Category: 3. Middle East

Philippine officials say a mission visited Sandy Cay reef in the disputed South China Sea and unfurled the national flag.

The Philippines has denied a Chinese Coast Guard report that China had “dealt with” a situation involving six Filipino…

The UN’s top court will on Monday open a week of hearings on Israel’s humanitarian obligations towards Palestinians, more than 50 days into its total blockade on aid entering war-ravaged Gaza.

United Nations representatives will start the five…

Latest US strikes bring the death toll in Yemen since mid-March to more than 220 people.

United States military strikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, have killed at least eight people and wounded several others, Houthi-affiliated media report, as…

At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing.

“People push and shove out of fear of missing their turn. There…

New Delhi, India — Addressing a rally of supporters in September 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi confidently asserted that his Hindu majoritarian Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would create a new Jammu and Kashmir, “which would not…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says troops sent to help Russia ‘annihilate’ Ukrainian forces under military pact with Moscow.

North Korea has confirmed for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support Moscow’s war against…

Bangkok, Thailand – In the teeming metropolis that is central Bangkok, Methinee Phoovatis monitored a small computer screen, hoping to find signs of survivors.

Surrounding Methinee, other members of Thailand’s Department of Disaster…

The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Huthi rebel fighters, including members of the group’s leadership, the US military said Sunday.

Washington’s forces have hammered the Huthis with…

Donald Trump promised to end the Ukraine war on day one of his US presidency.

Then his special envoy promised to end it within the first 100 days.

The…