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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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In a rebel-held Myanmar town, fragile unity pushes junta to the brink
The fall of Myawaddy means that Myanmar's two most important land border crossings are in resistance hands, after the rebels last year claimed control of Muse, near the Chinese border.
18 April 2024, 04:02 AM
NASA chief warns of Chinese military presence in space
China is bolstering its space capabilities and is using its civilian program to mask its military objectives, the head of the US space agency NASA said Wednesday, warning that Washington must remain vigilant
18 April 2024, 03:41 AM
Full UN membership won’t help Palestinians with statehood
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said yesterday she did not see a UN resolution recommending the Palestinian Authority become a full UN member helping lead to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
17 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Amitabh Bachchan to get Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be conferred the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award, the Mangeshkar family announced yesterday
16 April 2024, 18:54 PM
Global ocean summit nets $10bn in pledges
An international summit on saving the oceans netted $10 billion in pledges, the prime minister of host country Greece said yesterday.
16 April 2024, 18:00 PM
29 Maoists killed in India's Chhattisgarh
At least 29 Maoists were today killed in a gun battle with Indian security personnel in a dense forest of Chhattisgarh state's Kanker district
16 April 2024, 15:04 PM
UN agency finds unexploded 1,000-pound bombs in Gaza schools
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday it had found unexploded 1,000-pound bombs inside schools after Israel pulled troops out of southern Gaza's main city Khan Yunis.
16 April 2024, 12:08 PM
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maguire nominates Burmese activist Zarni for 2024 prize
Peace activist and 1976 Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Corrigan Maguire has nominated the UK-exiled Burmese human rights activist and genocide scholar Maung Zarni for the prestigious prize
16 April 2024, 11:25 AM
Astronomers discover largest black hole in Milky Way: study
Astronomers identified the largest stellar black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way, with a mass 33 times that of the Sun, according to a study published on Tuesday
16 April 2024, 07:14 AM
Boeing says testing of 787 proves aircraft is safe
Boeing defended its safety practices Monday, touting aircraft testing protocols as it girds for a tough congressional hearing featuring critics of the embattled aviation giant
16 April 2024, 02:40 AM
Trump’s landmark criminal trial begins in New York
Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial opened yesterday in a historic first for a US ex-president and a seismic twist to an already explosive 2024 presidential election, where the scandal-plagued Republican is seeking to return to power.
15 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Malaysia PM says Iran's attack on Israel 'legitimate'
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday that Iran's unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel two days ago was "legitimate"
15 April 2024, 17:08 PM
Iran airports reopen after attack on Israel: state media
Airports in Tehran and elsewhere in Iran resumed operations Monday, state media said, after a temporary suspension due to an aerial attack on arch for Israel that heightened regional tensions
15 April 2024, 07:56 AM
Israel to reopen schools after Iran attack
Schools were set to reopen across Israel on Monday, the army announced, after they were ordered closed due to Iran's unprecedented aerial attack over the weekend.
15 April 2024, 06:16 AM
When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that follow
Since Meta blocked links to news in Canada last August to avoid paying fees to media companies, right-wing meme producer Jeff Ballingall says he has seen a surge in clicks for his Canada Proud Facebook page
15 April 2024, 04:35 AM
Police probe killer's targeting of women in Sydney mall attack
Australian police said Monday they are investigating why a 40-year-old man with mental illness appeared to target women as he roamed a Sydney shopping mall with a large knife, killing six people and injuring a dozen more
15 April 2024, 03:43 AM
Israel, Iran trade accusations at Security Council meeting
Israel and Iran accused one another Sunday at the United Nations of being the main threat to peace in the Middle East, each calling on the Security Council to impose sanctions on their sworn enemy
15 April 2024, 03:05 AM
Iran says it gave warning before attacking Israel; US says that's not true
Israel says it will 'exact the price from Iran in the fashion and timing that is right for us'
15 April 2024, 02:49 AM
Iran says informed US of 'limited' attack on Israel
Iran's foreign minister on Sunday said Tehran had informed the United States and gave a 72-hour warning to neighbouring countries of its retaliatory attack on Israel
14 April 2024, 15:38 PM
Heavy rain and flash floods kill 33 in Afghanistan
At least 33 people have been killed over three days of heavy rains and flash flooding in Afghanistan, the government's disaster management department said Sunday
14 April 2024, 14:54 PM