International

Powerful quake in Southeast Asia kills several, Myanmar declares state of emergency

TDS Desk: A powerful earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling buildings in neighbouring Myanmar, where the ruling

Hamas says spokesman killed in Israeli strike on Gaza

International Desk: Hamas said an Israeli air strike killed one of its official spokesmen in Gaza on Thursday, the latest high-ranking operative targeted since Israel resumed its bombardment. The group

Huthis say US warplanes carried out 17 strikes in Yemen

International Desk: Huthi media in Yemen reported Wednesday at least 17 strikes in Saada and Amran, blaming the United States for the attacks. The rebels’ Ansarollah website said US warplanes

Israeli legislators pass state budget in a move that shores up Netanyahu’s government

TDS Desk: Israel’s parliament on Tuesday passed a state budget, a move that shores up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition and grants the embattled leader the chance at months

EU told Israel fresh Gaza strikes ‘unacceptable’

TDS Desk: The EU’s top diplomat said Wednesday that she told her Israeli counterpart the fresh wave of strikes on Gaza was “unacceptable”. Israel on Tuesday launched its most intense

‘Gay imam’ Muhsin Hendricks shot dead in South Africa

BBC, South Africa Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world’s first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque in Cape