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Gunmen kill Pak militia chief, 5 others
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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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39 released from prison by Israel under truce agreement
Says Palestinian NGO
24 November 2023, 19:43 PM
Climate Change: Half of Peru’s Andes glacier ice has melted
The Peruvian Andes’ mountaintop ice, which represents most of the world’s tropical glaciers, has lost more than half of its area due to climate change, the Ministry of Environment said Thursday.
24 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Violence motivated by hate: Irish PM
Rioters who torched vehicles and looted shops in Dublin following a knife attack outside a school brought “shame” on Ireland, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said yesterday,
24 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Hamas releases 24 hostages on first day of Gaza truce
Hamas fighters released 24 hostages on Friday during the first day of the war's first truce, the Red Cross said, including Israeli women and children and Thai farm workers
24 November 2023, 15:01 PM
China offers visa-free entry for citizens of Malaysia, France, Germany
China will temporarily exempt citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from needing visas to visit the world's second-largest economy in a bid to give a boost to post-pandemic tourism
24 November 2023, 10:11 AM
US says it thwarted 'plot to kill Sikh separatist on American soil'
The US has said it has foiled a reported plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil and has taken up the issue with the Indian government "at the senior-most levels", according to a report in The Financial Times of London
23 November 2023, 09:32 AM
1,000-year-old mummies of children unearthed in Lima
Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed four mummies of children believed to be at least 1,000 years old from what was once a sacred ceremonial space that is now in one of the oldest neighbourhoods of modern-day Lima.
22 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Cold, mud and mice: Ukraine enters second winter of war
In a heated shelter near the eastern front line, Ukrainian serviceman, Dmytro, looked on as a mouse sniffed the air and then scuttled behind plastic sheeting insulating the walls and ceiling.
21 November 2023, 07:44 AM
Microsoft hires OpenAI’s Sam Altman after sacking
Microsoft yesterday announced the hiring of OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman following his shock sacking from the company whose ChatGPT chatbot has led the rapid rise of artificial intelligence technology.
20 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Rescuers drill to send more food to trapped workers
Rescuers are trying to send cooked food and set up a phone connection to 41 workers trapped for eight days in a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas as they explore fresh rescue plans after previous attempts stalled, officials said yesterday.
20 November 2023, 18:00 PM
32 killed in attack in Abyei, a region claimed by both Sudan and S Sudan
A spate of attacks in a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan has left 32 people dead including a UN peacekeeper, local officials said.
20 November 2023, 07:20 AM
President-elect Milei vows 'end of Argentina's decline'
Libertarian outsider Javier Milei swept to victory in Argentina's presidential election Sunday, vowing to halt decades of economic decline in a country reeling from triple-digit inflation
20 November 2023, 03:29 AM
At least 21 dead in torrential Dominican Republic rains
At least 21 people, including three children, died after heavy rainfall inundated the Dominican Republic over the weekend, authorities said Sunday, warning the downpours were linked to worsening climate change
20 November 2023, 03:11 AM
Two killed as stormy winds lash Bulgaria, Romania
Two people died as stormy winds swept through Bulgaria and neighbouring Romania overnight yesterday.
19 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Military Crackdown In Myanmar: 3 boats carrying 500 Rohingyas land in Indonesia
Three boats filled with more than 500 Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia’s westernmost province yesterday, a UN agency said, in one of the biggest arrivals since Myanmar launched a military crackdown on the minority group in 2017.
19 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Internet ban in Manipur extended till Nov 23
The government of India’s Manipur state has extended the ban on internet services for another five days until November 23, considering the unfavourable law and order situation in the violence-hit state.
19 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Gaza, West Bank should be ‘reunited’ under PA
Gaza and the West Bank should eventually be “reunited” under a new Palestinian Authority (PA), US President Joe Biden said in an opinion piece Saturday, as questions swirl over the future of the region once Israel achieves its goal of crushing the Hamas group.
19 November 2023, 18:00 PM
ChatGPT maker OpenAI ousts CEO Sam Altman
The board of the company behind ChatGPT on Friday fired OpenAI CEO Sam Altman - to many, the human face of generative AI - sending shock waves across the tech industry.
18 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Thousands malnourised
Thousands of children whose families fled the conflict in Sudan for neighbouring Chad are suffering from severe malnutrition, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Friday, appealing for emergency food aid.
18 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Musk to file ‘thermonuclear lawsuit’ as advertisers drop X
X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, will file a lawsuit against Media Matters and those who attacked social media platform X, Elon Musk said yesterday in a post on the platform, soon after major US companies paused their advertisements on the site.
18 November 2023, 18:00 PM