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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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2023 was year of hypocrisy, rights suppression
The past 12 months marked a grim year of suppression of human rights, with world leaders ignoring violations in Sudan and Gaza, and against marginalised groups like the Uyghurs, a monitor said Thursday.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Fears of wider war grow as US, UK strike Yemen
US and British warplanes, ships and submarines launched dozens of air strikes across Yemen overnight in retaliation against Iran-backed Houthi forces for attacks on Red Sea shipping.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Five dead, six wounded in Yemen air strikes: Houthi official
American and British air strikes on targets in rebel-held Yemen killed five people and wounded six, the Iran-backed Houthi forces said on Friday
12 January 2024, 13:27 PM
Oil prices soar after US-UK strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels
Oil prices surged four percent on Friday after US and UK forces launched strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels following their attacks on ships in the Red Sea, fuelling worries about a wider conflict in the crude-rich region.
12 January 2024, 12:45 PM
Russia accuses US and UK of destructive 'escalation' in Yemen
Russia on Friday condemned strikes by the United States and Britain targeting Huthi rebels in Yemen as an "escalation" with "destructive objectives"
12 January 2024, 08:00 AM
China, Russia trade soared in 2023 as commerce with US sank
Trade between China and Russia hit a record high in 2023, official data from Beijing showed on Friday, as commerce with the United States fell for the first time in four years on the back of geopolitical tensions
12 January 2024, 03:54 AM
US, UK air strikes pound Yemen after weeks of Red Sea attacks
Heavy US and British air strikes pounded targets in rebel-held Yemen early on Friday after weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping by Iran-backed Huthi forces
12 January 2024, 03:47 AM
Brunei’s prince marries commoner
Brunei’s polo-playing Prince Abdul Mateen, one of Asia’s most eligible bachelors, married his commoner fiancee yesterday as part of a lavish 10-day celebration in the oil-rich sultanate.
11 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Mamata rejects ‘one nation, one election’ idea
Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of India’s West Bengal state, yesterday hit out at the controversial ‘one nation, one election’ idea, labelling it “a design to subvert the basic structure of the Constitution” and create a system to allow “autocracy (in) a democratic garb to enter the national public arena”.
11 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Gaza conditions ‘indescribable’
The World Health Organization pleaded with Israel to allow the WHO and other UN agencies access to deliver aid within the Gaza Strip, branding the humanitarian situation “indescribable”.
11 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency after deadly riots
Papua New Guinea's prime minister declared a 14-day state of emergency in the capital on Thursday, after 15 people were killed in riots as crowds looted and burned shops
11 January 2024, 09:51 AM
Unite India rally: Manipur govt denies permission to Congress
The Manipur government yesterday denied permission to Congress to begin its Bharat Jodo, from Palace Ground in Imphal
10 January 2024, 19:21 PM
Extreme weather, misinfo top global risks
Risk specialists see extreme weather and misinformation as most likely to trigger a global crisis in the next couple of years, a World Economic Forum (WEF) survey released yesterday said.
10 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Massive winter storm batters US
A massive winter storm moving across the eastern half of the US on Tuesday knocked out power to about 811,000 homes and businesses in 12 states ahead of a brutal freeze expected to blanket the region starting this weekend.
10 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Gunmen in Ecuador storm TV studio on-air
Gunmen with explosives stormed a TV station on-air in Ecuador on Tuesday during a wave of violence around the nation that prompted President Daniel Noboa to name 22 gangs as terrorist organizations to be hunted by the military.
10 January 2024, 18:00 PM
West’s hesitation on aid to Ukraine helps Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday warned that any delays in Western aid to Kyiv emboldened the Kremlin, almost two years into Russia’s invasion.
10 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Global unemployment set to worsen in 2024: UN
The global unemployment rate will increase slightly in 2024, the United Nations said yesterday as it raised concerns about stagnant productivity, worsening inequalities and inflation biting into disposable income
10 January 2024, 14:18 PM
At least 10 killed in Ecuador's 'internal armed conflict'
Ecuador's president gave orders Tuesday to "neutralize" criminal gangs after gunmen opened fire in a TV studio and bandits threatened random executions on a second day of terror in the violence-riddled country.
10 January 2024, 06:46 AM
Boeing CEO admits error, says mid-air blowout 'can never happen again'
Boeing (BA.N) CEO Dave Calhoun acknowledged errors by the US planemaker as more than 170 jets remained grounded for a fourth day, telling staff the company would ensure an accident like the mid-air Alaska Airlines panel blowout "can never happen again.
10 January 2024, 03:36 AM
Ecuador roiled by on-air take-over of TV studio by gunmen
Ecuador faced a string of violent incidents on Tuesday, including the on-air invasion of a TV station by gunmen, as President Daniel Noboa named 22 gangs as terrorist organizations and military targets
10 January 2024, 03:13 AM