The Maldives has called India to withdraw troops from its territory by March 15, an official said yesterday, in a step that will further strain ties between South Asian neighbours.

Israeli strikes killed at least 125 people yesterday, the 100th day of the offensive which has ravaged the Gaza Strip prompting UN to call the situation in the besieged Palestinian territory “straining our shred humanity”.

Five migrants trying to cross the Channel to Britain died in French waters in the early hours of yesterday, French local authorities said.

New Zealand’s former prime minister Jacinda Ardern married her longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony on Saturday, finally tying the knot after cancelling ceremonies during strict Covid-19 controls she imposed on the country.

President-elect Lai Ching-te may have won the top job in Taiwan’s elections, but he must now chart an uneasy path on the doorstep of an increasingly assertive China. Despite Beijing’s warnings that Lai’s win would bring “war and decline” to Taiwan, he won comfortably with more than 40 percent of the vote Saturday. In the face of China’s rhetoric on Lai, here is what experts are saying is to come:

Israel’s offensive has killed nearly 24000 Palestinians in Gaza since it launched a bombardment campaign on October 7

Four migrants died overnight and a fifth was in critical condition on Sunday after trying to reach Britain from northern France in freezing temperatures, the French maritime authority said

Rescuers were working against the clock Saturday to find survivors of landslides that claimed at least 33 lives, mostly children, in northwestern Colombia, the country's vice president said Saturday

A domestic flight of Japan's All Nippon Airways (9202.T) returned to its departure airport on Saturday after a crack was found on the cockpit window of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft midair, a spokesperson for the airline said.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has married her longtime partner, tying the knot after Covid restrictions forced the couple to cancel a ceremony in 2022

With a commanding lead in polls, the ex-president is expected easily to win the Midwestern state's first-in-the-nation vote as he bids to be the Republican standard-bearer against President Joe Biden in November.

The former secretary of state and senator has spent the last three years liaising with other countries to up commitments on climate change, including at the most recent COP28 UN climate summit in Dubai.

In Washington, large crowds waved Palestinian flags as the mostly young protesters -- many wearing the traditional keffiyeh -- gathered in a show of solidarity on the 99th day of the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

The symbol ties in with former Prime Minister Imran Khan's image as a former cricket star. His Tehreek-e-Insaf party believes a court ruling forcing them to lose the cricket bat will cost them during next month's vote

The United Nations said on Saturday the Gaza war was "staining humanity" on the eve of its 100th day as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on vows to defeat Hamas

Former US president Donald Trump was ordered to pay nearly USD400,000 in legal costs to the New York Times and multiple journalists

Archaeologists have discovered the largest and oldest network of pre-Hispanic cities ever found in the Amazon rainforest, revealing a 2,500-year-old lost civilisation of farmers.

Israel kept up bombardments in the Gaza Strip yesterday as its deadly offensive on the enclave approached 100 days with no end in sight.

The Houthi movement threatened a “strong and effective response” after the United States carried out another strike in Yemen overnight, further ratcheting up tensions as Washington vows to protect shipping from attacks by the Iran-aligned group.

Russia yesterday said it destroyed all targets in a barrage of strikes on facilities producing ammunition and drones in Ukraine.