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Thousands sleep outside in Nepal after quake kills 157, destroys houses

Most of the houses in villages in Jajarkot district either collapsed or were severely damaged by the sudden earthquake Friday night, while the few concrete houses in towns were also damaged

COP28 looks set for conflict after negotiations on climate damage fund

The United States and several developing countries expressed disappointment in the draft agreement, which will be sent for global leaders to sign at the COP28 climate conference, which begins in Dubai

Russia says it test-fired Bulava missile from new nuclear submarine

Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement that the Imperator Alexander III strategic missile cruiser fired the Bulava missile from White Sea

Israel-Hamas war: Blinken meets Palestinian leader amid escalating tensions

Blinken and Abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the West Bank

Ukrainian missile strike on shipyard in Crimea damages Russian ship

The ministry didn't give details about the ship or the extent of the damage

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 bn after Taliban banned poppy

Afghanistan was the world's biggest opium producer and a major source for heroin in Europe and Asia when the Taliban seized power in August 2021

Israel jets strike Gaza camp as US fails to win support to pause fighting

The soaring death toll in Gaza has sparked growing international anger, with tens of thousands from Washington to Berlin taking to the streets Saturday to demand an immediate cease-fire

Protest marches by thousands in Europe demand halt to bombing in Gaza

The marches reflected growing disquiet in Europe about the mounting civilian casualty toll and suffering from the Israel-Hamas war

US, Arab partners disagree on cease-fire as airstrikes kill Gaza civilians

Anyone in Gaza City is risking their life," Israel's Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant said, adding that Hamas fighters were encountering the full force of Israeli troops

Israeli strikes kill multiple civilians at shelters in Gaza combat zone

Israel's military said it had encircled Gaza City, the target of its offensive to crush Hamas, but on Saturday offered a three-hour window for residents trapped by the fighting to flee south

Israel resists US pressure to pause the war to allow more aid to Gaza

Alarm has grown over spiralling Palestinian deaths and deepening misery for civilians from weeks of Israeli bombardment and a widening ground assault that risks even greater casualties

North Korean art sells in China despite UN sanctions over nuclear programme

The dealer hawking the art made no effort to disguise who produced the pieces, despite stiff UN sanctions prohibiting the sale of such goods

Conditions in Gaza must improve to have 'partners for peace': US to Israel

"There will be no partners for peace if they're consumed by humanitarian catastrophe and alienated by any perceived indifference to their plight," Blinken said

Average Gazan living on 2 pieces of bread a day, scarce water: UN official

Hastings, who is also the humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, said only one of three water supply lines from Israel is operational

Nasrallah threatens escalation as Netanyahu rules out cease fire in Gaza

Israeli troops tightened their encirclement of Gaza City, the focus of their campaign to crush the enclave's ruling Hamas militants

Israeli PM Netanyahu rules out cease-fire until Hamas frees hostages

Hamas kidnapped some 240 people in its bloody October 7 cross-border attack that triggered the Israel-Hamas war

Amazon, Meta settle UK probe with pledges to refrain from unfair practices

Meta has also pledged to limit how it uses ad data when developing products, the watchdog said

Israel's encirclement of Gaza city tightens as top US diplomat arrives

More than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza so far, and another 1,400 people have died in Israel, mainly civilians killed during Hamas' initial attack

US terms with China must consider human rights, national security: Yellen

A full separation of our economies, or an approach in which countries including those in the Indo-Pacific are forced to take sides, would have significant negative global repercussions, Yellen said

North Korea confirms it is closing some diplomatic missions abroad

According to South Korean government data, North Korea has diplomatic relations with more than 150 countries but operates just around 50 diplomatic posts abroad