At least 34 reported killed in US strikes in Iraq and Syria

Feb 04, 2024

Washington [US], February 4: At least 34 people, including Iranian-backed militia fighters, were killed in US overnight airstrikes in Iraq and neighbouring Syria, a war...

Russian, Ukrainian infrastructure damaged in drone, missile attacks

Feb 04, 2024

Moscow [Russia], February 4: Russia and Ukraine damaged each other's infrastructure during night-time drone and missile attacks, officials said on Saturday morning.

US Secretary of State Blinken set for fifth Middle East crisis trip

Feb 04, 2024

Washington [US], February 4: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is once again expected to attend crisis talks in the Middle East.

Michelle O'Neill becomes first Irish republican leader of N Ireland

Feb 04, 2024

London [UK], February 4: Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill, who made history on Saturday as the first leader of Northern Ireland who supports Irish reunification, pledged...

UNICEF says 17,000 children in Gaza Strip without close family

Feb 04, 2024

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 4: Around 17,000 Palestinian children and young people are living in the Gaza Strip without their parents or siblings, the UN...

Hamas demands release of 3,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel

Feb 04, 2024

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 4: Hamas has demanded that Israel release 3,000 Palestinian prisoners during their indirect talks on a fresh pause to fighting in...

Australia sweats through heatwave, bushfire risk rated 'extreme'

Feb 04, 2024

Sydney [Australia], February 4: Large swaths of Australia on Sunday sweltered through a heatwave as authorities warned of elevated bushfire risk in an already high-risk...

Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary, Edison predicts

Feb 04, 2024

Washington [US], February 4: U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday won the South Carolina Democratic primary - the first officially sanctioned race of the party's...

Australia PM says government 'examining' claims against UN Palestinian agency

Feb 04, 2024

Sydney [Australia], February 5: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday his government was probing claims that some staff of the U.N. Palestinian refugee...