BBC : Growing unrest in Iran is reported to have claimed more lives on a fifth day of protests over the soaring cost of living. Both the semi-official Fars news agency and human rights...
AP : The season’s first heavy rains and snowfall ended a prolonged dry spell but triggered flash floods in several areas of Afghanistan, killing at least 17 people and injuring 11 others, a...
AFP : Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged fire across the heavily militarized Kashmir frontier that divides the two archrivals, with at least four casualties reported by the Pakistani side Thursday. Kashmir has been...
Al Jazeera : Hundreds of thousands of people are marching through Istanbul in a sweeping show of solidarity with Palestinians, condemning Israel’s genocide in Gaza and rejecting claims that a ceasefire has brought...
Agencies : Cities around the world welcome 2026 with thunderous fireworks and heightened security From Sydney to Paris to New York City, crowds rang in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with...
Agencies : Indonesia has called for respect for Yemen’s territorial integrity and commended efforts to maintain stability in the region, a day after Saudi Arabia bombed a weapons shipment from the UAE at a...
AFP : A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian-held part of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region has killed at least 20 people, a Moscow-installed governor and Russian authorities said Thursday. “Three UAVs struck a...
AFP : As 2025 draws to a close, Palestinians in Gaza are marking the new year not with celebration, but with exhaustion, grief and a fragile hope that their “endless nightmare” might finally end.For...
AP : Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war held for about five months, implementing a key provision of a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending deadly clashes along the two countries’ border....
Agencies : The EU warned Wednesday that Israel’s threat to suspend several aid groups in Gaza from January would block “life-saving” assistance from reaching the population. “The EU has been clear: the NGO registration...
Agencies : In the biting cold, homeless friends Danish and Sylvain walked briskly in the dark toward a hot meal distribution point, rubbing their hands together, their huge backpacks weighing down on their shoulders....
Agencies : Nearly 60 women lawmakers in Japan, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building to match their improved representation. Although the number of...
