Italy: Two Barbie designers killed in a head-on crash
Jul 30, 2025, at 03:33 pm
Two senior designers of the globally popular toy brand Barbie died in a head-on collision in Italy recently, media reports said.
Russian attack on Ukrainian prison kills 16, confirms UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission
Jul 30, 2025, at 10:37 am
An attack on a prison in the south-eastern Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine on Monday reportedly left 16 prisoners dead and almost 100 injured, violating international law, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has said.
UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel meets conditions: Keir Starmer
Jul 30, 2025, at 10:27 am
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday said his nation will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes 'substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza'.
Two stabbed to death in central London
Jul 29, 2025, at 10:04 am
Two men were stabbed to death in central London on Monday, close to Tower Bridge, police said.
Police officer among four killed after gunman opens fire inside New York building
Jul 29, 2025, at 09:33 am
At least four people, including a police officer, were killed after a gunman opened fire after entering a Midtown skyscraper in New York on Monday.
Thailand: Mass shooting in food market in Bangkok leaves five dead, shooter commits suicide
Jul 28, 2025, at 02:35 pm
A man shot dead five people and then killed himself in a mass shooting incident in Bangkok's Or Tor Kor market on Monday.
Germany: Three die after train derails in Riedlingen
Jul 28, 2025, at 09:55 am
A regional express train with 100 passengers derailed in Germany, leaving at least three people dead on Sunday, media reports said.
Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's widow escaped Gaza using forged passport, remarried in Turkey: Report
Jul 27, 2025, at 04:53 pm
Samar Muhammad Abu Zamar, the widow of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, reportedly escaped Gaza using a forged passport and has since remarried in Turkey, according to a report by Israeli outlet Ynet.
Hezbollah commander Ali Abd al-Qader Ismail eliminated in Lebanon: IDF
Jul 27, 2025, at 03:24 pm
The Israel Defense Forces has confirmed eliminating Hezbollah commander Ali Abd al-Qader Ismail in the Bint Jbeil sector in Lebanon.
Israel-Palestine crisis: IDF eliminates Hamas counterintelligence directorate
Jul 26, 2025, at 09:24 am
The Israel Defense Forces on Friday confirmed eliminating the head of the counterintelligence directorate of Hamas in the north of the Gaza Strip.
Jul 26, 2025, at 09:07 am
The UN Secretary-General has urged “utmost restraint” amid intensifying border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia as the Security Council met behind closed doors on Friday to address the most serious escalation between the two Southeast Asian neighbours in more than a decade.
Thailand declares martial law in bordering areas with Cambodia amid massive clashes
Jul 25, 2025, at 09:22 pm
Thailand has declared martial law in eight districts on the frontier with Cambodia amid border clashes, citing "Cambodia's use of force to enter Thai territory", media reports said.
Thailand, Cambodia exchange heavy artillery for second consecutive day, thousands displaced
Jul 25, 2025, at 10:54 am
Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery for the second consecutive day, marking the worst escalation of tension between the neighbours in more than a decade.
Macron announces France will recognise Palestinian state in September, Israel-US rejects
Jul 25, 2025, at 09:22 am
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced his nation will recognise a Palestinian state in September, an announcement that drew sharp criticism from the US and Israel.
Russian plane carrying almost 50 people crashes in country's far east, no survivors found
Jul 24, 2025, at 02:29 pm
Moscow/IBNS: A Russian passenger plane carrying 49 people crashed in the eastern part of the country on Thursday, media reports said.
Jul 23, 2025, at 03:21 pm
A group of ISKCON devotees were seen standing outside a KFC outlet and chanting 'Hare Krishna', just days after a YouTuber triggered a row by eating chicken inside a vegetarian restaurant run by the organisation in London.
Jul 22, 2025, at 04:23 pm
The 20-year-old cousin of Prince William and Harry was found dead at her family's Norton, Wiltshire home with a firearm recovered near her, media reports said.
Brazil: Journalist steps on the body of a 'missing' girl while reporting on her disappearance
Jul 22, 2025, at 02:57 pm
A Brazilian journalist was visibly left shaken after he stepped on the body of a missing schoolgirl while he was reporting on her disappearance recently.
Jul 21, 2025, at 12:50 am
People jumped from the ferry that caught fire off the coast of North Sulawesi in Indonesia on Sunday to save their lives, forcing the rescue team to join the evacuation process.
Man triggers row by eating chicken inside ISKCON's Govinda restaurant in London
Jul 20, 2025, at 02:53 pm
A controversy erupted recently after an African-British man was caught on camera eating chicken inside a popular ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)-run vegetarian restaurant in London.
Saudi's 'Sleeping Prince' Alwaleed Bin Khaled dies after being in coma for 20 years
Jul 20, 2025, at 12:36 pm
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Khaled bin Talal died on Saturday, 20 years after going into a coma following a serious car accident in London in 2005. He was 36.
34 dead after tourist boat capsizes in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay amid violent storm
Jul 20, 2025, at 12:02 am
At least 34 people have died and several more remain unaccounted for after a tourist boat overturned in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay during a sudden storm on Saturday, the BBC reported.
Syria, Israel agree to ceasefire amid Druze-Bedouin clashes, claims US envoy to Turkey
Jul 19, 2025, at 10:38 am
Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire, just days after tensions escalated between the two nations this week, the US envoy to Turkey confirmed.
Thailand: Woman extorted Buddhist monks of USD11.9 million after sex, arrested
Jul 18, 2025, at 05:06 pm
The Thai woman, who was arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with monks and then using photos and videos to extort them, received around 385 million baht ($11.9m; £8.8m) over the past three years from the victims, media reports said.
Israel PM's office 'regrets' attack on Gaza church which left 3 people dead
Jul 18, 2025, at 01:36 pm
The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said it 'deeply regrets' the IDF strikes conducted on the only church in Gaza.
Anchor runs mid-telecast as Israeli airstrikes hit Syria's state TV building
Jul 16, 2025, at 08:54 pm
A Syrian TV anchor ran off camera during a live broadcast as Israeli airstrikes hit a state television building in central Damascus.
Ukraine crisis: 139 civilians have been killed due to Russian attacks in July so far, says OHCHR
Jul 16, 2025, at 02:19 pm
Relentless missile and drone strikes by Russian forces have killed and injured hundreds of civilians in Ukraine this month, continuing a devastating pattern of attacks far from the frontlines.
Over 800 died in Gaza trying to source food in recent weeks, confirms UN
Jul 16, 2025, at 09:02 am
Nearly 900 desperate and hungry Gazans have been killed in recent weeks trying to fetch food, with most deaths linked to private aid hubs run by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Hamas terrorist, who invaded Israel on October 7, eliminated
Jul 15, 2025, at 09:51 am
A Hamas member, who infiltrated Israel during the October 7 onslaught and held British-Israeli Emily Damari hostage, has been eliminated in an Israeli airstrike, confirmed IDF on Monday.
Chinese coast guard incursions reported close to Taiwan's Dongsha Island
Jul 14, 2025, at 05:59 pm
Taiwan's Coast Guard has said two Chinese missile vessels have made incursions near Dongsha Island in the South China Sea, media reports said on Monday.