place at schools - from kindergarten through college - according to an FBI report released on Monday, with Black students the most frequent targets, followed by Jewish and LGBTQ victims.

Vietnam and the Philippines yesterday agreed to boost cooperation between their coastguards and to prevent untoward incidents in the South China Sea, in an announcement during a state visit to Hanoi by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The World Meteorological Organisation confirmed yesterday that continental Europe recorded in 2021 its highest ever temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius, and warned that new extremes were expected.

Aid groups yesterday condemned a decision by several countries to suspend funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), pointing to a “worsening humanitarian catastrophe” and “looming famine” in Gaza.

Elon Musk yesterday said his Neuralink startup had installed a brain implant in its first human patient with “promising” initial results.

Israel said undercover commandos killed three Palestinians in a raid on a hospital in the occupied West Bank yesterday, a further sign that Israel’s offensive in Gaza is spreading to other fronts.

At least 12 Rohingyas were killed and dozens injured in the Myanmar military’s recent shelling of Rohingya villages, the UN Human Rights Office said in a statement yesterday, calling for the protection of the population from acts of genocide.

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Tuesday at least 26,751 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory during the war between militants and Israel

Soldier says after deserting Myanmar military; junta shaken by rebel advances, losses of men

A special court of Pakistan established under the Official Secrets Act on Tuesday handed both former premier Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi 10 years in jail in the cipher case

In a second successful anti-piracy operation in 36 hours, an Indian naval warship foiled an attempt by pirates to hijack an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel off the east coast of Somalia and rescued 19 Pakistani crew members on board who were taken hostage by 11 Somali pirates, the Navy said today

Authorities in Colombia seized 130 poisonous frogs being trafficked through the Bogota airport on Monday and arrested the Brazilian woman carrying them