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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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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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‘North Koreans reject Kim Jong-un, claim life is harder than under Japanese rule’
Former North Korean diplomat Ri Il-gyu exposes country's human rights abuses
31 August 2024, 20:19 PM
Brazil blocks X
A block on Elon Musk’s X social network in Brazil started to take effect early yesterday after a Supreme Court judge ordered its suspension, according to AFP.
31 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Half the world lacks access to safe drinking water
Well over half the world's population -- 4.4 billion people -- cannot access safely managed drinking water, a new study has shown
31 August 2024, 07:25 AM
‘North Korea has no hope under Kim Jong-un's regime’
Ri Il-gyu, a 52-year-old former counsellor responsible for political affairs at the North Korean Embassy in Cuba, appeared calm and gentle in an interview with the Chosun Ilbo at a hotel in Seoul on July 14.
30 August 2024, 18:11 PM
Venezuela hit by nationwide power outage
A blackout left most of Venezuela without power Friday in what authorities blamed on sabotage of the national electrical grid -- the latest crisis to hit the oil-rich country after a disputed presidential election.
30 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Uber CEO says seeing 'double-digit growth' in South Korea
The head of US ride-hailing giant Uber said Friday that the company was seeing double-digit growth in South Korea and was "committed" to the country, despite currently having a small market share
30 August 2024, 06:16 AM
Elon Musk's X braces for shutdown in Brazil as spat with judge intensifies
Social media giant X said on Thursday it expects Brazil's top court to order it to shut down, as a pitched legal battle plays out over compliance with local laws and owner Elon Musk's insistence the platform is being punished for resisting censorship
30 August 2024, 06:08 AM
Gujarat floods toll rises to 28
Intense monsoon rains and floods in India’s Gujarat state killed at least 28 people in the past three days, some drowning and others hit by falling trees, government officials said.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM
‘S Korea’s climate goals not enough’
South Korea’s Constitutional Court yesterday uled that much of the country’s climate goals were unconstitutional, handing a landmark victory to young environmental activists, who wept for joy on the court steps.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Telegram boss free but charged and held in France
Telegram chief Pavel Durov was out on bail yesterday after four days of detention in France. However, he has been banned from leaving the country as he faces a possible trial related to illegal content carried on his messaging app.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Constructive talks held with China: US
US President Joe Biden is looking forward to talks with Xi Jinping in the “coming weeks”, top White House aide Jake Sullivan told the Chinese leader yesterday as they met for rare talks in Beijing.
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Stop bringing weed from Thailand, Britain warns travellers
The warning came as the NCA said it had seized 15 tonnes of the cannabis already this year and arrested 378 smugglers -- half of them over drugs originating in Thailand.
29 August 2024, 08:21 AM
Myanmar junta jails journalist for life in ongoing crackdown
Myo Mynit Oo, 40, was handed a life sentence on May 15, while Aung San Oo, 49, was handed a 20-year jail term on February 16.
29 August 2024, 08:10 AM
Indonesia, Australia sign 'historic' defence pact
The two countries have sought to boost security ties in the face of increased flashpoints in the region including the South China Sea, where several states claim sovereignty over disputed islands and waterways.
29 August 2024, 08:06 AM
Hong Kong court finds two ex-Stand News editors guilty of sedition
This is the first sedition conviction against any journalist or editor since Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China in 1997.
29 August 2024, 08:01 AM
Powerful Typhoon Shanshan slams into southern Japan
Typhoon Shanshan slammed into Japan on Thursday, injuring dozens as howling winds smashed windows and blew tiles off houses while torrential rains sparked floods and landslide warnings
29 August 2024, 03:54 AM
What is the history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
The conflict is the bloodiest in a protracted conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that has rumbled on for seven decades and destabilised the Middle East.
29 August 2024, 03:54 AM
Telegram boss Durov charged, banned from leaving France
Durov, 39, was charged on several counts of failing to curb extremist and illegal content on the popular messaging app following a hearing with investigating magistrates in Paris.
29 August 2024, 03:44 AM
Russian attacks kill six in east Ukraine
Russian bombardments on the eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk killed six people yesterday, the governor of the region said, as Moscow announced it had taken another village in the area.
28 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Pacific Islands endorse joint policing plan
Pacific Island leaders endorsed a landmark regional policing plan yesterday at a summit in Tonga, a contentious move seen as trying to limit China’s security role in the region.
28 August 2024, 18:00 PM