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South Africans vote in most competitive election since end of apartheid
ANC is still on course to win the largest share of the vote
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'A mountain fell on them' says rescue worker at PNG landslide site
The prime minister blamed "extraordinary rainfall" and changes to weather patterns for the landslide
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World's largest humanitarian network calls for Gaza ceasefire
'We desperately need political solution that will allow us to have ceasefire to get aid in,' IRFC president
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Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: report
Experts observed data from 1991 to 2020, compiled by Red Crescent and other organizations
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Italian woman dumps daughter on highway for bad Latin grade
Police cited the 40-year-old mother for suspected child abuse, referring the matter to juvenile court
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Israeli tanks hit evacuation zone west of Rafah
Israel has kept up attacks despite ruling by ICJ on Friday ordering it to stop given high risk of civilian casualties
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WHO condemns 'abrupt halt' to medical evacuations from Gaza
The WHO has long been pleaded with Israel to allow more critically ill and wounded people to leave Gaza
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Bangladesh approves $723m package for Rohingya, host communities
Approval comes amid calls for funding as persecuted Rohingya struggle to survive in crowded refugee camps
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Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian statehood
The three countries say they hope their decision will spur other European Union countries to follow suit
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12 Indians killed in quarry collapse after cyclone rains
Mizoram CM Lalduhoma offers compensation to families of victims of “landslide due to Cyclone Remal”
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For deaf children in Pakistan, school is life
Of more than a million deaf school-age children in Pakistan, less than five percent go to school
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Papua New Guinea orders thousands to evacuate from path of 'active' landslide
Military personnel set up checkpoints and are helping move residents to evacuation centres
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US storms kill at least 21 across 4 states on Memorial Day weekend
Hundreds of thousands of Americans were without power due to the weather
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US storms kill at least 21 across 4 states on Memorial Day weekend
The death toll includes at least eight fatalities in Arkansas, seven in Texas, four in Kentucky and two in Oklahoma
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Russia to remove Taliban from 'terror' list: state media
The move could further boost diplomacy between Russia and Afghanistan
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Egyptian guard killed in shooting on Rafah border, Israel and Egypt investigating
Israel's military said earlier it was investigating reports of fire exchange between Israeli and Egyptian soldiers
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China's premier hails 'new beginning' with US-allied South Korea, Japan
Chinese premier met South Korean president and Japanese prime minister to revitalise free trade agreement negotiations
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Cyclone Remal kills 16, snaps power links to millions in India, Bangladesh
Bangladesh evacuates 800,000 people to shelters, India moves 110,000 people to safety
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Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts global outcry
More than half of the dead are women, children, and elderly people, say Gaza health officials
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Russia invites Afghanistan's Taliban to major economic forum
Since Taliban seized power in 2021, Russia has slowly built ties with them, though the group is still outlawed there
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Spain to ask EU partners to back ICJ over Israel
Foreign Minister Albares warns to take right measures to enforce the court decision
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More than 2,000 buried alive in Papua New Guinea landslide, local authorities
Six bodies have been retrieved so far
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Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelter
Experts recorded maximum wind speeds of 90 kilometres from the severe Cyclone Remal so far
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Twelve injured as Qatar Airways Dublin flight hits turbulence
The turbulence incident lasted less than 20 seconds and occurred during food and drinks service
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Hamas fires missiles at Tel Aviv, prompting first sirens in months
Israeli military say eight projectiles were identified crossing from the area of Rafah
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US expected to lift ban on sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, FT reports
Saudi Arabia, the biggest US arms customer, has chafed under those restrictions from previous US administrations
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Fire kills six newborns at baby hospital in India's capital
Fire department says six more children were rescued and taken to a different hospital, with one on a ventilator
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Fire at entertainment venue kills at least 24 people in western India
With rescue efforts continuing in Rajkot district of Gujarat province, local mayor says death toll is expected to rise
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India and Bangladesh brace for year's first cyclone
Bangladesh moved 60,000 vulnerable people into shelters due to cyclone Remal
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More than 670 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide
Only five bodies retrieved from rubble so far, remoteness and tough terrain are slowing rescue and aid efforts
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Trump booed and heckled by raucous crowd at Libertarian convention
Libertarians blame Trumpfor rushing through the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine
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Aid trucks expected to start entering Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing
Rafah border crossing, which was the main entry point into Gaza for humanitarian aid is shut for three weeks
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Reinforcing the all-weather friendship
5th round of the China-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue underscored that both partners’ focus on development is undeterred
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Panic in Bishkek
Pakistani students who returned from Kyrgyzstan share harrowing stories of the mob violence they faced last week
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Israeli private eye accused of hacking was questioned about DC public affairs firm, sources say
Private investigator Amit Forlit was arrested at Heathrow Airport in April over American cybercrime fraud charges
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Voting begins for last leg of IIOJ&K election
Former chief minister ruuning for seat in southern constituency of Anantnag
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6 NATO countries to create ‘drone wall’ for border protection: media
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, as well as Poland, Finland, and Norway, will join initiative
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Mediated Israel-Hamas talks on hostage deal expected next week
Decision to restart talks taken after head of Israel's Mossad met head of CIA and prime minister of Qatar, says source
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More than 10,000 people reach UK in small boats since January
Some 10,170 arrived between January and May 25, up from 7,395 over the same period last year
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Chinese scientists 'successfully' undertake world's 1st liver xenotransplantation surgery for human
7 days after surgery, 71-year-old patient can move freely without acute or hyperacute rejection reactions
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China ends war games, Taiwan details warplane, warship surge
China has over the past four years regularly staged military activities around Taiwan
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India voters in Delhi, scarred by Hindu-Muslim riots, want peace
Rhetoric focussing on religion and inequality has dominated India's massive seven-phase vote running through June 1
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More than 300 buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, local media says
Hundreds feared dead in the landslide that hit Kaokalam village in Enga Province
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India's massive election faces heatwave challenge in penultimate phase
The overall turnout in the same phase of the last elections in 2019 was about 63%
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Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines
Both Russia and Ukraine have also said they fear the other side would use any ceasefire to re-arm
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Woman jailed for laundering bitcoin in UK from $6.4 bln China fraud
The 61,000 bitcoin was worth around 1.4 billion pounds when police gained access in 2021
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Iran releases 1st investigation report on President Raisi's helicopter crash
No suspicious issue had been detected in the conversations between the watchtower and the flight crew
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Airbus fits electric truck with airliner cockpit to study safer taxiing
Automated taxiing will make airports safer as concern grows over a spate of jetliners colliding on the ground
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South Asia faces extreme weather with heatwave in India, cyclone in Bangladesh
Extreme temperatures throughout Asia last month made worse as a result of human-driven climate change
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World Court to rule on request to halt Israel's Rafah offensive
Rulings by the ICJ are final and binding but have been ignored in the past





























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