Protesters set fire to Sweden’s embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad early Thursday, an international news agency journalist said, ahead of a planned burning of a Quran in Sweden. Swedish authorities approved an assembly to be held later Thursday outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, where organisers plan to burn a copy of the Quran as مزید پڑھیں

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman announced the signing of an executive plan for defense cooperation with Turkiye’s Minister of National Defense Yasar Guler, Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. Prince Khalid said in a statement on his Twitter account that two contracts with the Turkish side to acquire drones were signed. Additionally, two مزید پڑھیں

A national of the United States has likely been detained in North Korea after crossing the military demarcation line separating the two Koreas without authorisation, according to the United Nations Command. The person was taking part in a tour to the Joint Security Area (JSA), the border village in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between South مزید پڑھیں

Russia on Monday said it’s suspending its participation in the vital Black Sea grain deal until the country’s conditions are met. According to international media reports, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, hours before the Black Sea Grain Initiative was set to expire, that Russia would “return” to the deal “immediately” if its demands مزید پڑھیں

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has blamed authorities’ failure to follow disaster response rules as the death toll from days of torrential rain grew to 39, including a dozen people found dead in a submerged underpass. According to internaitonal media reports, President Yoon Suk Yeol, just back from an overseas trip, on Monday convened مزید پڑھیں

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Washington’s supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine should be treated as a crime. “The US administration itself gave an assessment to these munitions through the mouths of its employees some time ago, when the use of cluster munitions was called a crime by the US administration itself. I think مزید پڑھیں

Days of heavy rain in South Korea have left at least 22 people dead and 14 others missing in landslides, floods and other incidents. The 22 fatalities were reported on Friday and Saturday, all in the central and southeastern regions, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said in a report. An earlier ministry report مزید پڑھیں

Twenty-two people have died, 14 are missing and thousands have been evacuated in South Korea, according to ministry data, as a third day of torrential rains caused landslides and the overflow of a dam. According to international media reports, as of 6pm (09:00 GMT), 4,763 people had been evacuated nationwide, according to the Ministry of مزید پڑھیں

The United Kingdom has offered millions of public sector workers pay raises in bid to end strikes triggered by a cost-of-living crisis, as thousands of junior doctors walked off the job in protest for five days. According to international media reports, Britain’s government decided to accept recommendations for pay increases, treasury minister John Glen said مزید پڑھیں

A raging conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3.1 million people from their homes, the United Nations said on Wednesday. More than 2.4 million people have been displaced internally and more than 730,000 have fled to neighboring countries, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) estimated. Most have fled from the capital Khartoum, the focus مزید پڑھیں