Malaysian maritime patrols scoured coastal waters in the Andaman Sea yesterday in search of dozens of missing members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority who police believe were on a boat that capsized and sank, killing at least 21 people.

The Kremlin said yesterday it was “actively preparing” for President Vladimir Putin to visit India before the end of the year and hoped it would be a substantive trip.

Thailand announced yesterday it was suspending the implementation of a peace agreement with neighbouring Cambodia after a landmine blast injured two Thai soldiers near the border.

A Saudi doctor went on trial in Germany yesterday accused of driving an SUV through a Christmas market, killing six people and wounding more than 300 in a rampage that shocked the nation.

DG and CEO resigned earlier after accusations of misleading representation of Trump's speech

Shutdown enters 40th day as Senate moves toward deal

South Korean prosecutors indicted Yoon Suk Yeol on new charges of aiding the enemy

Indonesia added former president Suharto to a list of "national heroes" during a ceremony on Monday

Over 400 flights have been cancelled since Sunday

The deadly day marks the latest spasm of prison unrest in South American country

Trump said "corrupt journalists" had been exposed, adding "these are very dishonest people who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election."

The criticism emerged over clips spliced together from sections of a Trump speech on January 6, 2021

The US civil aviation regulator ordered Saturday that all MD-11 cargo planes remain grounded for inspections, after one of them was involved in a deadly crash in Kentucky this week.

Air travel in the United States could soon “slow to a trickle,” authorities warned yesterday as thousands more flights were cancelled or delayed and passengers faced chaos triggered by the federal government shutdown.

Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure have left more than 20,000 people without power in several Russian border regions, local authorities said yesterday.

Hamas fighters holed up in the Israeli-held Rafah area of Gaza will not surrender to Israel, the group’s armed wing said yesterday, urging mediators to find a solution to a crisis that threatens the month-old ceasefire.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report

Residents of the southern Sudanese city of El-Obeid have said they are living in fear as paramilitaries appear to prepare for an assault, with the army reporting shooting down a drone targeting the city on Saturday.

Major airlines braced for a third day of government-mandated flight cuts yesterday after rising air traffic control staffing shortages snarled thousands of flights on Saturday.

A UK government minister yesterday described as “incredibly serious” allegations over the way the BBC edited clips of US President Donald Trump in a flagship documentary programme.