Iraqi authorities declared today a public holiday

US forces launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and senior Iraqi officials receive the remains of the late supreme leader

An Indian court directed the federal government to unblock the X account of the youth Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) yesterday, more than a month since it went offline after amassing some 200,000 followers within days of being created, its founder and a lawyer involved in the case said.

Two bombs exploded yesterday near a hotel in Damascus where French President Emmanuel Macron spent the night, wounding 18 people and overshadowing the first visit to Syria by a European Union head of state since Bashar al-Assad was toppled.

South Korea yesterday began enforcing a revised law targeting false information posted online, toughening penalties for repeat offenders despite concerns over the impact on free speech.

French far-right chief Marine Le Pen’s political future remained uncertain yesterday after a court sentenced her to a year under house arrest, potentially hampering a campaign for next year’s presidential elections when her party has its strongest chance yet of winning power.

Two tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, including an LNG carrier at risk of explosion, as huge crowds mourning Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei thronged the holy city of Qom.

The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 17 yesterday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as President Xi Jinping urged “all out” rescue efforts.

India will supply Indonesia with long-range missiles, an Indian official said yesterday as their leaders agreed to deepen ties in defence, critical minerals and other areas.

British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage announced yesterday he would resign as a member of parliament to run in a snap by-election, in a high-stakes gamble following scrutiny over his finances.

At least nine policemen and 15 militants were killed in an overnight clash in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, authorities said yesterday.

French President says at a news conference alongside Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz last night, Axios reported, citing two US officials.

It began with threats of US visa bans on a swathe of African nations. Then Washington started to scatter migrants from all over the world to various corners of the continent, often with cash sweeteners for their governments

Monday's test came two years after China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the waters near French Polynesia, in what had been the first launch of such a missile over international waters in more than 40 years.

When extreme heat hits, people turn to AC, but what if the grid fails? From France to the US, heat waves are pushing power systems to the limit, raising blackout risks and energy prices when electricity is needed most

The government said 16,740 people were injured in the powerful back-to-back shocks and that over 17,000 were left homeless

Natural disasters are common across China, particularly in the summer, when some regions experience intense rainfall while others bake in scorching heat