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Blast at central Russian plant kills 10: governor
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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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Indian medics strike after murder of colleague
Indian doctors in government hospitals across several states halted elective services “indefinitely” yesterday to protest the rape and murder of a young medic.
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
US orders carrier group to hasten ME arrival
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered an aircraft carrier group to hasten its arrival in the Middle East, the Pentagon said Sunday, as mounting tensions raise fears of a region-wide war.
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Australia, US, UK sign nuke transfer deal
Australia said yesterday it had signed a deal to allow the exchange of nuclear secrets and material with the United States and Britain, a key step toward equipping its navy with nuclear-powered submarines.
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Elon Musk’s X faces privacy complaints in Europe
A Vienna-based privacy campaign group lodged complaints in eight European countries against Elon Musk’s X yesterday over “unlawfully” feeding the personal data of users into its AI technology without their consent.
12 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Australia, US, UK sign nuclear transfer deal for AUKUS subs
It binds the three countries to security arrangements for the transfer of sensitive US and UK nuclear material and knowhow as part of the tripartite 2021 AUKUS security accord.
12 August 2024, 04:39 AM
US orders carrier group to hasten Middle East arrival
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered an aircraft carrier group to hasten its arrival in the Middle East, the Pentagon said Sunday, as mounting tensions raise fears of a region-wide war
12 August 2024, 03:30 AM
World youth unemployment rate lowest for 15 years: UN
The number of 15- to 24-year-olds who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) is concerning, the UN's labour agency said
12 August 2024, 02:56 AM
Actions of China air force ‘reckless’
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. yesterday condemned Chinese air force actions in waters of the South China Sea claimed by both countries, calling the actions “unjustified, illegal and reckless”.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
End the UK riots
The parents of one of three girls murdered at a Taylor Swift-themed event in northern England last month called for an end to the nationwide rioting that followed their deaths at an emotional funeral for their young daughter.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Five pro-Iran fighters killed in Syria strike
Five Iran-backed fighters were killed yesterday in a drone strike in Syria’s east, near the Iraqi border, a war monitor said, adding it was not clear yet who was behind the attack.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Uganda garbage dump landslide toll hits 21
The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 21, police said yesterday, as rescue personnel continued to dig for survivors.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Abbas to visit Russia today
Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas will visit Moscow next week to discuss the Gaza war with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Palestinian envoy said.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Thousands of troops ‘trying to destabilise’ Russia’
Russia yesterday acknowledged Ukrainian forces had pierced deep into the Kursk border region in an offensive that a top official in Ukraine said was aimed to “destabilise” Russia and “stretch” its armed forces.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
China backs Iran’s right to defend its ‘dignity’
China supports Iran in defending its “sovereignty, security and national dignity”, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told Iran’s acting foreign minister in a phone call yesterday, according to a statement by China’s foreign ministry.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Pragmatist picked as top diplomat
Iran’s new president yesterday presented his cabinet to parliament for a vote of confidence, state media reported, proposing seasoned pragmatic diplomat Abbas Araqchi as foreign minister at a time of heightened regional tensions.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
All 62 victims body recovered
Brazilian emergency crews has recovered the remains of the 62 victims aboard an airliner that plunged to the ground in the town of Vinhedo, near Sao Paulo the day before, killing all on board.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
How to spot online fake news?
The UK government said on Sunday schools in England could teach children how to spot extremist and online content spreading “putrid conspiracy theories”, under planned changes to the national curriculum.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Children torn apart’
White body bags littered the floor and mourning filled the air after a school housing displaced Palestinians was struck with Israeli missiles Saturday -- a horrific and increasingly common sight in the Gaza war.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Germany's Scholz urges Israel to conclude hostage release and ceasefire
"An end to the war in Gaza would be a decisive step towards a regional de-escalation," the spokesperson said.
11 August 2024, 10:54 AM
Small plane crash in Chile kills 7
Seven people were killed Friday when the small plane they were traveling in crashed in southern Chile, the country’s civil aviation authority said.
10 August 2024, 18:00 PM