Houthi forces in Yemen struck the US-owned and operated container ship M/V Gibraltar Eagle with an anti-ship ballistic missile, US Central Command said today

An ethnic armed group in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine said it has taken control of a town bordering India and Bangladesh, marking the latest loss for the military government as it battles rebellion in several parts of the country

Countries making up over 60% of the world's economic output and more than half of its population hold elections this year

Health officials in Hamas-run Gaza reported today more than 24,000 deaths in the attack by Israel which has sent shockwaves across the region, as the offensive passed the grim 100-day milestone

Iranian authorities on Sunday freed two journalists who spent more than a year behind bars for covering the death of Mahsa Amini, which sparked months-long nationwide protests, local media said

The world's five wealthiest men have more than doubled their wealth since 2020, while five billion people have been made poorer, according to a new report by British charity Oxfam

Artificial intelligence poses risks to job security around the world but also offers a "tremendous opportunity" to boost flagging productivity levels and fuel global growth, the IMF chief told AFP

North Korea said Monday it had successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic manoeuvrable warhead, the latest breakthrough in its pursuit of advanced weaponry to threaten South Korean and US targets

Hamas aired video on Sunday showing three Israeli hostages it is holding in Gaza in which they urged their government to stop the offensive against the Palestinian Islamist group and bring about their release, as both sides marked the 100th day of the war

Five migrants trying to cross the Channel to Britain died in French waters in the early hours of yesterday, French local authorities said.

New Zealand’s former prime minister Jacinda Ardern married her longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony on Saturday, finally tying the knot after cancelling ceremonies during strict Covid-19 controls she imposed on the country.

President-elect Lai Ching-te may have won the top job in Taiwan’s elections, but he must now chart an uneasy path on the doorstep of an increasingly assertive China. Despite Beijing’s warnings that Lai’s win would bring “war and decline” to Taiwan, he won comfortably with more than 40 percent of the vote Saturday. In the face of China’s rhetoric on Lai, here is what experts are saying is to come:

A top UN official said that Israeli offensive in Gaza was staining humanity, as the conflict has created a dire humanitarian crisis for 2.4 million people in the Palestinian enclave.

The Greek coastguard yesterday said it had rescued 117 asylum-seekers sailing out of Libya, arresting three suspected smugglers.

The Maldives has called India to withdraw troops from its territory by March 15, an official said yesterday, in a step that will further strain ties between South Asian neighbours.

Israeli strikes killed at least 125 people yesterday, the 100th day of the offensive which has ravaged the Gaza Strip prompting UN to call the situation in the besieged Palestinian territory “straining our shred humanity”.

Israel’s offensive has killed nearly 24000 Palestinians in Gaza since it launched a bombardment campaign on October 7

Four migrants died overnight and a fifth was in critical condition on Sunday after trying to reach Britain from northern France in freezing temperatures, the French maritime authority said

Rescuers were working against the clock Saturday to find survivors of landslides that claimed at least 33 lives, mostly children, in northwestern Colombia, the country's vice president said Saturday

A domestic flight of Japan's All Nippon Airways (9202.T) returned to its departure airport on Saturday after a crack was found on the cockpit window of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft midair, a spokesperson for the airline said.