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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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‘Shocking increase’ of children denied aid in conflicts
A growing number of children caught up in armed conflicts around the globe are being denied access to critical humanitarian aid, a United Nations official warned Wednesday, as relief operations come under attack or are blocked by governments.
4 April 2024, 18:00 PM
From Cold War to the Ukraine war: NATO at 75
The NATO military alliance on Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of its founding treaty in Washington
4 April 2024, 06:18 AM
Prostate cancer cases to double over two decades: study
The number of new prostate cancer cases around the world will more than double over the next two decades as poorer countries catch up with the ageing of richer nations, according to a Lancet report published Thursday
4 April 2024, 03:05 AM
Three security personnel killed in 'terrorist attacks' in Iran: state media
Three security personnel, including the deputy of a police station, have been killed in "terrorist attacks" in Iran, state media reported Thursday, two days after seven Iranian Revolutionary Guards were killed in an air raid in Syria
4 April 2024, 02:47 AM
Rahul Gandhi files nomination for India polls
India’s Congress leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday filed his nomination papers for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala for the upcoming elections.
3 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Israeli offensive caused damage of $18.5bn: WB
The World Bank says the Israel-Hamas war has caused damage of around $18.5 billion to Gaza’s critical infrastructure, according to a new report published Tuesday.
3 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Taiwan detects 30 Chinese military planes around island
Taiwan said yesterday that 30 Chinese military aircraft were detected around the island in a 24-hour window -- one of the highest daily numbers this year.
3 April 2024, 18:00 PM
23 Indian politicians got reprieve on joining BJP
As many as 23 Indian opposition politicians who crossed over to the BJP since the time it came to power in 2014 have got reprieve from federal agencies investigating corruption cases against them, The Indian Express reported yesterday.
3 April 2024, 18:00 PM
US warns Iran not to target it over Syria strike
The US warned Iran on Tuesday not to retaliate against it for an attack on Iran’s embassy compound in Syria, telling the UN Security Council it had no prior warning of the strike that Tehran has blamed on Washington’s ally Israel.
3 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia fired 3,000 bombs at Ukraine in March alone
Russia fired over 3,000 guided aerial bombs, 600 drones and 400 missiles at Ukraine in March alone, President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday.
3 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Trump calls migrants 'animals,' intensifying focus on illegal immigration
Donald Trump called immigrants illegally in the United States "animals" and "not human" in a speech in Michigan on Tuesday, resorting to the degrading rhetoric he has employed time and again on the campaign trail
3 April 2024, 06:44 AM
Taiwan hit by strongest quake in 25 years, four deaths reported
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest tremor to hit the island in at least 25 years, killing four people, injuring dozens and sparking a tsunami warning for southern Japan and the Philippines that was later lifted
3 April 2024, 01:38 AM
Fire at Istanbul apartment block kills 29
A fire killed at least 29 people in a 16-storey residential building in Istanbul yesterday, the governor of Turkey’s economic capital said.
2 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Pak ruling coalition wins Senate polls
Pakistan’s ruling coalition seized a majority in Senate polls yesterday, unofficial results showed, after the election commission delayed the vote in a province controlled by loyalists of jailed ex-premier Imran Khan.
2 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Frontline island on alert: Taiwan
Taiwan said yesterday that soldiers on one of its tiny frontline islands just off China’s mainland were on heightened alert following provocations by Chinese civilian drones.
2 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran vows revenge on Israel
Iran yesterday warned its arch foe Israel that it will retaliate for an airstrike that killed seven Revolutionary Guards, two of them generals, and destroyed its consular annex building in the Syrian capital.
2 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Global debate on human rights, democracy held
Hub Broadcasting and Ekalopati.com have launched a debate on the status of human rights and democracy in the global environment
2 April 2024, 05:22 AM
Modi questions Congress about island ceded to Sri Lanka
India’s half-century-old decision to end a territorial dispute with Sri Lanka over a tiny island has become a hot-button election issue, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party accusing the rival Congress of compromising fishermen’s rights.
1 April 2024, 18:00 PM
8 dead in Israeli strikes near Iran embassy
Israeli strikes hit an Iranian embassy annex building in Syria’s capital yesterday, state media said, as a war monitor reported 8 people were killed in the building.
1 April 2024, 18:00 PM
India’s Congress gets breather until after polls
India’s Income Tax department will not pursue a 35-billion rupee ($420 million) payment from the main opposition Congress party until after the completion of general elections in June, the department told the country’s top court yesterday.
1 April 2024, 18:00 PM