The United States is reaching out to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in an effort to negotiate a new nuclear agreement and prevent military confrontation, according to US special envoy Steve Witkoff. Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, Witkoff emphasized the preference

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating him as the country’s acting president. Han initially assumed leadership in December after President Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended and impeached by parliament over his

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have flooded the streets across Turkey following the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s mayor and a key political rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.  Imamoglu, who was expected to be the Republican People’s Party’s (CHP)

Hamas has confirmed the death of senior official Ismail Barhoum in an Israeli strike earlier today. In an official statement, the group stated that Barhoum, a member of its political bureau, was killed while receiving treatment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Earlier, Defense

At least seven people were killed in overnight Russian drone attacks in Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged his Western allies to put more pressure on Moscow to cease its attacks on the country in advance of peace talks in Saudi Arabia. Three people, including a

Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has dismissed UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s proposal for an international force to uphold a ceasefire in Ukraine, calling it “a posture and a pose.” Speaking to Tucker Carlson, Witkoff criticized the plan as

A senior Hamas leader, Salah al-Bardaweel, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis, Gaza, early Sunday, according to Hamas officials. His wife was also among the casualties, locals reported. The Israeli military has not provided an official response regarding the

The Israeli army chief of staff has appointed a team of senior reserve officers to review and draw conclusions from investigations into the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, the Israeli army said on Saturday. Israel’s military earlier said it had struck

China’s number two leader said Sunday that the country would “adhere to the correct direction of economic globalization” in the face of “fragmentation,” as a renewed trade war with Washington heats up. “As a responsible major country, China will

Russia pounded Ukraine's Black Sea city of Odesa with one of its biggest drone attacks, injuring three teenagers, damaging residential and commercial buildings, and sparking fires across the city, officials said on Friday. The attack comes as the United States is pushing for a

At least five children were killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on Gaza City, with eight family members still trapped under the rubble, Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Gaza has reported. Meanwhile, the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, Gaza’s only specialised

The Trump administration has announced plans to revoke temporary legal status for more than 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, ordering them to leave the U.S. before April 24. These migrants had entered the U.S. under the CHNV sponsorship program, a Biden-era

Flights at Heathrow Airport have gradually resumed after an 18-hour disruption caused by a fire at a nearby electrical substation, which led to a widespread power outage. Authorities have found no signs of foul play, and the London Fire Brigade stated that investigations would focus on

At least 8,938 people lost their lives on migration routes in 2024, making it the deadliest year on record, according to new data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released on Friday. The toll surpasses the previous record of 8,747 deaths in 2023, continuing a

U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Thursday that courts stop blocking his agenda, edging closer to a constitutional showdown after a judge suggested the administration ignored an order to block summary deportations. A federal judge, in a strongly worded order, gave the Justice

Israel’s military said it struck military sites in east and south Lebanon on Thursday, in its latest attack despite a November ceasefire that ended a war against militant group Hezbollah. “A short while ago, the IDF (military) struck a military site containing an

The Gaza health ministry says at least 85 Palestinians killed, 133 wounded in Israeli offensive in Gaza on Thursday. Medics said Israeli strikes targeted several houses in northern and southern areas of the Gaza Strip. There was no immediate comment from Israel. Meanwhile the

Canada has confirmed that four dual citizens were executed in China earlier this year on drug-related charges, the country's Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly announced. The identities of the individuals have not been disclosed. In response, a Chinese embassy spokesperson urged

US President Donald Trump has suggested that the United States could take control of Ukraine’s power plants to ensure their security, according to White House officials. The proposal was reportedly made during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday.

Russia and Ukraine carried out airstrikes damaging key infrastructure just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to halt attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of targeting civilian sites, including hospitals and