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President-elect Lai Ching-te vowed to defend the self-ruled island from Chinese "intimidation" and pledged to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

Though the United States, as Israel's closest ally and largest weapons supplier, has stronger means to apply pressure on Israel, it shows no willingness to use them.

Witnesses in the Gaza Strip reported Israeli bombardment in the early morning. Fewer than half of Gaza's hospitals are partly functioning, the World Health Organization says.

Three weeks ago, PKK-affiliated militants tried to break into a Turkish base in northern Iraq, according to Turkish officials, leaving six soldiers dead.

The MDP is headed by pro-India former president Mohammad Solih, who was defeated by Muizzu, a pro-China leader, in the presidential elections.

Images shared on social networks and on television channels showed part of a mountain detaching and crashing down onto a line of cars, while screams are heard.

The strike on a Houthi radar site came a day after US and British forces hit scores of targets across the country. Analysts said the Western strikes are unlikely to stop the rebels.

The two-day hearing is the public side of a landmark case, one of the most significant to be heard in an international court and which goes to the heart of one of the world's most intractable conflict

The Israeli military on Thursday denied it was behind the bombing of an ambulance in the central Gaza Strip a day earlier which killed four medics and two other people.

Large swathes of East Antarctica experienced temperatures up to 40°C (72°F) above normal, shattering temperature records. It was the most intense heatwave ever recorded anywhere in the world. Climate scientists don’t like surprises.…

Papua New Guinea's prime minister declared a 14-day state of emergency in the capital Port Moresby.

With Beijing and New Delhi tussling for influence, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu was elected in September after pledging to cultivate "strong ties" with China and eject Indian troops.

In 2024 an extra two million workers are expected to be looking for jobs, raising the global unemployment rate to 5.2 percent.

The 33-year-old guru has a devout following but has long been accused of physically and sexually assaulting his followers, and has been hiding from authorities for several years.

Since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago, India has bought hundreds of millions of barrels of cut-price Russian crude, saving itself billions of dollars while bolstering Moscow's war coffers.

Since returning to power in August 2021, Taliban authorities have imposed a strict interpretation of Islam, with women bearing the brunt of laws the United Nations has labelled "gender apartheid".

The election was dominated by serious economic challenges that have called into question the Himalayan kingdom's long-standing policy of prioritising "Gross National Happiness" over growth.

If Taiwan's pro-independence party remains in power, Xi might be compelled to push reunification; however if the opposition, aligning with "one China," prevails, Beijing may adopt a patient stance.

The incident happened when unidentified terrorists attacked Laachi toll plaza in Kohat district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday morning.