World news

World news

The provisions of the Bahrain-led resolution had been repeatedly pared down in an effort to convince Russia and China to abstain from voting, an effort that ultimately failed as the two nations refused to back down in Tuesday's vote.

Kataib Hezbollah stated that Kittleson would be freed on the condition that she leave Iraq immediately. An anonymous Iraqi official confirmed her release to The Associated Press on Tuesday afternoon.

Even if you were a convicted felon, at the end of the day we still deserve due process. If our due process is taken away, anybody else's due process can be taken away.

"In 2018 when the UN high commissioner for refugees and the International Organisation for Migration agreed to provide cooking fuel across the camps in the form of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), many of these problems subsided."

The World Health Organization has suspended medical evacuations from Gaza to Egypt after a contract worker was killed by Israeli fire, with further evacuations on hold until further notice.

The war in Iran has created an energy shock in Africa, as the continent relies heavily on oil and gas imports from the Middle East.

A Japanese citizen has been released on bail in Iran, according to Japan's top government spokesperson, months after their detention amid the country's antigovernment protests.

An independent committee under the National Sports Council has found gross irregularities in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election held in 2025, stating that a significant number of irregularities took place during the BCB election in October, which was won by former national captain Aminul Islam Bulbul.

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, known as the Warthog, was shot down in Iran while attempting to rescue crew members from a downed F-15 Strike Eagle fighter jet.