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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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Ukraine, allies must resist Russian ‘deception’
President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that Ukraine and its allies must work together to pressure Russia into ending its invasion, ahead of talks in Berlin with European leaders and US leader Donald Trump.
13 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Swiss pilot surpasses solar-powered plane altitude record
Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 metres, his team announced yesterday.
13 August 2025, 18:00 PM
At least 26 die in migrant shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island
The disaster, in this case involving people travelling from Libya, is the latest to befall migrants making the perilous Mediterranean crossing from Africa to Europe.
13 August 2025, 18:00 PM
India aims to allow its pvt firms to mine, import uranium
India aims to allow private firms to mine, import and process uranium as part of plans to end a decades-old state monopoly over the nuclear sector and bring in billions of dollars to boost the industry, two government sources said.
13 August 2025, 18:00 PM
20 migrants die in shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island: UN
Between 70 and 80 people were believed to have survived
13 August 2025, 14:06 PM
Nepal waives climbing fees for 97 mountain peaks
Nepal has waived climbing fees for 97 mountains, officials said yesterday, hoping to steer people to its lesser-known peaks and boost local economies.
13 August 2025, 05:48 AM
Typhoon Podul slams into southern Taiwan, hundreds of flights cancelled
Taiwan is regularly hit by typhoons, generally along its mountainous east coast facing the Pacific.
13 August 2025, 05:42 AM
3 killed in European wildfires as heatwave intensifies
Heat alerts were issued in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and the Balkans, with temperatures expected to soar above 40C.
13 August 2025, 03:31 AM
Israel bombards Gaza City; Hamas leader visits Cairo in bid to salvage ceasefire talks
Israel has since said it will launch a new offensive and seize control of Gaza City, which it captured shortly after the war's outbreak in October 2023 before pulling out.
13 August 2025, 03:26 AM
Europe swelters as heatwave worsens
A man died after suffering burns and thousands fled their homes in Spain yesterday as wildfires fuelled by a heatwave scorched southern Europe.
12 August 2025, 19:41 PM
Hundreds seek shelter as Typhoon Podul nears Taiwan
Nearly 2,000 people in Taiwan were evacuated from their homes yesterday as Typhoon Podul approaches the island, with storm-hit central and southern regions likely to be pounded again, authorities said.
12 August 2025, 18:44 PM
Thailand says another soldier hurt
A landmine blast on Thailand’s border wounded a soldier yesterday, the military said, accusing Cambodia of planting new explosives in breach of a truce between the countries.
12 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Pakistan wins water arbitration against India
An international court ruling that said India must adhere to the Indus Waters Treaty in the design of new hydro-electric power stations on rivers that flow west to Pakistan endorses Islamabad’s position, a senior Pakistani official said yesterday.
12 August 2025, 18:00 PM
China, Brazil can model ‘self-reliance’ for Global South
China’s President Xi Jinping yesterday told his Brazilian counterpart the two countries could set an example of “self-reliance” for emerging powers, as trade and geopolitical challenges mount.
12 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Security forces involved in systematic torture
United Nations investigators said yesterday they have found evidence of systematic torture by Myanmar security forces and identified some of the most senior perpetrators.
12 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia, Ukraine need to cede land to end war
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Kyiv and Moscow will both have to cede land to end the war in Ukraine and talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will instantly show whether the Kremlin leader is willing to make a deal.
12 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Explosions at US Steel plant leaves two dead, 10 injured
The probe into the explosion would be "a time-consuming technical investigation"
12 August 2025, 04:32 AM
Xi says China, Brazil can model 'self-reliance' for Global South
The two leaders have both sought in recent months to present their countries as staunch defenders of the multilateral trading system
12 August 2025, 04:29 AM
Trump takes over DC police, deploys National Guard
Trump's move, which bypassed the city's elected leaders, was emblematic of his second-term approach
12 August 2025, 02:53 AM
Chinese ships collide chasing Philippine boat
A Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea yesterday, Manila said, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation.
11 August 2025, 18:00 PM