Hamas steps up attack on Israel, fires barrage of missiles; first in past few months
New Delhi, May 26 - Palestine-based militant outfit Hamas on Sunday launched a fresh missile attack on Israel, prompting the latter to blare warning sirens across Tel Aviv, the first such incident in the past few months.
13 Indians successfully rescued and repatriated from Laos
Vientiane, May 26 - The Embassy of India in Laos said on Sunday that it has successfully rescued and repatriated 13 Indians, including seven Odiya workers from a wood factory in Attapeu province and six Indian youngsters from the Golden Triangle Special Economic
Tribal fighter killed in bomb attack in Iraq
Baghdad, May 26 - A paramilitary fighter from a local tribal force was killed and four others wounded in twin roadside bomb explosions in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, the Iraqi military said on Sunday.
Zelensky appeals to Biden and Xi to join Swiss peace talks
Kharkiv, May 26 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday appealed to his US counterpart Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping to participate in a planned peace summit in Switzerland in June.
Israel thins out forces in Rafah, Givati brigade left
Jerusalem, May 26 - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) thinned out forces in eastern parts of the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, and the Givati infantry brigade left for Israel from the area where it had been operating since the operation a few
Nearly 1 million evacuated as Cyclone Remal approaches Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 26 - Bangladesh has begun evacuating millions of people ahead of Cyclone Remal, which is expected to bring winds as fast as 130 kmph when it makes landfall.
UN official: Death toll in Papua New Guinea landslide estimated to surpass 670
Sydney, May 26 - The death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was estimated to surpass 670, an official from the International Organisation for Migration told the media on Sunday.
South Korea, China agree to establish diplomatic security dialogue
Seoul, May 26 - Leaders of South Korea and China, on Sunday, agreed to establish a diplomatic security dialogue and resume negotiations to upgrade the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) to boost economic ties between the two countries.
Yemen: 113 detainees released with support of ICRC
Geneva/Sanaa, May 26 - Yemen's Houthi group has released 113 detainees in Sana, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Sunday.
10 members of a family killed in flooding in Afghanistan
Islamabad, May 26 - Ten members of a family were killed overnight in a village in the capital of Afghanistan's Badakhshan province due to heavy rainfall and flooding, local officials said on Sunday.
No jail for those refusing Tory national service plans: UK Home Secretary
London, May 26 - Teenagers would not be sent to jail for refusing to comply with the Tories' proposed "mandatory" national service, said James Cleverly, the UK Home Secretary.
Germany’s far-right AfD keeps second place in polls despite scandals
Berlin, May 26 - Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has maintained its second place in polls ahead of June's European Parliament elections despite a wave of recent scandals that have threatened to damage the party's hopes.
Nikki Haley in Israel, to meet families of hostages
Tel Aviv, May 27 (IANS) Republican leader and former US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley has reached Israel where she will tour the southern and northern provinces and meet with families of hostages held by Hamas.
Heads of state from Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, UAE to visit China
Beijing, May 27 - Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Tunisia's President Kais Saied, and the United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will pay state visits to China from May 28 to June
Death toll from Brazil floods hits 169
Sao Paulo, May 27 - Record rainfall and flooding in southern Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state have claimed 169 lives since the storms hit the state on April 29, the Civil Defense agency has said.
North Korea notifies Japan about planned satellite launch
Tokyo, May 27 -The Japanese government on Monday said that North Korea was preparing to attempt a new satellite launch in the coming days.
S. Korea, Japan, China set for summit amid N. Korea’s imminent satellite launch
Seoul, May 27 - Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan were set to meet in Seoul on Monday for their first trilateral summit in over four years amid rising tension over North Korea's impending "spy satellite launch".
Ukraine reports renewed Russian attacks in country’s west
Kyiv, May 26 - Russia subjected Ukraine to a massive drone and missile attack overnight, according to Kyiv's military.
In a first, Indian Haj pilgrims travel from Jeddah to Mecca by high-speed train
Jeddah, May 26 - In a historic first, Indian Haj pilgrims, who arrived at the Jeddah airport on Sunday, travelled to Mecca by high-speed Haramain Train instead of buses.
Gaza aid deliveries restart from Egypt via Kerem Shalom crossing
Cairo, May 26 - Badly needed aid to the Gaza Strip started coming from Egypt through the Kerem Shalom crossing for the first time in nearly three weeks on Sunday, an Egyptian TV station reported.