Russian strikes killed five people across Ukraine yesterday, Ukrainian officials said, as the second anniversary of Moscow’s invasion approaches.

Two of Pakistan's main political parties ruled out any alliances today after an indecisive election, raising the possibility of a minority government or weeks more of negotiation before a coalition is formed

Armenia on Tuesday said four of its soldiers were killed by Azerbaijani forces in the southern region of Siunik, in a flare-up across the volatile border between the two arch-foes

The Indian police today fired tear gas shells and also used drones to drop the shells to disperse protesting farmers who attempted to march towards Delhi to press their demand for a law on guaranteeing minimum support price for crops

Hundreds of farmers, many of them riding tractor-trolleys, from the northern Indian state of Punjab today began "Delhi Chalo" road march to press for their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price for crops, after a meeting with two federal ministers was inconclusive

China on Tuesday urged Israel to stop its military operation in the Gazan city of Rafah "as soon as possible", warning of a "serious humanitarian disaster" there if fighting did not stop

Twenty-five-year-old Chinese office worker Tufei says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a romantic partner: he's kind, empathetic, and sometimes they talk for hours

Bitcoin spiked above $50,000 Tuesday for the first time in more than two years as investors grow optimistic that US approval of broader trading in the unit will ramp up demand

The Central Executive Committee of the PPP which met in Islamabad to deliberate on the post-poll scenario and proposals regarding the coalition government has decided to reach out to all political parties, including the PTI-backed independents, for a possible power-sharing deal

More than a fifth of the world’s migrating species are at risk of going extinct as a result of climate change and human encroachment, according to the United Nation’s first-ever report on migrating animals published yesterday.

A large fire broke out at Sweden’s largest amusement park in Gothenburg yesterday, engulfing a newly built water park in flames, authorities said, with a dozen people sustaining minor injuries.

An Iranian court has sentenced a man to death over the killing of renowned filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui and his wife months ago at their home near Tehran, the judiciary said yesterday.

A vessel reported coming under a missile attack off Yemen’s southern coast yesterday while transiting the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait, security agencies said.

The World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus yesterday reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and expressed particular concern at Israeli attacks on Rafah where most of enclave’s inhabitants fled.

Political parties in Pakistan yesterday wrangled over terms and conditions of possible coalitions to form the next government after last week’s election resulted in no clear winner.

Israel freed two Israeli-Argentinian hostages in Rafah yesterday under the cover of heavy airstrikes which local health officials said killed at least 67 Palestinians and wounded dozens in the southern Gaza city that is the last refuge of about a million displaced civilians.

Some of former President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans on Sunday lashed out at him for saying he would not want to protect Nato members from a future attack by Russia if those countries’ contributions to the defense alliance were lagging.

Seventeen Tunisian migrants are missing a week after embarking from a Mediterranean port city in the country’s north, Tunisia’s coast guard said yesterday, after relatives had urged the authorities to find them.

More than a fifth of the world's migrating species are at risk of going extinct as a result of climate change and human encroachment, according to the United Nation's first-ever report on migrating animals published today

Pakistan has weeks of political uncertainty ahead following its indecisive election, analysts said Monday, with dozens of constituency results facing challenges in court and rival parties negotiating possible coalitions