Scientific studies put Gaza's death toll above 75,000 by early 2025, nearly 35% higher than the Gaza Ministry of Health's official figure of 49,090 violent deaths. A household survey published in The Lancet Global Health based the estimate on interviews with 2,000 households representing nearly 10,000 people.
Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat Wednesday to protest a suicide bombing that killed 11 soldiers and a girl near the Afghan border. The attack took place Monday in the northwestern Bajaur district, which officials blame on insurgents based in Afghanistan.
A Wicklow councillor has called for a boycott of all US St Patrick's Day parades this year, citing concerns over deportations of Irish citizens and criticism of the US administration.
Armed operatives rearrested former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday night immediately after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission released him on bail. Witnesses said the agents ambushed him at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja.
A US-Iran military confrontation could erupt in days and stretch into a multi-week campaign, sources close to the matter said Wednesday. The assessment comes even as Washington and Tehran held a second round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday.
Australian police declared a Canberra bar a crime scene and seized posters showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump and others in Nazi uniforms. The action came under new federal hate symbol laws enacted after the December 14 Bondi Beach shooting that targeted a Jewish event.
Jammu and Kashmir's Director General of Police, Nalin Prabhat, has called for sustained and relentless operations against Pakistani-backed terrorists during a high-level security review meeting in Bandipora.
Suresh Koda, a notorious Maoist commander police describe as Bihar's last armed insurgent, surrendered Wednesday in Munger with weapons looted from slain security forces. Officials hailed the move as the end of Naxalism in the state after decades of violence.
A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta turned back to Houston's Hobby Airport minutes after takeoff early Wednesday due to an unruly passenger. Police met the plane upon landing and took the man into custody.
With two U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups converging on Iran, the administration faces criticism over its lack of clear objectives in the region, echoing past military missteps.
A 15-year-old girl from Reading credits Krav Maga self-defence classes for helping her find confidence and a 'voice' after being bullied at school, according to a recent report.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visited two commercial space companies in Denver's suburbs as part of the War Department's Arsenal of Freedom tour, emphasizing the strategic importance of space in future military conflicts.
Actor Jamie Foxx has called the use of the n-word at the BAFTA Awards 'unacceptable' following a controversial outburst by John Davidson.
The AUD/USD currency pair is showing signs of strength, with the 20-day exponential moving average at 0.6650 offering support for a potential upward move.
In the misty highlands of Tapalpa, Mexican soldiers cornered and killed Nemesio 'El Mencho' Oseguera Cervantes, the architect of Mexico's deadliest cartel. Hours later, Puerto Vallarta burned under a hail of retaliatory fire, stranding thousands and exposing the fragility of a narco-dependent paradise.