A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said yesterday, blaming Israel for two-thirds of the deaths.

A Ukrainian drone attack on a fertiliser plant in Russia’s western Smolensk region killed seven people and wounded 10 others, Russian officials said Wednesday.

A Myanmar military air strike on a village market in the country’s westernmost state killed at least 17 people, two local sources said yesterday.

Nepal’s interim government has said preparations are on track for parliamentary elections next week, the first since a deadly 2025 uprising, urging voters to exercise their right “without fear”.

The lives of more than 1.9 million displaced people in South Sudan are being put at risk due to aid funding shortages, the UN’s migration agency said yesterday.

Thousands of Venezuelans charged or imprisoned for resisting socialist rule have been granted amnesty under a landmark law adopted as part of the post-Nicolas Maduro transition, the national legislature said Tuesday.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz yesterday urged Chinese firms to step up investment in Germany but also called on Beijing to reduce market distortions as he began a visit aimed at resetting relations between the world’s second- and third-largest economies.

At one hour and 47 minutes, Trump delivered the longest State of the Union speech in US history, beating the previous record of one hour and 20 minutes set by former president Bill Clinton in 2000

The top Democratic senator called US President Donald Trump's record-length State of the Union speech "delusional" and said it failed to address the struggles of ordinary Americans

Modi visited Israel as prime minister in 2017, before Netanyahu made a reciprocal visit to India the following year

The head of France's Louvre museum resigned on Tuesday, following a months-long string of scandals -- including the brazen theft of priceless jewels in broad daylight

Documents released by the DOJ also included pictures of the Microsoft MSFT.O founder posing with women whose faces are redacted

The continental United States is more than 6,000 miles from Iran's western tip

The supersonic missiles have a range of about 290 kilometres and are designed to evade shipborne defences by flying low and fast.

The high court's ruling, released on Friday, was "very unfortunate," Trump said in his State of the Union address

Say the president 'makes a mockery of this institution'

Trump tries to sell voters on the achievements of a breakneck and deeply divisive first year back in power

Palestinians have long sought the West Bank for a future independent state

President Donald Trump on Monday evening denied reports that the top US military officer had flagged the risks of a major operation against Iran, saying Washington would “easily” beat Tehran in any war.

The United States imposed a new tariff yesterday of 10 percent on all goods not covered by exemptions, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said, the rate first announced by President Donald Trump on Friday rather than the 15 percent he promised a day later.