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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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Khalistan slogans at event attended by Trudeau
India summoned the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner yesterday and expressed “deep concern and strong protest” after separatist slogans in support of a Sikh homeland were raised at an event addressed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
29 April 2024, 18:00 PM
US almost ready with KSA rewards for Israel normalisation
The United States is nearly ready with a security package to offer Saudi Arabia if it normalises relations with Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday, as he seeks incentives for Israel to support a Palestinian state.
29 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Floods kill 42 in central Kenya
At least 42 people have been killed in floods in central Kenya’s Mai Mahiu area after a dam burst early yesterday, and the number of deaths could rise, police said.
29 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Dozens of tornadoes plow central US, at least 5 killed
The storms dumped up to seven inches (18 centimeters) of rain in some places within hours, and meteorologists warned of a continuing danger of extreme weather Sunday, including flash flooding, hail and more tornadoes.
29 April 2024, 04:53 AM
China firms go 'underground' on Russia payments as banks pull back
The US has imposed an array of sanctions on Russia and Russian entities since the country invaded Ukraine in 2022.
29 April 2024, 04:52 AM
China to host Hamas, Fatah for Palestinian unity talks
China will host Palestinian unity talks between Hamas and its rivals Fatah, the two groups and a Beijing-based diplomat said on Friday, a notable Chinese foray into Palestinian diplomacy amid the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM
The world has failed Gaza
Saudi Arabia yesterday said the international community has failed Gaza and reiterated its call for a Palestinian state at a global economic summit.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Fighting in eastern Ukraine worsens
Fighting in eastern Ukraine has worsened, with Kyiv’s troops falling back to new positions in at least three places along the front, Ukraine’s top general said yesterday.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Police clear pro-Palestinian camps at three US universities
Police detained nearly 200 people at three US universities on Saturday as they cleared pro-Palestinian encampments, in the latest campus clashes triggered by protests over Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Ireland looking to send asylum seekers back to UK: report
Ireland is looking to amend the law to allow the return of asylum seekers to the United Kingdom, broadcaster RTE said yesterday after an influx over the border with Northern Ireland.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Fear is controlling us’
Palestinians in Rafah told AFP they were living in “constant terror” as Israel vows to push ahead with its planned assault on the south Gaza city flooded with displaced civilians.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Biden takes Trump to task
US President Joe Biden delivered an election-year roast on Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as protesters outside criticized his support for Israel’s war against Hamas.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM
EC asks AAP to modify its poll campaign song
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to modify content of its polls campaign song to comply with Advertising Codes prescribed under Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 and ECI guidelines.
28 April 2024, 18:00 PM
10 killed in fire at Brazil homeless shelter
At least 10 people were killed Friday in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials said.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Hamas says studying new Israeli truce proposal
UK ship sets sail to help building of Gaza aid jetty; Israel strike on Lebanon kills 3
27 April 2024, 16:03 PM
US intel believes Putin likely didn't kill Navalny: report
US intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn't order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal reported.
27 April 2024, 15:12 PM
US announces $6 bn in security aid for Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday announced the United States will provide key air defense munitions and artillery rounds to Ukraine as part of a $6 billion military aid package that is its largest ever for Kyiv
27 April 2024, 04:13 AM
Pasteurised milk 'safe' from bird flu: US officials
Milk sold in US stores is "safe" from the bird flu because pasteurisation effectively kills the disease, American health authorities said Friday, following spread of the infection among herds of cows
27 April 2024, 03:23 AM
At least 10 people killed in Brazil fire
At least 10 people were killed yesterday in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials said.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM
UN denounces Iran crackdown on women
The United Nations said yesterday that it was concerned by reports of new efforts to track and punish Iranian women, some as young as 15, who refuse to wear the headscarf required under the country’s Islamic law.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM