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Gunmen kill Pak militia chief, 5 others
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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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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Trump moves to limit US stays of journos, students
President Donald Trump’s administration yesterday moved to impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country.
28 August 2025, 20:54 PM
All countries to finally hit 2% spending Goal: Nato
Nato yesterday said all its members were finally set this year to hit the alliance’s previous defence spending target of two percent of GDP -- as they gear up for a far more ambitious goal.
28 August 2025, 19:58 PM
UN experts decry 'enforced disappearances' at Gaza aid sites
‘Using food as a tool to conduct targeted and mass disappearances needs to end now’
28 August 2025, 12:21 PM
Shooter kills two Minneapolis school children in Catholic church, wounds 17 others
The shooting ended when the lone suspect, identified as Robin Westman, 23, "took his own life" at the rear of the church
28 August 2025, 06:05 AM
Malaysia says China is ready to provide assistance in rare earths processing
Malaysia has been seeking to develop its capabilities in rare earths mining and processing
28 August 2025, 06:00 AM
Two Microsoft workers fired after occupying president's office to protest ties to Israel
Anna Hattle and Riki Fameli received voicemails informing them that they were fired
28 August 2025, 04:02 AM
South Korea to ban mobile phones in school classrooms
South Korea has recently cited concerns over smartphone addiction among students.
28 August 2025, 03:52 AM
Pakistan blows up dam embankment as it braces for flood surge
Three transboundary rivers in the east of the country have swollen to exceptionally high levels as a result of heavy rains across the border in India.
28 August 2025, 02:48 AM
China says Putin, Kim Jong Un to attend military parade
Attending the parade will be 26 foreign heads of state and government, Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei said at a news conference.
28 August 2025, 02:31 AM
Shooting reported at church in Minneapolis
Minneapolis police responded to a shooting at a Catholic church and school in the south end of the US city yesterday, and authorities said the shooter had been “contained.”
27 August 2025, 19:20 PM
Trump’s doubling of tariffs hits India
US President Donald Trump’s doubling of tariffs on imports from India to as much as 50 percent took effect as scheduled yesterday, dealing a serious blow to ties between the two countries that became strategic partners after the turn of this century.
27 August 2025, 18:03 PM
Iran forces kill 13 militants in southeast
Iranian forces have killed 13 militants in a raid in the restive southeast, state media reported yesterday, adding they were members of a group suspected of a recent deadly attack on police.
27 August 2025, 18:00 PM
China says talks with US, Russia ‘unreasonable’
China said yesterday that it would not participate in denuclearisation talks with the United States and Russia, after President Donald Trump said he hoped to include Beijing in negotiations.
27 August 2025, 18:00 PM
UN creates AI advisory panel to help nations make decisions
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday created an artificial intelligence advisory body to help countries make decisions about the revolutionary technology.
27 August 2025, 18:00 PM
25 countries suspend postal services to US
At least 25 countries have decided to suspend package deliveries to the United States, as concern grows over the impact of President Donald Trump’s looming tariffs, a UN body said Tuesday.
27 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia hits Ukrainian energy facilities
Russia launched a massive drone attack on energy and gas transport infrastructure across six Ukrainian regions overnight, killing three people and leaving more than 100,000 people without power, Ukrainian officials said yesterday.
27 August 2025, 18:00 PM
36 killed in India as heavy rains hit Himalayas
Heavy rain swept across the Himalayas, killing at least 36 people in India over the past 24 hours and forcing authorities to open major dams, in turn triggering flood alerts on three rivers in neighbouring Pakistan.
27 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Denmark summons top US diplomat
Denmark yesterday summoned the US charge d’affaires after reports of attempted interference in Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory which US President Donald Trump wants to take over.
27 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Afghanistan bus crash kills 25
The crash happened 'due to the driver's negligence' on a highway near the capital Kabul
27 August 2025, 10:30 AM
Iran link to Australian synagogue attack uncovered via funding trail, spy agency says
Security services in Britain and Sweden warned last year that Tehran was using criminal proxies to carry out its violent attacks in those countries
27 August 2025, 07:44 AM