India: Dozens of schools get bomb threats in capital Delhi

Police in India’s capital Delhi have searched around 40 schools after they received anonymous bomb threats, a police spokesperson said. The schools received emails threatening that bombs would be detonated…

S Korea: Travel ban on president Yoon Suk Yeol after martial law attempt

South Korean authorities have imposed a travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is under investigation for his short-lived martial law declaration last Tuesday. Yoon narrowly survived an impeachment motion against…

LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine war

Here are the key developments on the 1,019th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

LIVE UPDATES: Syria civil war

Israel’s Golan Heights seizure ‘sabotage’ to Syria security: Saudi officials Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Israel’s land grab in the Syrian-controlled areas of the Golan Heights. In a statement…

Syria: UN’s envoy expresses ‘cautious hope’ after al-Assad’s fall

Geir Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, has expressed “cautious hope” after opposition fighters declared the rule of President Bashar al-Assad had come to an end. Opposition forces on Sunday said they…

Canada: Two people wounded in Vancouver stabbing

Police in the Canadian city of Vancouver said two people were stabbed and a suspect was shot dead by officers. The incident took place on Wednesday morning, when officers responded…

Syria: US announces air strikes on ISIL targets in Syria after al-Assad’s fall

The United States says it has carried out dozens of air strikes on ISIL (ISIS) targets in Syria following the stunning collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The US Central Command…

Yemen: Houthis claim attack on central Israel in response to Gaza ‘massacres’

Yemen’s Houthi group says it has carried out a drone attack in central Israel’s Tel Aviv area in “a specific military operation” in support of Palestinians in Gaza. The Houthis…

Taiwan: Military raises alert to ‘high’ amid presence of Chinese warships

Taiwan’s military has raised the alert level to “high”, saying China restricted its airspace and deployed dozens of warships and coastguard vessels in waters around the island amid reports of a…

Philippines: Evacuations under way as Mt Kanlaon volcano erupts

Mount Kanlaon in central Philippines has erupted, sending a huge ash column into the sky and startling residents as the government ordered the evacuation of thousands of those living in…