Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire Thursday, halting a bruising 11-day war that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip, brought life in much of Israel to a standstill and left more than 200 people dead.

Singapore on Tuesday dismissed media reports quoting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that a very dangerous" strain of the coronavirus was prevalent in the city state, saying there is no truth whatsoever in such assertions.

Cairo: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has announced the allocation of 500 million for reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip.

A former Israeli Air Force pilot, Yonatan Shapira, has described the Israeli government and army as "terrorist organisations" run by "war criminals."

New York: Board members at Microsoft Corp. made a decision in 2020 that it wasn't appropriate for its co-founder Bill Gates to continue sitting on its board as they investigated the billionaire's prior romantic relationship with a female Microsoft employee that was deemed inappropriate, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Dubai: A league of Muslim nations on Sunday demanded that Israel halt attacks killing Palestinian civilians amid heavy fighting between it and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, even as fissures between countries over their recognition of Israel emerged.

Israeli warplanes have struck several buildings and roads in a vital part of Gaza City early Sunday.

Gaza City, May 15: An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday, the latest step by the military to silence reporting from the territory amid its battle with the militant group Hamas.