Russia test fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile

The launch of the "Bulava" missile, the first in just over a year, comes as Russia ramps up nuclear rhetoric since revoking its ratification of a key nuclear test ban treaty.
5 November 2023, 08:24 AM

Israel-Hamas war: Latest developments

Gazans must not be 'forcibly displaced', Blinken tells Abbas
5 November 2023, 08:18 AM

What Palestinians are going through is unbearable: Obama

Former US President Barack Obama has said that what Palestinians are going through during Israel's ongoing ground incursion in Gaza is "unbearable"
5 November 2023, 05:33 AM

Over 30 killed in Israeli bombing on Al-Maghazi camp in Gaza

More than 30 people were killed in an Israeli bombing on a refugee camp in central Gaza late Saturday, the Hamas-run health ministry there said, amid ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas militants
5 November 2023, 05:11 AM

Washington Post appoints William Lewis as CEO; to reduce headcount by 10%

The Washington Post said that it is projected to end the year taking a $100 million loss.
5 November 2023, 01:35 AM

Arab world, US split on Gaza ceasefire as Israeli offensive presses on

Israel last month ordered all civilians to leave the northern part of Gaza, including Gaza City, and head to the southern part of the enclave.
5 November 2023, 01:29 AM
4 November 2023, 19:54 PM

16 dead in Western Europe

The death toll from Storm Ciaran rose to at least 16 across Western Europe on Friday, as heavy downpours and record winds brought travel chaos.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM

4.4 million people stateless

The United Nations said yesterday that 4.4 million people worldwide were known to be stateless, though the true figure would be significantly higher due to their relative “invisibility”.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM

9 militants killed in Pakistan

Nine Islamist militants attacked an air force training base in the central Pakistani area of Mianwali yesterday damaging three “non-operational” aircraft, the military said, adding that all assailants had been killed by security forces.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Myanmar rebels mark further gains

Myanmar ethnic armed groups seized a handful of outposts yesterday as they pressed their offensive against the junta in the north of the country, local media reports said.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Disgusted by sharp rise in hatred globally’

The UN human rights chief yesterday denounced the “sharp rise in hatred globally” since the war between Hamas and Israel began on October 7.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Sudan shelling kills 15

At least 15 civilians in Khartoum were killed yesterday “when shells fell on their homes”, a medical source said, as paramilitary fighters battling Sudan’s army claimed gains in Darfur.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM

15 killed in strike on UN-run school in Gaza

Palestinians reported a deadly Israeli air strike on a UN-run school in northern Gaza serving as a shelter yesterday as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met regional Arab leaders to discuss how to contain the conflict.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Thousands march in Berlin in solidarity with Palestinians

Thousands took to the streets of Berlin yesterday in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid ongoing bombardments by Israel after the deadly Hamas attack on its territory on October 7.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Armed men spring Guinean ex-dictator from prison

Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was yesterday taken from prison by a heavily armed commando during an operation that sparked heavy gunfire in the capital Conakry, a minister and lawyers say.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Zelensky denies war with Russia at ‘stalemate’

President Volodymyr Zelensky denied yesterday that Ukraine’s war with Russia had reached a “stalemate”, pushing back at suggestions Western leaders were lobbying for peace talks.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Ceasefire would allow Hamas to regroup and attack: Blinken

The US secretary of state reaffirmed US support for 'humanitarian pauses'
4 November 2023, 16:14 PM

Israeli strike hits UN-run school killing 15 in Gaza

Blinken meets Arab leaders demanding ceasefire
4 November 2023, 15:17 PM

Hamas health ministry says 15 killed at Gaza UN school in Israeli strike

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said at least 15 people were killed Saturday when Israel struck a United Nations school where thousands of displaced Palestinians were sheltering
4 November 2023, 11:41 AM