Saturday, 26 Apr, 2025

International

Biden begins three-nation tour with UK visit before NATO summit

United States President Joe Biden has kicked off a three-nation trip dominated by a NATO summit aimed at showing solidarity with Ukraine amid disagreements over Kyiv’s possible accession into the alliance. Biden arrived in the United Kingdom, a key US ally, late on Sunday. The

Air raid kills at least 22 in Sudan’s city of Omdurman

An air raid on a Sudanese city has killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks yet in the weeks-long fighting between Sudan’s army and a renegade paramilitary force. The raid took place on Saturday in a residential area of Omdurman, the

14 killed in Brazil apartment building collapse

A residential building collapse has claimed the lives of 14 people in northeastern Brazil, with the last missing individuals found lifeless.  The apartment building, located in the Janga neighborhood on the outskirts of Recife, collapsed during heavy rains that struck the region.

US allies troubled by Cluster bombs to Ukraine

Several allies of the US have expressed unease at Washington's decision to supply Ukraine with cluster bombs. On Friday, the US confirmed it was sending the controversial weapons to Ukraine, with President Joe Biden calling it a "very difficult decision". In response,

Six people killed after plane crashes into field in California

Six people died after a plane crashed over a southern California field on Saturday morning before bursting into flames. The plane was engulfed in fire along with about one acre of vegetation when deputies arrived. The plane crashed near an airport in the city of Murrieta, California,

Zelensky hails 'brave' Ukraine on 500th day of war

Zelensky published on social media an undated video clip of a visit to Snake Island in the Black Sea -- a symbol of Ukraine's defiance against Russia. "Today we are on Snake Island, which will never be conquered by the occupiers, like the whole of Ukraine, because we are the

Dutch government collapses over asylum row

The Dutch government has collapsed because of a disagreement between coalition parties over asylum policies, Prime Minster Mark Rutte has said. The four parties were unable to find agreement in crisis talks chaired by Mr Rutte on Friday. The government was set up a year and a half

Biden defends sending controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine 

US President Joe Biden has defended his "very difficult decision" to give Ukraine cluster bombs, which have a record of killing civilians. The president said it had taken him "a while to be convinced to do it", but he had acted because "the Ukrainians are

Ukraine war reaches 500 days, UN laments 9,000 civilians killed

More than 9,000 civilians, including 500 children, have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the United Nations has said, condemning the cost to civilians as the war in Ukraine reached the 500-day mark. The UN’s Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine

Ukraine ‘deserves’ NATO membership, Turkey’s Erdogan says

Turkey supports Ukraine’s NATO membership aspirations, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but he also urged for a “return to peace efforts” to end the conflict that has now raged for 500 days since Russia invaded

UN says climate may be 'out of control' as heat records fall

Earth's average temperature again reached a record level on Thursday, according to satellite data and computer simulations processed at a US university. The Climate Reanalyzer at the University of Maine recorded a planetary average of 17.23 degrees Celsius (63 degrees Fahrenheit),

OceanGate suspends operations following implosion of Titanic sub

OceanGate, the company behind the submersible that imploded during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic last month, has said that it will suspend operations. A banner, written in red, appeared at the top of its website on Thursday with the message: “OceanGate has suspended all

US to send cluster bombs to Ukraine despite humanitarian concerns

The United States has decided to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, multiple news outlets have reported, despite concerns about the deployment of weapons banned by more than 100 countries. A weapons package including cluster munitions fired from a 155-millimetre Howitzer cannon is

UN chief condemns Israel’s excessive use of force during Jenin assault

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned Israeli authorities for their excessive use of force during a two-day raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank this week. At least 12 Palestinians were killed during the operation, including five children. In

UN wants more access to Ukraine nuclear plant amid sabotage warnings

The United Nations’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has called for increased access to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of planning acts of sabotage at what is Europe’s

South Africa: Suspected gas leak leaves 16 dead

A suspected nitrate oxide gas leak in South Africa has led to the deaths of 16 people, local officials say. The victims - including women and children - died from gas inhalation at an informal settlement in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. Wednesday's leak has been linked to

US says Russian jets harassed American drones over Syria

Russian jets harassed U.S. hunter-killer drones that were conducting a mission against ISIS targets in Syria on Wednesday, a U.S. commanding officer said. At about 10:40 a.m. local time, three U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones were conducting a mission against Islamic State targets in Syria when

World registers hottest day ever recorded on Monday

Monday was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F), surpassing the August 2016 record of 16.92C (62.46F) as heatwaves sizzled around the world. The

Israel winds down brutal operation in Jenin refugee camp

Israeli forces began withdrawing from the Palestinian city of Jenin on Tuesday after carrying out one of their biggest military operations in the occupied West Bank for years. Two witnesses said they saw convoys of Israeli military vehicles leaving Jenin in what appeared to signal an

Pope condemns Quran burning in Sweden and calls for respect

Pope Francis has condemned last week’s Quran burning in Sweden, saying he felt “angry and disgusted” to see the Muslim holy book desecrated. In an interview published on Monday in the United Arab Emirates newspaper Al Ittihad, the pope said: “Any book considered