BBC News, Jerusalem
Getty ImagesMore than 100 international aid organisations and human rights groups are warning of mass starvation in Gaza and pressing for governments to take action.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Save the…

BBC News, Jerusalem
Getty ImagesMore than 100 international aid organisations and human rights groups are warning of mass starvation in Gaza and pressing for governments to take action.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Save the…

Getty ImagesUkraine’s government is facing a growing backlash after President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law limiting the independence of two anti-corruption agencies.
The contentious bill grants control of the…

Six months after M23 rebels took the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, there are signs of a return to normality.
But the emotional scars still run deep for many women who survived sexual assault during the upsurge in fighting…

Iran is set to send its satellite into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket on Friday, July 25, 2025.
The launch will take place at 09:54 a.m. Iran time from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East.
The Soyuz launcher will carry two main…

The two top diplomats underscored mutual interest in ramping up cooperation between Moscow and Kabul in the trade and economic sphere and in strengthening of regional security, the Russian Foreign Ministry said after the telephone conversation…

An Ethiopian official has denied Donald Trump’s claim that the United States helped fund Ethiopia’s new megadam on the River Nile, saying it is false and “destructive”.
Last week, President Trump said the controversial dam was built “with United…

Getty ImagesJapan is a big deal for President Donald Trump’s upheaval of world’s trading system.
On his own terms, it could now be said that his aggressive approach is yielding tangible results.
Right from the off, the US side has been talking up…

Russian negotiators flew to Turkey to hold peace talks with Ukraine on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, before what will be the first direct discussions between the warring sides in more than seven weeks, Western media reported.
Russia played down…

EPAProsecutors in South Korea have apologised to a woman who was convicted for defending herself during a sexually violent attack more than 60 years ago.
Choi Mal-ja was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years, for biting off…

Asia Business Correspondent
Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has called the agreement he reached with Japan the “largest trade deal in history”.
It might be premature to make such claims, but it’s certainly the most significant…