UNSC to hold emergency meeting after Rafah attack
New York, May 28 - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday, following the deadly airstrike by Israel near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu calls civilian deaths in Rafah a ‘tragic mishap’
Tel Aviv, May 28 - Amid growing international condemnation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the strike which killed scores of displaced Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday was a "tragic mishap".
Russian spy in German military sentenced to 3.5 years
Dusseldorf, May 27 - A 54-year-old German army officer who confessed to spying for Russia has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a court in Dusseldorf.
Re-elected Lithuanian President calls for higher military spending
Vilnius, May 27 - Lithuania's newly re-elected President Gitanas Nauseda on Monday called for a further increase in the Baltic country's military spending.
Soldiers among 10 killed in terror attack on Pakistani outpost
Islamabad, May 27 - Islamist terrorists attacked a Pakistani military outpost near the Afghan border, killing at least five soldiers in the ensuing fire exchange, officials said on Monday.
World Health Assembly meets in Geneva after pandemic treaty failure
Geneva, May 27 - The annual meeting of the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organisation (WHO), began in the Swiss city of Geneva on Monday.
New Parliament convenes in Tehran days after deadly helicopter crash
Tehran, May 27 - A new Parliament convened in Iran's capital Tehran for the first time on Monday, days after a deadly helicopter crash that killed the country's President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
3 dead as typhoon hits Philippines
Manila, May 27 - Three people, including a seven-month-old baby boy, were killed in typhoon Ewiniar that destroyed homes and caused flooding in the Philippines, a spokesperson for the Philippine National Police said on Monday.
Naturalisation applications surge from Israelis with German roots
Berlin, May 27 - The number of Israelis with German ancestors applying for naturalisation has increased, the media reported on Monday, citing Germany's Federal Office of Administration.
Macron visits memorial in Berlin for Jews murdered in the Holocaust
Berlin, May 27 - French President Emmanuel Macron commemorated victims of the Holocaust in Berlin on Monday during the second day of his official state visit to Germany.
South Korea, Japan, China reaffirm commitment to Korean Peninsula peace amid North Korea satellite plan
Seoul, May 27 - Leaders of South Korea, Japan, and China reaffirmed their commitment to promote peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula during their summit in Seoul on Monday, hours after North Korea announced a satellite launch plan.
Protests erupt in Istanbul against Israeli bombing of civilians
Istanbul, May 27 - Widespread protests erupted overnight in Istanbul following Israel's attack on a Palestinian camp in the Gaza Strip, local media reported on Monday.
Torrential rain forecast for Japan
Tokyo, May 27 - Japan's weather agency warned of torrential downpours in some parts of the southwestern prefectures of Kagoshima and Miyazaki from Monday night through Tuesday, calling for caution as the rows of clouds may suddenly increase the risk of disasters.
Papua New Guinea confirm over 2,000 buried alive in landslide
Sydney, May 27 - The Papua New Guinea (PNG) National Disaster Centre (NDC) has confirmed that more than 2,000 people were buried alive after a massive landslide disaster occurred in Enga province.
Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing biz leaders agree to form private-sector economic consultative body
Seoul, May 27 - Business leaders of South Korea, Japan and China have agreed to form a trilateral economic consultative body to promote economic cooperation and resolve pending issues, the country's main business lobby said on Monday.
Hamas chief of staff killed in Rafah by Israeli airstrike
Jerusalem, May 27 - Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday that an Israeli aircraft killed Yassin Rabia, the Hamas Chief of Staff in the West Bank, last week in the southern Gazan city of Rafah.
Australian National University students defy order to disband pro-Palestine encampment
Canberra, May 27 - Student protesters have defied an order to leave a pro-Palestine encampment at the Australian National University (ANU).
France lifting state of emergency in New Caledonia
Paris, May 27 - France is lifting a state of emergency in its overseas territory of New Caledonia after 12 days, the office of President Emmanuel Macron said here on Monday.
Cyclone Remal leaves 7 dead in Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 27 - At least seven people died in Bangladesh due to the devastations of cyclone Remal, which lashed parts of the South Asian country with heavy rain and strong wind.
Australia prepares to help Papua New Guinea after deadly landslide
Sydney, May 27 - Australia is poised to send help to the site of a deadly Papua New Guinea landslide where 670 people are feared to have been killed.