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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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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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UN denounces ‘harassment’ of lawyers in Tunisia
The United Nations yesterday denounced recent arrests of lawyers in Tunisia, saying the detentions, which have also included journalists and political commentators, undermined the rule of law in the North Africa country.
17 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Slovak PM has new surgery
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition was “still very serious” two days after an attempted assassination, his deputy and close ally said yesterday, as police raided the suspect’s home.
17 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Cannes stars take discreet stances on Gaza war
They may be attending one of the glitziest festivals on the planet, but some personalities in Cannes are signalling they have not forgotten the war in Gaza
17 May 2024, 06:41 AM
Indonesia evacuates hundreds near erupting volcano
Hundreds of people living near an erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia have been evacuated after authorities raised its alert status to the highest level, an official said Friday
17 May 2024, 05:52 AM
Jailed ex-Pak PM Imran appears in SC by video link
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan appeared before the Supreme Court by video link from prison yesterday to plead his petition against changes in Pakistan’s anti-graft laws.
16 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Hezbollah fires rocket barrage at Israeli positions
Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said it yesterday launched “more than 60” rockets at Israeli military positions in retaliation for overnight air strikes on the country’s east.
16 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Opposition slams Modi for anti-Muslim remarks
India’s main opposition party yesterday condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for anti-Muslim comments in election campaign speeches that have heightened concerns over sectarian tensions in the world’s biggest democracy.
16 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Slovak PM ‘able to speak’ after shooting
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was speaking yesterday but tired and still in a “really difficult condition” a day after being shot multiple times, the president-elect said after visiting his ally.
16 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Sudan facing ‘inferno’ of violence, aid holdups: UN
Residents of conflict-hit Sudan are “trapped in an inferno of brutal violence” and increasingly at risk of famine due to the rainy season and blocked aid, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for the country warned Wednesday.
16 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Democratic divide hurting Biden: poll
Democrats are deeply divided over President Joe Biden’s handling of both the offensive in Gaza and the US campus protests against it, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found, fraying the coalition that he relied on four years ago to defeat Republican Donald Trump.
16 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Xi, Putin hail ties as 'stabilising' force in chaotic world
Leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin framed their nations' ties as a stabilising force in a chaotic world as they met yesterday in Beijing
16 May 2024, 05:35 AM
Garuda Indonesia flight makes emergency landing after engine fire
A jetliner taking 468 people from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia made an emergency landing Wednesday due to an engine fire, the Garuda Indonesia airline said, in the latest incident in the archipelago's poor safety record
16 May 2024, 02:38 AM
Putin meets Xi in Beijing seeking greater support for war effort
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Thursday with counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing as he seeks greater support from China for his war effort in Ukraine and his isolated economy
16 May 2024, 02:30 AM
Slovak PM no longer in life-threatening condition after being shot, minister says
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in an assassination attempt when leaving a government meeting on Wednesday, a government minister said
16 May 2024, 02:18 AM
Women, children make up 56pc of Gaza dead: UN
Women and children make up at least 56 percent of the thousands killed in the Gaza offensive, the UN said Tuesday, amid controversy over the toll based on numbers from the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.
15 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Swiss nursery lets robot do the talking
Sat in a circle on the nursery floor, a group of Swiss three-year-olds ask a robot called Nao questions about giraffes and broccoli.
15 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Assassination Bid: Slovak PM suffers life-threatening injuries
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination yesterday, the government office said.
15 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan gets bail but can’t leave jail
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was granted bail in Islamabad yesterday on land corruption charges but will have to stay in jail to serve time in two other cases, his lawyer said.
15 May 2024, 18:00 PM
India issues first set of citizenship certificates to 14
India yesterday granted citizenship to a first batch of 14 people under a controversial law that has been criticised for discriminating against Muslims, midway through general elections in which religious divisions have taken centre stage.
15 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Myanmar air strike injures 20 at clinic
A Myanmar military air strike on a medical clinic wounded around 20 people in western Rakhine state, according to an ethnic armed group, a resident and local media yesterday.
15 May 2024, 18:00 PM