The 15 paramedics and emergency responders were shot dead on March 23 and buried in a shallow grave

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed, from the governing Labour Party, flew from London to Israel but were blocked from entering the country and deported, British media reported.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said direct negotiations with the United States would be "meaningless", after US President Donald Trump said he would prefer direct talks with the Islamic republic

The president's 10-percent "baseline" rate on goods from most US trading partners except Mexico and Canada took effect Saturday.

Aid agencies have warned the combination of the unseasonable rains and extreme heat could cause outbreaks of disease

Israeli media named the second hostage as Israeli soldier Bar Kuperstein. Herkin's family urged the media not to publish the video.

The aid worker was among 15 humanitarian personnel killed on March 23 in an attack by Israeli forces

The State Department is taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and prevent further issuance to prevent entry

The two countries are dealing with a set of extremely thorny issues, including Trump's shock imposition of 17 percent tariffs on Israeli imports

The rallies even extended to some European capitals

US customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10 percent tariff on all imports from many countries yesterday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.

The US dollar rebounded against major currencies such as the euro and yen on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged the repercussions of larger-than-expected US tariffs and signaled a cautious tone on future easing.

A video recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza alongside other rescuers shows their final moments, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, with clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing as heavy gunfire erupts.

Ukraine yesterday mourned 18 people, including nine children, killed in a Russian ballistic missile strike on President Volodymyr Zelensky’s home city of Kryvyi Rig, as the region’s governor said it was “the kind of pain you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy”.

Russia’s defence ministry yesterday said Ukraine had increased its attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, hitting targets 14 times in the last 24 hours, despite a US-brokered moratorium.

Increased global trade tariffs will hurt the most vulnerable and poor people, the UN’s trade and development agency said Friday, after US President Donald Trump’s measures sparked global alarm.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday dismissed his deputy for parliamentary affairs over a costly trip to Antarctica, as the country grapples with hyperinflation amid a biting economic crisis.

Thousands of people descended yesterday on Washington’s National Mall and other cities across the United States in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency.

The United Nations yesterday called for the world to rally behind quake-hit Myanmar as the death toll rose to 3,354, while a former USAID official said a US aid team had received notice they were losing their jobs after arriving in the disaster zone.

India secured defence and energy deals with neighbouring Sri Lanka yesterday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, seen as a move to counter rival China’s growing influence in the region.