A general strike has disrupted industry, services and education across parts of Israel as demands for the government to agree a ceasefire deal and bring remaining captives home from Gaza grow. Monday’s general strike, called by the country’s largest labour union Histadrut – the

BREAKING: Indian Air Force's (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet crashed near Barmer in Rajasthan on Monday. The crash took place during a routine exercise. The IAF said that the pilot was safe and that there had been no loss of life or property.

BREAKING: European Union countries import more gas from Russia than from the United States for the first time in two years.

BREAKING: Israeli attack kills eight people queueing at a bread seller’s stand in front of an UNRWA school shelter in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp.

Turkey formally applied to join the BRICS nations, aiming to increase its global influence and establish new connections beyond its traditional NATO Western allies. Turkey will be the first NATO member to request membership of the BRICS economic bloc spearheaded by the leaders

A group of people put sack on the head of an American soldier allegedly serving on a US warship (USS Wasp) arrived at the port of Izmir, Türkiye. "Yankee, go home!" the group chanted. Note: The Youth Union of Turkey (Türkiye Gençlik Birliği, TGB) is a prominent Turkish youth

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In Pictures: Nepal gave its first Paralympic medallist a hero’s welcome as cheering crowds turned out for taekwondo player Palesha Goverdhan’s return home from Paris.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for deeper Turkey-Egypt ties after talks with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Ankara. El-Sisi met Erdogan in the Turkish capital on Wednesday, the first such presidential visit in 12 years, amid a warming of

BREAKING - Multiple people shot, 2 killed, at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia - media reports

In Pictures: A Russian air attack on Ukraine’s western city of Lviv has killed seven people, including three children, according to Ukrainian officials. Moscow has stepped up its aerial attacks after Ukraine’s surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk region.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has proposed raising the capital gains tax rate for those earning $1m or more to 28 percent, instead of the 39.6 percent rate proposed by President Joe Biden in his fiscal 2025 budget.

Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it is investigating the leak of a classified document China sent to its embassy in Beijing in February following the publication last month of an article in a Philippine media outlet. The ministry said police would be informed and

Egypt has categorically rejected the statements issued by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sept. 2, in which he insisted that Israeli forces must retain control over the Philadelphi Corridor along the Egypt-Gaza border, vowing “not to give in to pressure” over the

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Palestine have held South Korea to a well-deserved, yet surprising, 0-0 draw in their opening Group C match in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The remarkable result in Seoul continues the rise of Palestinian football, which had peaked

Bahrain has stunned Australia with a 1-0 win courtesy of a late own goal from defender Harry Souttar in the opening match of the third round of Asian qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

The United States has secured the release of 135 political prisoners held in Nicaragua, including students and members of a faith organisation. In a statement on Thursday, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the prisoners were among the thousands of Nicaraguans

A record number of firms plan to cut advertising spending on X next year because of concerns that extreme content on the platform could damage their brands, dealing another blow to the financial fortunes of Elon Musk’s social media company. A global survey by market research

In Pictures: Aftermath of Israeli assault as military withdraws from West Bank’s Jenin Palestinians assess the massive damage following an Israeli military operation in Jenin that lasted 10 days.