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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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Paper book or e-reader: Which is better for the planet?
Readers beware: Digital books save forests but also create toxic e-waste. Paper, meanwhile, is a renewable resource, though billions of hard copy books produce a high carbon footprint
26 February 2024, 06:23 AM
Zelensky says 31,000 Ukrainian troops killed in war with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 31,000 soldiers had died in battle in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine
26 February 2024, 03:08 AM
Asthma drug sharply cuts danger from food allergens: US study
A drug long used to treat asthma can help protect people from dangerous -- even fatal -- food allergies, a study published Sunday in the respected New England Journal of Medicine found
26 February 2024, 02:55 AM
US, UK launch new wave of strikes against Yemen's Huthis
American and British forces carried out a fresh wave of strikes Saturday against 18 Huthi targets in Yemen, a joint statement said, following weeks of unrelenting attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed rebels
25 February 2024, 03:26 AM
US moon lander tipped sideways on lunar surface
The moon lander dubbed Odysseus is “alive and well” but resting on its side a day after its white-knuckle touchdown as the first private spacecraft ever to reach the lunar surface, and the first from the US since 1972, the company behind the vehicle said on
24 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Putin torturing Navalny even after death: wife
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, on Saturday demanded that Russian authorities release his body for burial and accused a "demonic" Russian President Vladimir Putin of "torturing" his corpse
24 February 2024, 08:58 AM
IMF ignores Imran Khan’s demand
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday said that it is looking forward to engaging with the new Pakistan government on policies to ensure “macroeconomic stability and prosperity for all of Pakistan’s citizens”.
23 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Children as young as five in Gaza want to die
The head of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that medical teams in the Gaza Strip have come up with a new acronym: WCNSF - wounded child, no surviving family.
23 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Migrant Crisis: Five die as boat capsizes off Malta
Five migrants, including a woman, died when their boat capsized as they were being rescued off Malta yesterday, the island’s armed forces said.
23 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Shamima loses appeal over citizenship removal
A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State lost her latest appeal on Friday over the removal of her British citizenship
23 February 2024, 14:03 PM
Police bust ‘one of largest’ Channel migrant smuggling networks
German police assisted by French and Belgian authorities have rolled up “one of the largest migrant smuggling networks” operating in the Channel, arresting 19 suspects in the international operation, Europol said yesterday.
22 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Turkish rights groups under ‘increasing’ pressure: report
Turkey’s government is putting independent groups under increasing restrictions, including smear tactics, administrative harassment and the threat of criminal prosecution, argued a report released yesterday.
22 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Brazil slams UNSC ‘paralysis’ on Gaza, Ukraine at G20 meeting
Brazil criticized the “paralysis” of the UN Security Council on the offensives in Gaza and Ukraine as it opened a G20 meeting Wednesday where the international community’s deep divisions were on display.
22 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Gaza war death toll at 29,410
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that at least 29,410 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory during the war between Hamas-led militants and Israel
22 February 2024, 12:20 PM
China plans to send more pandas to US zoo
China said Thursday it had signed agreements to send pandas to a zoo in San Diego, after nearly all the beloved black-and-white animals on loan in the United States were returned during years of diplomatic tensions
22 February 2024, 09:35 AM
At least 16 dead in Venezuela illegal mine collapse
At least 16 people died when an illegal gold mine collapsed in the jungles of southern Venezuela, officials said Wednesday revising down an earlier figure
22 February 2024, 05:05 AM
Biden calls Putin a 'crazy SOB'
President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "crazy SOB" during a fundraiser in San Francisco on Wednesday, warning there is always the threat of nuclear conflict but that the existential threat to humanity remains climate. ."This is the last existential threat.
22 February 2024, 04:00 AM
How unhealthy are processed foods?
Processing food is a method in production. It doesn't always mean the food is unhealthy, but it is more likely to be high in calories and low in nutrition
22 February 2024, 03:40 AM
Assange wanted for publishing sources’ names
Julian Assange is being prosecuted for publishing sources’ names and not his political opinions, lawyers representing the United States said yesterday as the WikiLeaks founder fights to stop his extradition from Britain.
21 February 2024, 18:00 PM
US urges UN court not to order Israel out of Palestinian lands
The United States told the UN's top court on Wednesday that Israel should not be legally forced to withdraw from occupied Palestinian territory without security guarantees
21 February 2024, 15:34 PM