International

Russia launched more than a hundred drones at Ukraine overnight and early yesterday, killing one person and wounding eight others, officials said. The nearly three-year war has seen a sharp escalation in recent days, with Moscow…

A general in Iran's Revolutionary Guards was killed in Syria yesterday during fighting between Syrian government forces and jihadists, an Iranian news agency reported. Tehran has been a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad…

A top Chinese military official has been dismissed while an investigation into "serious violations of discipline" takes place, Beijing said yesterday, the latest senior figure to fall in a sweeping crackdown on graft in the country's…

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday praised US President-elect Donald Trump as an experienced and intelligent politician and questioned whether he was safe after attempts on his life. Speaking to reporters after a summit in…

Heavy snowfall blanketed South Korea for a second consecutive day Thursday, resulting in three deaths overall and disrupting flights and ferry services, authorities said. The snow caused three fatalities in Gyeonggi province around…

Several of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet and administration picks were targeted this week with actions including bomb threats and "swatting," a spokesperson for the transition team said on Wednesday. The threats were made…

India's lower house of parliament suspended proceedings for a second day yesterday after disruptions by lawmakers demanding a discussion of the US indictment of billionaire Gautam Adani, while stocks of his group's companies clawed back…

Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed 15 people yesterday, some of them in a school housing displaced people, medics in Gaza said, adding that the fatalities included two sons of a former Hamas spokesman. Health officials…

A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect at 0200 GMT on Wednesday after US President Joe Biden said both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France. The accord clears the way…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was ready to implement a ceasefire deal with Lebanon and would respond forcefully to any violation by Hezbollah, declaring Israel would retain "complete military freedom of…