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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, 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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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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Modi to attend SCO summit in China
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China later in August, his security chief said yesterday during talks with Beijing’s foreign minister in New Delhi.
19 August 2025, 18:00 PM
US accuses India of profiteering on Russian oil purchases
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent yesterday accused India of profiteering from its sharply increased purchases of Russian oil during the war in Ukraine, saying Washington viewed the situation as unacceptable.
19 August 2025, 18:00 PM
NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak kills 5
Legionnaires' disease, which is not directly contagious from person to person, is caused by bacteria that can multiply in water and air conditioning systems.
19 August 2025, 06:55 AM
UN says record 383 aid workers killed in 2024
Besides those killed, 308 aid workers were wounded, 125 kidnapped and 45 detained last year.
19 August 2025, 06:39 AM
China promises to address India's rare earths needs as border talks begin
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting India for the 24th round of border talks
19 August 2025, 05:50 AM
Australia chides Israel after diplomats' visas revoked
Israel's tit-for-tat move followed an Australia's decision on Monday
19 August 2025, 03:49 AM
Kim Jong Un urges expansion of N. Korea nuclear capability
The comments were made as Kim visited a naval destroyer, Choe Hyon, on Monday and received a report about the warship's weapons systems.
19 August 2025, 03:31 AM
US revoked more than 6,000 student visas, State Dept says
Around 4,000 visas were canceled because the visitors broke the law, with the vast majority being assault
19 August 2025, 02:57 AM
China's top diplomat hails 'positive trend' in relations with India
"Two countries should "view each other as partners and opportunities, rather than adversaries or threats"
19 August 2025, 02:48 AM
Putin and Zelensky set for peace summit after Trump talks
Trump wrote on his Truth Social network that "everyone is very happy about the possibility of PEACE for Russia/Ukraine."
19 August 2025, 02:31 AM
Lebanon moves to disarm Hezbollah
US envoy Tom Barrack yesterday called on Israel to honour commitments under a ceasefire that ended its war with Hezbollah, after the Lebanese government launched a process to disarm the militant group.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Myanmar to hold 1st phase of polls on Dec 28
Myanmar will hold the initial phase of its general election on December 28, state television said yesterday, outlining a roadmap for the first polls in the war-torn country in nearly five years that have already been derided by critics as a sham.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
China’s top diplomat Wang arrives in India
China’s top diplomat landed in neighbouring India yesterday, seeking to bolster long-fraught relations in the face of intense pressure and tariffs from the United States.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
China slams Germany for ‘inciting confrontation’
China yesterday lashed out at Germany, warning Berlin against “inciting confrontation and hyping up tensions” after its foreign minister said Beijing was “increasingly aggressive” in the Asia-Pacific region.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Rain halts rescue ops in northern Pakistan
Rain yesterday halted search and rescue operations in northern Pakistan after flash floods that have killed nearly 350 people with around 200 still missing, officials said.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
US keeps eye on India-Pak situation ‘every single day’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday claimed that the States monitors the India-Pakistan situation “every single day”, after repeated claims by Donald Trump of having brokered a ceasefire between the two nations.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump tells Ukraine to give up on NATO and Crimea ahead of Zelensky meeting
Trump will meet first Zelensky and then the leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and NATO, the White House says
18 August 2025, 10:47 AM
Australia cancels far-right Israeli lawmaker's visa
Simcha Rothman was scheduled to visit Sydney and Melbourne this month
18 August 2025, 10:40 AM
China calls for 'all parties' to agree in Ukraine peace talks in Washington
Zelensky, who has repeatedly rejected territorial concessions, is expected to meet Trump one-on-one before being joined by a cohort of European leaders
18 August 2025, 07:39 AM
Amnesty says Israel deliberately starving Gaza's Palestinians
Israel, while heavily restricting aid allowed into the Gaza Strip, has repeatedly rejected claims of deliberate starvation in the 22-month-old war
18 August 2025, 07:11 AM