Some 250 hostages were taken by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023. Before the military's announcement of the latest discovery of bodies, Israel said it believed 108 hostages were still held in Gaza and about one-third of them were dead.
The National Transportation Safety Board, which started an investigation into the matter, sent two investigators to the site of the crash who will document the wreckage.
Russia views Ukraine's Kursk incursion as a "major provocation" and has threatened to retaliate while it advances in the eastern Pokrovsk city. Zelenskyy has recently pushed for renewed peace negotiations on Ukrainian terms, and the incursion was part of the plan to pit pressure on Russia.
Shay Kang, 10 was found dead with chest wounds at a house in West Midlands on March 4. Her mother Jaskirat Kaur, who goes by Jasmine Kang, pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denied murdering Shay.
The Mi-8T helicopter took off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano and the crew failed to report at the scheduled time.
BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir said Hasina's return will be a 'new leaf' in India-Bangladesh bilateral relations, otherwise the relationship will decline. India has so far not given a clear answer on how long it intends to shelter Hasina after her ouster during student-led protests.
The 'glide bombs' are fitted with a navigation system telling them where to strike and are hard to intercept, making it a dangerous weapon in the ongoing war. The attack wounded at least 77 people, of whom 20 are in serious condition.
McMaster said in his new book that the US Departments of State and Defence were reluctant to provide aid to Pakistan over its affiliation with terrorist groups. He also described the release of 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed as "almost an insult" to the United States.
The US Central Command said the ISIS terrorists were armed with "numerous weapons, grenades and suicide belts" on Thursday when the raids took place, adding that there were no civilian casualties. The US continues to fight the terrorist group after dislodging it from Iraq and Syria.
The full bench of Brazil's Supreme Court is expected to review the case, although no date has been set for the deliberations.
NSA Ajit Doval met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and other leaders in Colombo and held political consultations with them ahead of the presidential election scheduled on September 21.
PM Modi went on a historic trip to Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, becoming the first Indian leader to visit the war-ravaged countries in over 30 years of diplomatic relations. However, the journey to Kyiv was filled with many challenges for Indian journalists covering the visit.
Pakistan has invited PM Modi to Islamabad as it is set to host the SCO heads of government meeting on October 15 -16. Notably, Pakistan downgraded its ties with India after the Indian Parliament abrogated Article 370 granting special status to the erstwhile state of J-K on August 5, 2019.
India had earlier described similar reports as "factually incorrect" that blamed India for the devastating floods in Bangladesh. The South Asian country, along with India's Tripura, is witnessing heavy rainfall that have killed at least 30 people in the neighbouring nation.
India and Brunei are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations. The visit comes after Modi embarked on a historic trip to Ukraine, becoming the first Indian PM to arrive in the country after diplomatic relations were established in 1992.
Typhoon Shanshan is moving slowly towards the Shikoku island, bringing heavy rain and floods that have killed six people so far and cut off power to 250,000 households. Travel services have been suspended and factories also shut down operations on Friday.
Israel and Hamas agreed to a three-day pause in different areas of the Gaza Strip as the WHO will begin its polio vaccination campaign on September 1. This came after a 10-month-old baby was infected with a mutated strain of the virus, the first confirmed case in 25 years.
A Kabul-found flight took off from Leipzig in the early hours of Friday with 28 convicted criminals onboard after secret talks with Qatar. Germany had halted deportations to Taliban in 2021, but reversed the decision after a couple of knife attacks that killed several people.
In an attempt to woo women and suburban voters, Trump said the government will pay for all costs associated with IVF treatments. However, he did not say how he plans to do so, as many insurance companies don't cover IVF treatments, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Trump's lawyers have invoked presidential immunity to transfer the case from the state court in New York to a federal court, which they say will give him an "unbiased forum". The sentencing of the trial is scheduled for September 16, although it is unlikely to hurt his chances to the White House.
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