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In Sudan, heavy fighting was reported in and around the capital Khartoum early Thursday, despite a weeklong cease-fire agreed to by both sides in the conflict. Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Defense Forces each appeared to be trying to push the other out of central Khartoum and control areas …

Israeli forces have killed three Palestinian men and injured several others during a raid on the West Bank city of Nablus, followed by a separate act of aggression that killed a woman near the city. In a statement released on Thursday, the Palestinian Health Ministry initially said the facial features …

Russia has blamed the US for planning “a deliberate attempt” to kill President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack against the Kremlin, vowing retaliatory measures when it deems appropriate. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov underlined in a Thursday statement that Moscow is aware that Washington had selected the target of the …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the United Nations will stay in Afghanistan to deliver aid to millions of desperate Afghan citizens but warned that funding is drying up. Guterres held a second day of talks with world powers in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, saying the UN will deliver aid …

Police in London arrested a man on Tuesday after items thought to be shotgun cartridges were thrown into the grounds of Buckingham Palace. According to Press TV, the arrest, at about 07:00 p.m. local time (18:00 GMT), comes just days before King Charles III’s coronation, which will be attended by …

A man who authorities believe is the suspect accused of killing five neighbors in Texas over complaints of noise he was making by firing his gun outside at night was arrested near the crime scene on Tuesday, NBC News reported, citing a prosecutor. The report came as the FBI said …

The United States is sending a $300 military aid package to Ukraine, including, for the first time, short-range air-launched rockets, deepening its involvement in the war in defiance of repeated warnings by Russia. Two US officials said on Tuesday the package includes Hydra 70 rockets, which are unguided projectiles fired …

Sudan’s regular army, led by the de facto leader of the country Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo’s army, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have agreed to a seven-day ceasefire. The two rival generals agreed to a new ceasefire on Tuesday after the previous one expired …

German police said on Wednesday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy would travel to Berlin on May 13, though a security source later told Reuters that the public disclosure of the visit was premature and it was now unclear if it would go ahead. Police and local media had reported that Zelenskiy …

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has seized an invading foreign oil tanker in the country’s territorial waters in the Strait of Hormuz, the second such incident in less than a week. The official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday that a Panama-flagged oil tanker had been confiscated by …

Brazilian police on Wednesday raided former President Jair Bolsonaro’s home and arrested two personal aides as part of an investigation into falsified COVID-19 vaccination records, two sources familiar with the matter said. The investigation may answer questions about how Bolsonaro, a strident coronavirus skeptic who vowed never to get the …

A survey has indicated that Canada and Australia would vote to become republics if referendums were held. Almost half of the overseas countries in which King Charles III is head of state would vote to become republics if given the opportunity, a new poll has found. The survey conducted by …

A 14-year-old boy opened fire in his Belgrade classroom on Wednesday morning, shooting dead eight fellow pupils and a security guard in a pre-planned attack and wounding seven others, Serbian officials said. Using his father’s handgun, the boy fired first at the security guard and three girls in the hallway …

Israeli troops carried out demolitions Wednesday of the homes of two Palestinians allegedly accused of carrying out deadly attacks on Israelis in the occupied West Bank last year. The army said the demolitions targeted the homes of Mohammed Souf, 18, accused of a “car-ramming and stabbing attack” which killed three …

Air strikes and gunfire around the Sudanese capital Khartoum continue despite a fresh, week-long truce between the warring military forces. South Sudan’s foreign ministry announced in a Tuesday statement that mediation efforts by the country’s President Salva Kiir had led the both sides to agree to a 7-day truce that …

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says Syria has managed to overcome difficulties and emerge victorious in spite of all the threats and sanctions targeting the Arab country. “The Syrian government and nation have moved past major difficulties and problems. Today we can say that you … were able to win [the …

Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed bid to kill President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin said two drones had been used in the alleged attack on Putin’s residence in the Kremlin citadel but had been disabled by electronic defenses. It said Russia …

Americans believe the country’s news media is aggravating political polarization in the US, with nearly half of US adults saying they have little or no trust in the media’s ability to report the news fairly and accurately, a new poll reveals. Concern about the threat posed by misinformation unites Americans of both …

Israeli prison authorities say a senior leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance group, Khader Adnan, has passed away at an Israeli jail after an 87-day hunger strike. Israeli Prison Services (IPS) announced in a statement that Adnan was found unresponsive in his cell in Nitzan jail in the central city …

The Australian government has announced that military personnel who will stay in uniform after completing the three-year compulsory service will receive A$50,000 ($33,165), amid rising tensions between its ally the US and China. Referring to a retention problem, Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday the bonus comes as the …