Four people were arrested in Switzerland after a controversial capsule, known as the "Sarco" pod, was used to end a woman's life. The incident took place in the northern canton of Schaffhausen on Monday.

New York: The Gulf nation of Qatar on Tuesday became just the second Muslim-majority country to be admitted into a program that allows its citizens to travel to the United States without first obtaining a U.S. visa.

Tel Aviv: Hezbollah hurled dozens of projectiles into Israel early Wednesday, including a missile aimed at Tel Aviv that was the group's deepest strike yet, and the Israeli military said it would activate reserve troops in response to the rising tensions.

New Delhi: India ranks third in the annual Asia Power Index, released by an Australian think-tank, surpassing Japan on the back of strong post-COVID 19 economic growth, while China's power appeared to plateau just below the United States.

Colombo: Harini Amarasuriya was sworn in as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister on Tuesday, becoming the first woman leader since Sirimavo Bandaranaike in the year 2000 to hold the post.

Beirut: The Israeli military says it has killed a top commander with Hezbollah's missile and rocket unit in a strike in Beirut.

Washington: Former US president Donald Trump has ruled out running for the White House in 2028 if he loses his presidential bid in November this year.

Israeli strikes on Lebanon Monday killed more than 490 people, including more than 90 women and children, Lebanese authorities said, in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. The Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate ahead of its widening air campaign against Hezbollah.