Asian markets bounce from selloff as US jobs beat forecasts
6 November 2025, 14:00 PM
Gunmen kill Pak militia chief, 5 others
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Blast at central Russian plant kills 10: governor
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Spat with Musk’s X / India limits content takedown powers to fewer officials
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Methane threat grows as global action stalls: UN
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Africa accounts for 40pc of global conflicts: ICRC
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Any new attack would be ‘another failure’: Iran
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
No reduction in Gaza hunger since truce: WHO
23 October 2025, 17:44 PM
China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days
23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
India poised to sharply cut Russian oil purchases after sanctions, sources say
23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
Hamas kill 32 members of Gaza ‘gang’
Hamas forces have killed 32 members of “a gang” in Gaza City in a security campaign launched after a ceasefire came into effect on Friday, while six of its personnel were also killed in the violence, a Palestinian security source said yesterday.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
‘My heart is broken’
Ghali Khadr spent two days pleading with his parents to flee with him to southern Gaza, warning them that it was too dangerous to stay. His father, known for being stubborn, refused. Their argument was never finished -- an Israeli airstrike hit his father’s home, burying his parents beneath the rubble.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Yunus holds meeting with Brazil's Lula
Both met at the FAO HQ in Rome
13 October 2025, 15:59 PM
'While we couldn’t raise a few billion dollars to end hunger, world spent $2.7tn on weapons'
Chief Adviser Yunus calls for breaking the hunger–conflict cycle
13 October 2025, 14:22 PM
300,000 South Sudanese fled country in 2025, largely due to conflict: UN
South Sudan has been beset by political instability and ethnic violence since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011
13 October 2025, 10:44 AM
Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt win 2025 Nobel economics prize
For "having explained innovation-driven economic growth"
13 October 2025, 09:51 AM
US President Trump lands in Israel ahead of parliament speech
He is scheduled to travel to Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh for a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war
13 October 2025, 06:56 AM
At least 40 killed in South Africa bus crash
South Africa has a sophisticated and busy road network with a high rate of road deaths, blamed mostly on speeding, reckless driving and unroadworthy vehicles
13 October 2025, 06:07 AM
In minutes, Mexico's rains swept away homes and people
At least 47 people have died since Thursday as floods have wreaked a trail of destruction
13 October 2025, 05:04 AM
Israel to present highest civilian honour to Trump
'It will be a great honour for me to present him with the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour," Herzog said
13 October 2025, 03:32 AM
Israel declares victory over Hamas in Gaza
Israel declared victory yesterday in its war with Hamas as the Palestinian group prepared to release its surviving hostages, a key step in Donald Trump’s Gaza plan hours before he hosts a peace summit in Egypt.
12 October 2025, 18:29 PM
Israel vows to destroy Gaza tunnels once hostages free
Israel plans to destroy what remains of Hamas’s network of tunnels under Gaza, working with US approval after its hostages are freed, it said yesterday.
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump’s envoy ‘optimistic’ after meeting Modi
Newly confirmed US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor used his first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to talk trade, defence and critical minerals, as the nations seek to amend soured ties.
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Kremlin warns West of ‘dramatic’ escalation
The Kremlin yesterday said Russia was deeply concerned about the possibility of the US supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, warning that the war had reached a dramatic moment with escalation from all sides.
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Mexico flood toll rises to 41
Floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 41 people in Mexico in recent days and left behind a trail of destruction, the government said Saturday.
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
US explosives factory blast kills 16
A huge blast at an explosives factory in Tennessee killed 16 people, authorities said Saturday, lowering the toll after locating two people who were previously missing and presumed dead.
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
French PM races against time to form government
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was negotiating yesterday to form a government after losing a key political ally, with time running short before a fast-approaching budget deadline.
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Madagascar army installs new chief, president denounces power grab
General Demosthene Pikulas was installed as Chief of Army during a ceremony at army HQ
12 October 2025, 16:49 PM
Pakistan killed more than 200 Afghans in border clashes, military says
Pakistan military issues a statement
12 October 2025, 11:50 AM
Madagascar army unit claims control, president says power-grab underway
Soldiers from the unit clashed with gendarmes outside a barracks on Saturday
12 October 2025, 10:18 AM