Russia yesterday said that the United States had cancelled a fresh round of talks on normalising the operations of their embassies.

The death toll in Vietnam from heavy rains and flooding caused by Typhoon Wutip has risen to seven, authorities said yesterday.

The United Nations said yesterday it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans because of the “deepest funding cuts ever” -- leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits.

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Iranian missiles struck Israel’s Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn yesterday, killing at least eight people and destroying homes, prompting Israel’s defence minister to warn that Tehran residents would “pay the price and soon”.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that Iranian forces will "pummel" Israel until the attacks against the Islamic republic stop.."Our powerful Armed Forces are making clear to the world that the war criminals hiding in shelters in Tel Aviv will not go unpunished for their c

Israeli fire killed at least 40 people, half of them near an aid distribution site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation yesterday, the territory’s health ministry said, as UN officials denounced Israeli-backed aid delivery methods.

A Democratic senator introduced legislation yesterday to prevent US President Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without Congress’s authorisation, as an escalating battle between Israel and Iran raised fears of broader conflict.

Extreme hunger is intensifying in 13 global hot spots, with Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali at immediate risk of famine without urgent humanitarian intervention, a joint United Nations report warned yesterday.

Most of the world’s nuclear-armed states continued to modernise their arsenals last year, setting the stage for a new nuclear arms race, researchers warned yesterday.

As the Israeli-Iranian confrontation enters its fourth day, casualties on both sides are mounting. At least 220 people have been killed in Iran and at least 24 in Israel. Despite the deadly response from Iran, Israeli officials have continued to insist that attacks on various Iranian nuclear and military facilities were necessary.

US President Donald Trump directed federal authorities to ramp up deportation efforts in Democratic-led cities on Sunday, doubling down on a politicized anti-immigration drive after major protests in Los Angeles.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Monday that assassinating Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would "end the conflict" between the two arch-foes

Iran planning big missile attack, state media says

The decision added drama to the major aerospace industry event, which was already under the shadow of last week's deadly crash of Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner

"A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas in northern Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel," the army said in a statement.

Residents of Tehran have fled the Iranian capital in large numbers in the face of Israeli bombardments, creating immense traffic jams on the main road heading north, according to social media content posted on Monday..Images verified by AFP, shot by a social media user from an overpass, sh

Four days into their war with Iran, Israelis are shaken and anxious, yet remain resilient, still backing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to confront a longstanding foe.

"I think a deal will be signed, or something will happen. But a deal will be signed," Trump told reporters at the summit in Canada

Israeli forces stepped up their bombardment of Iranian cities, while Iran proved capable of piercing Israeli air defences