US revokes visas of over 50 Mexican politicians in new drug war front

The move has sent quiet shockwaves through Mexico's political elite
15 October 2025, 03:27 AM

US news outlets reject Pentagon press access policy

The policy requires journalists to acknowledge new rules on press access
15 October 2025, 03:22 AM

Assad govt secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings

The operation to transfer bodies from Qutayfah to another hidden site dozens of kilometers away was called “Operation Move Earth,
15 October 2025, 03:12 AM

Iran hands down prison sentences to 2 French people

Iranian authorities yesterday handed down lengthy prison sentences to two French nationals after convicting them on multiple charges, including spying for Israel, the judiciary said.
14 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia strikes aid convoy in Ukraine: UN

Russian forces struck a UN aid convoy in the partially occupied southern Kherson region of Ukraine yesterday, Kyiv and the UN said, adding there were no casualties in the attack.
14 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Madagascar’s military takes power, president impeached

Madagascar’s military has taken charge of the Indian Ocean island, an army colonel said yesterday, after President Andry Rajoelina fled abroad during a standoff with youth-led protesters and security forces.
14 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Truce does not mean impunity

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said yesterday the truce between Hamas and Israel must not come at the expense of holding accountable those responsible for the “genocide” in Gaza.
14 October 2025, 18:00 PM

EU working with G7 partners on response

The EU is coordinating with G7 partners on a response to China’s “unjustified” export controls on rare earths, the bloc’s trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic said yesterday.
14 October 2025, 18:00 PM

UN aid for Rohingya refugee children faces ‘funding cliff’

The United Nations warned yesterday that its ability to help children in the sprawling Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh was rapidly shrivelling and would soon fall off a “funding cliff”.
14 October 2025, 18:00 PM
14 October 2025, 16:28 PM

Military has taken charge of nation, says Madagascar army colonel

Announced dissolution of all institutions except lower house of parliament or National Assembly
14 October 2025, 14:11 PM

WFP acting chief meets CA Yunus, reaffirms commitment to food aid for Rohingyas

Meeting focused on Rohingya crisis, famine situations in Gaza and Sudan
14 October 2025, 13:11 PM

Madagascar's president dissolves National Assembly, escalating crisis

Defiant Rajoelina refuses to step down after fleeing island
14 October 2025, 11:42 AM

Venezuela announces closure of Norway, Australia embassies

Venezuela's government said it will open new ones in Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe
14 October 2025, 07:27 AM

Iran says Trump's call for peace 'at odds' with US actions

In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign on Iran, striking nuclear and military facilities
14 October 2025, 06:08 AM

Trump to visit Malaysia on October 26, Malaysia minister says

Malaysia and the United States will facilitate the ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, which will require both sides to remove all mines and heavy artillery from their borders
14 October 2025, 05:21 AM

Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink

Myanmar's fraud factories are still in business and bigger than ever, says an AFP investigation
14 October 2025, 04:13 AM

Clashes kill 5 in Pakistan

At least five people were killed when Pakistani police clashed with members of a hardline Islamist group at an anti-Israel protest on the country’s busiest highway, police said.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

US ready for deal with Iran: Trump

The United States is prepared to make a deal with Iran when Tehran is ready, US President Donald Trump said in a speech to the Israeli parliament yesterday.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Hamas kill 32 members of Gaza ‘gang’

Hamas forces have killed 32 members of “a gang” in Gaza City in a security campaign launched after a ceasefire came into effect on Friday, while six of its personnel were also killed in the violence, a Palestinian security source said yesterday.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM