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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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Gunmen kill Pak militia chief, 5 others
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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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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Nato chief seeks costs on China over Russia support
The path to peace is more weapons for Ukraine, says Nato's chief Jens Stoltenberg
18 June 2024, 00:19 AM
Nuclear arms spending soars as global tensions swell: studies
Nuclear-armed countries hiked spending on atomic weapons arsenals by a third in the past five years as they modernised their stockpiles amid growing geopolitical tensions, two reports showed on Monday
17 June 2024, 04:32 AM
'Meaty rice'? S Korean professor aims to change global protein
In a small laboratory in Seoul, a team of South Korean scientists are injecting cultured beef cells into individual grains of rice, in a process they hope could revolutionise how the world eats
17 June 2024, 03:48 AM
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits southern Peru
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Peru on Sunday but there was no immediate threat of tsunami.
16 June 2024, 17:43 PM
Hajj pilgrims 'stone the devil' as Muslims mark Eid al-Azha
Pilgrims perform the last major ritual of the hajj, the "stoning of the devil", in western Saudi Arabia on Sunday, as Muslims the world over celebrate the Eid al-Azha holiday
16 June 2024, 05:49 AM
Wild horse species returns to the Kazakh steppes
After a few hesitant steps following a long flight from Prague, three Przewalski horses galloped off for the first time into the Kazakh steppe -- the native habitat of this endangered species.
15 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat in hajj climax
More than 1.5 million Muslims will pray on Mount Arafat in soaring temperatures on Saturday, in the high-point and most gruelling day of the annual hajj pilgrimage
15 June 2024, 05:08 AM
China promoting authoritarian governance globally: report
China has organised seminars and training courses for officials in African and Latin American countries, aimed at promoting its single-party system and President Xi Jinping's worldview, a report said this week
14 June 2024, 10:01 AM
G7 summit: Leaders turn focus on China as tensions soar
G7 leaders turn their attention to China on Friday on the second day of an Italy summit, with a focus on how to protect their industries while avoiding an outright trade war with Beijing
14 June 2024, 03:37 AM
117 million people forcibly displaced in 2023: UNHCR
The United Nations refugee agency yesterday said the number of people forcibly displaced stood at a record 117.3 million as of the end of last year, warning that this figure could rise further without major global political changes.
13 June 2024, 18:00 PM
WSJ says its journo will face ‘sham trial’ in Russia
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) yesterday lashed out at Russia’s “outrageous” announcement that its imprisoned reporter Evan Gershkovich will face trial on spying charges.
13 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Fire erupts on ship after attack off Yemen
A merchant ship caught fire after being attacked off Yemen, a British maritime security agency said yesterday, following months of attacks in the area by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
13 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Over 300,000 troops now on high readiness
Nato countries have “comfortably exceeded” a target of placing 300,000 troops on high-readiness as the alliance grapples with the threat from Russia, a senior alliance official said yesterday.
13 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Over half of cropland in hungry Gaza damaged: UN
More than half of Gaza’s agricultural land, crucial for feeding the territory’s hungry population, has been degraded by conflict, satellite images analysed by the United Nations show.
13 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Hezbollah attacks 9 Israeli military sites with rockets
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said yesterday it had launched rockets and weaponised drones at nine Israeli military sites in a coordinated attack, ramping up hostilities on Lebanon’s southern border for the second consecutive day.
13 June 2024, 18:00 PM
G7 leaders agree $50bn deal
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies yesterday agreed an outline deal to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine using interest from Russian sovereign assets frozen after Moscow launched its invasion of its neighbour in 2022.
13 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Record 120m people forcibly displaced globally: UN
A staggering total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN said Thursday, branding the ever-increasing number a "terrible indictment on the state of the world"
13 June 2024, 03:32 AM
Denmark recalls Korean instant noodles for being too spicy
Denmark's food agency has recalled three brands of South Korean instant ramen, warning that they were so hot they might cause "acute poisoning"
13 June 2024, 02:48 AM
Merchant ship hit in Red Sea off Yemen
A merchant ship issued a distress call after being struck in the Red Sea off Yemen, a security firm said yesterday, in what appeared to be the latest attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
12 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Mahathir denies corruption
Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has denied engaging in corruption, saying he earned his money from his salary during his decades-long political career and most of it is “now gone”.
12 June 2024, 18:00 PM