Contact lost with jet carrying Libyan army chief near Ankara

Dec 24, 2025

Istanbul [Turkiye], December 24: Radio contact has been lost with a jet carrying Libya's army chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, and four other...

Violence up in Myanmar ahead of military-controlled elections

Dec 24, 2025

Geneva [Switzerland], December 24: Violence is on the rise in war-torn Myanmar ahead of planned "military-controlled" elections in the country later this week, the UN...

Yemen's govt, Houthis agree to exchange 2,900 prisoners

Dec 24, 2025

Sana'a [Yemen], December 24: Yemen's government and their rivals, the Houthis, have reached a prisoner swap agreement which will see the release of 2,900 people,...

Gaza patients facing death as Israel blocks medical supplies

Dec 24, 2025

Gaza [Palestine], December 24: Gaza's health system is on the brink of an unprecedented collapse, with thousands of patients facing death or disability amid a...

Israel's Katz raises prospect of northern Gaza settlements

Dec 24, 2025

Jerusalem [Israel], December 24: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has spoken of establishing settlements in northern Gaza, contradicting a peace plan by US President Donald...

Malay court denies former PM Najib Razak house arrest

Dec 23, 2025

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 23: A court in Malaysia has dismissed former Prime Minister Najib Razak's bid to serve the remainder of his jail sentence...

France to build new aircraft carrier: Macron

Dec 23, 2025

Paris [France], December 23: French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said that France planned to build a new aircraft carrier.

Nigeria: Remaining 130 abducted schoolchildren released

Dec 23, 2025

Papiri [Nigeria], December 23: Another 130 children abducted in November in a raid on a school in Niger state in north-central Nigeria have been released,...

US pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela: Reports

Dec 23, 2025

Washington DC [US], December 23: The United States is pursuing an oil tanker in waters near Venezuela, according to multiple news agency reports.