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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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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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23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
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India’s ex-Congress MP gets life term
A Delhi court yesterday awarded life imprisonment to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
25 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Ukraine’s reconstruction needs surpass $500bn
Ukraine will need over $500 billion to repair the damage resulting from the Russian invasion, which has entered its fourth year, according to a joint assessment published yesterday.
25 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump overshadows debate to pick next Canadian PM
US President Donald Trump and his threats to slap punishing tariffs on Canada dominated a televised leadership debate Monday as part of the race to become the country’s next prime minister.
25 February 2025, 18:00 PM
UK’s Starmer boosts defence spending
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday he would increase defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP every year by 2027, rising to 3 percent after 2029, a clear signal to US President Donald Trump that Britain will step up its efforts to boost Europe’s security.
25 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Israel squeezes Jenin camp in West Bank
Israeli bulldozers have demolished large areas of the now virtually empty Jenin refugee camp and appear to be carving wide roadways through its once-crowded warren of alleyways, echoing tactics already employed in Gaza as troops prepare for a long-term stay.
25 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Musk gives federal workers 'another chance' to justify jobs
He had originally given federal government employees until the end of Monday to explain their work achievements in an email.
25 February 2025, 09:56 AM
Exploration firm restarts search for MH370 11 years on
Maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity has resumed the hunt for the missing plane
25 February 2025, 09:52 AM
Hundreds attend special mass in Pope Francis's home city, Buenos Aires
They gathered on the same square in Buenos Aires where as archbishop, Jorge Bergoglio used to give mass and rail against inequality and injustice.
25 February 2025, 05:40 AM
Firings at US agency foreshadow second wave of mass govt layoffs
The Office of Personnel Management has eliminated its entire 40-strong procurement team
25 February 2025, 04:50 AM
Ukraine rupture grows as US sides with Russia at UN
Washington drafted a rival resolution amid an intensifying feud between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
25 February 2025, 03:36 AM
Nine soldiers killed in Colombia road accident
Nine Colombian soldiers were killed and 20 were injured when their vehicle plunged into a ravine in southwest Colombia, officials said Monday
25 February 2025, 02:15 AM
Putin backs Trump's proposal to halve defence spending
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday backed a suggestion by US counterpart Donald Trump for Russia, the United States and China to all cut their defence budgets in half
25 February 2025, 02:13 AM
Trump admin eliminating 1,600 USAID jobs in US
President Donald Trump’s administration said on Sunday it was placing all personnel at the foreign assistance agency USAID, except leaders and critical staff, on paid administrative leave and eliminating 1,600 positions in the United States.
24 February 2025, 18:00 PM
British MP jailed for 10 weeks for punching passerby
A lawmaker suspended from Britain’s ruling Labour party was jailed for 10 weeks yesterday after pleading guilty to punching a man, potentially triggering an election test for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
24 February 2025, 18:00 PM
British couple arrested by Taliban: family
An elderly British couple have been arrested by Taliban authorities in Afghanistan, their daughter said yesterday, urging UK diplomats to do “everything in their power” to secure their release.
24 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Era of ‘dictators’ could return
The international system is in upheaval with human rights being “suffocated”, the United Nations said yesterday, warning that an era of “dictators” could return.
24 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Xi hails Russia’s ‘positive efforts to defuse crisis’
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday hailed Moscow’s “positive efforts to defuse” the Ukraine crisis in a call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, state media said.
24 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Far-right surge ‘last warning’ for parties
Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz said yesterday that the surge of the far-right AfD to 20 percent voter support was “the last warning” to the country’s mainstream parties.
24 February 2025, 18:00 PM
UN ‘gravely concerned’ by violence in West Bank
The UN chief yesterday voiced alarm at rising violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank and calls for annexation after Israel announced expanded military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory.
24 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Germany's Merz faces tricky talks with potential coalition ally
The 69-year-old faces lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to a historic second place in a fractured vote following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's unloved three-way alliance.
24 February 2025, 06:47 AM