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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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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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Iran attacks: Israel may not act rashly
US says Israel's response would be unnecessary; attack likely to dispel murmurs in US Congress about curbing weapons supplies to Israel because of Gaza
14 April 2024, 14:09 PM
Thousands flee flooding in southern Russia
Russian emergency services on Saturday said they had evacuated thousands of people from the southern regions bordering Kazakhstan as flood water continued to rise
13 April 2024, 17:17 PM
25 crew members on board ship seized near Strait of Hormuz: MSC
Italian-Swiss Shipping group MSC said today that there were 25 crew members on board a container ship seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Gulf, as tensions soar in the region
13 April 2024, 14:26 PM
Gaza war death toll at 33,634
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Friday that at least 33,634 people have been killed in the territory during more than six months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants.
12 April 2024, 15:52 PM
No Security Council 'consensus' on Palestinian UN membership
Members of the UN Security Council failed to reach a consensus Thursday on a bid by Palestinians for full UN membership, meaning the longshot effort is now likely headed for a more formal council vote
12 April 2024, 04:26 AM
White House says 'we warned Iran' over Israel threats
White House said Thursday it had "warned" Iran after US President Joe Biden said Tehran was threatening a significant attack on Israel over a strike that destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Damascus
11 April 2024, 18:58 PM
OJ Simpson dies of cancer at 76
OJ Simpson, the American football star and actor who was acquitted in a sensational 1995 trial of murdering his former wife but was found responsible for her death in a civil lawsuit and was later imprisoned for armed robbery and kidnapping, has died at the age of 76.
11 April 2024, 18:28 PM
'External interference' cannot block China-Taiwan unification: Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping today said that "external interference" would not stop Beijing from unifying with Taiwan, as he met the self-ruled island's former leader in a rare display of cross-strait dialogue
10 April 2024, 17:19 PM
EU parliament adopts contentious asylum law reform
The EU parliament has adopted a contentious reform of Europe's asylum policies that will harden border procedures and force all the bloc's 27 nations to share responsibility.
10 April 2024, 17:17 PM
Two years left to save the planet: UN
Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change, the UN's climate chief said on Wednesday, in a speech that warned global warming is slipping down politicians' agendas
10 April 2024, 14:11 PM
Solar eclipse plunges parts of Mexico, US into darkness
The Moon's shadow plunged the Pacific coast of Mexico into total darkness at 11:07 am local time (1807 GMT) and was sweeping across the United States, before returning to the ocean over Canada's Atlantic coast just under an hour-and-a-half after landfall
8 April 2024, 19:27 PM
Israeli strike kills Hezbollah commander
An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon early yesterday killed a field commander in the heavily-armed Lebanese group Hezbollah, as the United Nations warned that shelling was spreading and urged a halt to the violence.
8 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Brazil judge orders probe of Elon Musk
A Supreme Court judge in Brazil ordered an investigation Sunday of Elon Musk after the mogul criticized the magistrate and accused him of censorship for blocking social media accounts suspected of spreading disinformation.
8 April 2024, 18:00 PM
‘It smells like death’
“It smells like death,” said Maha Thaer, a mother of four, as she returned to the devastated southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on Sunday, after Israeli troops withdrew.
8 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Record floods triggered by melting snow
Swiftly melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia’s Ural Mountains, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes as some of Europe’s biggest rivers swelled to bursting point.
8 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Saudi crown prince meets Pak premier
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said dialogue was needed to resolve heightened friction between arch-rivals Pakistan and India during a meeting in Riyadh with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
8 April 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Unintentional’
A suspended minister of the Maldives has apologised after her social media post against opposition party Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), which had a symbol resembling Ashok Chakra, sparked a row.
8 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Total solar eclipse 2024: When is it and what to expect?
The moon will blot out the sun for millions of people in North America along a path crossing from Mexico into the United States and then Canada in a total solar eclipse occurring on Monday, April 8
8 April 2024, 09:45 AM
Why unprotected eclipse gazing will leave you seeing stars
Just a single, unguarded glance at a solar eclipse can result in a lifetime of vision loss, eye health experts warn
8 April 2024, 06:34 AM
More than 90 killed as boat sinks off Mozambique coast
More than 90 people died when an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities said on Sunday
8 April 2024, 03:39 AM