The United Nations’ peacekeeping force in Lebanon yesterday expressed concern at the “continuing” damage done by Israeli forces in the country’s south despite a ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah.

Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh was admitted today to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi after his health condition deteriorated

On December 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's western tip generated a series of massive waves

A total of 1,534 detainees escaped the high-security prison located about 15 kilometres (nine miles) from the capital

South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol refused a summons to appear for questioning on Christmas Day, the second time he has defied investigators’ demands in a week.

Turkish military killed 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq, the defence ministry said yesterday.

Hamas yesterday accused Israel of imposing “new conditions” that it said were delaying a ceasefire agreement in the war in Gaza, though it acknowledged negotiations were still ongoing.

Lebanon’s state media said an Israeli air strike targeted the Baalbek region in the east of the country before dawn yesterday, branding it a “violation” of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya yesterday raised “serious concerns” over China’s military buildup as he met counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, Tokyo said.

Pope Francis yesterday called for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Protesters in Panama on Tuesday burned an image of US President-elect Donald Trump following his threat to demand control of the country’s interoceanic canal be returned to Washington.

Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones yesterday in an “inhuman” Christmas Day assault, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today denounced an "inhumane" attack from Russia, which launched over 170 missiles and drones on his war-torn country's power grid on Christmas Day

Pope Francis calls for peace across the world in Christmas message

So for some families, the first step when young lovers want to get married is not to call a priest or party planner but a sleuth like Paliwal with high-tech spy tools to investigate the prospective partner.

More than 70 people have been arrested

The United Nations says that, at best, it will be able to raise enough money to help about 60% of the 307 million people it predicts will need humanitarian aid next year

The death toll from cyclone Chido in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte has reached 39, according to the latest count from the island's prefect

The Israeli army has intensified its attacks on the health facilities in northern Gaza, as it besieged and “directly targeted” the Indonesian Hospital, Kamal Adwan Hospital and al-Awda Hospital in the past hours, the enclave’s health ministry said yesterday.

The US, UK and EU criticised Pakistan’s military courts on Monday over the sentencing of 25 civilians in connection with attacks on military facilities in 2023 after the arrest of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.