Police in India fired teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters marching in the eastern city of Kolkata on Tuesday to demand the resignation of a top state minister in the wake of a gruesome rape and murder of a female trainee doctor. Protesters led by university

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said they were hoping for productive talks as they met in Beijing on Tuesday. After arriving at the Chinese capital, the top US diplomat said that he looked forward to “a very productive round of

At least 132 people have died in Sudan as a result of flooding and heavy rains this year, the health ministry said on Monday. The country has experienced an intense rainy season since last month, with intermittent torrential flooding mainly in the country's north and east.

Turkish defence firms Aselsan and Roketsan have signed strategic agreements for defence industry transfers with Indonesia under the leadership of Türkiye’s Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) in Jakarta. Turkish defence firm representatives and Indonesian President-elect

DRCongo authorities on Monday expressed regret over an assault on three French diplomats in the capital Kinshasa, government and diplomatic sources told AFP. Police officers were among a group that raided a site used by the French embassy in a bid to “oust a French

Gunmen have killed at least 22 people in south-west Pakistan after forcing them out of their vehicles and checking their identity, officials say. The attack happened overnight on a highway in Balochistan province, where security forces are battling sectarian, ethnic and separatist

China’s military has stepped up army and police patrols along its western border with Myanmar amid deepening conflict between the military regime and armed groups opposed to its coup. The patrols, which also involve air surveillance, will focus on the towns of Ruili, Zhenkang and

Israel has said it carried out a wave of pre-emptive strikes across southern Lebanon to thwart a large-scale rocket and drone attack by Hezbollah. Jets destroyed thousands of the Iran-backed armed group’s rocket launchers on Sunday morning, Israel's military said. Hezbollah

Two separate bus accidents hours apart in Pakistan on Sunday left at least 35 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said. The first happened when a bus carrying Shiite Muslim pilgrims returning from Iraq through Iran fell from a highway into a ravine in southwest Pakistan,

The Israeli military says its warplanes are hitting Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after detecting moves to fire missiles and rockets into Israel. "In a self-defence act to remove these threats, the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) is striking terror targets," IDF spokesman Daniel

The United States has announced a new round of military assistance to Ukraine, following a phone call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Joe Biden. The Pentagon stated on Friday that the latest aid package would be worth $125m, and Biden said that it would

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid a historic visit to Ukraine, telling President Volodymyr Zelensky he is prepared to play a personal role to bring peace. The Indian leader was criticised by President Zelensky last month when he hugged Russia's President Vladimir Putin

Three people have been killed and another four seriously injured in a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen, police say. The attack happened during a festival in the city centre on Friday evening. The attacker is reported to be still at large. Bild website says a man

A bus carrying Indian tourists plunged off a Nepali highway and into a river on Friday, killing 27 people and injuring another 16. Deadly crashes are relatively common in the Himalayan republic as a result of poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving. The bus was

The second-largest diamond ever found - a rough 2,492-carat stone - has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond. It is the biggest find since the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa in 1905 and cut into nine separate stones, many of

A bus with at least 40 people on board plunged off a Nepalese highway and into a river on Friday, police said, with most passengers rescued but the search still on for more survivors. The bus was travelling from the tourist city of Pokhara to the capital Kathmandu when the accident

Israeli forces pressed deeper into areas of the central and southern Gaza Strip as they battled Hamas fighters, while Palestinian health officials said on Thursday that Israeli strikes had killed at least 27 people across the enclave. The new escalation comes hours after US President

Israel has killed at least 50 more Palestinians and wounded more than 120 in Gaza as its military has ordered new evacuations in central and southern parts of the enclave. Gaza’s Civil Defence agency on Wednesday said at least four people were killed and 18 wounded in the latest

Robert F Kennedy Jr is planning to drop his bid to become the next president of the United States and endorse Republican Party nominee Donald Trump, US media has reported. Kennedy, the third child of liberal icon Robert F Kennedy, is considering announcing the end of his campaign

India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh wrapped up rescue efforts on Thursday at a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant where an explosion the previous day killed 17 people and injured nearly 40, a senior state official said. The state’s worst such incident in recent years,