Israel carries out air strikes on rocket launching site in Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv, May 4 - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday it carried out an airstrike on a rocket launch site in the southern Gaza Strip.
Hamas, Egyptian mediators reach consensus on Gaza ceasefire issues: Egyptian media
Cairo, May 4 - Egyptian mediators and Hamas have reached a consensus on several issues regarding a potential ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Egyptian media reported on Saturday.
Inspiring voices of India’s women panchayat leaders resonate at UN meet
New York, May 4 - The inspiring stories of India’s elected women representatives of the Panchayati Raj institutions resonated in the hallowed halls of the United Nations Headquarters as three iconic grassroots leaders took the centre stage on Friday at the Side Event
Death toll from Indonesia’s flooding, landslides rises to 15
Jakarta, May 4 - The death toll in the flooding and landslides in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province has risen to 15, an official from the country's disaster agency said on Saturday.
Death toll rises to 12 in Congo bombings
Kinshasa, May 4 - The death toll into the bombings at three sites for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has mounted to 12, the United Nations said.
Chinese embassy in Canada refutes foreign interference accusations
Ottawa, May 4 - The Chinese embassy in Canada expressed "strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition" to the "baseless accusation of China's interference in Canada's internal affairs," according to its spokesperson.
CMFRI holds awareness campaign on climate change for fishing communities
Kochi, May 4 - In response to the impact of climate change on fishing communities, the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) launched an initiative to create awareness among the fisher folk in Kerala's Ernakulam district.
Multiple fires erupt in Ukraine’s Kharkiv after overnight Russian attacks
Kyiv, May 4 - Multiple fires have broken out in the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv following Russian missile and drone attacks overnight, authorities said on Saturday.
Ukraine attacks Crimea with long-range missiles: Russia
Kyiv, May 4 - Russian air defence systems destroyed four US-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles fired at the Crimean Peninsula by Ukrainian forces, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday morning.
Defence chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry N. Korea-Russia military cooperation
Washington, May 4 - The defence chiefs of the US, Australia, and Japan denounced growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, including their weapons transactions, during their trilateral talks in Hawaii this week.
Hamas to release 20 Israeli hostages instead of 33
Tel Aviv, May 4 - Hamas has agreed to release 20 Israeli hostages in its custody instead of the 33 proposed by Israel.
Yemen’s Houthis threaten to attack all Israeli-linked commercial ships in Mediterranean
Sanaa, May 4 - Yemen's Houthi group has announced the expansion of its ballistic missile attacks to include all Israeli-linked commercial vessels transiting the Mediterranean.
Death toll rises to 39 from heavy rains in Brazil
Sao Paulo, May 4 - The death toll from heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 39 with nearly 70 people still missing, the Civil Defence agency said.
The West is ‘waging war’ against Moscow using Ukrainians: Russian Foreign Ministry
Moscow, May 4 - Western countries are 'waging a war' against Russia in Ukraine with the use of foreign weapons, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
UN spokesperson declines to react to Biden’s claim that India’s economy stalling due to ‘xenophobia’
United Nations, May 4 - A UN spokesperson has declined to react to an assertion by US President Joe Biden that India was "stalling so badly economically" because it was "xenophobic" and not taking in immigrants.
Zelensky meets UK Foreign Secretary on military aid to Ukraine
Kiev, May 4 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron to discuss military aid to Ukraine, the Presidential press service said.
Iraqi Shia militia claims attack on Israel
Baghdad, May 4 - A Shia militia in Iraq has claimed responsibility for an attack on a vital site in Israel.
Indian sailors still on stranded ship off US port city after 35 days
Washington, May 4 - They would have been in Colombo in Sri Lanka, their destination, a couple of days ago, and would have been on their way home. But they remain on a cargo ship off the coast of the US port city
6.0-magnitude quake hits Philippines
Manila, May 3 - A 6.0 magnitude offshore earthquake rocked Leyte province in the central Philippines on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
Italy’s jobless rate falls to 7.2 pc, lowest in over 15 years
Rome, May 3 - Italy's unemployment rate decreased to the lowest level in more than 15 years in March after rising slightly in the previous month, the statistical office ISTAT reported on Friday.