Farmer Mark Kappa was enjoying his first hot drink in three days as he waited patiently for his meal in front of a food truck run by a Sikh charity, after incessant rain in Australia’s southeast cut off towns and forced thousands to evacuate their homes.

A little after 8:00 pm on May 8, red flares streaked through the night sky over the northern Indian city of Jammu as its air-defence systems opened fire on drones from neighbouring Pakistan.

Australia must consider sanctions against Israel for blocking food to starving civilians, a former cabinet minister says, while weighing into accusations the Middle Eastern nation’s actions could constitute genocide.

Iran would be able to survive if negotiations with the U.S. over its nuclear programme fail to secure a deal.

Primary school teachers in Bangladesh joined public sector workers in protests against the interim government amid growing discontent and political uncertainty in the South Asian country.

The Palestinian delegation won the right to fly their flag at the World Health Organization after a symbolic victory in a vote that its envoy hopes will lead to greater recognition within the United Nations and beyond.

Samoans will go to the polls to elect a new parliament after former members of Fiame Naomi Mata’afa’s FAST party joined with opposition MPs to defeat her government’s budget.

A U.S.-backed foundation tasked with supplying aid to Gaza made a faltering start on Monday.

King Charles landed in Canada’s capital Ottawa for a highly symbolic visit showing support for the nation that recognises him as its sovereign but is coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a 51st U.S. state.

A Palestinian official said on Monday that Hamas has agreed to a proposal by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff for a Gaza ceasefire, only for an Israeli official to deny that the proposal was Washington’s and add that no Israeli government could accept it.

A car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a parade celebrating their side’s Premier League soccer title on Monday, and police arrested a 53-year-old local man shortly afterwards.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY” by unleashing a massive aerial attack on Ukraine and said he was weighing new sanctions on Moscow, though he also scolded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.