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23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
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Childhood deaths at record low, but progress 'precarious': UN
The number of children worldwide who died before age five reached a record low in 2022, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday, as for the first time fewer than five million died
13 March 2024, 04:55 AM
Navalny ally Leonid Volkov attacked outside home in Lithuania
Leonid Volkov, a close ally of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was assaulted outside his home in Vilnius on Tuesday, an incident that sparked an uproar from the Lithuanian government
13 March 2024, 03:54 AM
Russia, China, Iran begin joint navy drills in Gulf of Oman
Russia, China and Iran began joint navy drills in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday, Russia's defence ministry said, adding that the exercise focused on protection of maritime economic activity
12 March 2024, 08:20 AM
Haiti PM has agreed to resign: Guyana president, US official
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign and make way for a transitional authority, the president of Guyana and a US official said Monday after a regional meeting on a gang uprising that has plunged Haiti into violent chaos
12 March 2024, 05:07 AM
Airbnb bans security cameras inside guest homes
Airbnb on Monday said it is banning security cameras inside guest homes so as to prioritise privacy
12 March 2024, 03:59 AM
New Zealand says seizing black boxes from LATAM Boeing 787
New Zealand's Transport Accident Investigation Commission said on Tuesday it was seizing the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of a LATAM Airlines, opens new tab Boeing, opens new tab 787 after an incident that left more than 50 people injured
12 March 2024, 03:11 AM
50 injured as passengers ‘flew through cabin’
At least 50 people travelling in a LATAM Airlines LTM.SN flight from Sydney to Chile via Auckland suffered injuries yesterday after a “technical problem” caused a “strong movement”, the New Zealand Herald reported, citing the airline.
11 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Controversial CAA becomes reality in India ahead of polls
The Indian government today issued a notification for implementation of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act
11 March 2024, 13:05 PM
12 hospitalised after technical problem on New Zealand-bound flight
Twelve passengers were hospitalised Monday after a LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland experienced a technical problem that caused a sudden jolt, the airline and first responders told AFP Monday
11 March 2024, 07:18 AM
Patagonia cave paintings are earliest found in South America
Archaeologists have discovered the earliest dated cave paintings in South America in Argentine Patagonia, dating back 8,200 years.
10 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Gang violence torments Haiti
With Haiti’s capital spiraling deeper into gang violence, the United States said yesterday it has airlifted non-essential American staff from its embassy in Port-au-Prince and brought in additional personnel to boost security at the compound.
10 March 2024, 18:00 PM
US, UK, French military shoot down Houthi drones after attack on bulk carrier, destroyers
US, French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area overnight and on Saturday after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier Propel Fortune and US destroyers in the region, the US military said in a statement
10 March 2024, 02:37 AM
UN Security Council calls for Sudan Ramadan ceasefire
The United Nations Security Council called Friday for a ceasefire in Sudan to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as conditions in the country continue to deteriorate.
9 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Zardari voted Pak president for 2nd time
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan’s slain first female leader Benazir Bhutto, was voted in as president for a second time yesterday, after elections marred by rigging claims.
9 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia says destroyed 47 Ukrainian drones
Russia said on Saturday it had destroyed 47 Ukrainian drones over its southern regions overnight, mostly in the Rostov area bordering Ukraine
9 March 2024, 10:47 AM
UN decries ‘record’ Israeli settlement in West Bank
Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibility of a Palestinian state, the UN human rights chief said yesterday.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Will Biden's temporary port plan stop famine in Gaza?
US President Joe Biden has announced that the military will build a temporary port on Gaza's Mediterranean coast to receive humanitarian aid by sea
8 March 2024, 15:03 PM
Citizens were 'duped' to fight for Russia: India
India today said several Indians have been duped into working with the Russian army and it has strongly taken up the matter with the Russian government for their early discharge
8 March 2024, 11:55 AM
All eyes on Russia as Sweden joins Nato
Sweden on Thursday became the 32nd member of Nato in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, ending two centuries of official non-alignment and capping two years of torturous diplomacy
7 March 2024, 16:59 PM
Sweden joins Nato in shadow of Ukraine war
Sweden today became the 32nd member of Nato in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, ending two centuries of official non-alignment and capping two years of torturous diplomacy
7 March 2024, 16:46 PM