Fighting At least four people were killed by Ukrainian drone strikes in two separate incidents in Russia’s Belgorod region, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. In one incident, a woman was
South Korea removes DeepSeek from app stores pending privacy review
South Korea has suspended downloads of DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence-powered chatbot pending a review of the Chinese start-up’s privacy standards. South Korea’s privacy watchdog said on Monday that DeepSeek’s R1 chatbot
Afghanistan’s Taliban makes debut diplomatic trip to Japan
A Taliban delegation has arrived in Japan on what is the first visit by the group that rules Afghanistan, according to media in the East Asian country. The delegation, consisting
Israel plans 1,000-unit expansion for occupied West Bank settlement: NGO
Israel has issued a tender for the construction of nearly 1,000 additional settler homes in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli NGO has reported. Referencing the document, the Peace Now
Australia, China trade barbs over midair encounter above South China Sea
Australia has accused China of “unsafe” military manoeuvre after a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares near an Australian air force plane patrolling the South China Sea, drawing a quick pushback
At least 20 injured after car drives into crowd in Germany’s Munich
At least 20 people have been injured, some of them seriously, after a car drove into a group of people in the German city of Munich, authorities said. Authorities did
Suicide attacker detonates explosives near Afghan ministry in Kabul
A suicide attacker has detonated explosives near a government building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing one person and wounding three others, a Taliban government spokesman has said. The attacker
Australian police probe video of nurses bragging about killing Israelis
Police in Australia have launched an investigation into a video appearing to show two nurses at a Sydney hospital boasting about killing and denying treatment to Israeli patients. New South
Israel killed majority of record number of journalists slain in 2024: CPJ
A record number of journalists were killed in 2024, with Israel responsible for more than two-thirds of those deaths, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said in its annual
Explosion at Taiwan department store kills one
One person has been killed and four others left “without vital signs” after an explosion hit a department store in Taiwan’s second-largest city, authorities said. Another seven people were injured