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Blast at central Russian plant kills 10: governor
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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Any new attack would be ‘another failure’: Iran
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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No reduction in Gaza hunger since truce: WHO
23 October 2025, 17:44 PM
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China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days
23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
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India poised to sharply cut Russian oil purchases after sanctions, sources say
23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
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Columbia University head resigns after Trump fund dispute
The government this month canceled $400 million in funding for Columbia and threatened to withhold billions more
29 March 2025, 03:47 AM
Myanmar quake toll passes 1,000 as rescuers dig for survivors
The quake caused extensive damage in Myanmar.
29 March 2025, 03:10 AM
US moves to shut USAID
US President Donald Trump’s administration announced plans Friday to effectively close the US international development agency USAID, formalising widely-criticised plans to dramatically cut foreign aid spending.
29 March 2025, 03:02 AM
Australia PM Albanese calls national election for May 3
"If energy is unaffordable and unreliable it is a disaster for the economy," he said.
28 March 2025, 04:36 AM
Putin suggests temporary administration for Ukraine to end war
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.
28 March 2025, 04:18 AM
These universities are in Trump's crosshairs. Many don’t know why
"60 universities and colleges under investigation by the Education Department for antisemitism"
28 March 2025, 03:01 AM
Trump keen to boost US-Bangladesh relations
US President Donald Trump, in a message to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, expressed confidence in advancing bilateral relations between the two nations and promoting regional security in the Indo-Pacific.
27 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Turkey court orders release of AFP journo, 2 others
A Turkish court yesterday ordered the release of three journalists, including AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, held after covering the country’s worst unrest in over a decade, his lawyer and an NGO said.
27 March 2025, 18:00 PM
14m children face hunger, malnutrition
At least 14 million children face hunger and a heightened risk of malnutrition or death this year, Unicef warned Wednesday, as major international donors like the United States slash aid budgets.
27 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Yemen’s Houthis say two killed in US strikes
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said yesterday that two people were killed in overnight air strikes near Sanaa that they blamed on the United States.
27 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Gunmen kill 8 in ‘coordinated’ attacks: police
Gunmen killed at least eight people in “coordinated” attacks in southwestern Pakistan that largely targeted bus passengers based on their ethnicity, police said yesterday, the latest in a spike in violence in the region.
27 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Taiwan jails 4 soldiers for spying for China
Four Taiwanese soldiers, including three from a unit in charge of security for the president’s office, have been sentenced to prison for photographing and leaking confidential information to China, a court said.
27 March 2025, 18:00 PM
US drops bounties on top Taliban officials
The United States has removed multimillion-dollar bounties on leaders of Afghanistan’s feared Haqqani militant network, including the current Taliban interior minister, the State Department and Taliban government said.
27 March 2025, 18:00 PM
6 killed as tourist submarine carrying Russians sinks
Six foreigners were killed yesterday when a tourist submarine sank off Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, the local governor’s office told Reuters, without confirming the nationalities of the victims.
27 March 2025, 18:00 PM
UNICEF warns 14 million children face malnutrition
The United Nations children's agency urged governments and philanthropic institutions to contribute to its Child Nutrition Fund to head off a wave of starvation.
27 March 2025, 06:38 AM
Japan warns of 'significant impact' from US tariffs
Tokyo is a close economic and strategic US ally, with its firms the biggest investors in the United States and one in 10 Japanese jobs connected to the auto sector.
27 March 2025, 04:01 AM
France FM urges closer ties with China in the face of 'crises'
Barrot met top Chinese diplomat Wang at Beijing's ornate Diaoyutai guesthouse on Thursday morning
27 March 2025, 03:23 AM
Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign-built vehicles
The duties take effect at 12:01 am (0401 GMT) on April 3
27 March 2025, 03:08 AM
Hostages to return ‘in coffins’
Palestinian group Hamas warned yesterday that hostages may be killed if Israel attempts to retrieve them by force and air strikes continue in the Gaza Strip.
26 March 2025, 18:00 PM
South Korea’s wildfires kill 24 people
One of South Korea’s worst-ever wildfire outbreaks has killed at least 24 people, officials said yesterday, with multiple raging blazes causing “unprecedented damage” and threatening two Unesco-listed sites.
26 March 2025, 18:00 PM