International

GBDESK// Jerusalem police and residents were bracing for extremist ministers and their supporters to rally on Thursday in an annual flag-waving march commemorating Israel's capture of the Old City. The parade is seen as a provocative…

GBDESK// Competing claims surfaced today over Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's purported involvement in a "near catastrophic car chase" with paparazzi in New York. A spokesperson for the couple drew global attention by announcing…

GBDESK// Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on a visit to Britain today won the promise of "hundreds" more missiles and drones -- and said his coveted goal of enlisting Western fighter jets was drawing nearer. The visit came as…

GBDESK// Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan secured an extension to his protective bail until May 31, his lawyer said today, as an official announced people involved in violent protests over his arrest would be tried in…

GBDESK// The European Union should crack down on India reselling Russian oil into Europe as refined fuel, including diesel, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in an interview with the Financial Times published on Tuesday.…

GBDESK// At least 13 people were killed when a passenger van and a semi-truck collided on a highway in northeastern Mexico on Sunday, local authorities said. The vehicles crashed on a road between the cities of Zaragoza and Hidalgo…

GBDESK// A Russian missile strike killed four people and hit a hospital in eastern Ukraine, officials said today, as President Volodymyr Zelensky won the promise of "hundreds" more missiles and drones on a visit to Britain. The attack…

GBDESK// The UN rights chief today called on the international community to exert all possible pressure on the fighting sides in Sudan to resolve the conflict and end "the wanton violence". The fighting has plunged "this…

GBDESK// Donald Trump sexually abused magazine writer E Jean Carroll in the 1990s and then defamed her by branding her a liar, jurors decided on Tuesday, dealing the former US president a legal setback as he campaigns to retake office in…

GBDESK// The leader of Russia's Wagner private army said yesterday Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive was already underway and making gains on the outskirts of the eastern city of Bakhmut, while Kyiv said its main effort had not yet…