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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, 07:34 AM
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2023 set to be warmest in 125,000 years
This year is set to be the world’s warmest in 125,000 years, European Union scientists said yesterday, after data showed last month was the hottest October on record by a massive margin.
8 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Hottest October globally marks fifth record-shattering month
Last month was the hottest October on record globally, Europe's climate monitor said Wednesday, as months of exceptional heat likely to make 2023 the warmest year in history
8 November 2023, 03:31 AM
Key Post-Cold War Agreement: Nato allies condemn Russia’s withdrawal
Nato allies condemned a decision by Russia on Tuesday to withdraw from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, a key post-Cold War agreement, and said they would suspend its operation in response.
7 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Russia-Myanmar kick off joint naval drills
The head of Russia’s navy met Myanmar’s junta chief ahead of joint naval exercises due to begin yesterday, according to Myanmar state media, the first combined drills by the two countries at loggerheads with the West.
7 November 2023, 18:00 PM
20 killed in Cameroon separatist attack
Separatist rebels yesterday killed around 20 people, including women and children, in an attack on a village in one of Cameroon’s restive anglophone regions, the government said.
6 November 2023, 18:00 PM
15 killed in Kenya flooding
At least 15 people have died in Kenya as floods swept away scores of houses and devastated farmland following torrential rains, the Red Cross said yesterday.
6 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Over 20 killed in market shelling
More than 20 people were killed Sunday after shells hit a market in a suburb of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, a committee of pro-democracy lawyers said in a statement.
6 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Gaza bleeds on; death toll tops 10,000
Defying calls for ceasefire, Israel steps up attacks on Palestinians killing dozens, mostly civilians
6 November 2023, 14:31 PM
Hamburg airport hostage standoff over, suspect arrested
Police arrested a man and rescued a child at the centre of a hostage standoff at Hamburg airport yesterday, ending a crisis that had forced authorities to close the busy air hub.
5 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Philippines’ Marcos condemns killing of journo, orders probe
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr yesterday strongly condemned the killing of a Filipino journalist and ordered the police to conduct an investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice.
5 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Don’t pause ME de-escalation over war
Middle East powers should maintain their push to de-escalate the region through trade and economic ties despite the Israel-Hamas war, a senior United Arab Emirates official said.
5 November 2023, 18:00 PM
9,770, including 4,008 children, killed in Gaza
At least 9,770 Palestinians, including 4,008 children, have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7
5 November 2023, 14:53 PM
Indian diplomat says high-level Canadian official damaged probe into Sikh's murder
Canada's police probe into the June murder of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia has been damaged by a high-level Canadian official's public statements, India's High Commissioner to Canada, Sanjay Kumar Verma, told the Globe and Mail in an interview published on Saturday
5 November 2023, 09:03 AM
China agrees to nuclear arms-control talks with US: WSJ
The US State Department and China's embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests by Reuters for comment on the timing or format of the talks.
5 November 2023, 08:29 AM
Russia test fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile
The launch of the "Bulava" missile, the first in just over a year, comes as Russia ramps up nuclear rhetoric since revoking its ratification of a key nuclear test ban treaty.
5 November 2023, 08:24 AM
Washington Post appoints William Lewis as CEO; to reduce headcount by 10%
The Washington Post said that it is projected to end the year taking a $100 million loss.
5 November 2023, 01:35 AM
Armed men spring Guinean ex-dictator from prison
Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was yesterday taken from prison by a heavily armed commando during an operation that sparked heavy gunfire in the capital Conakry, a minister and lawyers say.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Zelensky denies war with Russia at ‘stalemate’
President Volodymyr Zelensky denied yesterday that Ukraine’s war with Russia had reached a “stalemate”, pushing back at suggestions Western leaders were lobbying for peace talks.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM
16 dead in Western Europe
The death toll from Storm Ciaran rose to at least 16 across Western Europe on Friday, as heavy downpours and record winds brought travel chaos.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM
4.4 million people stateless
The United Nations said yesterday that 4.4 million people worldwide were known to be stateless, though the true figure would be significantly higher due to their relative “invisibility”.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM