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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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Maduro rejects Panama’s offer
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gave a scathing response to an offer on Friday from his Panamanian counterpart, Jose Raul Mulino, to facilitate his departure to a third country to allow for a political transition.
10 August 2024, 18:00 PM
US to lift ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
The Biden administration has decided to lift a ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Friday, reversing a three-year-old policy to pressure the kingdom to wind down the Yemen war
10 August 2024, 03:56 AM
Mamata congratulates Yunus for taking charge as Bangladesh’s chief adviser
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has congratulated Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus for taking charge of the interim government in Bangladesh
10 August 2024, 03:32 AM
Plane crashes in Brazil with 62 people on board
A plane with 62 people on board crashed in Vinhedo, Brazil, on Friday, local TV station GloboNews reported
9 August 2024, 18:17 PM
Fighting in east Syria kills 13 civilians: monitor
Bombardment by pro-Iranian groups supporting the Syrian government killed 13 civilians in an eastern village under the control of Kurdish-led forces, a war monitor said yesterday.
9 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Election dispute: Maduro blocks X in Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro suspended access to the social media site X on Thursday, as he faced renewed pressure from a trio of friendly Latin American nations to release data proving his claimed reelection was valid.
9 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Attend mosque or be punished
Afghan government employees must attend mosque five times a day or face punishment, Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said yesterday in his latest edict.
8 August 2024, 18:00 PM
UN troubled by Thai opposition party ban
The United Nations yesterday said the dissolution of Thailand’s main opposition Move Forward Party was “deeply troubling” and seriously impacted fundamental freedoms.
8 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Imran ‘ready to apologise’ if PTI role in riots proved
Former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on Wednesday offered to apologise for the May 9 riots, provided the involvement of PTI supporters in the violent protests was proved.
8 August 2024, 18:00 PM
40 killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza
At least 40 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the central and southern Gaza Strip yesterday, after Israeli forces issued new evacuation orders to Palestinians in areas of north of the enclave.
8 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Biden, Harris warn of Trump threat to democracy
US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he is “not confident” Donald Trump would concede peacefully if he loses the US election, as the Republican’s rival Kamala Harris warned a Trump victory would usher in a lawless administration set on curtailing Americans’ freedoms.
8 August 2024, 18:00 PM
US strikes at Houthi targets in Yemen
US military forces have struck at targets in Houthi-controlled Yemen in the past 24 hours, destroying two drones, a Houthi ground control station, and three anti-ship cruise missiles, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
8 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran says Hamas leader's killing a costly 'strategic mistake' by Israel
Bagheri accused Israel of wanting "to expand tension, war and conflict to other countries," while asserting it was not in a position to fight Iran.
8 August 2024, 12:33 PM
British Airways to halt flights to Beijing from Oct. 26
European and British carriers are unable to fly over Russian airspace, which means flying to Asia takes a few hours longer than it used to.
8 August 2024, 12:27 PM
How the Harris surge scrambled Trump's battle plan
While top Trump advisers once saw a chance for an electoral blowout - with Democratic-leaning states like Minnesota and Virginia in play - the elevation of Harris has prompted Republicans to refocus on a narrower path to victory that runs through traditional battleground states like Pennsylvania and Georgia.
8 August 2024, 12:06 PM
Two powerful earthquakes hit off Japan: USGS
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake followed by a 7.1 tremor struck off southern Japan on Thursday.
8 August 2024, 09:36 AM
Second hottest July breaks 13-month record streak
Last month was the second hottest July for the planet on record, breaking a 13-month period when each month was warmest
8 August 2024, 03:24 AM
Ukraine pierces Russian border
Russia was battling a major cross-border incursion from Ukraine for a second day yesterday, with authorities evacuating several thousand civilians due to fighting, officials said.
7 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Helicopter crashes in Nepali forest
A helicopter crashed in a forest outside Nepal’s capital Kathmandu shortly after takeoff yesterday, killing all five people on board, an official said, the latest of more than a dozen air crashes in the mountainous region since 2000.
7 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Former ‘IS bride’ loses citizenship removal appeal bid
A woman stripped of her British citizenship after leaving the country as a teenager to marry an Islamic State group fighter lost a bid yesterday to take her case to the UK’s top court.
7 August 2024, 18:00 PM