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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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Spat with Musk’s X / India limits content takedown powers to fewer officials
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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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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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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US sanctions test China's 'no limits' friendship with Russia
China's trade with Russia has hit record highs in recent years, drawing accusations that it is helping buoy its longtime ally's economy, with President Vladimir Putin due to visit Beijing in May.
13 May 2024, 08:13 AM
First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies
Slayman, 62, of Weymouth, Massachusetts, received the transplant in March in a four-hour surgery that the hospital at the time called "a major milestone in the quest to provide more readily available organs to patients."
13 May 2024, 08:04 AM
Putin removes defence minister Shoigu
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday moved to replace defence minister Sergei Shoigu in a major shake-up to Russia's military leadership more than two years into its Ukraine offensive
13 May 2024, 03:20 AM
At least 34 dead, 16 still missing
At least 34 people have died and 16 more were missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit western Indonesia, a local disaster official said yesterday.
12 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Missile hits Russia housing block; 7 killed
At least seven people were killed and 17 injured when a whole section of a Russian apartment block collapsed after it was struck by a Soviet-era missile launched by Ukraine and shot down by Russia, Russian officials said.
12 May 2024, 18:00 PM
29th time on the top of the world
Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for the 29th time yesterday, breaking his own record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain.
12 May 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Hot summer of protest’ waiting
About a dozen students arrested by police clearing a sit-in at a Denver college campus emerged from detainment to cheers from fellow pro-Palestinian protesters, several waving yellow court summons like tiny victory flags and imploring fellow demonstrators not to let their energy fade.
12 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Flood-hit areas still inaccessible
Emergency aid and rescue teams yesterday struggled to reach areas of northern Afghanistan hardest hit by flash floods that killed hundreds, AFP journalists saw.
12 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Canada arrests fourth Indian national
A fourth Indian national was charged by Canadian authorities Saturday in the 2023 killing of a separatist Sikh leader in Vancouver.
12 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Explained: The science behind auroras
The world seems to have been transfixed these last two days by the magical displays of lights in the sky across the world
12 May 2024, 10:56 AM
Second night of auroras seen 'extreme' solar storm
Auroras lit up skies across swaths of the planet for the second night in a row on Saturday, after already dazzling Earthlings from the United States to Tasmania to the Bahamas the day before
12 May 2024, 04:13 AM
Pandemic talks
Countries trying to strike a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics decided to keep negotiating for another fortnight after their deadline passed on Friday.
11 May 2024, 18:00 PM
North Korean nuclear experts lead lives as ‘slaves to the bomb’
North Korean nuclear scientists have no autonomy over their lives, with their life paths set for them in almost every aspect, including research fields, housing, food, and marriage, from the time they are elementary school students, according to The Chosun Ilbo report
11 May 2024, 09:22 AM
First 'extreme' solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras
The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies from Tasmania to Britain -- and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids as it persists into the weekend
11 May 2024, 02:31 AM
Chinese companies hit with US trade restrictions over spy balloon incident
The Biden administration added 37 Chinese entities to a trade restriction list on Thursday, including some for allegedly supporting the spy balloon that flew over the United States last year, heightening tensions between Beijing and Washington
10 May 2024, 07:03 AM
US satisfied so far with India Sikh plot probe, but stresses 'red line'
The US is satisfied so far with India's moves to ensure accountability in alleged assassination plots against Sikh activists, but many steps are still needed, the US ambassador to India said on Thursday, calling it a "red line for America" for which there must be consequences
9 May 2024, 18:51 PM
Israeli air strike kills 4 Hezbollah fighters
An Israeli air strike on a car in southern Lebanon killed four people yesterday, according to Lebanon’s civil defence, with security sources saying those killed were members of armed group Hezbollah.
9 May 2024, 18:00 PM
23 Chinese warplanes, ships detected around Taiwan
Taipei’s defence ministry said yesterday it had detected 23 Chinese warplanes and five navy warships around the island, a day after a US warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
9 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Ex-Pak PM Imran refuses to tender apology
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday refused to apologise for the May 9 riots and said he is ready to face inquiry into the sit-in that his PTI staged in 2014.
9 May 2024, 18:00 PM
US trying to destabilise India during polls: Russia
The US aims to destabilise India during the 2024 general election, the Russian foreign ministry has said after a US federal commission’s report criticised New Delhi for alleged violations of religious freedom.
9 May 2024, 18:00 PM