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Hawkish Benjamin Netanyahu faces global isolation
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor Karim Khan said Monday he had applied for an arrest warrant against Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes including "wilful killing".
Iran’s nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri named acting foreign minister
Bagheri is considered close to Iran's ultraconservatives and a member of the inner circle of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who is the father-in-law of Bagheri's brother.
Strikes pound Gaza as Israel voices ‘duty’ to expand Rafah incursion
Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to keep fighting Hamas in Gaza until the Iran-backed Islamist group is defeated and all remaining hostages are released.
Nepal’s prime minister wins confidence vote in parliament, his fourth since taking office
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal called the vote in Nepal’s lower house of parliament after a minor party in his coalition broke apart and its members withdrew support from the government.
Iran’s supreme leader appoints First Vice President as acting president after Raisi’s…
Meanwhile, leaders from across the globe conveyed their condolences; Lebanon declared three days of mourning in response to the Iranian President's death.
Taiwan’s new President Lai in his inauguration speech urges China to stop its military…
Thousands of people gathered in front of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei for the inauguration ceremony.
Iranian President Ebrahinm Raisi’s Helipcopter Crashes on Azerbaizan border
Teheran/Baku: Iranian military helicopter carrying Ebrahim Raisi, the President and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian are feared to have met a serious accident this morning. The crash is feared to have occured on Azerbaizan border…
Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel’s leaders are increasingly divided
Palestinians reported more airstrikes and heavy fighting in northern Gaza, which has been largely isolated by Israeli troops for months and where the World Food Program says a famine is underway.
Taiwan’s new president inherits a strong foreign policy position but political gridlock at…
Continuing Tsai’s legacy means aiming to strike a balance between cultivating Taiwan’s unofficial alliance with the United States and maintaining peace with China.
Flash floods kill 50 in western Afghanistan
The fresh flooding in the country -- which has experienced above-average rainfall this spring -- comes after flash floods on May 10
Israeli army finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza killed at Oct 7 music festival
Israelis are divided into two main camps: those who want the government to put the war on hold and free the hostages, and others who think the hostages are an unfortunate price to pay for eradicating Hamas.
Nepal bans sale of Indian spice-mix products over quality concerns
Last month, Singapore and Hong Kong halted sales of some spices produced by MDH and Everest over suspected elevated levels of ETO linked with some cancers.
Israel army reports ‘perhaps the fiercest’ fighting in Gaza’s Jabalia since…
Intense fighting resumed less than a week ago in Jabalia, the second-most populous town in northern Gaza.
Putin says ‘grateful’ to China for Ukraine peace ‘initiatives’
Putin was speaking at a press conference in Beijing alongside Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a day after he said his troops were advancing on "all fronts" in Ukraine.
‘Countries of Hindu Kush Himalaya braced for difficult monsoon season ahead’
The HKH region extends 3,500 km over all or part of eight countries from Afghanistan in the west to Myanmar in the east.
Pakistan HC grants bail to Imran Khan in 190 million pounds corruption case
A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court comprising had reserved the verdict on Tuesday after the completion of arguments.
16 Sri Lankan mercenaries killed in Russia-Ukraine war, says defence ministry
They had joined the Russian and Ukrainian forces after unscrupulous foreign employment agencies misled them in the name of foreign employment.
India slams Maldives defence minister’s claim that it carried out unauthorised helicopter…
It may be recalled that all 88 Indian military personnel stationed across Maldives have returned to India and have been replaced by technical staff since May 10.
Hong Kong calls for respect of its overseas-based trade offices after UK charged its London staffer
Chief Executive John Lee said his administration has demanded the British government to provide an explanation about the prosecution of Bill Yuen.
French climber dies on Makalu, two Mongolians missing on Everest
Nepal has issued more than 900 permits for its mountains this year, including 414 for Everest, earning over $5 million in royalties.