International

AFP/APP London:  King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, just a week after he was discharged from the hospital following prostate surgery. The announcement prompted a…

AFP/APP Jerusalem: French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said Monday that Israeli "settler violence must stop" against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.…

AFP/APP Los Angeles: A powerful storm lashing California on Monday has left at least three people dead and caused devastating mudslides and flooding after dumping months' worth of rain in a single day. More than ten inches (25…

AFP/APP Havana: The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group on Tuesday announced a six-month extension to a ceasefire in effect since August, with the ELN agreeing to suspend kidnappings for ransom. The…

AFP/APP New Delhi: At least seven people died and 75 were injured Tuesday in a giant explosion at a firework factory in India, officials said. Video images on Indian broadcasters showed a tower of flames reaching high into the sky…

Xinhua Beijing: Snow and sleet will hit parts of southern China on Tuesday and Wednesday, the country's top meteorological authority said Tuesday. The weather pattern shifts after a couple of days of sweeping and intense rain, snow, and…

Xinhua/APP Moscow: A Russian Mi-8 helicopter with three crew members crashed during a training flight over Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia on Monday. The helicopter belongs to the Northwest Aviation and Rescue Centre of the…

AFP/APP Geneva: The number of new cancer cases will rise to more than 35 million in 2050—77 percent higher than the figure in 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. The WHO's International Agency for Research on…

AFP/APP Barcelona: Spain's northeastern Catalonia region declared a drought emergency on Thursday for Barcelona and the surrounding area, which will now face tighter water restrictions following three years without significant rain.…

News Desk United Nations: No organization can be a substitute for the UN agencyassisting Palestinians, UNRWA, in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, the organization’s senior coordinator for the enclave, Sigrid Kaag, has said. Apart from a…