The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists — Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne, and Omar M. Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley — for pioneering the development of metal organic frameworks

At least 15 people were killed after a bus was struck by a massive landslide in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh, local officials confirmed, as search and rescue operations continued amid ongoing rainfall and unstable terrain. The incident occurred late Thursday on a

Hamas officials have reiterated demands for firm guarantees that Israel will fully end its military campaign in Gaza and withdraw from the territory, as a second day of indirect ceasefire negotiations concluded in Egypt with limited progress. The talks, part of a US-backed initiative

Senior US figures Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are set to join Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Cairo on Wednesday, injecting fresh momentum into faltering talks between Israel and Hamas as efforts intensify to secure a peace deal and end the 12-month conflict. Their arrival comes

At least 24 people were killed and 47 others wounded in central Myanmar when a motorised paraglider dropped bombs on a peaceful anti-junta vigil, marking one of the deadliest recent attacks by the country’s military regime, according to the government-in-exile. The deadly strike

Russia hosted a delegation of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government Tuesday and issued a strong warning against a foreign military presence in the country. Speaking at the start of an international meeting on Afghanistan in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian forces had captured almost 5,000 square km of land in Ukraine in 2025 and that Moscow retained complete strategic initiative on the battlefield. Putin, addressing a meeting with Russian top military commanders, said

British physicist John Clarke, France’s Michel Devoret, and American scientist John Martinis were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their pioneering contributions to the field of quantum mechanics, specifically for demonstrating quantum tunnelling and energy

All Muslims holding a valid visa for Saudi Arabia can now perform Umrah, according to the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. “Planning to visit Saudi Arabia and perform Umrah? You can perform Umrah rituals with any type of entry visa,” the ministry said on X. “To

President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that Venezuela foiled a false flag operation by what he called local terrorists to plant explosives at the US embassy in Caracas and exacerbate a dispute between the two countries over drug trafficking. Speaking on his weekly TV program, Maduro said

International activists deported from Israel after joining a flotilla aiming to breach the naval blockade of Gaza have come forward with renewed claims of mistreatment during their detention, intensifying international scrutiny of Israel’s handling of the incident. The

The number of fatalities in the collapse of an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia has climbed to 54, according to authorities, as emergency crews continue to search for more than a dozen people still missing. The disaster struck last Monday at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their pioneering discoveries that unravel how the immune system avoids turning against the body it is meant to protect. The

France's Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has stepped down, less than a day after revealing his cabinet lineup and only 26 days into the role, marking another chapter in the country's ongoing political turmoil. In a statement delivered on Monday morning, Lecornu

Tens of thousands of people have marched in cities across Europe to denounce Israel’s war on Gaza, with large demonstrations held on Saturday in the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. In Spain, mass rallies were staged in Barcelona and Madrid, with Barcelona police

Several international activists deported from Israel after taking part in a Gaza aid flotilla have accused Israeli forces of mistreating Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg during detention. A total of 137 deportees arrived in Istanbul on Saturday, including 36 Turkish nationals

The Israeli army said on Sunday that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, from where Houthi rebels frequently launch attacks they describe as a response to the Israeli offensive in Gaza. “Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a

The number of students confirmed dead after the collapse of an Islamic boarding school building in Indonesia rose to 36, from 16 a day earlier, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Sunday. Efforts continued for a seventh day to search for the bodies of 27 students still

Sanae Takaichi came out top in a male-dominated race to lead Japan's ruling party on Saturday, putting her on course to emulate her hero, former British leader Margaret Thatcher, and become her country's first female prime minister. The fiscal dove's surprise victory may

A coalition of unions, employers, and religious organisations has filed a lawsuit seeking to block US President Donald Trump’s plan to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers. The lawsuit, lodged in federal court in San Francisco on Friday, marks