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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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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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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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COP15 talks open facing ‘emergency’
Nine African heads of states attended yesterday’s opening session of the UN’s COP15 talks to fight desertification and land degradation that have devastated large swathes of the continent amid climate change.
9 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Over 40 drown off Western Sahara
At least 44 migrants drowned on Sunday when their boat capsized off the coast of the Western Sahara, migrant aid agency Caminando Fronteras said.
9 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Havana hotel explosion death toll climbs to 31 as rescuers search for survivors
The death toll of a powerful explosion at a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital increased to 31 Sunday evening as search crews with dogs hunted through the rubble of the iconic, 19th century building looking for people still missing.
9 May 2022, 03:15 AM
1,000 sq kms gone in a month
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon last month shattered the record for April, destroying more than 1,000 square kilometers of the world’s biggest rainforest, nearly double the previous high, according to official figures.
7 May 2022, 18:00 PM
At least 75 killed in Haiti gang battles: UN
Clashes between two rival gangs in the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince have claimed the lives of at least 75 people, including women and children, in less than two weeks, the UN said Friday.
7 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Gas leak blamed for deadly blast at Havana hotel killing 22
A deadly explosion hit a well-known hotel in downtown Havana on Friday, tearing a gash several floors high in the side of the building, killing at least 22 people and injuring upwards of 70, witnesses and state media said.
7 May 2022, 04:03 AM
UN Security Council, including Russia, agree to express concern over Ukraine
The U.N. Security Council, including Russia, has agreed to express "deep concern regarding the maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine" in the body's first statement since Russia invaded its neighbor ten weeks ago, diplomats said on Friday.
6 May 2022, 17:56 PM
5-year jail sentence: Myanmar junta court rejects Suu Kyi appeal
The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday struck down an appeal from deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi against a five-year
5 May 2022, 18:00 PM
In pictures: Eid-ul-Fitr 2022 celebrations around the world
The three-day Eid-ul-Fitr festival, which celebrates the conclusion of Ramadan's fasting month, is being celebrated by Muslims all across the world.
3 May 2022, 13:37 PM
Brazil town builds Christ statue taller than Rio’s
Rio de Janeiro’s famous Christ the Redeemer has a competitor.
30 April 2022, 18:00 PM
253,000 sq kms of forest lost in 2021
The world lost an area of forest the size of the US state of Wyoming last year, as wildfires in Russia set all-time records and Brazilian deforestation of the
28 April 2022, 18:00 PM
UN to vote on justification of veto use
The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly were to vote yesterday on a resolution that would require the five permanent members of the Security Council to justify their use of the veto in future.
26 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Humanity in ‘spiral of self-destruction’: UN
Humanity is suffering from a “broken perception of risk”, spurring us into activities and behaviours that cause climate change and a surging number of disasters around the globe, the UN warned yesterday.
26 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Sincerely wish you success: Putin telegrams Macron after election win
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and defeat of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, the Kremlin said Monday, as tensions remain over the Ukraine conflict.
26 April 2022, 05:53 AM
US, China, India top 3 in military spending
As military expenditure worldwide reached a record level in the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, the US, China and India were the top three spenders, according to a report by Stockholm Peace Research Institute today.
25 April 2022, 08:13 AM
Activists rally against fossil fuels
Climate change campaigners kicked off a wave of protests for Earth Day yesterday, pushing demands such as an immediate halt to European imports of Russian oil and gas and an end to building fossil fuel infrastructure.
22 April 2022, 18:00 PM
UK, India to step up trade, defence co-operation
The United Kingdom and India have agreed to step up defence and business cooperation, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicating a bilateral free-trade deal could be wrapped up by October this year.
22 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Six killed in Russian defence research institute fire
Six people were killed on Thursday after a blaze broke out at a defence research institute in the Russian city of Tver about 160 km (100 miles) northwest of Moscow, Russian news agencies quoted local authorities as saying.
22 April 2022, 06:00 AM
Global food crisis: The World Bank warns of ‘human catastrophe’
The world is facing a “human catastrophe” from soaring food prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, warned the president of the World Bank, David Malpass.
21 April 2022, 18:00 PM
‘She was everything’
When Ghada Sabatien set out to visit her uncle in a village near Bethlehem, she was not expecting to be caught up in the spike in violence between Israelis and Palestinians.
21 April 2022, 18:00 PM