International

AFP/APP Tehran: A devastating explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in Iran has claimed the lives of at least 51 workers, marking one of the country's deadliest industrial accidents in recent years, state media reported Sunday.…

AFP/APP Colombo: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's main Marxist politician, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, has taken a comfortable lead in the presidential election, which has turned into a referendum on an unpopular IMF bailout. Early results…

AFP/AP Jerusalem: The Israeli military has reported that more than 100 rockets were fired from Lebanon early Sunday morning, prompting fire services to combat blazes ignited by the falling munitions in northern Israel. The Lebanese group…

AFP/APP Beirut: Hezbollah was left reeling on Saturday after Israel targeted two leaders of its elite Radwan Force during a strike on a command meeting in a stronghold in southern Beirut. The Lebanese Health Minister, Firass Abiad,…

News Desk New York: Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris are tied in a pair of recent polls, although Harris maintains a narrow lead in the key battleground state of…

AFP/APP Brasília: Elon Musk's X social media platform went offline again in Brazil on Thursday, just a day after it resumed service in defiance of a judicial ban, internet providers confirmed. Brazil's Supreme Court had earlier…

AFP/APP Beirut, Lebanon: Israel reported striking hundreds of targets in Lebanon, hours after Hezbollah's leader vowed retaliation for two "unprecedented" attacks on its operatives' communication devices. Israel has yet to comment on…

AFP/APP Shanghai: Shanghai was struck by its second typhoon in just a few days, leading to flooding across roads and neighborhoods. Typhoon Pulasan made landfall in the Fengxian district on Thursday night with wind speeds reaching up…

AFP/APP Poland: The leaders of four countries hit by Storm Boris will meet Thursday in Poland with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss aid for the flood-hit region. The death toll from the storm, which hit…

AFP/APP Beirut: Israel launched airstrikes on Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon on Thursday, following two waves of explosions that targeted its communications systems. The attacks resulted in the deaths of 37 people.…