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Saudi Arabia defends against drone strikes from ‘Iran-backed’ groups

Drones launched at Saudi, Jordan and Iraq suggest Iran, or linked groups, may be testing US as it mulls new strategy.

The US-Iran war has slowed, with both sides giving diplomacy a chance through regional mediators.

Andy Burnham, Britain’s new prime minister, welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the United Kingdom.

Burnham is the fifth British prime minister to deal with President Zelenskyy since the war on Ukraine started in 2022.

Sebastia, a 3,000-year-old site, faces threats as Israel intensifies plans for land seizures and settlement expansions.

The ICC says its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity will continue despite the withdrawal.

An Indian police officer has been suspended after firing an AK-47 rifle at students protesting over leaked exam papers.

Chad becomes the fifth country to withdraw from the ICC recently, amid rising US pressure and accusations of bias.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said on Monday that Iran is not seeking negotiations with US.

South Asia's leaders have long boasted about their demographic dividend. But the region's young people are turning it into a political reckoning.

Israeli forces raided a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees training centre.

Israeli settlers have set fire to a mosque in the West Bank village of Qusra, and continued violent attacks.

Settler attacks are not isolated incidents. They are all part of a strategy to grab land and colonise.

Venezuela is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, accusing it of bias against the Global South.

Recent developments strengthen anti-Houthi forces in Yemen as signs indicate that a re-eruption of the war is imminent.