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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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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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23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
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EU strikes deal on landmark AI law
EU member states and lawmakers clinched a deal on Friday on how to draft “historic” rules regulating artificial intelligence models such as ChatGPT -- after 36 hours of negotiations.
9 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Gaza death toll rises to 17,700: health ministry
The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said Saturday the death toll in the Israel-Hamas war had risen to at least 17,700 in the Palestinian territory
9 December 2023, 16:56 PM
At least 11 dead after violent clash in central Mexican town
A violent confrontation between suspected criminals has left at least 11 people dead in the town of Texcaltitlan in central Mexico, state security officials said on Friday
9 December 2023, 03:22 AM
US, UK, Canada sanction dozens on human rights anniversary
Dozens of alleged human rights abusers around the world face new sanctions Friday under a coordinated action by the United States, Britain and Canada to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
9 December 2023, 02:58 AM
Hunter Biden indicted on tax evasion charges
Hunter Biden was indicted late Thursday on multiple counts of tax evasion, the second time this year President Joe Biden’s troubled son has been charged by a special counsel investigating his personal and business dealings.
8 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Latest COP28 draft text sets new options on fossil fuel phase out
The UN climate agency published a new draft of its COP28 agreement on Friday which included a range of options for the future of fossil fuel use, the most contentious issue at the summit
8 December 2023, 15:04 PM
Magnetic surgical robot makes debut in Chile hospital
A robot that uses powerful magnets to perform less invasive and more efficient surgeries completed its first international procedure, a gallbladder removal, at a public hospital in Chile this week, according to the company that developed the technology.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Nuclear sector must overcome decades of stagnation to meet COP28 tripling goal
The global nuclear industry got a morale boost at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai after more than 20 nations vowed to triple capacity by 2050.
7 December 2023, 06:43 AM
Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications
Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users via their apps' push notifications, a US senator warned yesterday
7 December 2023, 06:17 AM
Court rejects ex-Pak PM Khan's request to withdraw appeal
The ECP inquiry in 2022 found Khan unlawfully sold state gifts during his tenure as prime minister from 2019 to 2022
6 December 2023, 18:38 PM
New Dutch MPs sworn in
Dozens of new Dutch MPs took their seats yesterday for the first time since Geert Wilders’ stunning election victory, as the far-right leader battles to form a government with reluctant partners.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Samir Shah made new BBC chairman
Britain's government today chose a new BBC chairman after the previous incumbent was forced to quit earlier this year over a loan to then-prime minister Boris Johnson
6 December 2023, 16:02 PM
Putin jets into Middle East to meet Saudi crown prince
President Vladimir Putin was escorted to the Middle East by four Russian fighter jets today for a rare trip abroad, during which he will discuss oil, Gaza and Ukraine with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman..Putin's meeting with the prince known as MbS comes after oil prices f
6 December 2023, 15:49 PM
Unesco recognises Ramadan meal tradition of iftar
The UN cultural agency today recognised iftar, the meal that breaks the daytime fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on its list of intangible cultural heritage
6 December 2023, 14:18 PM
Boris Johnson apologises to families at UK COVID inquiry
Johnson said at the start of the hearing how glad he was to give evidence and how sorry he was for the suffering of victims and their families.
6 December 2023, 10:46 AM
Washington Post journalists plan 24-hour strike
The planned one-day walkout would mark the first general work stoppage at the Post since the bitter, 20-week pressmen's strike of 1975-76, when Katharine Graham was publisher, according to union officials.
6 December 2023, 05:05 AM
EU seeks agreement on world's first AI law
The EU is racing to approve the world's first comprehensive AI law after the issue took on greater urgency when the ChatGPT bot burst onto the scene last year, highlighting AI's dizzying advances.
6 December 2023, 04:49 AM
Air New Zealand aims to fly battery-powered plane by 2026
The national airline said it has ordered an electric ALIA aircraft from US-based aerospace manufacturer Beta Technologies.
6 December 2023, 04:01 AM
One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty: Unicef
Sixty-nine million children -- or more than one in five -- live in poverty in the world's 40 richest countries Unicef said in a report released Wednesday, blasting Britain and France for their particularly bad standings
6 December 2023, 03:16 AM
US joins global effort to cut cooling emissions at COP28
Emissions from both the refrigerants and the energy used in cooling account for about 7% of climate-warming emissions, and energy demand for cooling could triple by 2050.
5 December 2023, 05:40 AM