Israeli air strikes on a Gaza hospital premises sheltering displaced people killed at least 200 on Tuesday, the health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory said.
The Hamas Group, which carried out surprise attacks on Israel on October 7 by launching thousands of rockets, has reportedly stated that they are willing to release all civilian hostages immediately if Israel halts its bombardment campaign in Gaza, NBC News reported, citing a senior Hamas official.
At least 15 journalists lost their lives in the 10-day Israel-Hamas war, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported.
Tehran: No power in the world will be able to restrict Muslims across the world if Israel's crimes in Gaza continue, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said, media reported.
Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council urged China not to forcibly repatriate people who have escaped from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), warning that some returnees could even be put to death.
The ex-chairman of the Bank of China has been arrested over suspicion of bribery and giving illegal loans, media reports said on Tuesday.
Toronto/IBNS: Melanie Joly, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tuesday announced imposition of additional sanctions against Russian collaborators in Moldova under the Special Economic Measures (Moldova) Regulations, a news release said.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed to the world to renew its commitment to a poverty-free world.
A powerful earthquake struck western Afghanistan again on Sunday, making it the fourth to hit the impoverished region since 7 October, causing more suffering for families left with little to survive on as the hard winter approaches, UN agencies have reported.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for increased action to deliver $500 billion a year in affordable, long-term financing to developing countries at the eighth World Investment Forum held in Abu Dhabi.
The UN Security Council on Monday night in New York failed to adopt a resolution proposed by Russia that would have called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, which has been ravaged by almost 10 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants.
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) issued a fresh alert on Tuesday for civilians left in northern Gaza, amid ongoing military operations in the enclave ahead of an anticipated full-scale Israeli response to Hamas’s 7 October attack.
A group of protesters, mostly women, demonstrated in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Muzaffarabad city when they demanded their rights and blamed that the government was leaving in the dark.
Residents of Tamman Gorshani tribal area in Pakistan's Rajanpur have voiced their concerns over instructions reportedly given by the Pakistani military to evacuate several areas ahead of a planned missile test, media reports said on Tuesday.
Police have shot down the suspect behind the killing of two Swedish nationals in Brussels.
Beijing/UNI: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who is in Beijing to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
The Israel Defense Forces has said it is striking Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanon, amid the ongoing conflict with the Hamas group.
Two Swedish nationals were shot dead and another was injured in a shooting incident in Brussels city of Belgium on Monday.
The Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City apprehended an international fugitive, who is a Pakistani national, wanted by Brazilian authorities for prosecution in Brazil for the crime of active corruption of a public official.
US President Joe Biden will visit war-hit Israel on Wednesday (October 18, 2023) to show support for the country amid ongoing conflict with the Hamas group.
Quito: Daniel Noboa, a presidential candidate for Ecuador, consolidated his position as president-elect, the National Electoral Council (CNE) said, citing the preliminary official results of the presidential runoff held Sunday.
Kabul: The handover ceremony for China's first batch of quake-relief materials for Afghanistan was held on Sunday in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
Islamabad: Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) conducted multiple operations in different areas of the country, seizing over 100 kg of drugs and arresting three smugglers, the ANF said on Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Hamas refuted reports of a cease-fire in Gaza to allow humanitarian aid and stranded foreigners to leave through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt as the conflict entered its 10th day on Monday.
Beijing: Israel's actions have gone "beyond the scope of self-defense" and the country should stop the collective punishment of Palestinians, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Sunday over a phone call.
Gaza: The Israeli military destroyed military command posts in the Gaza Strip in the past few hours, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday.
The number of Palestinian deaths has crossed 2,700 with more than 9,600 injuries reported, according to the Gaza-based Health Ministry.
A large number of Uyghur inmates in Xinjiang's Keriye Prison are forced to work for 12-14 hours a day in vast fields of red dates called jujubes, media reports said.
Pakistani-Afghan refugees have claimed Pakistani Army personnel have destroyed their houses to force them to leave the country.
Islamabad's judicial system is overwhelmed as the pendency of criminal cases in the Pakistani capital city has exceeded 18,000, with a majority of the suspects going scot-free as a result of archaic laws, weak prosecution, and flawed investigation, media reports said.
