- Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Israel vows to intensify assault on Gaza City
Israel's military said Tuesday it will act with "great force" in Gaza City and told residents to leave as it stepped up a deadly assault on the Palestinian territory's largest urban centre. Prime Minister Benjamin Net
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Mongolia attracts over 600,000 foreign tourists in first 8 months of 2025
Mongolia attracted a total of 600,699 foreign tourists in the first eight months of 2025, according to official data released by the Mongolian Tourism Organisation on Tuesday. During the period, the majority of foreign tourists were visitors from China, Russia and South Korea, the data showed.
Palestinian gunmen kill 6 at Jerusalem bus stop
Palestinian attackers opened fire on people at a bus stop at during the morning rush hour in Jerusalem on Monday, killing six people and wounding another 12, according to Israeli officials.
French government collapses as MPs vote to oust prime minister
France is plunged into a fresh political crisis as MPs vote to oust the prime minister
European leaders to visit US to discuss war in Ukraine, Trump says
European leaders will visit the United States on Monday or Tuesday to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump has said.
Palestinian prisoners not being given adequate food, Israel top court says
Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that the state is failing to provide adequate food to Palestinian prisoners, and must take steps to improve their nutrition.
Coca leaves remain source of work, faith and identity
Tomas Zavala performs a ritual ahead of each workday in his coca field. Deep in the lush green mountains of Bolivia's Yungas region, the 69-year-old farmer cl
Police arrest over 400 in London
British police scuffled with protesters outside Parliament on Saturday as they arrested more than 400 demonstrators who gathered to defy a ban on the group Palestine Action, w
Russian envoy to Berlin calls West’s words about readying for war with Moscow dangerous
Politicians and military personnel of Western countries, including Germany, have recently regularly said they think that a Russian attack on the NATO territory is possible. Russia has repeatedly denied such allegations.
Japanese PM Ishiba to quit amid LDP discontent
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will resign amid growing calls from within the Liberal Democratic Party for him to take responsibility for a pair of poor showings at the polls, putting an end to his 11-month tenure. In a news conference Sunday evening, Ishiba said he decided to step down because tariff negotiations with the United States, an issue he has described as a "national crisis," reached a milestone on Friday.
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Japan PM Ishiba voices intention to resign: government officials
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention to step down, senior government officials said Sunday, a day before the party decides whether to hold a presidential contest. On Monday, the LDP plans to collect signatures from its lawmakers to determine whether to hold a presidential election ahead of the scheduled contest in 2027, amid mounting calls for Ishiba to take responsibility for the loss of the ruling coalition's majority in the House of Councillors election in July.
Why is a Gaza ceasefire deal so hard to reach
Two weeks after Hamas accepted a peace proposal mediated by Egypt and Qatar, Israel has yet to issue a formal response. Instead, it has focused on bolstering its forces around Gaza City in preparation for an expanded offensive to seize the enclave's largest urban center.
Judge rules ending protections for Venezuelan and Haitian migrants is unlawful
The Trump administration's effort to strip hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan and Haitian migrants of legal protections is unlawful, a US judge says.
