A landslide has killed at least 1,000 people in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan, according to the rebel group The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army. Days of heavy rain triggered the landslide on Sunday, which left just one survivor and "levelled" much of the village

Israel launched strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 31 people as it presses ahead with a major offensive in the territory's largest city, according to health officials. Leading genocide scholars, meanwhile, accused Israel of genocide, allegations the government

Belgium will recognize the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, its foreign minister announced on Tuesday. “Palestine will be recognized by Belgium at the UN session! And firm sanctions are being imposed against the Israeli government,”

More than 800 people have been killed and at least 2,800 injured in one of Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquakes, officials said on Monday (Sept 1), as helicopters airlifted the wounded from the rubble of flattened homes in a desperate search for survivors. The disaster strikes as

More than 600 people have been confirmed dead and over 1,500 injured following a powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, making it one of the country’s deadliest in recent memory. Authorities said on Monday that helicopters were being used to evacuate the wounded,

The war in Gaza has become the deadliest conflict in history for journalists, with media workers paying an unprecedented price for documenting the war. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), at least 189 journalists and media staff, the vast majority of them

Israel has announced the killing of Abu Obeida, the prominent spokesperson for Hamas’s military wing, in an airstrike on Gaza City. In a post on X, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant praised the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and security agency Shin Bet for what he called a

At least 250 people have been killed and more than 500 injured following a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan, Taliban officials confirmed on Monday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake hit approximately 17 miles from Jalalabad, near

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China on Sunday, carrying the weight of fresh US tariffs that have sharply increased duties on Indian exports.  Since Wednesday, tariffs on key Indian goods such as diamonds and prawns bound for the US have risen to 50%, a move US

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Mexico this week to demand action over the country’s staggering number of enforced disappearances, with more than 130,000 people officially reported missing. Protests unfolded in major cities including Mexico City,

Yemen’s Huthi rebels announced that their Prime Minister, Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser Al-Rahawi, was killed in an Israeli airstrike earlier this week—marking the highest-ranking official confirmed dead in a series of Israeli attacks linked to the ongoing Gaza conflict. The Israeli

The United States has blocked Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from attending next month’s UN General Assembly in New York, after revoking his visa along with those of around 80 other Palestinian officials, the State Department has confirmed. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

A US federal appeals court has declared most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs unlawful, raising the prospect of a major legal confrontation that could unravel a key pillar of his trade and foreign policy agenda. The ruling affects Trump’s “reciprocal”

Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday for an ethics violation after only a year in power, in another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty that could usher in a new period of turmoil. Paetongtarn, who was

Russia calls on Israel to take urgent measures to prevent the deterioration of the situation in the Gaza Strip and restore unhindered humanitarian access, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. "The Russian side calls on the Israeli authorities to take urgent measures to

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week, China's foreign ministry has said - in what is believed to be his first international level meeting of leaders. The so-called "Victory Day" parade will mark the 80th anniversary of

The Pacific Fleet said that after performing their mission, the crews returned to their home bases Diesel-electric submarines of the Russian Navy and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy have conducted a joint patrol in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time in history,

A steep 50% tariff imposed by former U.S. President Donald Trump on Indian exports came into effect on Tuesday (August 27), weeks after his executive order penalised India for its continued purchases of Russian oil and arms. The tariff now places India among the highest-taxed U.S.

Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday left at least 51 people dead, including 27 in Gaza City, according to local authorities. Among those killed were 24 people who had been seeking aid. The Israeli military intensified attacks on the Zeitoun and Sabra neighbourhoods of Gaza City, as

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that at least 35 fighters were killed in a series of air strikes near the border with Cameroon, following intelligence that an attack on ground forces was being prepared. NAF spokesperson Ehimen Ejodame said the strikes were carried out on