A male and a female employee of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot by an unknown assailant as they exited the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night (US time).
Global oil demand, which grew at a solid pace of 990,000 barrels per day (kb/d) in the first quarter of 2025, is expected to decelerate to just 650 kb/d for the remainder of the year.
According to the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), more than 93% of Gaza’s children—about 930,000—are now at risk of famine.
IndiGo operates direct flights to Istanbul using two Boeing 777 aircraft leased from Turkish Airlines, and offers codeshare connections to Europe and the US through its partnership with the Turkish carrier.
Sydney: Almost 50,000 people have been isolated by rising floodwaters in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) said on Wednesday afternoon that over 48,800 people and 23,200 dwellings have been cut off by flooding in the state’s Mid North Coast region, over 200 km northeast of Sydney..
Balochistan: A devastating blast targeted a school bus in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, killing at least six people, including four children, and injuring 38 others, Al Jazeera reported, citing an official statement. Yasir Iqbal Dashti, a government official in Khuzdar, said the attack occurred in the Khuzdar district, where the bus was picking up students.
Nottingham: Zimbabwe will play a Test match on English soil after a long gap of 22 years when they take on Ben Stokes’ side in a one-off fixture at Trent Bridge from May 22. England will look to start the new World Test Championship cycle on the front foot, while Zimbabwe will hope to celebrate.
Islamabad: Five people, including three children and two adults, have died and around 38 more injured, many of them critically, in a blast targetting a bus carrying children of Army Public School (APS) in Balochistan’s Khuzdar area on the Zero Line at Karachi-Quetta Highway, on Wednesday. The attack, suspected to be a planted Improvised Explosive.
Tajikistan experienced a 4.4 magnitude earthquake, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km, which increases the likelihood of aftershocks. The NCS posted on X that the earthquake’s coordinates were approximately 37.94°N latitude and 72.44°E longitude. Previously, on May 20, a 3.9 magnitude quake hit the.
