The President of the United States has reacted to the public protests in Iran, saying that if the Iranian government opens fire on protesters, the United States will come to “rescue” them. Donald Trump, the U.S. President, wrote today (Friday) in a post on X that the United States is prepared for such a situation. More

At least 10 people have been killed and many others injured in an explosion at a ski resort town in Switzerland, a media report said on Thursday. An explosion and fire ripped through a popular bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during New Year’s celebrations, Al Jazeera reported. Without providing further details, police More

Britain, France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland have condemned Israel’s decision to revoke the licences of 37 international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) operating in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Among the organisations affected are ActionAid, the International Rescue Committee, Médecins Sans Frontières and the Norwegian Refugee Council. According to the BBC, More

At least 16 people have been killed and three others injured after a fire broke out at a nursing home in Indonesia, Al Jazeera reported on Monday. Jimmu Rotinsulu, head of the fire and rescue agency in the city of Manado, said firefighters received a report of the blaze at the Werdha Damai retirement home More

At least 13 people have been killed and nearly 100 injured after a train derailed in Mexico’s south-western Oaxaca region, media reports said on Monday. The train, travelling between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, was carrying 241 passengers and nine crew members, the BBC reported. A total of 98 people were injured, More

At least 15 people have been killed and 19 others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala, media reports said on Sunday. The crash occurred on Saturday between kilometres 172 and 194 in an area known as “Alaska Peak” in Totonicapán department, a region notorious for More

Thailand and Cambodia have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of intense fighting along their shared border, which has killed more than 100 people and displaced over half a million civilians in both countries, Al Jazeera reported. “Both sides agree to an immediate ceasefire from the time of signature of this Joint Statement,” the More

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced he will meet his US counterpart, Donald Trump, in Florida on Sunday, as talks continue to seek an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to media reports. Announcing the meeting on Friday, Zelensky said the discussions could be decisive, as Washington intensifies its efforts to broker a resolution More

More than 1,500 flights have been cancelled or delayed across the United States due to winter storm Devin, according to airline monitoring website FlightAware, dealing a significant blow to air travel during the peak holiday period. A total of 1,581 flights “within, into or out of” the US were cancelled and 6,883 delayed as of More

China has imposed sanctions on a group of US defence firms and senior executives in response to weapons sales to Taiwan, a media report said on Saturday. Al Jazeera reported that China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the measures on Friday, targeting 20 US defence companies and 10 individuals. The sanctions are retaliation for the More