More than one hundred Indonesians protested yesterday against Rohingya refugees who arrived on a western island by boat last week, calling for them to be relocated and clashing with police.

Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hamas in southern Gaza yesterday after reaching the heart of the city of Khan Younis, forcing Palestinian civilians to seek refuge elsewhere as the number of safe areas decreases.

Time magazine named US pop superstar Taylor Swift as its person of the year yesterday, calling the musical force of nature the “hero of her own story.”

UN climate chief Simon Stiell accused nations of “posturing” at the COP28 talks in Dubai yesterday and urged them to reach an ambitious deal to ensure the world meets its targets against global warming.

Released under a prisoner-hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas, former Palestinian detainees have described beatings, deprivation and a radical deterioration in conditions in Israeli jails following Israel’s Gaza offensive on October 7.

Russia launched a major drone attack on southern, central and eastern Ukrainian regions, damaging privately-owned and commercial buildings as well as infrastructure, Kyiv officials said yesterday.

Taiwanese prosecutors said yesterday they were investigating five people over accusations they had arranged free trips to China for dozens of voters in a bid to “influence” next month’s elections.

European Union scientists said yesterday that 2023 would be the warmest year on record, as global mean temperature for the first 11 months of the year hit the highest level on record, 1.46°C (34.63°F) above the 1850-1900 average.

Police in Nepal said yesterday they had detained 12 people accused of illegally sending young men to be recruited into the Russian army, days after authorities confirmed the death of six Nepalis fighting for Moscow.

The United States, Canada and Kenya were among 63 countries to join a pledge on Tuesday to deeply cut cooling-related emissions at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai.

India’s Lok Sabha (LS) yesterday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to nominate two members from the Kashmiri migrant community and one representing the displaced persons from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to the legislative assembly.

Government pledges for climate adaptation at the COP28 summit have fallen far short of the target, with officials warning that resources to build resilience to wilder weather and rising seas could be diverted into a new “loss and damage” fund instead.

Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon is facing a fuel shortage, residents and junta-controlled media said yesterday, with hundreds of vehicles queueing up at dawn in the hope of securing petrol.

China began commercial operations of the world’s first next-generation, gas-cooled nuclear reactor power plant, state media reported yesterday.

Britain's government today chose a new BBC chairman after the previous incumbent was forced to quit earlier this year over a loan to then-prime minister Boris Johnson

President Vladimir Putin was escorted to the Middle East by four Russian fighter jets today for a rare trip abroad, during which he will discuss oil, Gaza and Ukraine with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman..Putin's meeting with the prince known as MbS comes after oil prices f

The UN cultural agency today recognised iftar, the meal that breaks the daytime fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on its list of intangible cultural heritage

Johnson said at the start of the hearing how glad he was to give evidence and how sorry he was for the suffering of victims and their families.

India's health ministry has ordered a probe into Apollo Hospital Delhi, part of largest private hospital chain Apollo Hospitals (APLH.NS), after media reports linked it to the illegal sale by Myanmar nationals of their kidneys for organ transplants

At least 25 people were killed Tuesday in a strike that hit a southern Gaza school sheltering Palestinians displaced by war, the Hamas-run health ministry said