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Two children have been killed and nine injured, six critically, in a “ferocious” knife attack at a children’s dance workshop. Two adults are also in a critical condition after being stabbed as they tried to protect children at the Taylor Swift-themed event on Hart Street in Southport, Merseyside Police said. A 17-year-old boy, from Banks in Lancashire,…

Donald Trump on Monday seemed to back away from his earlier commitment to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, questioning the value of a meetup and saying he “probably” will debate but he “can also make a case for not doing it.” Trump, in an interview with Fox News Channel that aired Monday night, was pressed several times…

Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief, in Manila for talks Tuesday, will announce $500 million in military funding to boost Philippine defenses and progress in a proposed military pact, given that China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the region “will not stop,” a Philippine official said. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called…

McDonald’s (MCD.N), opens new tab reported a surprise drop in sales worldwide on Monday, its first decline in 13 quarters, as deal-seeking consumers shy away from higher priced menu items, including Big Macs. Persistent inflation has forced lower-income consumers to shift to more affordable food options at home. That has led fast food chains such as McDonald’s,…

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe failed on Monday to secure the backing of the biggest political party in parliament for his re-election bid, posing a major challenge to his prospects in the Sept. 21 vote. Nearly 17 million of Sri Lanka’s 22 million population are eligible to cast ballots in the vote that is crucial to determine…

The United States is leading a diplomatic dash to deter Israel from striking Lebanon’s capital Beirut or major civil infrastructure in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights, five people with knowledge of the drive said. Washington is racing to avert a full-blown war between Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese movement Hezbollah after the…

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Monday the country’s opposition has 73.2% of the voting tallies from Sunday’s election, allowing it to prove election results it says give it a victory. The national electoral authority has proclaimed incumbent President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the vote, giving him a third term in office and extending…

Every Friday, when Chris Marshall opens his bar, he gets the same customer request: Alcohol, please. And every time someone asks for a vodka tonic or another familiar well drink, he has to gently remind them that his bar, Sans Bar, serves no alcohol. “I can definitely help you with the tonic, not so much the vodka,”…

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has won a third term with 51% of the vote, the country’s electoral authority said just after midnight on Monday, despite multiple exit polls which pointed to an opposition win. The authority said opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won 44% of the vote, though the opposition had earlier said it had “reasons to celebrate”…

Officials said that heavy clashes started five days ago in Boshera village in Upper Kurram district, which has witnessed deadly conflicts among tribes and religious groups as well as sectarian clashes and militant attacks in the past. At least 30 people were killed and 145 others injured in armed clashes between two tribes fighting over a piece…

Israel’s security cabinet on Sunday authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to decide on the “manner and timing” of a response to a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 teenagers and children, and which Israel and the United States blamed on Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Hezbollah denied responsibility for the attack on Majdal…

Grimes’ mom called out Elon Musk for allegedly “withholding” the exes’ three kids from visiting their dying great-grandmother in Canada. “I’m writing here as the only way I have to reach you,” Sandy Garossino wrote in a tweet to the tech billionaire Saturday. “As you know, my 93 year old mother is now at end-of-life palliative care.…

The first day of competition at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris on Satuday delivered more than 32 million viewers in the U.S. across multiple NBCUniversal platforms. NBCUniversal’s presentation on NBC, Peacock and other outlets of the first day’s events at the Paris Games added up to 32.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics data…

A manipulated video that mimics the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did not say is raising concerns about the power of artificial intelligence to mislead with Election Day about three months away. The video gained attention after tech billionaire Elon Musk shared it on his social media platform X on Friday evening without…

Thousands of Taylor Swift fans have gotten free seats to her concerts in Munich on a grassy hill near the concert venue. The Swifties packed the Olympic Hill, or Olympiaberg, one of the highest elevations in the southern German city, for the second straight day Sunday. That gave them a high perch for watching the singer’s sold-out…

Equestrian riders at the Paris Olympics say they were shocked by a recent video showing three-time gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin of Britain repeatedly whipping a horse during training, a scandal that has thrust the issue of animal welfare and abuse into the spotlight. American rider Boyd Martin, taking part in his fourth Olympics, said he was “horrified”…

The Marine Conservation Society is now urging the government to introduce a deposit scheme for plastic bottles. The number of plastic bags found on Britain’s beaches has fallen by 80% since the introduction of a levy around a decade ago, new figures show. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), which monitors litter on the shoreline, is now urging…

Anti-cybercrime officers are also probing the release of personal data on social networks. French police have opened an investigation into death threats received by three Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games. The Paris prosecutors’ office said anti-cybercrime officers are also probing the release of competitors’ personal data on social networks and trying to have it removed. Meanwhile,…

The Scottish sports coach was best known as the umpire in the original ITV show, which aired between 1992 and 2000, and the revamped Sky series in 2008. The Gladiators referee who said the iconic line “Gladiators ready! Contenders ready!” has died at the age of 92, the TV show said. John Anderson was best known as…

Typhoon Gaemi has already killed 34 people in the Philippines and 10 in Taiwan. It caused a landslide in Yuelin village near Hengyang city, Hunan province, which fell on a homestay at around 8am on Sunday. Fifteen people have died in a landslide in China as the country battles deadly Typhoon Gaemi. The deaths are the first…

Tests carried out on Saturday “revealed water quality levels that in the view of the international federation, World Triathlon, did not provide sufficient guarantees to allow the event to be held”. Sunday’s training session for the Olympic triathlon event in Paris has been cancelled due to unsafe levels of pollution in the River Seine. Triathlon events are…

Beauty pageants were once a springboard for fame and influence, but social media might be a better platform for that, says beauty publisher Kristen Juliet Soh. Miss Universe Singapore’s recent announcement allowing married women, divorcees and mothers to compete has sparked a conversation about inclusivity. The new policy is certainly a step forward towards dismantling outdated notions…

One person died and six others got injured following a mass shooting at Maplewood Park in Rochester, New York, on Sunday. The shooting occurred around 6:20 pm (local time), during a large gathering in the park. The deceased victim was in their 20s, while another person was in life-threatening condition, said police in the city of Rochester.…

Hezbollah has denied responsibility for the rocket strike in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights which killed 12 children and teenagers. Lebanon’s foreign minister has condemned a rocket attack on a football field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights – but said it does not give Israel a “licence to kill”. Israel and the US have blamed Hezbollah, but the Iranian-backed…

INS Tabar participates in Russian Navy Day celebrations. Russian President Vladimir Putin reviews Main Naval Parade Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday greeted Indian Navy personnel aboard INS Tabar, which is participating in Russia’s Navy Day celebrations. Vladimir Putin reviewed the Main Naval Parade on the Neva River in St. Petersburg and congratulated the Russian Navy sailors.…

Supratim Bhattacharjee has been named overall winner of this year’s Mangrove Photography Awards for his image of a young girl in the aftermath of a devastating storm in Frazerganj, Sundarbans, India. Run by the Mangrove Action Project, the competition – now in its 10th year – aims to show the relationships between wildlife, coastal communities and mangrove forests,…

An enormous wildfire has grown by 8 sq miles an hour (20 sq km) as it spreads across parts of northern California. The Park fire, which started on Wednesday in a suspected arson attack, has burned more than 348,000 acres of land north-east of Chico, and was 0% contained on Saturday, the state’s fire agency Cal Fire…

Ben Affleck reportedly bought a new home as rumors continue to swirl that he and Jennifer Lopez are splitting. According to TMZ, the “Good Will Hunting” star recently purchased a $20.5 million mansion in the ritzy Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles as his and Lopez’s marital home still sits on the market. His new bachelor pad…

It is not the first time this has happened. North Korea’s women’s football team walked off the pitch at London 2012 after the South Korean flag was shown on the screen as they prepared to take on Colombia. Olympics officials have “deeply apologised” for announcing South Korean athletes as North Korean during the opening ceremony of the…

One scene viewed as an interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, featuring drag artists, has drawn criticism from some Christians – including Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini who branded it insulting and “sleazy”. The Olympics opening ceremony was intended to “trigger a reflection” while using a global audience to promote diversity and freedoms in…

Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband Jason Clark, and their daughter, Amber Nelon Kistler were taking a flight to perform on a cruise ship. Three members of the US family gospel group The Nelons were among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming. Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband Jason Clark, and their daughter, Amber Nelon Kistler…

Israeli airstrikes hit a school used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 30 people including several children, as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators about a proposed cease-fire. Seven children and seven women were among the dead taken from the girls’ school in Deir al-Balah to Al Aqsa Hospital. Israel’s…

As a propeller plane on Thursday whirred towards the U.S.-Mexico border to cross illegally, U.S. agents raced to meet it at a small municipal airport near El Paso, Texas, and arrest two men who were part of Mexican drug trafficking royalty. The son of jailed former Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman planned to give himself…

Former British interior minister Priti Patel launched her bid to become new leader of the opposition Conservative Party on Saturday, making her the fifth candidate seeking to replace the outgoing Rishi Sunak. Sunak stepped down as leader following the party’s worst ever election performance earlier this month, but said he would stay as acting leader until his…

North Korea vowed to “totally destroy” its enemies in case of war when leader Kim Jong Un gives an order, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. Senior military officials including Army Colonel Ri Un Ryong and Navy Lieutenant Commander Yu Kyong Song made the comments “out of surging hatred” towards the U.S. and South Korea at a…

Hong Kong’s fencing queen Vivian Kong claimed her first Olympic gold medal in a nerve-wracking bout against local favourite Auriane Mallo-Breton of France in the women’s epee at the Paris Games on Saturday. Kong, who prevailed 13-12 in sudden death, was in floods of tears after coming back from six touches down. “I just thought I was…

At a moment of unprecedented turbulence in modern American political history, Kamala Harris is having a remarkably smooth ride. It may not last long. Tony Fabrizio, Donald Trump’s campaign pollster, calls it a “Harris Honeymoon” – where a combination of good press and positive energy have combined to give the Democrat a surge of momentum. The thing…

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and her coalition’s candidate Edmundo Gonzalez have commanded enthusiastic crowds during their campaign to unseat President Nicolas Maduro and end 25 years of ruling party dominance. But uncertainty remains about how Sunday’s election will play out, with Maduro – whose 2018 reelection is considered fraudulent by the United States, among others…

The U.S. Defense Department admitted that it spread propaganda in the Philippines aimed at disparaging China’s Sinovac vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a June 25 document cited by a former top government official earlier this month. The U.S. response to the Philippines was recounted in a podcast by Harry Roque, who served as spokesman for…

With two months to go before the release of “Megalopolis,” things are about to get awkward. Video has surfaced of director Francis Ford Coppola that shows the legendary director trying to kiss young female extras on the set of his ambitious sci-fi epic. Variety has obtained two videos (posted below) that were taken by a crewmember last…

Babies on board! These celebrity families have revealed that they’re expanding their families in 2024. See their exciting pregnancy announcements. Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne Ronda Rousey revealed her baby bump at San Diego Comic Con on July 25, telling attendees that she is pregnant with her second child. “IT’S A GIRL!” the professional wrestler went on…

In Vice President Kamala Harris’ first 2024 presidential campaign video, a familiar rhythm rings out. The clip, which touches on issues of gun violence, health care and abortion, is soundtracked by Beyoncé’s “Freedom,” a cut from her 2016 landmark album, “Lemonade.” “We choose freedom,” Harris says in the clip, as Beyoncé’s powerful chorus kicks in: “Freedom! Freedom!…

Former President Donald Trump gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a warm greeting Friday afternoon at Mar-a-Lago, giving his wife a kiss and embracing the Jewish leader before showing him where he was shot in the ear weeks ago. Trump, 78, opened his arms to embrace the Netanyahus, saying, “Come on in, nice to see you.” The…

The first-ever joint declaration by G20 finance leaders vowing to cooperate on effectively taxing the world’s largest fortunes on Friday papered over deeper disagreement about the right forum to advance the agenda. Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 major economies agreed to reference fair taxation of “ultra-high-net-worth individuals” in both their joint communique…

