Death tole rises to 188

Right-wingers try to taint Mamdani's image after he becomes NYC mayor

A euphoric Musk told the gathering. "I super-appreciate it."

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) yesterday warned that most of its facilities in Gaza City have “sustained heavy damage” from two years of Israeli attacks.

A Belgian jihadist accused of acts of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq and Syria -- and presumed killed in conflict -- went on trial in absentia yesterday in Brussels.

An alarming streak of exceptional temperatures is continuing, with 2025 set to be among the hottest years ever recorded, the United Nations said yesterday, insisting though that the trend could still be reversed.

US Supreme Court justices raised doubts yesterday over the legality of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs in a case with implications for the global economy that marks a major test of Trump’s powers.

President Donald Trump yesterday said the United States had lost “sovereignty” after New Yorkers elected leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor.

The Israeli military has launched renewed air raids on southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, claiming it attacked Hezbollah operatives rebuilding what it called “military infrastructure” as Israel escalates daily attacks on its northern neighbour in flagrant violation of a one-year-old truce.

Nancy Pelosi, a towering figure in US politics and the first female speaker of the House of Representatives, announced yesterday that she would be stepping down at the next election.

Projectiles were fired from Pakistan into Afghanistan yesterday, an Afghan military source and witnesses told AFP, as the two neighbours resumed peace negotiations in Turkey aimed at reinforcing a fragile ceasefire.

One in four of Swedish elected politicians suffered threats or harassment last year, and a quarter of those affected contemplated leaving as a result, a new report showed yesterday.

Ukraine struck Russia with at least 75 drones yesterday, sparking a fire in an industrial area of the southern city of Volgograd, killing at least one and halting dozens of flights across the country, Russian officials said.

President Donald Trump’s administration has revoked around 80,000 non-immigrant visas since its inauguration on January 20 for offenses ranging from driving under the influence to assault and theft, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.

US officials said the scheduled capacity for flights would be cut by 10 percent in 40 busy air traffic areas nationwide today as the longest government shutdown drags on.

Company projected 10% of 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams, banned goods

Asian markets rose on Thursday to claw back some of the previous day's hefty losses as investors tracked a bounce on Wall Street sparked by jobs data that soothed worries about the US economy

US will pursue partnerships for mineral and energy supplies

The announcement comes as world leaders prepare to meet in the Brazilian Amazon for a summit ahead of annual UN climate negotiations.

The launch of Starlink has sparked fierce debate in India