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One dead as Israel resumes drone strike
Lebanon’s health ministry said one person was killed yesterday in an Israeli drone strike, a day after the most intense escalation since a November ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah.
23 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Pakistan army kills 16 militants on Afghan border
Pakistan’s army has killed 16 Islamist militants along the country’s western border with Afghanistan, a statement said yesterday.
23 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Houthis accuse US of attacking airport
Houthi rebel media in Yemen accused the United States Saturday of attacking the airport in Hodeida, the latest such claim since Washington announced heavy strikes against the rebels one week ago.
23 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Chinese premier calls for ‘dialogue’ with Washington
China’s number two leader yesterday called for “dialogue” with Washington, during a meeting in Beijing attended by prominent US business executives and a key congressional ally of President Donald Trump.
23 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Put fresh pressure on Moscow to end war
President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday urged Ukraine’s allies to put fresh pressure on Moscow to end the war, after Russian drones targeted Kyiv overnight, killing at least three people, according to local authorities.
23 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Vast crowds rally in Istanbul in support of arrested mayor
Many were arrested, according to AFP journalists, but no official data was immediately available.
23 March 2025, 02:40 AM
Israel launches more strikes on Lebanon after rocket fire
Lebanon's official National News Agency reported one girl among five people killed in an Israeli strike during the day on the southern town of Touline.
23 March 2025, 02:25 AM
Russia hopes for 'progress' at Saudi talks: negotiator
Moscow has rejected a joint US-Ukraine proposal for a full and unconditional 30-day ceasefire, suggesting instead halting aerial strikes on energy facilities.
23 March 2025, 01:58 AM
Pope to return to Vatican after five-week hospitalisation
The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church was "very happy" to hear his health had improved sufficiently
23 March 2025, 01:41 AM
Thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown
Agents who pursue drug traffickers and tax fraud are being reassigned to enforce immigration law.
23 March 2025, 01:33 AM
More than 340 held after mass protests in Turkey
More than 340 people were arrested following Turkey’s biggest street protests in over a decade sparked by the detention of Istanbul’s powerful opposition mayor, a minister said Saturday.
22 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Mexico reaffirms commitment to stronger ties with Bangladesh
The two countries mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year
22 March 2025, 09:12 AM
Columbia University agrees to some Trump demands in attempt to restore funding
The Ivy League university in New York City acquiesced to several demands in a 4,000-word message from its interim president released on Friday.
22 March 2025, 04:11 AM
US terminates legal status for 500,000 immigrants
The move, effective April 24, cuts short a two-year "parole" granted to the migrants under former President Joe Biden that allowed them to enter the country by air if they had US sponsors.
22 March 2025, 03:47 AM
Heathrow Airport 'fully operational' after fire shutdown
Heathrow Airport is "fully operational", a spokesperson said on Saturday, a day after a fire at a power station shut down Europe's busiest air hub and caused travel mayhem
22 March 2025, 03:42 AM
World's glacier mass shrank again in 2024, UN says
Five of the last six years have seen the most rapid glacier retreat on record
22 March 2025, 02:08 AM
2024 deadliest year for migrants: UN
Last year was the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying worldwide, the United Nations said on Friday, calling the “tragedy... unacceptable and preventable”.
21 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Migrant deaths hit record in 2024, UN agency says
Nearly 9,000 people confirmed to have died
21 March 2025, 10:58 AM
At least 91 killed in Gaza as Israel abandons ceasefire, orders evacuations
After two months of relative calm, Gazans were again fleeing for their lives after Israel effectively abandoned a ceasefire
21 March 2025, 07:29 AM
Israel government sacks Shin Bet intelligence chief
The head of Shin Bet, Israel's domestic intelligence agency, was sacked Friday, days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he no longer trusts him, and fallout from a report on the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
21 March 2025, 05:10 AM