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No reduction in Gaza hunger since truce: WHO
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23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
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Duterte’s lawyers demand his return to Phillipines
Lawyers for former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, believed headed for The Hague to face the International Criminal Court over his deadly crackdown on drugs, filed a petition yesterday demanding his return to Manila.
12 March 2025, 18:00 PM
MSF urges Israel to stop using aid as ‘bargaining chip’
The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) medical charity yesterday claimed that Israel had “instrumentalised humanitarian needs” in Gaza, with its decision to halt aid and cut electricity into the Palestinian territory.
12 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Ball in Putin’s court
Kyiv’s Western allies upped the pressure on Russia yesterday to respond to a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire plan, after Ukraine backed the proposal aimed at ending the three-year war.
12 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia claims sweeping gains in Kursk region
Russia has made sweeping gains in its Kursk region in the past 24 hours, taking back control of five villages previously held by Ukrainian troops, the Russian military said
12 March 2025, 16:02 PM
China says to host Russia, Iran for nuclear talks this week
The meeting will be attended by China's Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.
12 March 2025, 09:19 AM
US, Russia spy chiefs agree to hold regular contacts
The call was the first such contact since US President Donald Trump assumed office vowing to end the three-year Ukraine conflict.
12 March 2025, 07:35 AM
Opposition wins Greenland vote, as nationalists surge
The centre-right opposition has won a surprise victory
12 March 2025, 05:52 AM
Duterte bound for Hague over ICC drug war case
The 79-year-old faces a charge of "the crime against humanity of murder", according to the ICC, for a crackdown that rights groups estimate killed tens of thousands of mostly poor men, often without proof they were linked to drugs.
12 March 2025, 05:47 AM
India's Ambani strikes SpaceX deal for Starlink
The potential launch of Starlink, which provides high-speed internet access to remote locations by low Earth orbit satellites
12 March 2025, 05:43 AM
Iran's President to Trump: I will not negotiate, 'do whatever the hell you want'
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Tehran would not be bullied into negotiations
12 March 2025, 04:37 AM
Trump administration halves staffing at Education Department
The move is the latest to roil the US federal government in the six weeks since the president returned to the White House
12 March 2025, 04:13 AM
USAID employees ordered to shred records
The unions said the directive "suggests a rapid destruction of agency records on a large scale"
12 March 2025, 03:39 AM
Pakistan train hijack: 27 terrorists killed, over 150 rescued
Terrorists attacked the Jaffer Express and took more than 400 hostages
12 March 2025, 02:52 AM
US welcomes Syria's agreement with Kurds
Syria's new authorities under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa have sought to disband armed groups
12 March 2025, 02:41 AM
NASA fires chief scientist, more Trump cuts to come
While the move affects only 23 people, a spokeswoman indicated more cuts are coming.
12 March 2025, 02:35 AM
Ukraine backs 30-day ceasefire as US ends aid freeze
The positive response from Ukraine prompted President Donald Trump's administration to lift a freeze on military aid
12 March 2025, 02:18 AM
Duterte held for crimes against humanity
Duterte was arrested after landing at Manila's international airport following a brief trip to Hong Kong.
11 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Ukraine, US start partial truce talks in Jeddah
Ukraine said talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia began “very constructively” yesterday, with a partial ceasefire with Russia on the table hours after Kyiv conducted its largest drone attack on Moscow in three years of war.
11 March 2025, 18:00 PM
EU to pave way for return hubs
The EU is expected to open the way for member states to set up migrant return centres outside the bloc -- a highly contentious idea -- following pressure from governments to facilitate deportations.
11 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Ukraine, US start partial truce talks in Jeddah
Kyiv fires largest drone barrage at Russia; EU chief calls for defence 'surge', says 'time of illusions' over
11 March 2025, 14:28 PM