US President Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month in an operation that involved him being moved between aircraft in a catering truck, an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported.

Thailand’s prime minister said yesterday he had suspended firearms licences after last week’s deadly school shooting, as the bodies of the teenage assailant and the grandparents he killed were cremated.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said yesterday the US had ‘’begged’’ Tehran for negotiations, as President Donald Trump claimed the Navy had cleared the Strait of Hormuz of mines and now hold ‘’100%’’ control of the waterway.

US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan is still operative and discussions with Israel are continuing, a Board of Peace official said on Monday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected an Israeli withdrawal until the Palestinian group Hamas is “genuinely disarmed.”

The court also sentenced Assad-era official Atif Najib to death for "crimes against humanity" committed when he was head of political security in Daraa province, the cradle of the country's 2011 uprising.

According to the State Department, the visas were revoked from individuals who violated visa terms, committed crimes, called for violence against US citizens, defrauded Americans, abused the immigration system or endangered national security.

Trump's backing of Infantino contrasts with the response of US Soccer, which issued a statement critiquing the FIFA leader alongside Canada Soccer and football organizations in Central America and the Caribbean

Many medical experts cast the push as scientifically baseless and potentially damaging to public health

Trump says Iran must pay for people killed in attacks, protests

Trump had taken the newly renovated Qatari-donated jet to Ankara for the NATO summit but he unexpectedly used an older Air Force One when departing the country, a move that prompted questions about the newer plane's security

Indian students marched towards the state assembly in Jharkhand yesterday, escalating protests over alleged irregularities in government recruitment examinations, with several students also on hunger strike.

The third round of regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir was marred by delays and security concerns yesterday, weeks after deadly protests erupted in the region and authorities imposed sweeping restrictions.

Sri Lankan police yesterday arrested a party leader of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa for allegedly issuing a death threat against the police chief, officers said.

US President Donald Trump has considered declaring victory against Iran without securing a nuclear deal, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing US officials.

At least 13 people were killed, including a child, and 39 injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on industrial and civilian targets in the city of Nizhnekamsk, authorities said yesterday, one of the heaviest civilian tolls in Russia in months.

Iran’s foreign ministry said yesterday that a defence pact signed last week between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan was “a sign of a change in the perception” of countries in the region towards the United States.

At least 111 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia early yesterday, knocking down buildings across several cities and injuring 87 more, with still others trapped in the rubble.

A new wildfire broke out in Greece yesterday morning southeast of the capital Athens, fanned by strong winds of more than 70 kilometres per hour, firefighters said.

Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU’s global warming monitor said yesterday.

Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah yesterday held his first one-on-one meetings with envoys from neighbouring giants China and India, his office said.