Iran says it will hold a three-day state funeral for late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in US-Israeli strikes on the first day of the Middle East war, at a date to be announced, AFP reports.

Ten states in Nigeria have been placed on high alert following cases of Ebola virus infection in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, APA reports, citing the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Trump administration is abandoning the president’s nearly $1.8 billion ’’weaponization’’ fund, U.S. Acting Attorney ‌General Todd Blanche told lawmakers on Tuesday, after a rare backlash from Republican senators.

The US military says it has launched ’’self-defense’’ strikes on Iran and shot down ballistic missiles and drones fired at ships and Gulf countries.

R&B singer Peabo Bryson, best known for his voice on Disney classics like A Whole New World and Beauty and the Beast, has died aged 75.

In parts of Lahore, dark water foams beneath bridges where the Ravi once flowed as a lifeline for agriculture and communities. In Sindh, the vast waters of Manchhar Lake have become increasingly unfit for drinking, fishing or irrigation.

Ukrainian authorities say at least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded in Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was preparing for a major offensive.

Australia’s AirTrunk has signed a letter of intent for land allotment in India’s western state of Maharashtra for a data centre where it will ‌invest $21.05 billion, ⁠the ⁠state’s chief minister said in a post on X.

Lebanon announced ​a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel on Monday in what would amount to a limited de-escalation of a conflict that has ‌killed thousands of people and inflamed the broader U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

In a village 91 kilometers from downtown Beijing, a once-forgotten hamlet surrounded by over 30,000 acres of peach blossoms is reinventing itself. Cafés, glasshouse lounges, book bars, farmers’ markets, and pet-themed playgrounds now line the vill

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi swept the end-of-season IPL awards and in doing so won an SUV -- but the 15-year-old cricket prodigy will have to wait three years to drive it.

A prominent Pakistani traders’ union on Sunday warned of nationwide protests if the government reimposes its decision to close markets early, calling on authorities to permanently end lockdown measures intended to conserve energy.

Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi refuted accusations of ’’new militarism’’ by Beijing and criticised China for rapidly increasing military capabilities without transparency, underlining deepening tensions between the two nations.

Air strikes resumed between the US and Iran over the weekend as each side claimed to have hit military targets near the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil prices rose more than 2% in early trading on Monday after Israel ordered troops to move further into Lebanon ​in the battle with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, despite a ceasefire announced more ‌than six weeks ago.

The Israeli military has increased the zone in southern Lebanon that it has warned residents to evacuate from, as it further expands its ground operations against Hezbollah.

US President Donald Trump said he had secured guarantees from Iran that it would not develop nuclear weapons, as reports emerged he had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Tehran.

India has signed a deal with Vietnam to supply BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles jointly developed with Russia, while negotiations for a similar agreement with Indonesia are in the final stages, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said on Saturday.

Clashes between football fans and police across France have led to more than 400 arrests following the victory of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the Champions League final against Arsenal.

The former mayor of Arcadia pleaded guilty Friday to acting as an illegal agent of China.

The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the U.S. state of ​Washington climbed to 11 as crews ‌recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, authorities said on Saturday.

The rapid spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has created a ’’deeply alarming’’ situation, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned.

Millions of people with breast cancer could safely avoid chemotherapy as scientists have developed a DNA test that can distinguish between patients who are likely to benefit from the treatment and those who are not, according to the results of a tria

US President Donald Trump had a meeting with top aides on Friday to make a ’’final determination’’ about a framework for extending the ceasefire with Iran, but it concluded without clarity on the next steps.

The European Union has handed Chinese-owned online retailer Temu a €200 million ($232 million) fine on Thursday for noncompliance of the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), a rule that compels the world’s most popular digital platforms to conduc

A Kenyan court has suspended US plans to open an Ebola quarantine facility for American citizens in the country that has sparked public concern about cross-border infection risks

For the first time, BMW will use humanoid robots for car manufacturing in Europe. Two robots, made by Hexagon Robotics, are planned to work in production from the summer.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has directed Israel’s military to take over 70% of Gaza’s territory.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles will travel to Singapore this week to attend the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue before heading to India for high-level defence talks aimed at strengthening Australia’s security partnerships in

Waves of Israeli strikes have hit southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, according to the Israeli military.