US carries out airstrikes on IS in Somalia

The United States military on Saturday conducted air strikes on Islamic State (IS) group targets in Somalia, President Donald Trump announced.
2 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Over 7.2K illegal migrants arrested in 9 days

US Federal immigration officials have arrested more than 7,200 illegal migrants since President Trump green-lighted deportation raids nearly two weeks ago.
2 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia, Ukraine trade blame for missile strike

Ukraine and Russia traded blame for a deadly missile strike on Saturday that killed at least four people in the dormitory of a boarding school situated in a part of Russia’s Kursk region held by Kyiv forces.
2 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli army says 'a number of terrorists' killed in West Bank operation

The Palestinian health ministry said on Saturday evening that Israeli strikes in the Jenin area had killed five people, including a 16-year-old
2 February 2025, 08:34 AM

Trump says US carries out airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia

Saturday's strikes were carried out in the Golis Mountains
2 February 2025, 04:25 AM

Mexico orders retaliation to Trump tariffs without detailing targets

US exports to Mexico accounted for more than $322 billion in 2023
2 February 2025, 04:13 AM

China says 'firmly opposes' new US tariffs, vows 'countermeasures'

China's commerce ministry slammed Washington's "erroneous practices"
2 February 2025, 04:06 AM

For world's poorest, fears for long-term setbacks after Trump aid cut

US has long been the world's largest provider of development aid
2 February 2025, 02:48 AM

Trudeau announces tariffs on US in retaliation for Trump's tariffs

Trump earlier signed an executive order imposing 25% tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico
2 February 2025, 02:39 AM

German ex-president Horst Koehler dead at 81

Koehler, an economist by training, was the first German president who was not a career politician
1 February 2025, 10:54 AM

18 Pakistan paramilitaries killed in ambush

70 to 80 armed assailants attacked them blocking a road
1 February 2025, 10:46 AM

Hamas frees three Israeli hostages in fourth ceasefire swap

In Gaza City a stage had been erected at a harbour for the handover of Keith Siegel.
1 February 2025, 10:03 AM

Musk aides lock govt workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say

President Donald Trump has embarked on a massive government makeover, firing and sidelining hundreds of civil servants in his first steps
1 February 2025, 06:18 AM

Trump's Pentagon says it will 'rotate' out some media from offices

Each year going forward, one outlet from print, online, television and radio will rotate out of the Pentagon
1 February 2025, 06:11 AM

Three Israeli hostages set to be released in latest Gaza exchange

Fifteen of the 33 hostages due for release in the first stage of the ceasefire have so far been released in exchange for 400 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
1 February 2025, 02:10 AM

Trump: Nothing Canada, Mexico or China can do to delay Feb 1 tariffs

Trump has been threatening the tariffs for weeks
1 February 2025, 02:04 AM

Two killed in Israeli strikes on east Lebanon

Overnight Israeli air strikes on the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon killed two people, the health ministry said yesterday, two months into a fragile ceasefire.
31 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Investigators try to salvage aircraft

Investigators yesterday pushed forward with efforts to retrieve the two aircraft involved in a crash in Washington that killed 67 people and raised questions about air safety in the US capital.
31 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Turkey court jails opposition journalist

A court in Turkey yesterday ordered the arrest of a journalist from an opposition television channel accused of broadcasting a secretly recorded interview with a state official, the media outlet said.
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM

70 Rohingyas land in Indonesia’s Aceh

More than 70 Rohingyas came ashore in Indonesia’s Aceh province, an official said yesterday, the latest wave of Rohingyas who often faced rejection from Indonesia’s regional communities.
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM