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Gunmen kill Pak militia chief, 5 others
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Blast at central Russian plant kills 10: governor
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Methane threat grows as global action stalls: UN
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Africa accounts for 40pc of global conflicts: ICRC
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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China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days
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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Trump and his deputies wield power with a 'macho' hand
The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX boss on Wednesday warned of what he said were risks facing men from policies that seek to combat discrimination.
16 February 2025, 02:45 AM
US deports 119 more Indian nationals in immigration crackdown
The Indians who returned home had illegally entered the United States over the years and came from various Indian states
15 February 2025, 18:50 PM
UN chief warns against regional war over DR Congo
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded the Democratic Republic of Congo’s “territorial integrity” be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backed fighters seized a second DRC provincial capital.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Raid on Pak fort kills at least 4 soldiers
A militant raid on a Pakistan fort killed at least four soldiers yesterday, a senior intelligence official and the military said, the latest in a streak of attacks targeting state forces.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
25 held after attack on UN peacekeepers
Lebanese authorities yesterday said that more than 25 people have been arrested following an attack on a United Nations convoy that wounded two peacekeepers, including the force’s outgoing deputy commander.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Argentine court issues warrants for Myanmar officials
An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar’s military junta and former officials including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged “genocide and crimes against humanity” targeting the Rohingya minority group.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Zelenskiy says Ukraine has 'low chance' of survival without US backing
Ukraine demands Russia withdraw from captured territory
15 February 2025, 08:50 AM
UN peacekeeping commander wounded as Hezbollah supporters protest near Beirut
Hezbollah supporters have been blocking the road to the country's only airport for two consecutive nights over a decision barring two Iranian planes from landing in Beirut.
15 February 2025, 07:51 AM
China calls for all stakeholders in Ukraine war to be in peace process
"China views all efforts dedicated to peace positively, including any consensus reached by the United States and Russia on peace talks," China's foreign ministry readout quoted Wang as saying.
15 February 2025, 06:51 AM
Whale swallows and then spits out kayaker off Chile coast
A whale briefly scooped a kayaker in its mouth before spitting him out unscathed in a dramatic incident caught on camera
15 February 2025, 05:43 AM
Trump says auto tariffs to come 'around April 2'
Trump's statement did not specify whether the tariffs would apply to all auto imports.
15 February 2025, 04:22 AM
Nearly 10,000 fired as Trump, Musk step up assault on US agencies
Workers at the departments of Interior, Energy, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture and Health and Human Services had their employment terminated in the drive
15 February 2025, 03:46 AM
Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners set for release after truce crisis
Israel and Hamas have traded accusations of violating the January 19 ceasefire
15 February 2025, 03:38 AM
Trump-Putin summit in Saudi Arabia?
Riyadh says welcomes the prospect of hosting the summit
14 February 2025, 17:35 PM
US judge temporarily lifts funding freeze on aid programmes
A federal judge has temporarily lifted a freeze on funding to US aid and development programmes ordered by President Donald Trump's administration, court documents seen by AFP on Friday showed
14 February 2025, 11:29 AM
Macron says Europe has 'a role to play' in regional security
French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe has "a role to play" in determining the regional security framework that accompanies any deal to end the war in Ukraine
14 February 2025, 04:21 AM
Trump says US has approved extradition of suspect in 2008 Mumbai attacks
Trump did not name the individual but media reports identified him as Pakistani-origin Chicago businessman and Canadian citizen Tahawwur Rana
14 February 2025, 01:49 AM
Trump offers top-end jets, trade deal to India in Modi bromance
Trump said that he found a "special bond" with Modi and India
14 February 2025, 01:37 AM
28 hurt after car drives into Munich crowd
Some 28 people were injured when a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker drove a car into a crowd of people in Munich yesterday, in what the state premier said was probably an attack, as the German city prepared to host a top-level security conference.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Modi brings tariff ‘gift’ to Trump talks
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will come bearing gifts when he meets Donald Trump, hoping concessions on tariffs, fresh business deals, and the prospect of cooperation on China would win the US president’s favour.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM