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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Gunmen kill Pak militia chief, 5 others
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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23 October 2025, 17:44 PM
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23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
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23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
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Quad decries dangerous South China Sea actions
Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the United States said yesterday they were seriously concerned about intimidating and dangerous manoeuvres in the South China Sea and pledged to bolster maritime security in the region.
29 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Mars rover finds rock that may have fossils
Nasa’s Perseverance Mars rover has made what could be its most astonishing discovery to date: possible signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.
29 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Biden unveils US top court reform plans
US President Joe Biden yesterday announced plans for urgent reforms to the conservative-dominated Supreme Court, in a bold but long-shot move as he seeks to make a mark in his last six months in power.
29 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Protesters kill soldier, injure 16 others: Pak army
Pakistan’s army said protesters taking part in a march in the southwestern city of Gwadar attacked security forces deployed to guard them yesterday, killing one soldier and injuring 16 others.
29 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Lanka President Ranil fails to get backing of largest party
Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday failed to secure the backing of the biggest political party in parliament for his re-election bid, posing a major challenge to his prospects in the Sept.21vote.
29 July 2024, 18:00 PM
French fibre optic cables hit by ‘sabotage’
Fibre-optic cables in several parts of France have been “sabotaged”, police said yesterday, three days after the rail system was hit by attacks that halted trains across the country.
29 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Nicolas Maduro declared winner
Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election Sunday but the opposition and key regional neighbours immediately rejected the official results.
29 July 2024, 18:00 PM
2 dead, 100 hurt after train, truck collide
At least two people were killed and up to 100 people injured yesterday when a passenger train carrying 800 people collided with a Kamaz truck, derailing eight carriages, Russian media outlets reported.
29 July 2024, 18:00 PM
French train services back to normal after sabotage
It remains unclear who carried out the three arson attacks on strategic points of the rail infrastructure early Friday, or if they were deliberately timed to disrupt the Games' opening spectacle later that day
29 July 2024, 07:51 AM
Venezuela's Maduro wins third term
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado reiterated a call for the country's military to uphold the results of the vote.
29 July 2024, 04:17 AM
Stars turn out in droves as Biles dazzles
Tom Cruise, Lady Gaga, John Legend, Ariana Grande, and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour were among the celebrities packed into Bercy Arena on Sunday to witness the return of Simone Biles to the Olympic gymnastics stage for the qualifying round.
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM
35 killed in Pak sectarian clashes
A land feud between tribes in northwestern Pakistan has spilled over into days of sectarian fighting with machine guns and mortars, killing 35 people so far, officials said yesterday.
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM
America going bankrupt: Musk
Rising national debt has long been a pressing issue in America, and it has caught the attention of Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM
15 killed, 6 hurt in China landslide
A landslide caused by flooding in central China’s Hunan province destroyed a guesthouse and killed 15 people yesterday, state media reported.
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Khamenei grants Masoud Pezeshkian presidential powers
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday gave his official endorsement of Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic Republic’s ninth president, following snap elections won by the reformist camp’s candidate.
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM
US, Japan deepen ties, take swipe at China
The United States and Japan issued scathing verbal attacks on China and Russia yesterday after high-level discussions on enhancing already close defence collaboration between Tokyo and Washington in an increasingly unstable region.
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Extraordinary US election enters the homestretch
The 100-day sprint to the US election began yesterday, the final act in a campaign transformed by an assassination attempt and the stunning exit of President Joe Biden.
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Musk: America going bankrupt’
Rising national debt has long been a pressing issue in America, and it has caught the attention of Tesla CEO Elon Musk
28 July 2024, 15:56 PM
G20 pledges to work together to tax ultra-rich
G20 nations have agreed to work together to make the super-rich pay their taxes, but stopped short of a more substantial deal, according to a declaration adopted Friday after a meeting of finance ministers in Rio de Janeiro.
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM
G20 pledges to work together to tax ultra-rich
G20 nations have agreed to work together to make the super-rich pay their taxes, but stopped short of a more substantial deal, according to a declaration adopted Friday after a meeting of finance ministers in Rio de Janeiro
27 July 2024, 03:28 AM