war

File photo of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Photo: Collected
Middle East

Middle East, world cannot 'afford more war': UN chief

Iran said its attack came in response to a deadly 1 April air strike on Tehran's consulate building in the Syrian capital Damascus that was widely blamed on Israel.

An antimissile system targets an Iranian aerial attack on Israel early Sunday. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)
Features

Israel-Iran conflict: What the rest of the world has to say

A destroyed building targeted by Israeli air strikes on the village of Nabi Sheet in the Baablbek district, Bekaa Valley on April 14.Photo: AFP/Getty Images
Middle East

Israel grapples with new phase in its multi-front war with Iran

Ukrainian service members fire a L119 howitzer towards Russian troops near the front line town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine December 21, 2023. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi
Europe

Ukraine parliament passes bill overhauling mobilisation rules

Palestinian women visit graves of people who were killed in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, on the day of Eid al-Fitr, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip April 10, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Middle East

Gazans live on memories of past Eid festivals as war ruins special day

Palestinians pray on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City June 28, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad. REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT
Middle East

Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Fitr, but the festivities are marred by the war in Gaza

Russian conscripts called up for military service line up before their departure for garrisons as they gather at a recruitment centre in Simferopol, Crimea, April 25, 2023. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/File Photo
Europe

Polish PM Tusk warns Europe has entered 'pre-war era'

FILE PHOTO: The United States Department of the Treasury is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
USA

US sanctions online media site Gaza Now, its founder for allegedly supporting Hamas

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World+Biz

Kabul says 8 killed in Pakistan air strikes on eastern Afghanistan

A plane drops aid over Gaza, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 27. Photo: REUTERS
World+Biz

Gaza aid by air, sea not 'substitute' for land deliveries: UN coordinator

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 59th Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine looks on next to a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system near a frontline at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 4, 2024. REUTERS/Alina Smutko
World+Biz

Europeans pessimistic on Ukraine's chances of victory: survey

Workers harvest cantaloupe at a farm in California, on 13 July 2023. Photo: Bloomberg
Global Economy

War, extreme weather and aging workers makes farming a tough job

Israeli soldiers ride in a military vehicle near the border with the Gaza Strip on 12 February 2024, amid ongoing fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Photo: Menahem KAHANA / AFP
World+Biz

World faces 'dangerous decade' as instability, military spending rise: Report