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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
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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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Musk’s affair with Google co-founder and Tesla investor’s wife ended friendship: Report
Elon Musk reportedly had an affair with the wife of Google co-founder and Tesla investor Sergey Brin which led to the falling out between the longtime friends.
25 July 2022, 05:26 AM
Chess robot breaks child opponent’s finger at Moscow Open
A robot fractured a seven-year-old boy's finger during a chess tournament in Moscow last week, BBC reports citing Russian news agencies. Sergey Lazarev, president of the Moscow Chess Federation said "The robot broke the child's finger. Of course, this is bad."
25 July 2022, 05:21 AM
Wild tiger numbers higher than previously thought
There are 40 percent more tigers in the wild than previously thought, but with a maximum of 5,578 on the prowl, they remain an endangered species, conservationists said yesterday.
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Biden plans talks with Xi soon over Taiwan
U.S. President Joe Biden plans to speak with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, by the end of the month at a moment of simmering tensions between the countries over Taiwan and trade.
21 July 2022, 08:00 AM
Cut your wifi to save power
The French government yesterday urged citizens to make the effort to save energy in the face of record high oil and gas prices, including by cutting wifi routers when heading off on holiday.
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Erdogan makes Putin wait before meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin was left waiting and fidgeting for 50 seconds by Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan ahead of talks in Tehran on Tuesday, prompting Turkish media to draw parallels with Putin making him and other leaders stand by in the past.
20 July 2022, 10:38 AM
New Zealand creates new investor migrant visa
The New Zealand government said on Wednesday that it had created a new investor migrant visa to attract experienced, high-value investors to invest in domestic businesses.
20 July 2022, 09:16 AM
Putin to hold talks with Turkey, Iran leaders in Tehran
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran starting Tuesday is intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow’s challenge to the United States and Europe amid its grinding campaign in Ukraine.
19 July 2022, 06:57 AM
US school shooter faces death penalty at sentencing trial
A young man who gunned down 17 people at his former high school in Parkland, Florida went on trial yesterday, with jurors set to hand down either the death penalty or a life sentence.
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Putin vows to overcome “colossal” high-tech problems due to West's sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday vowed to overcome the “colossal” high-tech problems the country is facing due to the onset of unprecedented Western sanctions over Ukraine.
18 July 2022, 17:08 PM
Crash of plane carrying defence products for Bangladesh: Greece complains to Serbia
Greece filed an official complaint with Serbia on Monday after a cargo plane carrying mortar ammunition crashed while attempting an emergency landing in northern Greece.
18 July 2022, 12:30 PM
Biden disagrees with Saudi version of Khashoggi murder
US President Joe Biden on Saturday differed with Saudi Arabia in their account of discussions at a bilateral summit about the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a major point of contention between the two countries.
17 July 2022, 15:11 PM
Biden choosing oil over human rights?
It took less than 24 hours in Saudi Arabia for US President Joe Biden to tarnish an image he has long cultivated: that of a fierce defender of human rights.
17 July 2022, 06:48 AM
Biden fails to secure commitments to Middle East security axis, oil output rise
President Joe Biden told Arab leaders on Saturday that the United States would remain an active partner in the Middle East, but he failed to secure commitments to a regional security axis that would include Israel or an immediate oil output rise.
17 July 2022, 06:03 AM
Ten shot dead in ambush in Indonesia’s Papua: police
Ten people were shot dead in Indonesia’s restive eastern province Papua yesterday in an ambush police attributed to rebels.
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Black Hawk crash kills 14 in Mexico
Fourteen people were killed when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed on Friday in northwestern Mexico, the navy said. It said the aircraft was
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
1,600-year-old iron pillar that refuses to rust
The Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque complex in New Delhi is home to an ancient wonder of metal work – a 1,600-year-old iron pillar that is exceptionally resistant to rust.
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Khashoggi killing: US also made similar mistakes, MBS tells Biden
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman has told US President Joe Biden that Saudi Arabia has acted to prevent a repeat of mistakes such as the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and that the United States had also made mistakes, especially in Iraq, a Saudi official said.
16 July 2022, 12:11 PM
Biden says he confronted Saudi Prince Salman over Khashoggi murder
US President Joe Biden said on Friday he told Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman he held him responsible for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, shortly after exchanging a fist bump with the kingdom's de facto ruler.
16 July 2022, 02:27 AM
UN alarmed as fighting, climate displace five million in Sahel
Conflict and climate change in West Africa’s Sahel region have prompted nearly five million to flee their homes, the UN’s refugee agency says.
15 July 2022, 18:00 PM