Hezbollah rejects cabinet decision to disarm it

Hezbollah said Wednesday that it would treat a Lebanese government decision to disarm the militant group “as if it did not exist”, accusing the cabinet of committing a “grave sin”.
7 August 2025, 18:43 PM

Trump says likely to meet Putin 'very soon'

"There's a good chance that there will be a meeting very soon," Trump told reporters
7 August 2025, 08:37 AM

Ghana defence minister among eight killed in helicopter crash

Authorities did not immediately give an explanation for what might have caused the crash
7 August 2025, 03:15 AM

India-US spat over trade and oil threatens wider fallout

India is already making some moves with Russia and China. Modi is set to visit China soon for the first time since 2018.
7 August 2025, 01:34 AM

Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel

Iranian authorities yesterday executed a man convicted of spying for Israel by passing on information about a nuclear scientist killed during the 12-day war with Israel in June, the judiciary said.
6 August 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Don’t know anything about it’: Trump

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday stated that he had no knowledge that the United States imports Russian Chemicals and fertilisers. The rebuttal came after India claimed that US continues to import from Russia uranium hexafluoride for its nuclear industry, fertilisers, as well as chemicals.
6 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Putin-Witkoff talks on Ukraine ‘constructive’

Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff were “useful and constructive,” Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said yesterday.
6 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Cambodian workers flock home from Thailand

Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers have returned from Thailand following deadly border clashes between the two neighbours, a labour ministry official told AFP yesterday.
6 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump suggests Vance his likely heir apparent in 2028

US President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday Vice President JD Vance is “most likely” to secure the Republican party nomination for president in 2028.
6 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Pakistan starts deporting registered Afghan refugees: UN

Pakistan has started to deport documented Afghan refugees ahead of its deadline for them to leave, according to the United Nations, in a move that could see more than 1 million Afghans expelled from the country.
6 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli strike kills Hezbollah operative

The Israeli army said yesterday that it killed a Hezbollah operative in the Bekaa region of east Lebanon who it said was directing militant cells in Syria.
6 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli military chief opposes Gaza expansion

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced pushback from the head of the military over his proposal to seize remaining areas of Gaza it doesn’t already control during a tense three-hour meeting, three Israeli officials said.
6 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Heavy rains, landslides hamper rescue efforts

Heavy rain and blocked roads hampered rescue efforts in India’s Himalayan state of Uttarakhand yesterday, a day after sudden flooding and landslides killed four people and left dozens missing.
6 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Brazil seeks WTO relief against Trump tariffs

Brazil on Wednesday approached the World Trade Organization for relief against trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump
6 August 2025, 16:45 PM

As Trump lifts sanctions on Myanmar elites, is he eyeing the country’s rare earth reserves?

Myanmar’s generals may also try to use Trump’s apparent interest in the country’s rare earths as leverage in their attempt to normalise relations with the United States ahead of a poll.
6 August 2025, 06:32 AM

100 missing after flash flood washes out Indian Himalayan town

The roaring waters tore down a narrow mountain valley, demolishing buildings as the flood barrelled into the town of Dharali in Uttarakhand state.
6 August 2025, 04:31 AM

Nations must resolve global plastics crisis

Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva yesterday to forge a landmark treaty on eliminating the life-threatening waste.
5 August 2025, 18:36 PM

Iran detains cell linked to exiled opposition

Iran has arrested three members of a suspected sabotage cell linked to the exiled opposition for attempting to disrupt public order, Iranian media reported yesterday.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Brazil judge puts Bolsonaro under house arrest

Brazil’s Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court’s resolve despite escalating tariffs and sanctions from US President Donald Trump.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Thailand approves $600m deal for Swedish fighter jets

Thailand approved the purchase of four Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets yesterday, the air force said, a week after reaching a ceasefire in deadly border clashes with Cambodia.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM