The United Nations Security Council was set to convene an emergency meeting on Tuesday (May 28) over an Israeli strike that killed dozens in a displaced persons camp in Rafah, as three European countries were slated to formally recognise a Palestinian state. AFP journalists on the

Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius in Sindh, the highest reading of the summer and close to Pakistan’s record high amid an ongoing heatwave, the Met office said on Monday. Extreme temperatures throughout Asia over the past month were made worse most likely as a result of

Security forces have conducted a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province from May 26 to 27 and neutralised 23 terrorists, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Monday. On May 26, an IBO was conducted in the

Spain has pledged 1 billion euros ($1.1bn) in military aid to Ukraine as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a security deal in Madrid. The deal “includes a commitment for 1 billion euros in military aid for 2024”, Sanchez said at

Russia will build a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, the first such project in post-Soviet Central Asia, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has said as he met visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin said on Monday that Russia would put $400m into a joint investment

At least 21 people have been killed in a series of powerful storms that swept across the central and southern United States, leaving a trail of destruction and devastation. The storms caused deaths in the US states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky, just north of an oppressive,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war against Hamas amid international condemnation of an air strike that killed scores of Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday. At least 45 people were killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, while hundreds more

The FBI is investigating the sale to US buyers of what are suspected to be hundreds of treasures from the British Museum. The BBC understands the US law enforcement agency has also assisted with the return of 268 items, which the museum claims belong to it, that were sold to a

Powerful storms in the United States have killed at least 11 people including two children, and left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where drivers took shelter. Seven deaths were reported in Cooke

North Korea has notified Japan of plans to launch a satellite between May 27 and June 4, after putting its first spy satellite into orbit at the third attempt last November. The Japanese Coastguard said the eight-day launch window began at midnight on Sunday into Monday, with North

There are fears the number of missing following a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea could stretch into the thousands, a government agency has said. The acting director of the nation's National Disaster Centre said in a letter it was feared more than 2,000 people were buried

Dozens of people have been killed or injured in a blast at a refugee camp in the Rafah area, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza has said. Videos from the scene in the southern Gaza Strip showed a large explosion and intense fires burning. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it

Dozens of civilians and soldiers were killed in the latest bout of violence in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher on Friday, the local governor has said, as fighting in the country shows no sign of abating more than one year after the start of the conflict. At least 30 civilians and 17

Twenty-seven people, including nine children, have died in a massive fire that broke out at a gaming zone in Gujarat's Rajkot on Saturday evening, said officials.  "The bodies are completely charred and it is difficult to identify them," Assistant Commissioner of

At least 11 people have died of suspected heat-related causes in western India and Pakistan also sweltered today in extreme heat, while parts of Bangladesh and neighbouring states braced for a likely cyclone hit this weekend. Local media reported nine deaths that were suspected to be

Parts of northern India continue to reel under a prolonged heatwave that has thrown normal life out of gear. On Thursday, temperatures soared beyond 45C in many states and touched 48.8C in Rajasthan state's Barmer city. India's weather department has said that the heatwave

A massive landslide is feared to have killed hundreds of people after it struck remote villages in Papua New Guinea, local officials and aid agencies said. The landslide buried more than 100 homes after it struck around 03:00 local time Friday (17:00 GMT Thursday) in the highlands of

Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel to halt its offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and withdraw from the enclave, in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, citing “immense risk” to the Palestinian population. Friday’s

The helicopter carrying Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi caught fire soon after it crashed into a mountain and there was no sign it was attacked, state media reported, citing the military’s crash investigators. The statement from the general staff of the armed forces in

A massive landslide has struck Papua New Guinea's highlands, local officials and aid groups said, with many feared dead. The disaster hit in Kaokalam village, in Papua New Guinea's remote Enga province at around 3:00 am local time on Friday. Provincial governor Peter Ipatas