More than 1,000 patients in Gaza have died while waiting for urgent medical evacuation since July 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that between July 2024 and 28 November 2025, at least 1,092 people—including those with severe illnesses and injuries—lost their lives before receiving proper medical...
A powerful rainstorm—one of the heaviest in months—has battered the United Arab Emirates (UAE), causing major travel disruptions and flooding in key cities like Dubai and Sharjah. Heavy downpours forced UAE airport authorities to cancel or delay dozens of flights, including at Dubai and Sharjah airports, with Emirates airline axing at least 13 departures due...
The Punjab government has arrested 27 individuals in connection with alleged pre-election campaigning ahead of the official notification of the upcoming provincial elections, officials confirmed. The arrests came as part of a crackdown to enforce the Election Commission of Pakistan’s rules, which prohibit campaigning before the mandated start date. Punjab Law Minister Ajmal Cheema said...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated he is prepared for a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict, but insists it must be based on previously agreed principles. Putin stated that resolving the crisis necessitates addressing the root causes of the war, rather than merely halting the fighting, and reaffirmed his readiness to negotiate within the recognised frameworks...
In a tragic accident, the son of the co-director of KGF: Chapter 2 has died after becoming trapped in an elevator in India. The incident occurred when the young boy was using the lift in their residence and became stuck between floors. Despite immediate efforts by family members and emergency responders to free him, the...
Efforts are intensifying in the United States to tighten immigration enforcement and expand the circumstances under which the citizenship of foreign-born Americans could be revoked. Lawmakers and federal officials are reportedly preparing new legal and administrative measures aimed at stripping citizenship from individuals who obtained it through naturalisation but are later found to have violated...
A Muslim woman doctor in the Indian state of Bihar has reportedly been left mentally distressed after an alleged harassment incident involving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at a public event. The woman’s brother says she has decided not to join her government job due to the emotional trauma she is experiencing following the episode. According...
Nick Reiner, the son of renowned Hollywood director Rob Reiner, has been arrested on murder charges following the suspicious deaths of his parents in the United States. According to law enforcement officials, authorities were alerted after emergency services responded to a call at the family residence, where both victims were found dead under circumstances described...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to clarify his comments about Ahmed Al-Ahmad, the Syrian-origin man praised globally for disarming a gunman during a deadly attack near Bondi Beach in Sydney. Initially, Netanyahu described Al-Ahmad’s act of bravery as “Jewish courage” during a broadcast on a nationalist TV channel—but later corrected himself after realising...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that the armed suspect in the Sydney attack, Naveed Akram, was not on any counter-terrorism watchlist before the incident. The revelation comes as authorities continue investigating the motives and background of the assailant, who carried out a mass shooting at a local event in Sydney that claimed multiple...