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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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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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23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
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23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
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Deaths from Indian toxic alcohol rise to more than 50
The death toll from a batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has risen to 53, media reported yesterday, as more victims in hospital succumbed to the poisonous brew.
23 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Trump courts Black voters in Philadelphia
Donald Trump made two speeches on Saturday, urging Christian supporters to go to the polls for him one last time and courting Black voters in Philadelphia by promising to fix a city “ravaged by bloodshed” even as data shows a decline in violent crime.
23 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Food piles up at Gaza crossing in south
Days after Israel announced a daily pause in fighting on a key route to allow more aid into Gaza, chaos in the besieged Palestinian territory has left vital supplies piled up and undistributed in the searing summer heat.
23 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Second southern Mexico mayor killed in a week
A second southern Mexico mayor has been killed in less than a week, local authorities announced Saturday, after he went to visit an indigenous community
23 June 2024, 04:57 AM
DR Congo militia kills more than 20 in village raid
Militia fighters on Friday killed more than 20 civilians in a village in the gold-rich Ituri province in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said.
22 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Progress on rights needed for Afghan ‘reintegration’: UN
Restrictions on women’s rights continue to prevent Afghanistan’s “reintegration” into the international community, a senior UN official said Friday, noting the Taliban’s participation in upcoming talks in Doha is not legitimisation of the isolated government.
22 June 2024, 18:00 PM
US aircraft carrier arrives in S Korea
A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Saturday for a joint military drills aimed to better counter North Korean threats, Seoul’s navy said.
22 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Three people killed, 10 wounded in Arkansas supermarket shooting
A shooter opened fire at an Arkansas supermarket on Friday, killing three civilians and wounding 10 other people, including two police officers, Arkansas State Police said
22 June 2024, 03:47 AM
NASA faces $80,000 claim after space debris hit family home
An American family is claiming more than $80,000 from NASA after a small piece of debris fell from space and smashed through the roof of their Florida home, a law firm said Friday
22 June 2024, 02:56 AM
Israel-Hezbollah hostilities fan fears of wider war
Israel and Hezbollah traded fresh cross-border fire, as fears of a regional conflict grew after Israel revealed it had approved plans for a Lebanon offensive and the Iran-backed militants vowed to blanket their foe in rockets
21 June 2024, 07:06 AM
New tensions between White House, Israeli PM
New tensions emerged this week between President Joe Biden's administration and Benjamin Netanyahu over the Israeli premier's criticism of US weapons deliveries -- comments the White House described Thursday as "vexing" and "disappointing."
21 June 2024, 03:55 AM
Cruise ship rescues 68 migrants off Spain’s Canaries
A cruise ship rescued 68 migrants from a fishing boat spotted adrift south of Spain’s Canary Islands with five bodies on board, Spanish authorities and the ship’s operator said yesterday.
20 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Putin seeks ‘security architecture’ for Asia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he wanted to build a “reliable security architecture” in the Asia-Pacific region during a state visit to Vietnam yesterday, part of a trip to Asia seen as show of defiance to the West.
20 June 2024, 18:00 PM
French journalist leaves India after work permit refused
Without "work nor income, my family has been pushed out of India without explanation", he said.
20 June 2024, 04:59 AM
Putin praises Vietnam for its stance on Ukraine
Russia's President Vladimir Putin praised Vietnam for its "balanced" stance on the Ukraine war and listed progress on payments, energy and trade in an opinion piece published on Wednesday in the newspaper of Vietnam's Communist Party
20 June 2024, 03:10 AM
Russia, N Korea sign mutual defence pact
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed a deal with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un that included a mutual defence pledge, one of Russia’s most significant moves in Asia for years that Kim said amounted to an “alliance”.
19 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Nvidia eclipses Microsoft as most valuable company
Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company on Tuesday, dethroning tech heavyweight Microsoft as its high-end processors play a central role in a scramble to dominate artificial intelligence technology.
19 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Taiwan ‘won’t bow’ to China’s pressure
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said yesterday that China was attempting to force the self-ruled island into submission but that it would not bow to pressure.
19 June 2024, 18:00 PM
India floods, heatwaves kill 11 people
India was battling extreme weather yesterday that caused severe heatwaves, landslides and floods, killing at least 11 people this week, among them a woman and her three daughters buried alive in a northeastern state, officials and media said.
19 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Chad ammo depot blaze kills nine
A fire that tore through a huge military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena killed at least nine people and wounded dozens more, officials said yesterday, warning the toll could rise.
19 June 2024, 18:00 PM