International

Iran launched retaliatory airstrikes at Israel on Friday night, with explosions heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the country`s two biggest cities, following Israel`s biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy.

US President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban Wednesday targeting 12 countries including Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen, reviving one of the most controversial measures from his first term.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that Wednesday, May 28, will mark the first day of Zil Hajj as the crescent moon of Zil Hajj was sighted in the kingdom on Tuesday evening, Saudi Press Agency said.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued a royal directive to host 1,300 male and female pilgrims from 100 countries to perform Hajj in the year 1446 AH, under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques` Guests Program for Hajj, Umrah, and Visitation, which is overseen by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance.

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 16 people on Friday across the Palestinian territory, where Israel has ramped up its military offensive in recent days.

Severe storms that swept through the US states of Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia left more than 25 people dead, laying waste to local communities and cutting off electricity to nearly 200,000, authorities said Saturday.

The Indian government has expressed concern over the ban on the activities of the ousted Awami League and called for free, fair, and inclusive elections in Bangladesh

Twenty-six people were killed and 17 were injured when suspected militants opened fire at tourists in India`s Jammu and Kashmir territory, police said on Wednesday, the worst such attack in the country in nearly two decades

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he hopes Russia and Ukraine will make a deal this week to end the conflict in Ukraine

The US government`s recent crackdown on international students has raised concerns, particularly among Indian students

President Donald Trump sniped at Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky Tuesday and effectively blamed him for Moscow`s invasion -- even as he said he was more confident of a deal to end the war after US-Russia talks.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Russia "and other participating countries" with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon.