Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes at  Gaza Strip early Wednesday, the first such raids since a shaky cease-fire ended the war with Hamas last month.

US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American civil rights attorney Sarala Vidya Nagala as a federal judge in the State of Connecticut.

The highest civilian court of Egypt on Monday upheld the death sentences of 12 senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood over a 2013 sit-in which ended with security forces killing hundreds of protesters. The ruling now cannot be appealed against meaning the 12 members can face execution pending President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s approval.

New Delhi: A Dominica Magistrate Court has adjourned till June 25 the hearing into alleged illegal entry of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choki into the Caribbean island nation, local media there reported.

Brussels: NATO leaders on Monday declared China a constant security challenge and said the Chinese are working to undermine global order, a message in sync with President Joe Biden's efforts to get allies to speak out with a more unified voice against China's trade, military and human rights practices.

Dhaka: Prominent Bangladeshi film actress Shamsunnahar Smriti, popularly known as Pori Moni, has sought justice from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Facebook post alleging that a businessman attempted to rape and murder her at a club here.

Jerusalem: Naftali Bennett was on Sunday sworn in as Israel's new Prime Minister, ousting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power after an uninterrupted 12 years at the helm of affairs.

Israel is set to swear in a new government on Sunday that will send Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office and end a political crisis that sparked four elections in two years.