US-based scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for “experiments that revealed quantum physics in action”, paving the way for the development of the next generation of digital technologies.

US President Donald Trump yesterday voiced optimism that there was a “real chance” to end the carnage in Gaza, as Israel marked the second anniversary of the October 7 attack.

Two years of Israeli attacks have killed at least 67,000 Palestinians. Thousands of other people are still under the rubble.

China’s premier will pay an official visit to North Korea this week, Beijing said Tuesday, announcing the high-level diplomatic engagement to the isolated nuclear state.

The search for victims of last week’s Indonesian school collapse ended yesterday with the death toll climbing to 67, an official said.

Syria yesterday announced a comprehensive ceasefire with Kurdish forces after a meeting between Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi that followed deadly clashes in the northern city of Aleppo.

A Ukrainian strike on the Russia-held part of Ukraine’s Kherson region killed four people, the Moscow-installed governor said yesterday, as Kyiv stepped up retaliatory strikes against Russia.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday condemned “terrorism in all its forms” on the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel and urged an end to “the genocide” in Gaza.

Denmark yesterday said it planned to introduce a social media ban for children under the age of 15.

Emmanuel Macron’s first prime minister and one-time ally on Tuesday urged the cornered French head of state to resign in a shock call that compounded an escalating political crisis.

Israel would not have been able to sustain its wars across the Middle East without the United States’s significant financial backing of more than $21bn since October 2023, according to a pair of new reports.

Says there's a 'real chance' of a Gaza deal

Deal must ensure end to the war and full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza Strip, Hamas demands

Danish PM did not specify which social media networks would fall under ban

Ambassador Khondker M Talha secured presidency with a 30-27 victory over Japan

Solar power sees 31% growth during first six months of 2025

Heavy bombardment continues amid US-backed talks in Egypt on ending two-year war

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics has provided opportunities for developing the next generation of quantum technology

Antonio Guterres decried a "humanitarian catastrophe on a scale that defies comprehension"

Lecornu resigned on Monday morning