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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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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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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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At least 12 injured in shooting at pub in Toronto
Four victims had non-life-threatening injuries and the extent of injuries to the rest was not known
8 March 2025, 06:31 AM
Ukraine, US delegations to meet in Jeddah next week: Saudi
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had announced he would travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet with the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a day before the scheduled talks between the US and the Ukrainian delegations.
8 March 2025, 05:36 AM
Scientists rally in US cities to protest Trump cuts
Many researchers told AFP about their fears about the future of their grants and other funding.
8 March 2025, 04:25 AM
311 Alawite civilians killed by Syrian security forces, allies: monitor
Syrian authorities said the violence began when remnants loyal to Assad launched a deadly and well-planned attack on their forces on Thursday.
8 March 2025, 03:56 AM
Trump cuts $400 mn from Columbia University over anti-Semitism claims
US campuses including Columbia's were rocked by student protests against Israel's war in Gaza following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
8 March 2025, 03:46 AM
Poland plans military training for men
Warsaw is already far ahead of its allies in terms of military expenditure, aiming to spend 4.7 percent of its GDP on defence this year -- and now it mulls new measures.
8 March 2025, 03:25 AM
US carries out first firing squad execution since 2010
Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed by a three-person firing squad at the Broad River Correctional Institution in the state capital Columbia
8 March 2025, 03:17 AM
1 dead, 180 missing after migrant boats sink off Yemen, Djibouti
Four boats carrying migrants have sunk off Djibouti and Yemen killing at least one person and leaving more than 180 missing, the International Organization for Migration told AFP yesterday.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
EU saw record drop in births in 2023: data
The number of babies born in the EU was down 5.4 percent to 3.67 million in 2023, the largest drop in decades, official data showed yesterday, underscoring the bloc’s demographic issues.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Lebanon needs $11bn for post-war reconstruction
The World Bank yesterday estimated Lebanon’s recovery and reconstruction costs at $11 billion following the war between Israel and Hezbollah, which ended with a ceasefire last November.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
SpaceX faces new setback after Starship explosion
Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday once again lost the upper stage of its massive Starship rocket in a fiery explosion, even as the booster was successfully caught in its orbital test -- a near replay of the previous attempt.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Musk's SpaceX faces new setback after Starship explosion
Dramatic footage circulating online showed red-hot debris raining down over the Bahamas
7 March 2025, 07:05 AM
China tariffs aimed at Trump fan base but leaves wiggle room
China imported $29 billion of US farm produce in 2023, more than any other country, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
7 March 2025, 04:48 AM
Gang gunfights in Ecuador leaves 22 dead
Another three people were wounded in a series of internecine clashes in the city of Guayaquil
7 March 2025, 04:29 AM
Sudan files case against UAE at ICJ
Sudan has filed a case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the International Court of Justice, arguing the UAE is complicit in genocide over its alleged support for Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
6 March 2025, 18:00 PM
French univ opens doors to US scientists
A French university announced Wednesday it would welcome scientists from the United States working in areas threatened by funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration.
6 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Women’s rights weakened in quarter of all countries: UN
Women’s rights regressed last year in a quarter of countries around the world, according to a report published by UN Women yesterday, due to factors ranging from climate change to democratic backsliding.
6 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Hundreds of US diplomats join letter to Rubio in protest
Hundreds of diplomats at the State Department and US Agency for International Development have written a letter addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio protesting the dismantling of USAID, saying its demise would undermine US leadership and security and create a power vacuum which China and Russia could exploit.
6 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump’s threat to Gaza undermines truce
Hamas said yesterday that Donald Trump’s threats would encourage Israel to disregard the fragile ceasefire, after the US president said that unless hostages are freed, the people of Gaza would be “DEAD”.
6 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Protester disrupts India FM’s London visit
India yesterday condemned a security breach during its foreign minister’s visit to London when a protester broke through a police cordon, stood in front of the minister’s car and tore the Indian flag before being taken away.
6 March 2025, 18:00 PM