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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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‘Full-blown famine’ happening in north Gaza
The chief of the United Nations’ food program has warned of a “full-blown famine” in northern Gaza and reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian enclave.
5 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Trudeau, Jaishankar's first reactions to 3 Indians' arrest over Nijjar murder
Canada is a rule-of-law country with a strong and independent justice system, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in his first reaction to the arrest of three Indian nationals in connection with the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
5 May 2024, 09:17 AM
Vietnam temp records tumble as heatwave scorches
More than 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heatwave scorches South and Southeast Asia.
4 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Rains in southern Brazil kill at least 39, some 70 still missing
Heavy rains battering Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 39 people, local authorities said on Friday.
4 May 2024, 02:56 AM
Reader’s Digest UK folds after 86 years
The UK edition of Reader’s Digest, a beloved monthly magazine known for its curated articles and features, has come to an end after 86 years in circulation.
3 May 2024, 18:00 PM
ICC warns against ‘retaliation threats’
International Criminal Court prosecutors yesterday warned against “individuals who threaten to retaliate” against the tribunal or its staff, saying such actions might constitute an “offence against its administration of justice”.
3 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Indian, Hong Kong satirists win press cartoon award
Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja and Hong Kong's Zunzi were awarded the biennial Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award on Friday, which is international press freedom day
3 May 2024, 11:44 AM
Taiwan detects 26 Chinese aircraft, five ships around island
Taiwan's defence ministry said Friday it had detected 26 Chinese aircraft and five naval vessels around the self-ruled island in the previous 24 hours
3 May 2024, 04:09 AM
Rebuilding bombed Gaza homes may take 80 yrs: UN
Rebuilding homes in the Gaza Strip could drag into the next century if the pace follows the trend of previous conflicts, according to a UN report released yesterday.
2 May 2024, 18:00 PM
US newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over AI chatbots
Eight US newspapers sued OpenAI and Microsoft in a New York federal court Tuesday for violating their copyright to train the technology behind the ChatGPT and Copilot chatbots.
2 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Grid meeting half of power needs amid conflict: junta
Myanmar is producing about half of the electricity it needs each day, the junta has said, blaming scant rainfall for hydropower, lower natural gas yields and attacks by its opponents on infrastructure.
2 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Gaza mourns death of over 140 journos in Israeli attacks
At least 141 Palestinian journalists and media professionals have been killed and 70 others injured in Israel’s ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip, the government media office said yesterday.
2 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Low turnout a worry for Modi’s campaign
A lower turnout so far in India’s long general election has rattled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign managers, raising into question whether his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies can achieve the landslide victory predicted by opinion polls just one month ago.
2 May 2024, 18:00 PM
India lodges protest against China’s construction in Shaksgam Valley
India has registered its protest with China against their “illegal attempts to alter facts” in connection with Beijing’s construction activities in the Shaksgam Valley, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
2 May 2024, 18:00 PM
As student protests shake US campuses, Biden mum
What does Joe Biden have to say about the rowdy student protests against Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza that have rocked American college campuses in recent weeks? Almost nothing
2 May 2024, 02:51 AM
UK researchers unveil face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman
Named Shanidar Z after the cave in Iraqi Kurdistan where her skull was found in 2018, the latest discovery has led experts to probe the mystery of the forty-something Neanderthal woman laid to rest in a sleeping position beneath a huge vertical stone marker.
2 May 2024, 00:58 AM
US accuses Russia of using 'chemical weapon' in Ukraine
"The use of such chemicals is not an isolated incident, and is probably driven by Russian forces' desire to dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions and achieve tactical gains on the battlefield," the State Department said.
2 May 2024, 00:43 AM
Amazon triples quarterly profit as cloud surges
E-commerce titan Amazon on Tuesday said profit in the first three months of 2024 tripled as its cloud, ads, and retail businesses thrived
1 May 2024, 18:19 PM
Saima Wazed calls for collaborative health leadership in Southeast Asia
Saima Wazed, WHO regional director for Southeast Asia, has emphasised the creation of a roadmap for the priority programmes that will guide the strategic direction during her term
1 May 2024, 18:05 PM
Free press is not a choice, but a necessity: Antonio Guterres
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on governments, the private sector and civil society to join them in reaffirming their commitment to safeguarding press freedom and the rights of journalists and media professionals around the world
1 May 2024, 16:41 PM