Smiling broadly, perhaps to hide their nervousness, dozens of young African migrants wearing swimming goggles took their first strokes and exhaled into knee-deep water on a Tenerife beach, led by Spanish volunteer instructors. Many are suffering from water trauma after a perilous crossing to the Canary Islands from countries such as Senegal or Mauritania crammed into precarious…

The Syrian leader is the latest in a string of global strongmen to meet the Russian president, which will likely be a cause for concern among Western diplomats. Vladimir Putin has met Bashar al Assad in Moscow, after a surprise visit from the Syrian president that was announced by the Kremlin on Thursday morning. Footage shared on…

The Prelude event to Friday’s Olympics has seen A-listers, including actors, music stars and sports champions, arrive in Paris for a glitzy event which will have Serena Williams as a co-host. The Paris Olympics opening ceremony is tomorrow, but celebrities have already made the city of lights shine, as they arrived for the Prelude event on Thursday.…

Andariel primarily targeted defence, aerospace, nuclear and engineering organisations, but also acted against the medical and energy sectors, according to the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre. The UK, US and South Korea have accused a North Korea-backed cyber group of carrying out an online espionage campaign to steal military and nuclear secrets. The “Andariel” group has been…

Russia and China have staged a joint patrol over the north Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea near the coast of Alaska. The two countries have carried out several joint patrols in the past, and Russia regularly flies its bombers over the Bering Sea. But Wednesday’s joint patrol was the first that brought together bombers from both…

Notes and cards the late princess sent to her family’s former housekeeper are up for auction. They include snippets from her life at the time. More than a dozen handwritten cards and letters from Princess Diana to her family’s former housekeeper are set to be sold at auction. Violet Collison, who the Princess of Wales affectionately called…

America First Legal claims Kamala Harris has a history of ‘bending’ the law ‘for a political objective’ as well as ‘failures to disclose conflicts of interest’ Vice President Kamala Harris’ checkered prosecution record during her tenure as California attorney general is resurfacing as her bid for the White House heats up. From locking up parents whose children…

A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced the arrest of a suspect. Meanwhile other blazes scorched the Pacific Northwest. Flames from the fire the man is accused of starting exploded into what is now the Park Fire, which has burned more than 195 square…

The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week has risen to 257 and is expected to almost double, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Thursday. Heavy rains triggered a landslide burying people in the Gofa Zone of southern Ethiopia on Sunday night and a second one on Monday…

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to help reach a Gaza ceasefire deal that would ease the suffering of Palestinian civilians, striking a tougher tone than President Joe Biden. “It is time for this war to end,” Harris said in a televised statement after she held face-to-face talks with Netanyahu.…

Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and the son of his ex-partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested on Thursday in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for U.S. authorities that may also reshape the Mexican criminal landscape. Zambada is one of the most consequential traffickers in Mexico’s history and co-founded the Sinaloa Cartel with…

The details from Jennifer Lopez’s exclusive “Bridgerton”-themed party have arrived. The “On the Floor” songstress gave fans an inside look at her 55th birthday bash in the Hamptons that included ballroom dancers, a live orchestra and a surprise performance, per a clip posted on her Instagram Wednesday. “Dearest Gentle Reader … And a splendid evening was had…

Hamas senior official Sami Abu Zuhri said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech addressing the U.S. Congress shows he does not want to conclude a ceasefire deal. Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress in a record fourth speech by a foreign leader to a joint meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives. He talked…

Trump, 78, launched a scathing attack on his Democratic rival, as he took the stage for the first time to address an election rally after Harris became the presumptive nominee. Washington: Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday said Vice President Kamala Harris is “unfit to rule” and described here a radical left…

Israeli forces recovered on Wednesday the bodies of five hostages killed in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and held in Gaza since, the Israeli military said. Maya Goren, a 56-year-old kindergarden teacher, was killed during the attack on her kibbutz, Nir Oz, according to Israeli Army Radio, one of the communities worst hit in the deadly attack in…

