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Supporters of Pakistan's Imran Khan call off protest
Broadcaster Geo News, citing a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) statement, said the party had announced a "temporary suspension" of the protest, in which at least six people, including four paramilitary soldiers and two protesters, have been killed.
27 November 2024, 05:28 AM
Malaysia drops 1MDB-linked charges against ex-PM Najib, former treasury official
Najib faces several trials linked to the scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), from which Malaysian and U.S. authorities say about $4.5 billion was stolen in a complex, globe-spanning scheme between 2009 and 2014.
27 November 2024, 05:17 AM
Global security hotspots awaiting Trump in 2025
Michael Horowitz, an analyst at consultancy Le Beck International, said Trump has pledged to "end wars" but does not look inclined to set conditions for Israel.
27 November 2024, 05:14 AM
Trump names trade envoy, top economic advisor to fill policy team
Trump also picked Kevin Hassett as his top economic advisor, bringing the member of his first administration to head the White House National Economic Council.
27 November 2024, 04:08 AM
Three dead in Thailand shooting, suspect at large
The incident in Nong Bua Lumphu province was related to "a personal issue", local police chief Sumitr Nansathit told AFP.
27 November 2024, 04:04 AM
World leaders react to Lebanon war ceasefire
The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will protect Israel from the threat of Iran-backed group Hezbollah and create the conditions for a "lasting calm", says Biden
27 November 2024, 03:56 AM
US aircraft flies over Taiwan Strait
Beijing said yesterday it deployed air and naval forces to monitor a US military plane as it flew over politically sensitive waters separating China and Taiwan.
26 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Social media, AI fuelling ‘worst human impulses’
Uncontrolled social media networks and artificial intelligence amplify the worst human impulses, allowing hate speech to spread like wildfire and ignite violence, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said yesterday.
26 November 2024, 18:00 PM
300 Afghan reporters suffer rights breaches: UN
More than 300 Afghan journalists have suffered rights breaches since the Taliban surged back to power in 2021, a United Nations report said yesterday, documenting dozens of cases of torture and arbitrary arrest.
26 November 2024, 18:00 PM
11 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, shelling
Gaza’s civil defence agency said yesterday that 11 people were killed in nighttime Israeli air strikes and artillery shelling across the Palestinian territory.
26 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia hits Ukraine with ‘record’ drone barrage
Russian forces staged their largest ever drone attack on Ukraine overnight, cutting power to much of the western region of Ternopil and damaging residential buildings in Kyiv region, Ukraine’s officials said yesterday.
26 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce
In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".
26 November 2024, 00:39 AM
Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors' request
The order from US District Judge Tanya Chutkan puts an end to the federal effort to hold Trump criminally responsible for his attempts to hold onto power after losing the 2020 election, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by a mob of his supporters.
26 November 2024, 00:29 AM
One woman killed by partner, relative every 10 mins in 2023: UN
One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations warned yesterday, stressing that femicides remained at “alarmingly high levels”.
25 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Pro-Russia candidate leads Romanian polls
A pro-Russia far-right candidate took a surprise lead yesterday in Romania’s presidential election, as the EU-leaning premier was knocked out of the race that will be decided in a December run off.
25 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran's Khamenei calls for death sentence for Israeli leaders
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was commenting on a decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence chief and a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri.
25 November 2024, 08:53 AM
Israel moving towards a ceasefire deal in Lebanon, Axios reports
A separate report from Israel's public broadcaster Kan, citing an Israeli official, said there was no green light given on an agreement in Lebanon
25 November 2024, 08:48 AM
140 women killed on average by partner or relative per day in 2023: UN
Africa recorded the highest number of intimate partner and family-related killings
25 November 2024, 05:46 AM
Donkeys offer Gazans lifeline amid war shortages
Displaced Gazans fleeing fighting or air strikes pile aboard them to rush to safety with their belongings.
25 November 2024, 04:30 AM
World reaches $300b climate finance deal
Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target yesterday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticised as woefully insufficient.
24 November 2024, 18:54 PM