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Asian markets bounce from selloff as US jobs beat forecasts

6 November 2025, 14:00 PM

Gunmen kill Pak militia chief, 5 others

23 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Blast at central Russian plant kills 10: governor

23 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Spat with Musk’s X / India limits content takedown powers to fewer officials

23 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Methane threat grows as global action stalls: UN

23 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Africa accounts for 40pc of global conflicts: ICRC

23 October 2025, 18:00 PM

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

China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days

23 October 2025, 07:34 AM

India poised to sharply cut Russian oil purchases after sanctions, sources say

23 October 2025, 06:50 AM

Egypt frees activist Alaa Abdel Fattah after Sisi pardon

A key figure in Egypt's 2011 uprising, Abdel Fattah, 43, was released after years of advocacy efforts by family members, rights groups and the British government, with his mother, Leila Soueif, going on hunger strike.

23 September 2025, 11:36 AM

NATO warns Russia 'must stop' air violations on eastern flank

"Russia bears full responsibility for these actions, which are escalatory, risk miscalculation and endanger lives. They must stop," NATO's 32 member states said in a statement.

23 September 2025, 11:26 AM

Nepal's Karki navigates fragile peace amid youth revolt, party pushback

Karki has promised a anti-corruption committee and formed a panel to investigate the attacks on the protesters.

23 September 2025, 09:04 AM

Drones that shut Copenhagen Airport flown by 'capable operator', Danish police say

Copenhagen Airport was closed for four hours when two or three large drones were seen flying in its immediate vicinity

23 September 2025, 06:27 AM

UN aviation gathering opens under shadow of cyberattacks, geopolitical tensions

Technology is easing global aviation but remains vulnerable to attacks

23 September 2025, 04:23 AM

French town halls defy govt, fly Palestinian flags

Over 50 town halls in France were flying the Palestinian flag yesterday in defiance of an interior ministry warning not to do so ahead of the recognition of a Palestinian state by President Emmanuel Macron.

22 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Anti-govt protests rage on in Peru

Hundreds of anti-government demonstrators in Peru’s capital Lima took to the streets again on Sunday following clashes that injured at least 18 people, including police officers and journalists.

22 September 2025, 18:00 PM

GAZA CARNAGE

22 September 2025, 18:00 PM

‘AI dreams’ putting media in peril: top economists

A group of leading economists, including Nobel winners Joseph Stiglitz and Daron Acemoglu, yesterday warned about the “collapse” of the public interest media sector and called on governments to help quality journalism survive.

22 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Air raid kills 23 in Pak border region

Pakistan police and security sources said aerial bombing in a remote border region killed at least 23 civilians yesterday in an area where militancy has been rising.

22 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Arrest tally grows in Philippines

Police in the Philippine capital arrested more than 200 people during clashes with masked protesters that erupted on a day of largely peaceful anti-corruption demonstrations, a spokesperson said yesterday.

22 September 2025, 18:00 PM

KSA will have Pakistan’s nuclear cover

Pakistan’s nuclear umbrella will cover Saudi Arabia, a source close to the kingdom’s government told AFP on Sunday, days after the two allies signed a surprise mutual defence treaty.

22 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia offers US to extend key nuke treaty

Russia yesterday offered to keep abiding by nuclear warhead limits agreed with the United States once a key treaty expires, but only for one year and if Washington did the same.

22 September 2025, 18:00 PM