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Gunmen kill Pak militia chief, 5 others
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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Methane threat grows as global action stalls: UN
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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Heat, air pollution, disease: How climate change affects health
The latest round of UN climate talks begin next week during what is expected to be the hottest year in recorded history
9 November 2024, 02:10 AM
Famine looming in Myanmar's Rakhine state: UN
In addition to intense fighting, people in Rakhine are facing "absence of incomes, hyperinflation and reduced domestic food production"
8 November 2024, 06:57 AM
Netanyahu orders rescue planes for Israeli football fans in Amsterdam
Clashes have been reported between fans at a match between Israeli team Maccabi Tel-Aviv and Ajax Amsterdam
8 November 2024, 06:30 AM
Brazil’s Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years
The Brazilian Amazon experienced its smallest amount of yearly deforestation in nearly a decade, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government reported Wednesday, in line with its promise to combat forest loss.
7 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Australia to ban children under 16 from social media: PM
Australia’s Prime Minister yesterday vowed to ban children under 16 from social media, saying the pervasive influence of platforms like Facebook and TikTok was “doing real harm to our kids”.
7 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Germany heads for early polls
Germany’s conservative opposition heaped pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s crisis-hit government yesterday to allow for speedy elections by calling a confidence vote next week rather than next year.
7 November 2024, 18:00 PM
World must better adapt to ‘climate calamity’
The world is nowhere near ready for the “calamity” being caused by climate change and must urgently prepare for even worse in the future, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said yesterday.
7 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Vatican hopes for ‘wisdom’ from Trump
The Vatican’s secretary of state congratulated US president-elect Donald Trump yesterday, while expressing doubt that the Republican had a “magic wand” to end conflicts quickly as promised during the campaign.
7 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Trump win a chance for US to reassess ‘wrong policies’: Iran
Iran yesterday called Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election an opportunity for the United States to reassess past “wrong policies”.
7 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Kamala Harris concedes polls to Trump
US Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to keep fighting for the ideals that powered her presidential campaign on Wednesday in a concession speech that acknowledged President-elect Donald Trump’s win while warning of potential dark times to come.
7 November 2024, 18:00 PM
US, China must ‘get along’
Chinese President Xi Jinping said yesterday Beijing and Washington must find a way to “get along” in a message to US president-elect Donald Trump, state media reported.
7 November 2024, 18:00 PM
‘End the war, save us’
Palestinians in Gaza want Donald Trump, who won the US election, to end the Israeli offensive that has devastated their territory.
7 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Enter talks to halt ‘destruction’ of Ukraine
Russia yesterday demanded that Kyiv’s allies enter into negotiations with Moscow in order to halt its brutish attacks on Ukrainians, as the capital fended off a large-scale drone barrage overnight.
7 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel strikes on Lebanon kill 40 people around Baalbek, health ministry says
Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday, according to the country's health ministry, and at dusk more strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs
7 November 2024, 08:11 AM
Israel strikes Lebanon after discussing 'Iranian threat' with Trump
The Israeli premier was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Trump, calling the re-election "history's greatest comeback".
7 November 2024, 04:10 AM
New MPs seek restoration of partial autonomy
Newly-elected lawmakers in India’s Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) territory yesterday passed a resolution demanding New Delhi restore the partial autonomy of the Himalayan region, a contentious move Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is likely to reject.
6 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Netanyahu fires defence minister over 'trust' breakdown
The surprise move to sack Yoav Gallant -- a hawk on the war against Hezbollah but who also pushed for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza -- came as voters choose a new president in the United States, Israel's top military backer
6 November 2024, 03:53 AM
World’s first wooden satellite heads to space
The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space yesterday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.
5 November 2024, 18:30 PM
25 killed as boat capsizes off Comoros
A survivor from the capsizing of a migrant boat that claimed 25 lives off the Comoros told AFP yesterday that smugglers sank the vessel and fled on a speedboat.
5 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Delhi wants artificial rain to tackle air pollution
India’s capital territory of Delhi is keen to use artificial rain to fight air pollution this year, its Environment Minister Gopal Rai said yesterday, as deteriorating air quality in the region led to an increase in respiratory illnesses.
5 November 2024, 18:00 PM