A new “experimental” Russian missile travelled at over 11 times the speed of sound — or over 13,000 kilometres per hour — before hitting targets in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, Kyiv’s top spy agency says.
Security officials in Baghlan have confirmed that unknown gunmen attacked worshippers at a shrine in the old town of Nahrin district in this province, killing 10 of the worshippers.
Israel has carried out massive air strikes on central Beirut, Lebanese media say, and there are reports of several deaths.
The international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif for alleged war crimes relating to the Gaza war.
At least 41 people – including women and children – have been killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a convoy of 200 passenger vehicles traveling through a remote area of Pakistan.
When a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 in 2019, social media uproar and an age-old debate about the meaning of art ensued, but artist Maurizio Cattelan’s viral creation, titled “Comedian,” has proven a sound investment for one collector: One of the artwork’s three “editions” smashed estimates to sell for $6.24 million.
Plagued by drought and deadly floods, Afghanistan has been unable to access U.N. climate funds due to political and procedural issues in more than three years now.
Russia confirmed that it had been hit with long-range missiles overnight just one day after Washington gave the go-ahead for American ATACMS to be used.
Donald Trump says that his administration would declare a national emergency and use the US military to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
The donation will be used to address the urgent needs of the most vulnerable individuals in emergency situations.
Washington’s decision to allow Kyiv to strike Russia with long-range missiles has escalated the conflict in Ukraine and could lead to a Third World War, senior Russian lawmakers have said.
Life has catastrophically changed in Gaza over a year since Israel responded to Hamas’s unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023 by bombing and invading the coastal Palestinian territory.
