Five journalists killed in Israeli strike near hospital
Bald eagle officially declared US national bird after 250 years
Joe Biden has defended his rhetoric against Donald Trump and cited why it was important, in his first interview since the attempt on his political rival's life. The president said his campaign had a duty to clearly communicate the threat of a second Trump term, adding that his
Donald Trump arrived at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee for his first public appearance since he survived an assassination attempt two days ago. He had a large bandage on his right ear, which was injured when an attacker opened fire at a political rally. The leading
Facing growing criticism over a massive security failure, the US Secret Service on Monday vowed to cooperate with an independent review after a shooter was allowed to open fire on Donald Trump. The 78-year-old former president was injured but survived an assassination attempt at a
The death toll from a car bombing at a cafe in Somalia's capital Mogadishu that was packed with football fans watching the the Euro 2024 final has risen to nine, security sources said Monday. Witnesses described scenes of panic and chaos after the powerful blast late Sunday, with
The Israeli military says senior Hamas commander Rafa Salama was killed in an air strike in Gaza on Saturday. Hamas has not confirmed the report. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said that Israel's strike hit a camp for displaced people in a designated humanitarian zone in
In a televised address to the nation, President Joe Biden called for the "temperature of politics" to be lowered after the attempted assasination of Donald Trump. "Politics must never be a literal battlefield, God forbid a killing field," he said. Trump, who says
K P Sharma Oli was appointed Nepal's Prime Minister for the third time on Sunday to lead the new coalition government that faces the daunting challenge of providing political stability in the country. Oli, 72, succeeds Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda who lost the vote of confidence in
China's President Xi Jinping expressed his "compassion and sympathy" to Donald Trump on Sunday, a spokesman said, following an assassination attempt on the former US president during a rally in the United States. "China is closely following the situation surrounding
The shooting that wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday was an assassination attempt, the FBI confirms in a late night press conference. “This evening we had what we are calling an assassination attempt against our former president Donald
Taiwan's defense ministry said on Saturday it was monitoring "waves" of missile tests taking place in China's far northern region of Inner Mongolia and that its air defense forces were on alert. Democratically governed Taiwan, which China views as its own territory,
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says at least 90 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a designated humanitarian area. About 300 people have been injured, according to the health ministry's statement, in an attack which Israel says targeted senior Hamas
Former US president Donald Trump was rushed off stage by Secret Service agents Saturday after a series of loud bangs that sounded like possible gunshots were heard at the start of a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. As the bangs ran out, Trump clearly grimaced and clutched a hand to his
A Pakistani court on Saturday acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife of charges of illegal marriage, his lawyer Naeem Panjutha said. An Islamabad District and Sessions Court "dismissed charges" against Khan, a spokesman for his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
A recent UN monitoring report on Afghanistan contains rare acknowledgement — bordering on praise — of the Taliban’s approach to governance issues, such as the relative stability brought on by their consolidation of power, elimination of petty corruption and efforts to
With seven more deaths, the total death toll in flood in Assam has mounted to 90 so far, said Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). According to the flood reports of ASDMA, 7 more people died in the state on Friday. "Five people died in a boat capsize incident in
The Supreme Court has handed a major legal victory to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, declaring it eligible for a share of reserved seats in national and provincial assemblies. The judgement, announced on Friday by a 13-member bench in an
Five people linked to one of Ecuador's biggest criminal gangs have been jailed for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio last year. Mr Villavicencio, a member of the country's national assembly and an ex-journalist, was shot dead as he left a campaign
Twenty-two children have died and more than 130 have been injured after a school building collapsed in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local officials say. Saint Academy in the state capital Jos caved in while students were in class on Friday morning. Children were left trapped
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ Friday lost the vote of confidence in Parliament, 10 days after its coalition partner, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist, withdrew support and vowed to lead the government itse CPN-UML chairman K P
In the heart of Sindh, a new agricultural revolution is taking root with the cultivation of jackfruit (kathal), a bountiful nutritional crop that promises economic benefits for farmers and landowners alike. This versatile, heavy fruit originates from India and is celebrated as the