An Israeli strike on Gaza just before the kickoff of the Egypt-Argentina World Cup match killed a top Palestinian aid official who helped organise public screenings of the game across the enclave, according to local health officials.
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Three people were killed across Ukraine on Wednesday in overnight Russian attacks, including one in Kyiv, where powerful explosions hit for the second night in a row.
Several explosions were heard shortly after midnight, before authorities issued an air raid alert. It was an unusual
Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated sharply after fresh American strikes reportedly hit areas near Iran’s strategic Chabahar port.
The heatwave that gripped much of the United States over the weekend of the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations killed more than two dozen people across the East Coast, Southeast and Southwest. In New Jersey, at least 29 people are estimated to have died as a result of the heat wave, according to the state’s Department of
India on Tuesday agreed to supply BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and Astra air-to-air missiles to Indonesia, marking a significant expansion of defence ties as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Prabowo Subianto underlined the importance of a deeper bilateral partnership for a free and peaceful Indo-Pacific.
The death toll in the Negombo prison riots rose to 27 on Tuesday as authorities said the situation had been brought under control.
A number of foreign inmates were among around 700 prisoners evacuated safely during the violence, while the
At least nine policemen were killed in a terrorist attack at a police post in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, officials said on Tuesday.
The incident took place on Monday night at the police post in Ziarat district’s Mangi Dam area.
The US has charged Lawrence Bishnoi, a gangster imprisoned in India, and his aide Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar for ordering the assassination of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada.
Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18, 2023.
The United States launched a series of military strikes against Iran early Wednesday, escalating tensions in the Middle East after accusing Tehran of attacking three commercial vessels in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz