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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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23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
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Iran’s removal of monitoring cameras may scupper nuke talks: UN
The UN atomic energy watchdog said yesterday that Iran was removing 27 surveillance cameras at its nuclear facilities, warning this could be a “fatal blow” to negotiations to revive a landmark deal.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM
China, Russia accuse US at UN of stoking N Korea tensions
China and Russia took aim at the United States during a landmark UN General Assembly session on Wednesday, accusing Washington of stoking tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM
US, China expected to butt heads at Asia's top security meeting
The United States and China are expected to use Asia's top security meeting this week to trade blows over everything from Taiwan's sovereignty to the war in Ukraine, although both sides have indicated a willingness to discuss managing differences.
9 June 2022, 05:59 AM
Climate ‘Loss and damage’: Vulnerable nations demand funding
The surging costs of climate change-driven destruction have made vulnerable nations poorer by about one-fifth, 55 such countries said on Wednesday, as fears grow that UN discussions on money for states to repair and avoid harm could become a “talk shop”.
8 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Hong Kong most expensive city for expats, New York 2nd
Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive city – for the second year in a row – for expatriates to live in, according to the findings of the latest cost of living research published by ECA International.
8 June 2022, 11:05 AM
Norway's princess to marry American guru to stars
Norway's royal court on Tuesday announced the engagement of Princess Martha Louise to her US boyfriend Durek Verrett, a self-professed shaman and guru to celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow.
8 June 2022, 10:46 AM
27 killed in Sudan ethnic clashes
Heavy fighting in Sudan’s west and south has killed at least 27 people and left dozens wounded, residents said yesterday, with the United Nations envoy saying he was “deeply concerned.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Dominican Republic's environment minister shot dead in office
The Dominican Republic's environment minister, Orlando Jorge Mera, was shot dead in his office on Monday, authorities said.
7 June 2022, 06:18 AM
Saudi welcomes first hajj pilgrims since before pandemic
Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the annual ritual.
4 June 2022, 09:59 AM
Lots of luck on moon trip: Biden on Musk's "super bad feeling" about US economy
US President Joe Biden compared Tesla (TSLA.O) unfavorably to Ford (F.N) on Friday, while sarcastically wishing Chief Executive Elon Musk "lots of luck" on his "trip to the moon" after the billionaire expressed reservations about the economy.
4 June 2022, 05:18 AM
Russia summons US media top brass, warns tough retaliatory measures
Russia's Foreign Ministry said it was summoning the heads of US media outlets in Moscow to a meeting next Monday to notify them of tough measures in response to US restrictions against Russian media.
3 June 2022, 14:13 PM
Ancient Mayan maize god sculpture found in Mexico
Archaeologists have uncovered a roughly 1,300-year-old sculpture representing the head of a Mayan maize god in ruins in southeastern Mexico, the National Institute of Anthropology and History said.
2 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Money laundering probe: Gandhis summoned for questioning
India’s financial crime-fighting agency wants to question the two most senior members of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, who lead the main opposition Congress party, as it investigates a complaint of money laundering, the party said yesterday.
1 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Hungary busts int'l money-laundering ring led by Israeli
Hungarian police said Monday they busted an international money-laundering ring based in Hungary led by an Israeli man that cheated people in dozens of countries through online investment frauds.
31 May 2022, 05:21 AM
"Whole world" a customer for Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones after Ukraine's use against Russia
Ukraine's destruction of Russian artillery systems and armoured vehicles with Turkish Bayraktar TB2 aerial drones has made “the whole world” a customer, according to its designer.
31 May 2022, 05:02 AM
Chile could be home to world’s oldest tree
A lush green forest in southern Chile might be home to the world’s oldest tree after a new study found that an ancient alerce tree known as “great grandfather” could be more than 5,000 years old.
27 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Europol sounds alarm over 3D-printed weapons
European police agency Europol yesterday warned of a “current and future threat” from 3D-printed weapons, an increasing number of which have been seized across the continent.
27 May 2022, 18:00 PM
South pacific nations: China, West vie for influence
Western powers sounded the alarm yesterday over leaked plans to dramatically expand China’s security and economic reach in the South Pacific, in what one regional leader called a thinly veiled effort to lock island states into “Beijing’s orbit”.
26 May 2022, 18:00 PM
1 dead, 75 missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
Seventy five people were missing after a crowded boat of migrants sank off Tunisia on Wednesday, the International Organization for Migration said and a security official said, as the numbers risking the dangerous crossing to Europe increase.
25 May 2022, 12:37 PM
Rich countries putting children at risk: Unicef
Rich countries are creating unsafe living conditions for children both at home and around the world, a Unicef report released yesterday said, calling on states to reduce waste and cut pollution.
24 May 2022, 18:00 PM