Germany summons Iranian ambassador over attack on Israel
Berlin, April 15 - The German Foreign Office has summoned Iran's ambassador following Tehran's attack on Israel, a spokesman said on Monday afternoon.
British PM braces for fresh wrangling over Rwanda deportation bill
London, April 15 - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is braced for a fresh round of parliamentary wrangling over his bill to save his government’s stalled Rwanda deportation scheme, as lawmakers head back to Westminster this week.
Iran: Container ship seized for breaking shipping regulations
Paris, April 15 - The Iranian Foreign Ministry has justified the detention of the MSC Aries container ship on the grounds that it had infringed shipping regulations and failed to provide an "appropriate reaction" to the Iranian authorities.
Berlin and Paris call for support for Sudanese people amid civil war
Paris, April 15 - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné have called on the international community to provide urgent support for Sudan at the start of an aid conference on the northeast African country in Paris.
German Chancellor warns China not to support Russia ahead of meeting with Xi
Shanghai, April 15 - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will warn Chinese President Xi Jinping against providing military support for Russia.
Macron says Plan B, Plan C possible for Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Paris, April 15 - The organisers have prepared alternatives to staging the highly-anticipated Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony on the River Seine if there are excessive security risks, French president Emmanuel Macron admitted on Monday.
S Korea’s trainee doctors accuse vice health minister of abuse of power
Seoul, April 15 - More than 1,300 trainee doctors in South Korea are set to file a complaint against Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo for alleged abuse of power, one of the junior doctors said on Monday, as their mass walkout has
At polarised UNSC meet on Iran attack, only consensus is Middle East tensions shouldn’t escalate
United Nations, April 15 - After hearing a warning at the polarised Security Council’s emergency meeting from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that the “Middle East was on the brink”, the only consensus was that there should be no further escalation of tensions there.
Israel seeks terror tag for Iran‘s Revolutionary Guard Corps
Tel Aviv, April 15 - After thwarting a major Iranian attack on its soil, the Israeli government wants the world to recognise Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terror outfit.
Israel lifts all precautionary restrictions after Iranian attack
Jerusalem, April 15 - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said early Monday that all restrictions it put in place shortly before Iran's overnight attack on Saturday have been lifted.
8-year-old girl killed in Chicago mass shooting, seven others wounded
An 8-year-old girl died and seven other people were wounded – including two young children – when shots were fired while they were standing outside at a family gathering in Chicago Saturday night, police said.
At least 18 dead, 2 missing as landslides hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island
Jakarta, April 14 - At least 14 people have died and another is missing after torrential rains triggered landslides on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, an official said on Sunday.
U.S. not seeking war with Iran: White House national security spokesman
Washington, April 15 - The US does not want to go to war with Iran, a White House national security spokesman has said.
Saudi delegation led by foreign minister to visit Pakistan on April 15
Islamabad, April 15 - As Pakistan moves ahead towards privatisation of its assets including the Islamabad International Airport and the National Flag carrier airline the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) along with other major projects; a high-level delegation from Saudi Arabia will land in
European Union and G7 leaders urge preventing escalation in Middle East
Brussels/Rome, April 15 - European Union (EU) and Group of Seven (G7) leaders have called for preventing a further escalation of the situation in the Middle East following Iran's retaliatory strikes on Israel.
Sydney mass stabbing attacker suffered mental health issues: police
Sydney, April 14 - Police on Sunday said that the perpetrator of mass stabbing at the Sydney shopping centre that claimed six lives was suffering from mental health issues.
Iran launches large-scale drone, missile attack against Israel
Jerusalem, A combined attack of dozens of ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones from Iran triggered air raid alerts across Israel early on Sunday, the Israeli army said, as residents reported multiple bombings were heard.
Two soldiers, terrorist killed in encounter in Pakistan’s K-P province
Islamabad, April 13 - Two soldiers and a terrorist were killed on Saturday in an intelligence-based operation in Buner district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said.
5.2-magnitude quake hits China, no casualties
Beijing, April 13 - A 5.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Rutog County in Ali Prefecture in China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Saturday.
Five people have been killed in a knife attack at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney’s east
Sydney, April 13 - Five people were stabbed to death at a shopping centre in Australia's Sydney on Saturday, and the assailant has been shot dead by police, local media reported.