Western countries including the United States have long accused Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons

A medical contingent will fly to Egypt in the coming weeks to provide care to Palestinians and help the people of Gaza

Civil rights groups say the junta has arrested thousands of protesters and activists since its 2021 coup

Trump administration demanded information on some visa holders

Trump's administration had also formally asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke the famed seat of learning's tax-exempt status

Observers say most of the migrants had committed no crime, and many had enjoyed asylum status in the United States.

A preliminary financial plan that would still require approval by Congress

James drew the wrath of Trump after leading a civil fraud case against him that saw the Republican ordered to pay a multi-million dollar penalty last year.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said future negotiations "won't be easy"

Amid recent US efforts to accelerate Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Moscow’s favor, China is growing increasingly uneasy as North Korea and Russia deepen their ties through a new strategic treaty and Pyongyang’s troop deployments

A senior Hamas official told AFP on Wednesday that the group is still preparing its response to an Israeli proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza.

The United Nations nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi warned on Wednesday that Iran was "not far" from possessing a nuclear bomb, shortly before he arrived in Tehran for talks

The White House budget office has proposed eliminating funding for United Nations peacekeeping missions, citing failures by operations in Mali, Lebanon and Democratic Republic of Congo, according to internal planning documents seen by Reuters.

“Unlike in the past, the IDF is not evacuating areas that have been cleared and seized,” Katz said in a statement following a meeting with military commanders, adding that “tens of percent” of Gaza had been added to the zone.

Iran’s right to enrich uranium is not negotiable, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said yesterday, ahead of a second round of talks in Oman this weekend with the United States about Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme.

Years of negotiations culminated early yesterday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis.

Hearing the bunch of petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act, India’s Supreme Court yesterday asked the Centre tough questions on multiple provisions of the new law, especially its provisions for ‘Waqf by user’ properties.

The move, criticised by rights groups, is set to allow EU governments to process asylum applications filed from citizens of those countries more quickly

US President Donald Trump yesterday doubled down on a funding standoff with top university Harvard that has become a focal point of his war against elite educational institutions.

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called for Asian nations to unite in resisting geopolitical confrontation, unilateralism and protectionism, as he aims to consolidate ties with some of China’s closest neighbours amid a deterioration of relations with the US.