Basdeo Panday, the first person of Indian descent to become the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has passed away at the age of 90.He died on Monday, surrounded by family, as stated in a social media post by his daughter.Basdeo Panday served as prime minister twice from 1995 to…

A Russian aircraft accidentally bombed a village in the Voronezh region of the country as the Kremlin continues an all-out assault on major Ukrainian cities.The warplane responsible for the friendly-fire was reportedly forced to make an “emergency release” on Tuesday while flying over the Russian village of Petropavlovka.”At around 9:00…

Hamas has waived its demands for multiple monthslong cease-fires in its hostage negotiations with Israel after Israeli officials dismissed the request as “totally off base” on Tuesday.Hamas negotiators had demanded multiple cease-fires culminating in the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza in exchange for the remaining Israeli hostages, according…

A passenger on a Japan Airlines flight described the harrowing moments when the plane he was riding on collided with a Japanese coast guard aircraft on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday, causing the passenger jet to erupt into flames.Swede Anton Deibe, 17, told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet that…

A thick plume of black smoke rose over an airport runway in Japan on Tuesday after a Japanese aircraft burst into flames, local media reported.Live footage on public broadcaster NHK showed a Japan Airlines passenger plane on a runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport with flames coming out of its windows.…

South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck Tuesday during a visit to the southern port city of Busan.Lee, the chief of the main opposition Democratic Party, is conscious and was airlifted to the Pusan National University Hospital, a party official and a fire department official told…

The Israeli Supreme Court delivered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a major defeat in his efforts to overhaul the country’s judicial system on Monday.The court struck down a component of Netanyahu’s reforms that banned judges from overturning government decisions the court deems “unreasonable.” Netanyahu’s government had passed the legislation in July.In…

Iran’s Alborz warship has reportedly entered the Red Sea, emerging at a time of heightened tensions in the key shipping route amid ongoing attacks on vessels in response to the Israel-Hamas war. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Monday that the vessel had entered the Red Sea through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, though…

Israel’s Home Front Command is reportedly preparing to allow some residents who lived in border communities near the Gaza Strip to return to their homes as fighting in the north winds down after three months. Israelis who lived within 4 miles of Gaza were evacuated after the October 7 assault, in…

Two men have been arrested in connection with the killing of Ugandan Olympic runner Benjamin Kiplagat, who was fatally stabbed in a car in Kenya on New Year’s Eve.The suspects were found with a knife believed to have been used in the killing, and the motive appears to be robbery,…