CAIRO, July 31 — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the early hours of the morning in Tehran, Iran, the Palestinian group said on Wednesday.

ISTANBUL, July 31 — The President of Turkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Tuesday said that the Gaza Strip has become the “world’s largest extermination camp”, adding that Israel has committed an atrocity that will “outshine Hitler.” "Western leaders and organisations whose duty is to ensure...

NEW DELHI, July 30 — The death toll from today's landslides in Kerala, India, has risen to nearly 100 as more bodies are recovered.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Global air cargo markets showed continuously strong annual growth in demand for June 2024, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), rising by 14.1 per cent as against the same month in 2023.

BANGKOK, July 30 — Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will meet his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in the country's southern province to discuss issues on border security and dual citizenship.

NEW DELHI, July 30 — The death toll in the multiple landslides that struck India's southern state of Kerala early today morning rose to 39 and hundreds are feared trapped under the rubble, local media reported.

PHNOM PENH, July 30 — A Cambodian military helicopter that went missing on July 12 was found in the Cardamom Mountains yesterday, with both individuals aboard confirmed dead, a defence spokesperson said today.

ANKARA, July 30 — Turkiye’s Parliament today approved a law to round up millions of stray dogs and put them into shelters, a plan that has alarmed animal lovers who say a mass neutering campaign would be a better solution.

SINGAPORE, July 30 — At Singapore’s House of Seafood restaurant, the fish head curry comes with a side of crunchy crickets, the tofu has bugs crawling out of it, and the patrons can’t get enough.

GENEVA, July 30 — Around a quarter of adolescent girls who have been in relationships have endured physical or sexual violence, a World Health Organisation (WHO) study said today, calling for more prevention actions.

JERUSALEM, July 30 — Right-wing Israeli protesters broke into two military compounds yesterday after investigators arrived to question soldiers about suspected abuse at one of them, a detention camp for Palestinians captured during the Gaza conflict.

TANZA, July 29 — An oil spill from a marine tanker that capsized off Manila Bay in the Philippines has reached the shores of a nearby fishing village, threatening the health and livelihood of fishermen, as efforts to mop up the fuel began.

MARYLAND, July 29 — Guardant Health said its blood test to detect cancer that starts in the colon or rectum received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration, sending the company’s shares up 16 per cent in premarket trading today.

ISTANBUL, July 29 — The foreign ministers of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue countries today expressed “serious” concern over the situation in the East and South China Seas, according to a joint statement issued at the end of their meeting in Tokyo, Anadolu Agency reported.

PARIS, July 29 — Dozens of people have been arrested in France for wanting to disrupt the Paris Olympics, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said today, German Press Agency reported.

GENEVA, July 29 — Bird flu vaccine developer Sinergium Biotech will share its data with manufacturers in low and middle-income countries to help to accelerate a fair rollout if a pandemic occurs, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said today.

NUSANTARA, July 29 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo spent his first night in the eagle-shaped palace of the country’s new capital Nusantara, ahead of official meetings today, as the outgoing leader works to allay fears about the beleaguered infrastructure project.

CARACAS, July 29 — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has won a third term with 51 per cent of the vote, the country's electoral authority said just after midnight on Monday, despite multiple exit polls which pointed to an opposition win.

DHAKA, July 28 — Bangladesh restored mobile internet services this afternoon, after a 10-day blackout due to violence triggered by student protests over government job quotas.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — Asean will conduct a comprehensive review of the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) three years after its adoption, towards a peaceful and sustainable solution to the Myanmar crisis.