Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a children’s clinic in war-torn Gaza, Catholic charity Caritas said yesterday.

Israel’s security cabinet approved the expansion of military operations in Gaza including the “conquest” of the Palestinian territory, an official said yesterday, after the army called up tens of thousands of reservists for the offensive.

India and Pakistan have significantly upgraded their military capabilities since the nuclear-armed neighbours clashed in 2019, posing increased risks of escalation even in a limited conflict, former military officers and experts say.

The top United Nations court yesterday threw out Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday accused Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of dividing people and asked him to take care of India and secure borders in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.

Yemen’s Houthis yesterday accused the United States of carrying out strikes in and around Sanaa, after the Iran-backed rebels claimed a missile strike on Israel’s main airport.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said the US was meeting with many countries, including China, on trade deals, and his main priority with China was to secure a fair trade deal.

More than 40 people were injured

"We hope that the parties will be able to take measures that will reduce tensions"

US officials were speaking with Chinese officials about a variety of different things

Trump has drawn widespread criticism for repeatedly brushing up against constitutional guardrails

The Houthi-run Saba news agency put the blame on "American aggression"

The jail will house "America's most ruthless and violent Offenders", says Trump

Lavrov's conversation with Dar took place two days after he spoke with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Australia’s Labor government will prioritise dealing with the “dark shadow” of the US-China trade war following its resounding re-election victory, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said yesterday, after a campaign that highlighted concerns over US trade policy and the global economy.

US President Donald Trump said in an interview aired yesterday that he is not seriously considering running for a constitutionally-barred third White House term, after musing publicly over the idea.

Eleven days after gunmen shot 26 people dead in the scenic valley of Baisaran in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Pahalgam, India and Pakistan stand on the brink of a military standoff.

President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published yesterday that Russia had sufficient strength and resources to take the war in Ukraine to its logical conclusion, though he hoped that there would be no need to use nuclear weapons.

A separatist militant group in southwestern Pakistan yesterday claimed an attack on a prison van in which five police officers were taken hostage.

Voters have handed Singapore’s long-time ruling party a landslide election victory, offering Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a clear mandate to navigate the trade-orientated Southeast Asian nation through economic upheaval sparked by looming US tariffs.