Fifty-five years after it sank, killing 21 men, Australia has found the shipwreck of the MV Noongah. The 71m (233ft) freighter was carrying steel off the coast of New South Wales when it ran into stormy weather in 1969, sparking one of the biggest maritime searches in Australian history. Five of the 26 crewmen were plucked from…

Two of Silicon Valley’s famous venture capitalists make the case for backing Trump: that their ability to make money is the only value that matters. Last week, the founders of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz declared their allegiance to Donald Trump in their customary fashion: talking about money on a podcast. “Sorry, Mom,” Ben Horowitz says in…

The former security minister has become the second Tory MP to declare their candidacy after James Cleverly, with five others also understood to be in the process of applying to run. Former security minister Tom Tugendhat has joined the race to replace Rishi Sunak as the next leader of the Conservative Party. He is the second person…

A small passenger plane belonging to Nepal’s Saurya Airlines crashed and caught fire while taking off from the capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, killing 18 people on board and leaving one survivor, the captain, officials said. “Only the captain was rescued alive and is receiving treatment at a hospital,” said Tej Bahadur Poudyal, spokesman for Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International…

China’s central bank surprised markets for a second time this week by conducting an unscheduled lending operation on Thursday at steeply lower rates, suggesting authorities are trying to provide heavier monetary stimulus to prop up the economy. The medium-term lending facility (MLF) operation comes after the central bank cut several benchmark lending rates on Monday, just days…

As FBI director Chris Wray performed his usual smarmy stonewalling in Congress Wednesday, a damning report on his $10 billion agency’s “cult of narcissism” was delivered to the House Judiciary Committee by an alliance of retired and active-duty agents and analysts. The same group gave us the scathing DEI report last year about the FBI’s degraded recruitment…

Drake’s Island – just 600 yards from Plymouth – is now for sale. It was used as a military defence for hundreds of years – with 18th century canons included in the price. A six-acre island off the Devon coast – complete with private beach, fortifications and planning permission for a luxury hotel – has been put…

The Bangladesh government said on Tuesday it would heed a Supreme Court ruling that 93% of state jobs be open to competition, meeting a key demand of students after a week of some of the country’s deadliest protests in years. But students raised fresh demands including the scrapping of a curfew, restoration of internet services and a reopening of…

Celine Dion looks set to make her return to the stage at the Olympic Games, and it’s rumored to be during the opening ceremony on Friday. It will mark the pop legend’s first performance since halting her touring schedule and stepping away from the spotlight after being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome in December 2022. Dion arrived…

Earlier this month, Musk said he would move SpaceX and X out of California over the SAFETY Act Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his estranged transgender daughter was “killed” after she received gender-affirming care, which caused him to vow to “destroy the woke mind virus.” Musk made the comments during an interview with psychologist and conservative commentator…

China will gradually raise its statutory retirement age in the next five years to try to cope with its ageing population and buckling pension system. Life expectancy in the country has now risen above the United States, to 78 years, from just 36 years at the time of the Communist revolution in 1949. But China’s retirement age…

Richard Burgon, John McDonnell, Imran Hussain, Apsana Begum, Zarah Sultana, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Ian Byrne have all had the whip suspended for six months, at which point the decision will be reviewed. Sir Keir Starmer has suspended seven Labour MPs from the parliamentary party after they voted against the government to call for the scrapping of the…

The cost of health care and rent, along with a chaotic political system, has these children of immigrants leaving the American dream behind to live elsewhere. Their parents may have moved to the U.S. in pursuit of the American dream, but some first-generation Gen Z Americans say they feel hopeless and a sense of doom. Rather than…

Microsoft’s Threat Analysis Centre has warned Russia was “ramping up malign disinformation campaigns” against Paris 2024 by exploiting AI to denigrate the reputation of Olympic organisers and create the expectation of violence at the Games. French prosecutors have effectively confirmed one of the biggest concerns facing the Olympics with the arrest of a Russian accused of plotting…

