Japanese authorities yesterday carried out an inspection of a US military base in Tokyo, a government spokesman said, after being informed by the American side of a chemical leak.

Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian residents said yesterday, and video showed “Revenge”, “Death to Arabs” and other slogans had been spray-painted in Hebrew on the building’s facade.

Greece’s coastguard yesterday said at least eight people had drowned during the pursuit of a smuggling speedboat that sank in the Aegean Sea.

Russian missiles targeted the Ukrainian capital Kyiv at sunrise yesterday, killing at least one person and cutting heating to hundreds of residential buildings in cold temperatures.

A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the US House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel.

US President Joe Biden said yesterday he was canceling student loans for an additional 55,000 Americans, which would amount to wiping out $4.28 billion in debt in his final month in office.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday it was time to destroy “terrorist” groups that posed a threat to Syria’s survival, namely the Islamic State group jihadists and Kurdish fighters.

A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel

The ACC accused her and family members of embezzling billions as part of a deal for a nuclear power plant in Bangladesh -- Rooppur Power Plant Project

President Joe Biden’s administration yesterday unveiled a new climate target under the landmark Paris accord, just weeks before Donald Trump’s return to the White House threatens to upend US efforts to combat global warming.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with Donald Trump on ending the war and that Russian forces were moving towards achieving their primary goals on the battlefield.

Israel launched strikes against ports and energy infrastructure in Houthi-held parts of Yemen early yesterday and threatened more attacks against the Iran-aligned militant group, which has launched hundreds of missiles at Israel over the past year.

The US yesterday welcomed plans by Bangladesh's interim leader to hold elections next year or in early 2026

Spanish rescuers yesterday said four sub-Saharan African migrants died attempting to reach the Canary Islands, the latest tragedy in a record year of irregular arrivals in the Atlantic archipelago.

Several news outlets in the UK yesterday reported on the corruption charges brought against UK Treasury’s Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq by Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

A French court yesterday found all 51 defendants guilty in a drugging-and-rape case that horrified the world and transformed the victim, Gisele Pelicot, into a stirring symbol of resilience and courage.

At least 100 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed with another 1,000 injured in combat against Ukrainian forces in intense fighting in the Kursk region, a South Korean lawmaker said yesterday citing the country’s spy agency.

The top diplomat of Myanmar’s ruling junta briefed neighbouring countries on its plans to hold an election next year amid an escalating civil war, including potentially inviting foreign poll observers, Thai officials said yesterday.

Indian security forces in Kashmir yesterday killed at least five suspected gunmen in ongoing clashes, the army said, the latest outbreak of violence in the disputed Muslim-majority Himalayan region.

Ankara will push ahead with its military preparations until Kurdish fighters “disarm”, a defence ministry source said yesterday, stressing Turkey faces an ongoing threat along its border with northern Syria.