Aid trucks have begun entering the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, which connects the Strip and Israel, for the first time since the Israeli military launched an offensive on Rafah on May 6, Egyptian media reported on Sunday. Al Qahera news channel aired footage showing the moment humanitarian aid
Author: Agence France-Presse
After China drills, Taiwan president again extends goodwill
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te again extended goodwill towards and offered cooperation with China on Sunday following two days of Chinese war games near the island, saying he looked forward to enhancing mutual understanding and reconciliation. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, carried out the military drills on
Cummins eyes another title as Hyderabad face Kolkata in IPL final
Australia's World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins will need a spectacular turnaround to secure another major title on Sunday, when his Sunrisers Hyderabad face Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League final only five days after a heavy loss. Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs in the last qualifier in
Leeds and Southampton clash for lucrative Premier League return
Leeds and Southampton will slug it out for a lucrative place in the Premier League when they meet in football's single richest match at Wembley on Sunday. Promotion to the English top-flight is worth an estimated o140 million ($178 million) for the Championship play-off final winner. No other game can offer such
Swiatek eyes place among greats with fourth French Open crown
Dovbyk hat-trick spurs Girona to end season with 7-0 thrashing of Granada
A hat-trick from LaLiga top scorer Artem Dovbyk propelled Girona to their biggest ever win as they thrashed relegated Granada 7-0 on Friday to complete a dream season with a third-place finish in the standings. The atmosphere at the Montilivi stadium was festive as fans celebrated the Catalans' remarkable season, ending
China ends military drills around Taiwan
China has ended two days of military drills around Taiwan that saw jets loaded with live munitions and warships practise seizing and isolating the self-ruled island. The exercises simulated strikes targeting Taiwan's leaders as well as its ports and airports to "cut off the island's 'blood vessels'", Chinese military analysts told
300 buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, local media says
More than 300 people and over 1,100 houses were buried by a massive landslide that levelled a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, local media reported on Saturday. Hundreds are feared dead in the landslide that hit Kaokalam village in Enga Province, about 600 km (370 miles) northwest of capital
Putin says Ukraine’s Zelenskiy lacks legitimacy after term expired
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had no legitimacy following the expiry of his five-year term and this would raise a legal obstacle if Russia and Ukraine were to hold peace talks. With Ukraine under martial law in the third year of Russia's full-scale invasion,
World Court orders Israel to halt assault on Gaza’s Rafah
Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling in South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide. While the International Court of Justice, or World Court, has no means to enforce