International Desk
Four dead in Syria drone strike
A drone strike killed four people in government-held eastern Syria on Wednesday in an area controlled by Iran-backed factions, a war monitor said, reports AFP.
21 killed as boat capsizes off Yemen's Red Sea coast
A local official said on Tuesday that 21 people, mostly women and children, were killed after a boat carrying 27 passengers capsized in the Red Sea off the coast of northwest Yemen, reports XINHUA.
Women first to suffer, last to be heard: UN Security Council hears
Women are the primary victims of wars and conflict, yet they remain severely underrepresented at diplomatic negotiations, officials told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, reports AFP.
Russia vows to capture Bakhmut, push further into Ukraine
The Russian army vowed on Tuesday to capture the east Ukrainian town of Bakhmut, a move President Volodymyr Zelensky said would give Moscow an "open road" for offensives deeper into his country, reports AFP.
China says US should change attitude or risk conflict
The United States should change its "distorted" attitude towards China or "conflict and confrontation" will follow, China's foreign minister said on Tuesday, while defending its stance on the war in Ukraine and defending its close ties with Russia, reports Reuters.
Xi condemns US-led 'suppression of China'
President Xi Jinping condemned the US-led "suppression of China" in a speech to delegates at an annual congress in Beijing, reports AFP.
Iran’s top leader calls suspected poisonings of schoolgirls ‘unforgivable’
Iran’s supreme leader said Monday that if a series of suspected poisonings at girls’ schools are proven to be deliberate the culprits should be sentenced to death for committing an “unforgivable crime.”
Kyiv says Russia pursuing 'attempts to encircle' Bakhmut
Kyiv said Sunday it was holding off attacks from Russian troops still attempting to surround Bakhmut, a now-destroyed eastern Ukrainian city that Moscow has been trying to capture for months, reports AFP.
Pakistan police attempt to arrest former PM Imran Khan
Police in Pakistan said officers on Sunday attempted to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan, who is battling several legal cases as he pressures the government for early elections, reports AFP.
US announces $400 mn in new Ukraine security assistance
The United States announced a new $400 million security aid package for Ukraine on Friday that features various types of ammunition for Kyiv's forces.
At least 17 killed in fire at Indonesia fuel storage depot
At least 17 people have been killed and dozens injured in a massive blaze at a state-run fuel storage depot in Indonesia's capital.
US ignores Russia warning on arms as Biden meets Scholz
The United States responded Friday to a Russian warning against arming Ukraine by offering a further $400 million in security assistance, as President Joe Biden hosted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a show of unity against Moscow, reports AFP.
Charles III to travel to France, Germany in first foreign visits as king
King Charles III will travel to France and Germany on his first state visits abroad, the German presidency said on Friday, reports AFP.
Russia accuses Ukraine of cross-border incursion
Moscow on Thursday claimed that Ukrainians had crossed into southern Russia and killed two civilians, an allegation dismissed by Kyiv as a "deliberate provocation".
Blinken says he told Russia's Lavrov to 'end this war'
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he urged his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to end the war in Ukraine during a brief, unscheduled meeting that was the first since Moscow's invasion, reports AFP.