South Asia
Bulgarian devotees welcome ‘divine new year’ in mountaintop ritual
Followers of a Bulgarian spiritual movement, Universal White Brotherhood, welcomed the group’s new year with a ritual.
Categories: South Asia
US-led mediators ‘appalled’ by humanitarian crisis in war-torn Sudan
US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, others urge warring sides to halt fighting and allow aid into Sudan's famine-struck areas.
Categories: South Asia
Most Americans support international recognition of Palestine: Poll
A Reuters/Ipsos survey shows 59 percent of US respondents say Israel's military campaign in Gaza has been excessive.
Categories: South Asia
Abdullah left Gaza for treatment in Turkiye, but it was too late
After reaching a hospital in Turkiye, four-year-old Abdullah Abu Zerka died of malnutrition. His sister still fights on.
Categories: South Asia
Winds complicate wildfire battles in Spain; Portugal suffers third death
Firefighters are battling 21 blazes in western Spain, while a man in Portugal was killed while fighting wildfires.
Categories: South Asia
Trump calls on Fed Gov Cook to resign over mortgage allegations
The resignation calls intensify Trump’s attempts to yield influence over the central bank.
Categories: South Asia
Ugandan official denies reports that it will take US deportees
US government documents obtained by CBS had said Trump signed deals with Uganda and Honduras to take foreign deportees.
Categories: South Asia
US expands sanctions targeting International Criminal Court
United States expands attacks on International Criminal Court amid growing scrutiny over Israeli abuses in Gaza.
Categories: South Asia
Big box retailer Target names new CEO as business struggles
The promotion of the former CFO was not received well customers have shifted to competitors like Walmart.
Categories: South Asia
Israel Denies Gaza Famine: What’s the Evidence?
Israel’s military and prime minister deny starvation in Gaza, but mounting famine-related deaths contradict this.
Categories: South Asia
Why did Trump deploy the National Guard in Washington, DC?
Trump deployed National Guard troops in Washington, DC, citing crime, even as city data shows rates have been falling.
Categories: South Asia
Bus crash fire kills dozens of Afghans deported from Iran
Around 80 people have been killed in a bus crash that caught fire in Afghanistan’s Herat province.
Categories: South Asia
Confrontation between Tunisia’s General Union, President Saied escalates
While the confrontation was inevitable, the union's power has been weakened, analysts say.
Categories: South Asia
China FM in Afghanistan, offers to deepen cooperation with Taliban rulers
Mining, Belt and Road participation feature in trilateral meetings between China, Afghanistan and Pakistan in Kabul.
Categories: South Asia
Iran says moment for ‘effective’ nuclear talks with US not yet reached
Iran's FM sceptical about resuming talks with the US, says Iran cannot break ties with UN nuclear watchdog.
Categories: South Asia
Russia says talks on Ukraine security guarantees must include Moscow
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says discussing Ukraine security issues without Russia is a 'road to nowhere'.
Categories: South Asia
Torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan kill over 20, including 10 in Karachi
Schools shut and villages swept away as Pakistan reels from monsoon devastation.
Categories: South Asia
US-led coalition captures a senior ISIL (ISIS) member in Syria: State media
It is not yet known if the man targeted might be ISIL's supreme leader, Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi.
Categories: South Asia
Mo Chara says court case is a distraction from genocide in Gaza
Rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh, known as Kneecap's Mo Chara, appeared in London court over displaying a Hezbollah flag.
Categories: South Asia
Did Trump’s tariff war force India and China to mend ties?
China and India have agreed to resume trade ties and move towards resolving their longstanding border dispute.
Categories: South Asia