Tennessee Republican Rep. Andy Ogles on Tuesday introduced articles of impeachment against Vice President Kamala Harris, according to Politico’s Olivia Beavers. He has accused the presidential hopeful of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’, saying that she ‘has willfully and systemically refused to uphold Federal immigration laws, in that: In her conduct of the Office of Vice President of…

For decades, France’s LVMH has been the face of luxury for the wealthy who tote Louis Vuitton bags, don Christian Dior clothing, spritz Bulgari perfume and sip Veuve Clicquot Champagne. This week, the world’s dominant luxury group — home to 75 high-end brands across fashion, jewelry, watches and alcohol — will be the face of a global…

Police officers flocked to Taylor Swift’s hotel in Germany after Swifties swarmed the entrance ahead of her highly-anticipated Eras Tour show. Photos obtained by Page Six Tuesday showed a crowd of eager fans outside the Hamburg hotel hoping to catch a glimpse of the pop star as police assumably arrived to control the scene. According to a…

On Friday morning, shortly after midnight in New York, disaster started to unfold around the world. In Australia, shoppers were met with Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) messages at self-checkout aisles. In the UK, Sky News had to suspend its broadcast after servers and PCs started crashing. In Hong Kong and India, airport check-in desks began to…

Referring to a video of a coaching session, Ms Dujardin said what happened was “completely out of character” and “does not reflect how I train my horses or coach my pupils”. Britain’s joint-most decorated female Olympian, Charlotte Dujardin, has pulled out of the Paris Games after a video emerged of her allegedly whipping a horse repeatedly. The…

Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday for the arrival of a strengthening Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets shut, people getting the day off work and flights cancelled, while the military went on stand-by amid forecasts of torrential rain. Gaemi, expected to be the strongest storm to hit Taiwan in eight years, is set to make landfall on the…

VP Harris is likely to tell Israeli PM Netanyahu that it is time for the war to end in a way where Israel is secure, all hostages are released, the suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza ends U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet the visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House this week,…

Josh Shapiro served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012, as Chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2011 to 2017, and as Attorney General from 2016 to present, with a reelection in 2020. New Delhi: Days after President Joe Biden pulled out of the Presidential race, his deputy Kamala Harris became…

In a tragic turn of events, a 24-year-old extreme eater passed away during a food binge livestream. Popular Chinese influencer, Pan Xiaoting’s eating sessions could last up to 10 hours and see her chow down on approximately 10kg of food. Despite warnings from her worried parents and viewers, Xiaoting continued filming the extreme videos and died on…

Bangladesh has been under a nationwide internet blackout since Thursday amid massive protests that turned violent last week. Bangladesh will restore its broadband internet services Tuesday evening after a five-day shutdown, the country’s telecoms minister said. The internet was shut down as the protest, which began in early June, over the employment quota turned violent in Bangladesh…

Israel sent tanks back into the greater Khan Younis area after ordering evacuations of some districts it said had been used for renewed attacks by militants and at least 70 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire, Gaza medics said on Monday. The Palestinians were killed by tank salvoes in the town of Bani Suhaila and other towns…

Israel will be the United States’ strongest ally in the Middle East regardless of who is elected president in November, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday before flying to Washington, where he was due to address the U.S. Congress. The visit, Netanyahu’s first to his most important international ally since returning for a record sixth term…

Bearing torches that lit up the night as they swam out into the ocean, Japan’s storied “ama” prayed for an abundant catch in a ceremony held by these female free divers for decades. This year, however, most of the 80 white-clad participants in the weekend event in Minamiboso on the Pacific coast were volunteers, as age and…

South Korea warned its northern neighbour its actions risk “causing critical consequences” as tensions along the border continue to escalate. South Korea has been playing K-pop songs in loudspeaker broadcasts aimed at its northern neighbour along the border – after it was targeted with balloons carrying rubbish. The speakers also carried updates on BTS member Jin’s torch-bearing…

A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed 57 Bangladeshis long prison terms for holding protests in the Gulf state against their own country’s government. Three of the unnamed defendants were sentenced to life for “inciting riots in several streets across the UAE on Friday”, while 53 others were jailed for 10 years and one for…