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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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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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The mysterious man who fuels N Korea's Kim dynasty
Evading UNSC sanctions, Nam Chol Ung is running his underground businesses in many countries of Southeast Asia
31 May 2024, 07:59 AM
US, Chinese defence chiefs meet in Singapore
The US and Chinese defence chiefs held rare direct talks in Singapore on Friday, offering hopes for more military dialogue that could help prevent disputes over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues from spinning out of control.
31 May 2024, 06:00 AM
US says Russia using North Korea missiles in Ukraine
Russia is using North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine, a new Pentagon report says, citing debris analysis to confirm long-standing allegations that Pyongyang has been sending weapons to Moscow
31 May 2024, 04:10 AM
Car ramming attack kills two Israeli soldiers in West Bank: army
A car ramming attack killed two Israeli soldiers near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army said early Thursday
30 May 2024, 04:21 AM
Nine killed in series of missile attacks: Ukraine
Ukraine yesterday reported nine people had been killed in four regions of the war-battered country, as Russia presses gains on the front line where Kyiv’s troops are struggling.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM
UK police arrest 40 people after pro-Gaza rally
UK police yesterday said that 40 people had been arrested and three officers injured after protesters refused to disperse following a demonstration in London over Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM
S Africa votes with ANC dominance under threat
South Africa’s ruling ANC was fighting yesterday to defy expectations that it could lose its three-decade-long exclusive grip on power, as voters turned out for a watershed general election.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Delhi temp hits highest ever in India
Temperatures in India’s capital soared to a national record-high of 52.3 degrees Celsius yesterday, figures from the government’s weather bureau showed, as it warned of dangerous heat levels in the megacity.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM
UP holding the key to PM Modi’s re-election
All eyes are on the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), as India votes to elect a new government. Spread over an area roughly the size of Britain, the state packs in nearly four times as many people.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Biden’s blurred red lines under scrutiny
Joe Biden’s red lines over Israel’s assault on Rafah have kept shifting, but the US president faces growing pressure to take a firmer stance after a deadly strike in the southern Gaza city.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Taiwan to work with US to face 'authoritarian expansionism': President Lai
President Lai Ching-te told visiting US lawmakers today that Taiwan would work with the United States to counter "authoritarian expansionism", days after China staged major military drills around the self-ruled island
29 May 2024, 16:08 PM
Number of executions in 2023 highest in nearly a decade: Amnesty
Executions around the world rose to their highest number in nearly a decade in 2023, with a sharp rise in the Middle East, Amnesty International said on Wednesday
29 May 2024, 03:20 AM
Climate change caused 26 extra-hot days last year: report
The world experienced an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months that would probably not have occurred without climate change, a report said yesterday.
28 May 2024, 18:00 PM
North Korea says it tried new fuel in satellite launch that ended in fiery explosion
North Korea's latest satellite launch exploded in a fireball before dropping into the Yellow Sea just minutes after lifting off, but analysts say the attempt showcased new strides in the nuclear-armed country's race for space
28 May 2024, 14:12 PM
China sentences former asset manager to death for 'extremely large' bribes
A Chinese court today sentenced to death a former executive of one of the country's largest state-controlled asset management firms for accepting "extremely large" bribes, state media reported
28 May 2024, 14:08 PM
Hong Kong arrests six for sedition under new security law
Security Secretary Chris Tang told reporters the six were suspected of using a Facebook page to "advocate hatred" against the governments in Hong Kong and China, which took back control of the former British colony in 1997, and against the judiciary.
28 May 2024, 12:13 PM
145 countries now recognise a Palestinian state
Norway, Spain and Ireland on Tuesday became the latest countries to recognise a state of Palestine
28 May 2024, 11:57 AM
Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian state
The three European countries believe their initiative has strong symbolic impact that is likely to encourage others to follow suit.
28 May 2024, 11:12 AM
'Unlikely' to be more survivors from Papua New Guinea landslide
It is "very unlikely" more survivors of Papua New Guinea's deadly landslide will be found, a UN agency warned Tuesday, as thousands at risk from further slips were ordered to evacuate
28 May 2024, 03:58 AM
After Raisi funeral, Iran's focus turns to vote for successor
After Iran mourned president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a recent helicopter crash, the nation's focus turns to an election next month for his successor, with the conservative camp seeking a loyalist to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
28 May 2024, 03:57 AM