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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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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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HRW accuses Israel of 'acts of genocide' for restricting Gaza water access
Israel has steadfastly rejected previous similar accusations from rights groups, saying its actions in Gaza are legitimate military operations.
19 December 2024, 05:03 AM
UN calls for 'free and fair' elections in Syria
Assad fled Syria following a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), more than 13 years after his crackdown on democracy protests precipitated one of the deadliest wars of the century.
19 December 2024, 03:47 AM
Iran lawmakers request changes to strict hijab bill
Iranian lawmakers have asked to amend a bill that would impose tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory hijab, local media reported yesterday.
18 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Malaysia FM to be fined for smoking at eatery
Malaysia’s foreign minister will be issued a fine for puffing a cigarette in a non-smoking area, the country’s health minister said yesterday.
18 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Syria conflict not over yet, warns UN envoy
A UN envoy has warned that Syria’s protracted conflict “has not ended yet”, even as victorious rebels stepped up contacts with governments that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah.
18 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Dutch authorities fine Netflix 4.75m euros over personal data use
Dutch authorities fined video streaming giant Netflix 4.75 million euros ($4.98 million) Wednesday over the handling of subscribers' personal data
18 December 2024, 09:26 AM
Russia detains suspect over the murder of general Igor Kirillov
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed outside an apartment building when a bomb hidden in an electric scooter went off
18 December 2024, 06:52 AM
Record year for coal in 2024, world's hottest year
Scientists have warned that planet-warming greenhouse gases will have to be drastically slashed to limit global heating to avoid catastrophic impacts on the Earth and humanity.
18 December 2024, 06:13 AM
US military releases Kenyan from Guantanamo prison after 17 years
Bajabu had been arrested in 2007 and was accused of belonging to Al-Qaeda's East Africa branch.
18 December 2024, 04:50 AM
Kuwait hit by unusual severe cold snap as temperatures plunge to -3°C
Frigid weather is expected to persist, with cold daytime temperatures and even colder nighttime lows, particularly in rural and desert areas.
18 December 2024, 04:33 AM
End of the Dubai dream for Europe's drug lords?
For years major drug barons have brazenly run their operations out of the city's skyscrapers and luxury villas without fear of extradition.
18 December 2024, 04:21 AM
Xi to arrive in Macau for 25th anniversary of Chinese rule
Xi will attend the inauguration of Macau's new administration during his trip and "also conduct an inspection tour", state news agency Xinhua reported.
18 December 2024, 04:15 AM
Utah family of 5 five found dead in their home, 1 teen survived
There were no suspects at large, police said, indicating the shooter was someone within the family.
18 December 2024, 03:50 AM
Authorities race to stop hunger, disease
Authorities in Mayotte were racing yesterday to stop hunger, disease and lawlessness from spreading in the French overseas territory after the weekend’s devastating cyclone, while Mozambique reported dozens of deaths from the storm.
17 December 2024, 18:00 PM
India’s BJP tables bill to hold simultaneous mega polls
India’s ruling party yesterday tabled a parliamentary bill to synchronise state and national elections, a proposal that would vastly extend what is already the world’s largest democratic exercise.
17 December 2024, 18:00 PM
China ready to enhance mutual trust with India
China is ready to work with India to enhance mutual trust through dialogue and communication, and manage differences with sincerity and integrity, the foreign ministry said yesterday.
17 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Rebel group recaptures its HQ after 30 years
A Myanmar ethnic rebel group said yesterday it had recaptured its headquarters from the Myanmar military, almost 30 years after it was forced out.
17 December 2024, 18:00 PM
At least 100,000 bodies in Syrian mass grave, US advocacy group head says
Mouaz Moustafa, speaking to Reuters in a telephone interview from Damascus, said the site at al Qutayfah, 25 miles (40 km) north of the Syrian capital, was one of five mass graves that he had identified over the years.
17 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Bomb kills chief of Russian nuclear protection forces in Moscow
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who is chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospekt
17 December 2024, 06:28 AM
Trump loses bid to toss hush money conviction on immunity grounds
Trump's lawyers are separately trying to have the verdict overturned on separate grounds in the wake of his defeat of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 election.
17 December 2024, 03:51 AM