The United States has approved a massive arms sale to Israel, totaling more than $7.4 billion in bombs, missiles, and related military equipment.  This comes as Israel continues to deploy American-made weaponry with devastating impact in its ongoing war in Gaza. According to

The Palestinian president has firmly rejected President Donald Trump's proposal for the US to take control of Gaza and relocate the 2.1 million Palestinians living there. "We will not allow the rights of our people... to be infringed on," Mahmoud Abbas emphasized,

China has accused the U.S. of using "unfounded and false allegations" about its involvement in the fentanyl trade as a pretext for imposing tariffs on Chinese goods. The complaint was submitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) a day after U.S. President Donald Trump

A US deportation flight carrying approximately 100 Indian nationals accused of illegal entry has arrived in Punjab. The military aircraft departed from Texas late Tuesday and has now landed in Amritsar, where authorities have implemented measures to process the deportees. Mass

The administration of US President Donald Trump has directed nearly all directly hired staff at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to go on leave, as part of efforts to significantly reduce the size of the government. On Tuesday, USAID announced that, starting Friday,

Around 10 people have been killed in a shooting at an education centre in central Sweden, including the suspected gunman, according to police. Tuesday's attack at Risbergska school in Orebro, 200km (124 miles) west of the capital city Stockholm, as the "worst mass shooting in

Former US President Donald Trump proposed that the United States could "take over" Gaza and redevelop it economically, turning it into "the Riviera of the Middle East."  Speaking at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the

Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan has passed away at 88, as announced by the Aga Khan Development Network. Prince Karim Aga Khan served as the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslim community, which traces its lineage directly to the Prophet Muhammad.

US President Donald Trump's planned 10% tariffs on China are set to come into effect after midnight in Washington DC. It is after proposed 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, due to take effect on Tuesday, were paused for a month. Trump's election campaign included a threat to

President Donald Trump has suspended for 30 days the hefty tariffs on Mexico and Canada that he threatened after last-minute negotiations with the two US neighbours. He can point to concessions on border and crime enforcement as a victory. But Canada's Justin Trudeau and

Tech mogul and Trump ally Elon Musk said Sunday that it’s time for the U.S. Agency for International Development “to die” — the latest sign that the Trump administration is about to eliminate or seriously restructure the 64-year-old agency. USAID “is a

Asian markets declined on Monday morning after U.S. President Donald Trump fulfilled his pledge to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. Investors are preparing for a volatile period, fearing the impact on corporate earnings and potential setbacks to global economic growth.

In major counterterrorism operations, 23 terrorists were killed while 22 security personnel embraced martyrdom in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past 24 hours, the military and district administration officials said on Saturday. According to the Inter-Services Public

US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on all goods imported from America's three largest trading partners, China, Mexico and Canada. Trump said the US would impose tariffs beginning on Tuesday of 25% on Canada and Mexico, and 10% on China. Canadian energy

The Palestinian group Hamas has released three Israeli captives in two separate handovers in exchange for the release of 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, in the latest stage of a gradual exchange under a ceasefire deal reached after 15 months of Israeli attacks on Gaza.

Hamas has so far released two of three Israeli captives due to be released in Gaza today – the three have been named as Ofer Kalderon, Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said 183 Palestinian detainees will be freed from Israeli jails later

Officials have recovered the cockpit voice recorder - also known as the black box - from the helicopter involved in the plane crash that killed 67 people at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday. Emergency responders are planning to ramp up operations over the weekend

A medical transport jet crashed into multiple buildings in northeast Philadelphia, igniting homes and vehicles and leaving several people injured. The aircraft, operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, was on a medical mission Friday evening, carrying four crew members, a child patient,

The White House announced that U.S. President Donald Trump will implement tariffs on Saturday, imposing 25% on Mexico, 25% on Canada, and 10% on China. However, on Friday, Trump stated that Canadian oil would face a reduced tariff of 10%, set to take effect later on February 18.

A settlement under which a New Zealand mountain has been granted the same legal right as a person has become law after years of negotiations. It means Taranaki Maunga [Mt Taranaki] will effectively own itself, with representatives of the local tribes, iwi, and government working