World news from The Thursday Times' foreign desk.
Ali Shamkhani says Iranians know America’s “rescues” from Iraq and Afghanistan to Gaza, warning any intervention near Iran’s security will be met with a “regret-inducing response”, after Donald Trump threatens action if protesters are killed.
Trump warned Iran he would intervene to protect peaceful protesters, saying the US is “locked and loaded”, as Tehran responded with counter-threats and unrest spread.
A New Year’s celebration at Le Constellation, a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, ended in disaster after an explosion sparked a major fire, police said.
The United States has excluded Afghanistan from a $2 billion United Nations humanitarian aid package, saying it has evidence that some previous assistance in the country was diverted to the Taliban.
US President Donald Trump said late Thursday that the United States carried out strikes against ISIS militants in north-west Nigeria, describing the operation as “powerful and deadly” and linking it to attacks on Christians, without releasing details on targets or casualties.
Bangladesh has cleared a 50,000-tonne rice import from Pakistan under a government-to-government arrangement, pricing the deal at $395 per tonne and setting up new shipments to reinforce food reserves.
Prof Muhammad Yunus has accused supporters of Bangladesh’s ousted regime, including exiled former PM Sheikh Hasina, of spending millions to undermine the electoral process.
The United Nations has raised serious legal concerns over India’s May military strikes inside Pakistan and its handling of the Indus Waters Treaty.
The Bondi Beach investigation has widened after officials confirmed the shooter, Sajid Akram travelled to the Philippines on an Indian passport weeks before the attack.
Donations have surged for the man who disarmed an attacker during the Bondi Beach shooting, with supporters saying his actions may have saved lives.
