Federal workers fearful, outraged over 'DEI watchlist' website

The website -- which initially described the workers as "targets" -- now displays "dossiers" for workers it claims have promoted such initiatives, most of whom are Black and women.
11 February 2025, 02:58 AM

Trump warns 'all hell' will break loose if Gaza hostages not returned

The truce that went into effect on January 19 largely halted more than 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip
11 February 2025, 02:44 AM

At least 55 dead after Guatemala bus plunges into ravine

The bus was carrying around 70 people when it fell into a river contaminated with sewage in Guatemala City
11 February 2025, 02:09 AM

AI is ‘biggest shift of our lifetimes’

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a “fundamental rewiring of technology” that will act as an “accelerant of human ingenuity”, Google boss Sundar Pichai will say Monday at a global AI summit in Paris.
10 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Nearly all nations miss UN deadline

Nearly all nations missed a UN deadline to submit new targets for slashing carbon emissions, including major economies under pressure to show leadership following the US retreat on climate change.
10 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Paris summit grapples with real-world impact of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) risks reinforcing gender disparities rather than immediate widespread job destruction, the International Labour Organization chief said yesterday as a summit of national leaders and tech bosses opened in Paris.
10 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump aiming to bring Iran ‘to its knees’

Iran’s president yesterday accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of seeking to bring the Islamic republic “to its knees” as the country marked the 1979 revolution that toppled the shah.
10 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran president says Trump aiming to bring country 'to its knees'

In Tehran, they headed to the symbolic Azadi tower, whose name means "freedom" in Persian, and which is in a square formerly named in honour of the shah.
10 February 2025, 10:12 AM

India's Modi to meet Trump with planned tariff concessions, sources say

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing additional tariff cuts ahead of a meeting this week with US President Donald Trump that could boost American exports to India and avoid a potential trade war, government officials said
10 February 2025, 09:01 AM

EU to retaliate over tariffs imposed by the US: France

"There is no hesitation when it comes to defending our interests," Jean-Noel Barrot said
10 February 2025, 07:53 AM

28 migrants found dead in Libya mass grave

It said the grave was found after a raid on a human trafficking site
10 February 2025, 05:06 AM

Trump's new federal cleanout target: the Education Department

Trump has described it as ineffective, wasteful and dominated by radical leftists
10 February 2025, 04:05 AM

Government chiefs and tech leaders gather in Paris for AI summit

Political and tech industry leaders were set to descend on Paris Monday for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence, hoping to find common ground on a technology with the potential to upset global business and society
10 February 2025, 03:48 AM

Saudi bans children from accompanying hajj pilgrims

This measure is taken to ensure the safety and well-being of children
10 February 2025, 03:20 AM

Over 600 arrested for working illegally in UK: govt

The arrests were made during visits to over 800 premises including nail bars, restaurants, car washes and convenience stores
10 February 2025, 03:07 AM

Thai hostages freed from Gaza arrive in Bangkok

The families of Thai farm workers held hostage in Gaza for over a year wept with joy and hugged their loved ones as they arrived in Bangkok yesterday.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Intruding Monkey causes nationwide blackout in Lanka

An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout yesterday, government officials said.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Baltic nations link with EU power grid

The three Baltic states successfully connected to the European power grid yesterday after severing Soviet-era links with Russia’s network, a shift that EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hailed as “freedom from threats and blackmail”.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Palestinian state in Saudi territory?

Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries yesterday condemned remarks by Israel’s PM who appeared to suggest in an interview that a Palestinian state could be established on Saudi territory.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump's Gaza plan derails Saudi-Israel ties: analysts

The Saudis were engaged in tentative talks on normalisation via the United States until the outbreak of the Gaza war
9 February 2025, 10:55 AM