The shooting that wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday was an assassination attempt, the FBI confirms in a late night press conference. “This evening we had what we are calling an assassination attempt against our former president Donald

Taiwan's defense ministry said on Saturday it was monitoring "waves" of missile tests taking place in China's far northern region of Inner Mongolia and that its air defense forces were on alert. Democratically governed Taiwan, which China views as its own territory,

The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says at least 90 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a designated humanitarian area. About 300 people have been injured, according to the health ministry's statement, in an attack which Israel says targeted senior Hamas

Former US president Donald Trump was rushed off stage by Secret Service agents Saturday after a series of loud bangs that sounded like possible gunshots were heard at the start of a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. As the bangs ran out, Trump clearly grimaced and clutched a hand to his

A Pakistani court on Saturday acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife of charges of illegal marriage, his lawyer Naeem Panjutha said. An Islamabad District and Sessions Court "dismissed charges" against Khan, a spokesman for his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)

A recent UN monitoring report on Afghanistan contains rare acknowledgement — bordering on praise — of the Taliban’s approach to governance issues, such as the relative stability brought on by their consolidation of power, elimination of petty corruption and efforts to

With seven more deaths, the total death toll in flood in Assam has mounted to 90 so far, said Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). According to the flood reports of ASDMA, 7 more people died in the state on Friday. "Five people died in a boat capsize incident in

The Supreme Court has handed a major legal victory to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, declaring it eligible for a share of reserved seats in national and provincial assemblies. The judgement, announced on Friday by a 13-member bench in an

Five people linked to one of Ecuador's biggest criminal gangs have been jailed for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio last year. Mr Villavicencio, a member of the country's national assembly and an ex-journalist, was shot dead as he left a campaign

Twenty-two children have died and more than 130 have been injured after a school building collapsed in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local officials say. Saint Academy in the state capital Jos caved in while students were in class on Friday morning. Children were left trapped

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ Friday lost the vote of confidence in Parliament, 10 days after its coalition partner, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist, withdrew support and vowed to lead the government itse CPN-UML chairman K P

In the heart of Sindh, a new agricultural revolution is taking root with the cultivation of jackfruit (kathal), a bountiful nutritional crop that promises economic benefits for farmers and landowners alike. This versatile, heavy fruit originates from India and is celebrated as the

At least 63 people were missing in Nepal on Friday after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and into a river, authorities said. Dozens of search and rescue personnel were combing the site for survivors of the accident in the central district of

Residents of Gaza City were trapped in houses and bodies lay uncollected in the streets under an intense new Israeli assault on Thursday, even as Washington pushed for a peace deal at talks in Egypt and Qatar. The civil defence agency in Gaza said that around 60 bodies have been found

The United States’ plan to periodically station long-range missiles in Germany will lead to Cold War-style confrontation between Russia and the West, the Kremlin said Thursday. The White House announced the decision on Wednesday during a NATO summit in Washington, arguing the

A suspect wanted in connection with the triple killings of the wife and two daughters of a BBC journalist was found by British police Wednesday following a manhunt. The search for Kyle Clifford, 26, began on Tuesday evening when police were called to a house in Bushey, Hertfordshire,

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday urged the West to reject “double standards” regarding the conflict in Gaza as he joined NATO leaders in supporting Ukraine. Spain under Sanchez has infuriated Israel’s right-wing government by recognizing a Palestinian

The Israeli military has told all residents of Gaza City to evacuate south to the central Gaza Strip, amid intensified operations in the north. Leaflets dropped by aircraft instruct "everyone in Gaza City" to leave what is described as a "dangerous combat zone" via

Nato members have pledged their support for an "irreversible path" to future membership for Ukraine, as well as more aid. While a formal timeline for it to join the military alliance was not agreed at a summit in Washington DC, the military alliance's 32 members said they

The most devastating argument against Joe Biden’s re-election bid may have come not from a politician or a pundit, but from a film star. But George Clooney, with his stinging New York Times opinion piece, isn’t the only one speaking out. A growing chorus from Democrats is