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Any new attack would be ‘another failure’: Iran
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No reduction in Gaza hunger since truce: WHO
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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
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Musk's DOGE team to visit US FAA command center on Monday
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy disclosed the plan in a social media post on Sunday.
17 February 2025, 05:46 AM
Singapore court finds opposition party leader guilty of lying to parliament
Singh had pleaded not guilty and his sentencing was due later on Monday
17 February 2025, 04:21 AM
Israel security cabinet to discuss new phase of Gaza truce after Rubio visit
Rubio was in Israel on his first Middle East trip as President Donald Trump's secretary of state
17 February 2025, 03:47 AM
Storms kill 9 in eastern US
Brutally cold weather is expected to hit much of the country later in the week.
17 February 2025, 03:38 AM
UK PM says ready to send troops to Ukraine if needed
The UK was playing a leading role in supporting Kyiv in the war against Russia
17 February 2025, 03:18 AM
Trump administration turns to US Supreme Court in bid to fire agency head
The Justice Department asked the court to immediately lift a federal judge's February 12 order
17 February 2025, 03:12 AM
Taiwan hails ‘positive’ wording by US
Taiwan yesterday praised the “positive and friendly” wording about the island on the US State Department’s updated website, which has removed the phrase that Washington does “not support Taiwan independence”.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Taiwan detects 24 Chinese military aircraft
Taiwan said it detected 24 Chinese military aircraft near the island yesterday as a Canadian warship passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Russian strikes hit Ukraine power plant
Russian drone strikes have damaged a thermal power plant in Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine overnight, leaving 46,000 consumers without heating as temperatures plunge below freezing, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said yesterday.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Austria says suspect likely inspired by IS
The Syrian asylum seeker suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing rampage in the Austrian town of Villach is believed to be a follower of Islamic State (IS) who was radicalised online, authorities said yesterday.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Mali gold mine accident kills 48
At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali Saturday, authorities and local sources told AFP.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
‘He who saves his country does not violate any law’
Echoing France’s Napoleon Bonaparte, US President Donald Trump on Saturday took to social media to signal continued resistance to limits on his executive authority in the face of multiple legal challenges.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
18 killed in Delhi train station stampede
The death toll in a stampede at the main railway station in India’s capital New Delhi rose to at least 18, including five children, media reports said yesterday, citing the Press Trust of India news agency.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Lebanon blocks Iran planes after US warnings
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah yesterday urged the Lebanese government to reverse a decision blocking Iranian flights from landing in Beirut, following US warnings.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Rubio discusses Gaza truce with Israel PM on first leg of Mideast tour
Rubio is expected to push US President Donald Trump's widely condemned proposal to take control of Gaza and relocate its more than two million residents
16 February 2025, 10:21 AM
Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs cleared by Trump
The MK-84 is an unguided 2,000 pound bomb, which can rip through thick concrete and metal, creating a wide blast radius.
16 February 2025, 08:11 AM
Trump: If it saves the country, it's not illegal
Trump, who took office on January 20, has made broad assertions of executive power that appear headed toward US Supreme Court showdowns
16 February 2025, 04:30 AM
Vance attack on Europe overshadows Ukraine talks at security conference
The clash underlined the divergent worldviews of Trump's new administration and European leaders
16 February 2025, 04:14 AM
Zelensky rejects Trump-led deal with US on minerals
Trump, a businessman leader highly critical of the money Washington has sent to Ukraine to fight Russia's invasion, has pushed for access to rare earths in Ukraine.
16 February 2025, 03:14 AM
US, Russia to meet in Saudi Arabia over Ukraine war
Trump, who took office on January 20, has repeatedly vowed to swiftly end the Ukraine war.
16 February 2025, 02:53 AM