Israeli wounded in occupied West Bank shooting
The attack comes as Israeli and Palestinian officials hold talks that aim to de-escalate surging violence in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s ambulance and rescue service said a 30-year-old man…
Putin visits Russian-occupied Mariupol in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin, who flew to Mariupol by helicopter, drove around the city by car and stopped to talk to residents, TASS agency says. Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Mariupol,…
Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal extended, UN and Turkey says
An agreement allowing Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports was due to expire on Saturday. A deal allowing the export of Ukrainian grain over the Black Sea,…
From gang wars and drug lords to football fields
Doha, Qatar – Karachi United’s footballer Sanjar Qadir gets a pass from his captain and races towards the goal with the ball. It is the dying moments of the match.…
Turkey’s Erdogan says he will back Finland’s NATO bid
Finland and Sweden jointly applied for membership, but Ankara has so far backed only Helsinki’s bid. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will ratify Finland’s NATO membership, paving the way…
China foreign minister urges solution to Ukraine war in rare call
Qin Gang in phone call with counterpart Dmytro Kuleba expresses concern that war with Russia could spin out of control. China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang has told his Ukrainian counterpart…
Mozambique urged to probe police tear gas use at rapper’s funeral
The rights group says that riot police fired tear gas to disperse a peaceful funeral procession held for famous rapper Azagaia. A human rights group has urged authorities in Mozambique…
Apple supplier Foxconn plans $200m factory in India, sources say
Source says Taiwan firm will invest more than $200m in the new AirPod plant in the southern Indian state of Telangana. Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn has won an order to…
Texas judge to consider halting sale of abortion pill across US
Anti-abortion groups are pushing to revoke or suspend approval of pill used in more than half of all US abortions. A judge in the US state of Texas is hearing…
‘Annihilate the enemy’: North Korea confirms two missile launches
Latest flurry of tests coincides with major military exercises by the United States and South Korea. North Korea has confirmed it launched two missiles that it said were part of…