US warns of rapid escalation in war
Agencies
21 September 2026 United States
N Korea fires two ballistic missiles
Reuters, Seoul
21 September 2026 World
GAZA atrocities / Situation ‘unjustifiable’
AFP, Philadelphia
21 September 2026 Middle East
GAZA atrocities / Israeli strikes kill 4 more, including child
AFP, Jerusalem
21 September 2026 Middle East
World leaders return to UNGA amid wars
Reuters,United Nations
21 September 2026 World
Police arrest Imran Khan’s sister
Reuters, Lahore
21 September 2026 World

Southern China faces torrential rain, flood risk

Typhoon Noul dumped heavy to torrential rains across much of southern China for two days, authorities said, after sweeping the province of Guangdong and neighbouring Hong Kong with gale-force winds, following landfall yesterday.
27 July 2026

Settlers set fire to two mosques in West Bank

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank early yesterday, setting fire to two mosques and scrawling graffiti on buildings, Palestinian officials said.
27 July 2026

Syria reports fresh Israeli incursion

Syrian state media said Israeli forces carried out an incursion into the country’s south yesterday, a day after the visiting UN chief urged an end to Israeli violations and respect for Syria’s sovereignty.
27 July 2026

German cops hunt for prime suspect

Berlin police have published a picture of a 21-year-old man suspected of carrying out Saturday night’s attack at the celebration in which a vehicle rammed into a crowd, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen.
27 July 2026

Russia seeks 30,000 extra North Korea troops: Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia has sought an extra 30,000 troops and missile launchers from North Korea to fight his country.
27 July 2026

Cuban president accuses US of 'political genocide' on anniversary of revolution

Diaz-Canel criticised US State Department report accusing Cuba of backing an 'unprecedented wave of leftwing terrorism on American soil'
26 July 2026

Iran army says war to 'expand further' if US attacks restart

Iran's army warned on Sunday that the Middle East war would widen if the United States chose to press ahead with attacks on the Islamic republic
26 July 2026

D-Day beaches inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List

The nomination included the five D-Day beaches known by their code names: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword
26 July 2026

India's Gen Z dents Modi's aura ahead of key state polls

The protests were triggered by a leaked medical-entrance exam, but there are other issues, mainly youth unemployment and fear among the young that AI could take their jobs in places such as IT back offices that India is known for, analysts said.
26 July 2026

How public opinion of US fell in two years, while China held firm

Decline in America's image among Bangladeshis becomes even more pronounced when respondents in Pew survey are asked to evaluate the two countries' leaders
26 July 2026

German police hunt suspect after deadly car ramming near Berlin Gay Pride

German police searched for a suspect believed linked to Islamist circles after a car ploughed into a crowd, killing one person and wounding 16 others
26 July 2026

Pralhad Joshi gets additional charge of India's education ministry

The development comes after President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as education minister
26 July 2026

Strong winds and rain lash China after Typhoon Noul makes landfall

Typhoon Noul made landfall in China early Sunday morning, state media reported, lashing a stretch of the southern coast with strong winds and rain in the fiercest storm to hit the country this year
26 July 2026

Iran says it sold $18 billion worth of oil during war, ceasefire

US-Israeli strikes on Iran sparked the war on February 28, prompting Iran to retaliate against US allies in the region
26 July 2026

Houthis hit Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels yesterday claimed a missile attack on Saudi Arabia, opening a new front as conflict between US and Iranian allies intensified.
26 July 2026

16 killed in Ukrainian, Russian strikes as attacks intensify

At least 16 people were killed in Ukrainian and Russian strikes yesterday, in a deadly fifth summer of war as both sides intensify attacks, with diplomacy at a deadlock.
26 July 2026

Spain fights to ‘save lives’ as wildfires rage near Madrid

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday said firefighters were working to “save lives” in the wildfires raging west of Madrid, warning of a “complex” struggle ahead with high winds expected.
26 July 2026

ICC prosecutor removed over ‘misconduct’

International Criminal Court member states has voted to dismiss prosecutor Karim Khan following disputed allegations that he sexually assaulted a female member of his staff.
26 July 2026

India's 'cockroach' party says ending protest after minister resigns

Spokesperson says govt accepted all demands after talks with ministers
25 July 2026

Cockroach movement: Education minister won’t quit, decides India's govt

The decision has been taken after an extended meeting held by JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh with the leaders of the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ (CJP)
25 July 2026