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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 17:44 PM
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23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
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23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
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Six dead in commuter plane crash in Canada's far north
Six people died when a small commuter plane carrying workers to a Rio Tinto mine in Canada's icy far north crashed Tuesday shortly after taking off
24 January 2024, 04:24 AM
Trump wins New Hampshire primary election, Haley vows to fight on
Instead, Trump will become the first Republican to sweep competitive votes in both Iowa - where he won by a record-setting margin eight days ago - and New Hampshire since 1976, when the two states cemented their status as the first nominating contests.
24 January 2024, 02:04 AM
Famine looming in Gaza
The food situation in the Gaza Strip is slipping deeper into catastrophe, with the risk of famine rising by the day, the UN’s World Food Programme warned yesterday.
23 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Canada to cap international student permits amid housing crunch
Canada on Monday announced an immediate, two-year cap on international student permits and said it would also stop giving work permits to some postgraduate students as it seeks to rein in record numbers of newcomers seen aggravating a housing crisis
23 January 2024, 05:54 AM
EU adopts sanctions against six entities
The European Council yesterday adopted sanctions against six entities involved in the war in Sudan, where the regular army (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been fighting since last April.
22 January 2024, 18:00 PM
UN migration agency needs $7.9bn in 2024
The United Nations migration agency launched its first global annual appeal yesterday, requesting nearly $8 billion for this year alone to manage the growing scale of population displacement.
22 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran's foreign minister to visit Pakistan next week
Pakistan today said the Iranian foreign minister will visit the country next week, signalling efforts to rebuild ties after the neighbours exchanged missile and drone strikes last week at what they said were militant targets
22 January 2024, 10:39 AM
Why India's new Ram temple matters, and the dispute behind it
Analysts say Modi's leadership of the ceremony symbolises for supporters of his Hindu nationalist party that India is finally ready to end what they call appeasement of minorities and move towards their goal of building a Hindu-first nation.
22 January 2024, 10:33 AM
Modi to open flashpoint temple symbolising his changing India
Tens of thousands of chanting and dancing devotees waving flags, honking horns and beating drums have converged on the northern town of Ayodhya, with roads clogged, trains packed full and the rest marching in on foot.
22 January 2024, 06:07 AM
What are the contentious events behind India's new Ram temple?
The construction, begun in 2020, had been a contentious issue as the temple stands on the site of a 16th century mosque demolished by Hindu mobs in 1992, sparking nationwide riots that killed 2,000 people, mostly minority Muslims.
22 January 2024, 04:19 AM
US FAA recommends door plug checks for Boeing 737-900ER jets
The FAA on Jan. 6 grounded 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes following the mid-air cabin blowout of a door plug on an eight-week old Alaska Airlines jet.
22 January 2024, 04:00 AM
Russia suspends operations at fuel export terminal after suspected Ukrainian drone attack
It was not clear how long the disruption would last, how many tankers would have to idle outside the port, and what the knock-on effect would be on international energy markets.
22 January 2024, 03:53 AM
Deadly winter weather keeps icy grip across US
Winter storms and biting cold that have gripped much of the United States in recent days with deadly consequences are expected to persist through this weekend, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported on Saturday.
21 January 2024, 18:00 PM
2 Hezbollah fighters killed by Israeli drone
Two Hezbollah fighters were killed yesterday when an Israeli drone hit their vehicle in southern Lebanon, security sources said.
21 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Teen dies after Maldives president refused India’s plane services
A 14-year-old Maldivian boy died on Saturday amid allegations that President Mohammed Muizzu denied permission for the use of an Indian Dornier aircraft that could have potentially saved his life, local media reported.
21 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Denial of Palestinian statehood ‘unacceptable’
The right of the Palestinian people to build their own state “must be recognised by all”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Uganda.
21 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Nasa regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars
Nasa has re-established contact with its tiny helicopter on Mars, the US space agency said Saturday, after an unexpected outage prompted fears that the hard-working craft had finally met its end
21 January 2024, 03:07 AM
Iran-backed militants strike US-led coalition base in Iraq
Iran-backed militants launched ballistic missiles at a base hosting US forces in western Iraq, causing one Iraqi and possible American casualties, the US Central Command said Saturday
21 January 2024, 02:56 AM
US authorities to return artworks stolen by Nazis
US authorities announced Friday that two drawings worth $2.5 million stolen by the Nazi regime and eventually displayed in American museums will be returned to relatives of Fritz Grunbaum, an Austrian Jewish cabaret performer killed in the Holocaust.
20 January 2024, 18:00 PM
15,000 killed in Sudan city
Between 10,000 and 15,000 people were killed in one city in Sudan’s West Darfur region last year in ethnic violence by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militia, according to a United Nations report seen by Reuters on Friday.
20 January 2024, 18:00 PM