On Monday, the Palestinian territory’s Civil Defence agency said health workers had uncovered more than 200 bodies of people killed and buried at Nasser hospital, which was besieged by Israeli troops last month.

A strike on the most advanced air defence system Iran possesses and uses to protect its nuclear sites sends a message, experts say.

Israeli cross-party delegation meets representatives of island’s current and incoming governments, visits science park and attends Holocaust Memorial Day event.

Classes at Columbia University were shifted online on Monday as protests over the Israel-Gaza war heightened tensions on US campuses and led to dozens of arrests at Yale University.

An independent review group on the UN agency for Palestinians found some ‘neutrality-related issues’, but it noted Israel had yet to provide evidence for incendiary allegations that staff were members of terrorist organisations.

America’s top envoy pledges to continue raising atrocities with responsible governments days before he is expected to meet senior officials in Beijing.

Since Hamas’ unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel triggered war in Gaza, there have been near-daily cross-border exchanges of fire between the Israeli army and Iran-backed Hezbollah.

Major General Aharon Haliva is the first high-ranking official to step down for failing to prevent the attack that shocked Israel and the international community.

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says government can invite more people to Hong Kong to assuage any fears about the city’s legal system.

Terry Anderson was snatched by Islamist militants in war-torn Lebanon in 1985. He was chained and blindfolded during long stretches of his almost seven years in captivity.

Attack by ‘outlaw elements’ in Iraq was the first major one against coalition forces in several weeks.

As the Gaza war drags into its seventh month, conflict on Sunday was focused on Lebanon and the West Bank, but Israeli officials said further fighting in Gaza has been authorised.

The United States appears close to sanctioning an Israeli military unit over alleged human rights violations in the West Bank.

The overnight strikes on Rafah city killed 22 people, most of them children, with one of the victims only 18 months old.

Yemen’s Iran-based Houthi rebels have attacked almost 100 vessels in the vital trading route of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in months of strikes.

Experts say Washington’s plan to rely on surge troops could be tested now the arch-foes have broken the taboo of open military strikes against each other.

Special envoy Li Hui’s latest mission to Europe was met with scepticism, and could be seen as ‘signalling’ to the Global South that China is a responsible power.

‘China’s goal is to enjoy the fact that the US is getting bruised here, but also to use the conflict in Gaza as a way to rally the Global South against the United States,‘ one says.

Two women suffocated inside their vehicle during the flooding and one man died when his vehicle fell into a sinkhole, Philippine officials said.

New Delhi has urged de-escalation on both sides, reflecting deep concerns over regional instability

Dubai airport has witnessed chaotic scenes, with crowds of marooned travellers clamouring for information about their flights.

Readers discuss China’s response to Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel, and how Chinese cultural exports can play a role in promoting goodwill

Post culture editor Kevin Kwong is marooned with thousands of others at Dubai International Airport after his flight was cancelled following an unprecedented storm, with no idea when he will leave.

Iranian state media confirmed an attack by Israel in the early hours of Friday and said the ‘sabotage’ operation involving drones had failed

Commercial ties between China and the Middle East are enjoying a revival as politics, energy transition and supply-chain upheavals create opportunities for Chinese exporters, according to management consultancy Oliver Wyman.