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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, 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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23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
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Vatican approves blessings for same-sex couples
The Vatican today said in a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis that Roman Catholic priests can administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies
18 December 2023, 15:04 PM
North Korea test fires long-range missile with US in range
North Korea launched another long-range ballistic missile on Monday with the potential capability of striking the United States, Seoul and Tokyo officials said, extending a record-breaking number of weapons tests this year that have been condemned by the West
18 December 2023, 05:53 AM
Security scare near Biden as car hits motorcade
"Both the president and first lady are fine," a White House official told an AFP reporter who witnessed the incident.
18 December 2023, 04:25 AM
French top diplomat calls for 'immediate and durable' Gaza truce
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Sunday pressed for an "immediate and durable" truce in the Gaza war, saying "too many civilians are being killed" in the Palestinian territory
17 December 2023, 16:18 PM
In a month, Trump faces first election contest since leaving office
Four criminal indictments are pending against Trump, putting the former president at risk of imprisonment. Still, he has one of the biggest poll advantages in modern times over Republican rivals at this point in a campaign.
17 December 2023, 04:54 AM
13 dead in Argentina as club roof collapses in storm
The heavy rains and wind that pummelled Bahia Blanca caused the roof to give way at a facility where a skating competition was taking place, according to sources from the mayor's office.
17 December 2023, 04:47 AM
More than 60 dead off Libya in latest migrant tragedy: IOM
Around 61 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya's coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Saturday, in the latest migrant tragedy off North Africa
17 December 2023, 02:48 AM
11 Iran police killed in jihadist-claimed attack
11 Iran police killed in jihadist-claimed attack.AFP, Tehran, Iran.At least 11 Iranian police officers were killed in a jihadist-claimed attack overnight on a police station in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, an official told state television on Friday
15 December 2023, 13:14 PM
Migrant boat carrying over 60 capsizes in Channel, 1 dead
A boat carrying more than 60 migrants capsized in the Channel off France overnight Thursday to today while attempting to reach Britain, with one person dead and another in critical condition, French maritime authorities said
15 December 2023, 08:38 AM
Radioactivity detected in Fukushima worker's nose
A worker at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant has had a high radiation level detected in his nose, authorities said, in a reminder of the hazards involved in cleaning up the facility crippled in 2011
15 December 2023, 08:05 AM
Putin confronts his AI 'double'
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared briefly lost for words on Thursday when confronted with an AI-generated version of himself
15 December 2023, 03:56 AM
Ban flavoured vapes, WHO says, urging tobacco-style controls
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavours, threatening cigarette companies' bets on smoking alternatives
14 December 2023, 08:17 AM
Humanitarian crises will worsen in 2024: report
Climate change, worsening armed conflicts, growing debt-loads and shrinking international support will accelerate humanitarian crises worldwide in 2024, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said in a report today
14 December 2023, 06:34 AM
Number of journalists killed on job in 2023 declines despite Gaza: RSF
The number of journalists killed in the line of duty fell this year, despite reporter deaths in Gaza in the past two months, media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said Thursday
14 December 2023, 06:19 AM
16 dead in motorway pile-up in Venezuela: fire brigade
At least 16 people died and six more were seriously injured after a fiery 17-vehicle pile-up on a highway in Venezuela, officials said Wednesday
14 December 2023, 05:17 AM
'Beginning of end' for fossil fuels?
Optimism high as deal to move away from fossil fuel agreed at COP28 in Dubai
13 December 2023, 13:14 PM
Arctic warming threatens wider world with rising seas: US report
The Arctic experienced the warmest summer on record this year, contributing to extraordinary wildfires and melting glaciers while threatening the rest of the world with problems including higher sea levels, a US report said on Tuesday
13 December 2023, 03:40 AM
Zara regrets 'misunderstanding' over photoshoot after Gaza boycott calls
Fashion brand Zara said today it regretted the "misunderstanding" over an ad campaign featuring statues wrapped in white that triggered calls for a boycott by some pro-Palestinian activists, and it had removed the images
12 December 2023, 10:55 AM
French lower house rejects Macron's immigration bill
French lawmakers sent the government's immigration bill back to the drawing board on Monday in a surprise move that cut short debates at the lower house and dealt a blow to President Emmanuel Macron's attempts to pass laws without a majority
12 December 2023, 10:08 AM
Saudi wealth fund scoops up 10pc of London Heathrow airport
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is to buy ten percent of London's Heathrow airport from Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial, whose departure from the hub after almost two decades leaves Qatar as its biggest shareholder.
12 December 2023, 09:26 AM