China's Xi meets India's Modi in Tianjin

Modi is in China for the first time in seven years to attend a two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
31 August 2025, 04:53 AM

Yemen's Houthi-run govt's PM killed in Israeli strike

A number of others were wounded in Thursday's strike, Mahdi al-Mashat added, without providing details.
31 August 2025, 04:11 AM

Trump pushes forward on mass layoffs at Voice of America

Termination notices were sent to 639 employees on Friday
31 August 2025, 03:40 AM

World's first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo

While Argentina, regarded as the global capital of polo, has long welcomed reproductive technologies, the sport's national body and breeding association are putting up hurdles to prevent genetically edited horses from joining the game.
31 August 2025, 03:35 AM

Trump says he will order voter ID requirement for every vote

"Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!," Trump said on Truth Social.
31 August 2025, 03:24 AM

Thai Political Crisis: Rival camps jostle to fill void after PM’s ouster

Thailand’s political rivals jockeyed for power yesterday after a court sacked the prime minister, with two camps declaring they were ready to form the next government but with no indication when that might happen.
30 August 2025, 19:32 PM

Trump 'no longer has plans' to visit India for Quad Summit: NYT

There was no official comment from either the US or India on the NYT's claim
30 August 2025, 19:19 PM

Modi arrives in China ahead of SCO summit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in the Chinese city of Tianjin yesterday evening, Indian TV networks showed, a day before a summit that will be attended by leaders from more than 20 countries.
30 August 2025, 18:40 PM

Red Cross warns against evacuation of Gaza City as Israel tightens siege

The Red Cross warned on Saturday that any Israeli efforts to evacuate Gaza City would put residents at risk
30 August 2025, 13:29 PM

Red Cross head says mass evacuation of Gaza City 'impossible'

The UN estimates that nearly a million people currently live in Gaza governorate, which includes Gaza City and its surroundings in the north of the territory
30 August 2025, 10:28 AM

War then water: Pakistan’s border villagers face back-to-back evacuations

The nations share rivers that were regulated for more than six decades under the Indus Waters Treaty.
30 August 2025, 09:13 AM

US warship enters Panama Canal, heading toward Caribbean

The United States has, however, made no public threat to invade Venezuela.
30 August 2025, 09:06 AM

US bars Palestinian leader Abbas from UN as allies pledge statehood

Abbas had been planning to travel to New York for the annual high-level UN General Assembly at UN headquarters in Manhattan.
30 August 2025, 06:48 AM

Rising conflicts: Red Cross sees surge in missing people

The number of people reported missing to the Red Cross has risen by about 70 percent in five years, driven by rising conflicts and mass migration, the Geneva-based organisation said yesterday, calling for a recommitment to the rules of war.
29 August 2025, 20:01 PM

69 migrants killed as boat capsizes off Mauritania

A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, killing at least 69 people, with around 100 likely missing, officials told AFP yesterday.
29 August 2025, 19:58 PM

Ethics violation: Thai court sacks PM Shinawatra

Thailand’s Constitutional Court yesterday dismissed prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for an ethics violation after only a year in power, in another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty that could usher in a new period of turmoil.
29 August 2025, 18:50 PM

Former Indian central bank governor Urjit Patel appointed IMF executive director

Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as an executive director at the International Monetary Fund
29 August 2025, 06:51 AM

Trump thumbs nose at decades of India courtship

Trump and Modi, both right-wing populists, appeared to forge a strong bond during Trump's first term
29 August 2025, 03:45 AM

33 Colombian soldiers freed after capture in guerrilla-controlled area

A group of 33 Colombian soldiers were freed Thursday after being held captive for three days in a southeastern Amazonian community home to drug crops and dissident guerrillas, the country's Ombudsman's office said.
29 August 2025, 03:17 AM

Minneapolis school: FBI investigates shooting as anti-Catholic hate crime

Investigators were seeking to find out why a heavily armed shooter opened fire on children at a church service in Minneapolis on Wednesday, killing two pupils and wounding 17 people in the latest violent tragedy to jolt the United States.
28 August 2025, 22:18 PM