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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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No reduction in Gaza hunger since truce: WHO
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23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
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Gaza ‘spiralling into irreversible collapse’
Gaza is “spiralling into an irreversible humanitarian collapse”, UN aid agencies warned, as 34 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn yesterday, including 17 aid seekers.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM
76 migrants die as boat sinks off Yemen
At least 76 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route, officials said yesterday.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Cambodia, Thailand begin talks in Malaysia amid fragile ceasefire
Talks precede Thursday's ministerial meeting with US, China, and Malaysia as observers
4 August 2025, 12:15 PM
Over 3,000 Boeing fighter jet workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer
Boeing Defense said it was ready for the work stoppage and it will implement a contingency plan that uses non-labor workers.
4 August 2025, 05:17 AM
Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia's war in Ukraine
Miller's criticism was some of the strongest yet by the Trump administration about one of the United States' major partners in the Indo-Pacific.
4 August 2025, 03:57 AM
At least 68 dead after migrant boat sinks off Yemen
IOM says Yemen witnesses a significant increase in influx of irregular migrants arriving from Africa
4 August 2025, 03:51 AM
Hamas says will only allow aid to hostages if aid corridors opened
Hamas said any coordination with the Red Cross is contingent upon Israel permanently opening humanitarian corridors and halting airstrikes during the distribution of aid.
4 August 2025, 03:38 AM
‘Bandits’ kidnap more than 50 people in Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped more than 50 people in northwest Nigeria in a mass abduction, according to a private conflict monitoring report created for the United Nations and seen by AFP yesterday.
3 August 2025, 18:22 PM
US agency probes special counsel who prosecuted Trump
US officials have opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who led two federal criminal cases against President Donald Trump, US media reported Saturday.
3 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Dormant Russia volcano erupts for first time in 450 yrs
A volcano erupted for the first time in 450 years in Russia’s eastern Kamchatka region, the nation’s emergency authority said yesterday, days after one of the strongest earthquakes on record hit the region.
3 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Saudi Arabia executes eight people
Saudi Arabia has executed eight people in a single day, state media said, amid a surge in the use of the death penalty in the Gulf monarchy particularly over drug-related convictions.
3 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Israeli ground troops conduct raids in Syria
Israel’s military said yesterday ground troops had operated in southern Syria, seizing weapons and questioning individuals suspected of arms trafficking, in the latest cross-border raid since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December.
3 August 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Intel failure’ leads Indian jets into ambush: report
India’s intelligence failure was central to the hour-long air battle between Pakistan and India in May, which led to the downing of Rafale aircraft by the Pakistan Air Force’s J-10 fighters using PL-15s missiles, according to a report.
3 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Ukrainian drones spark fire at Sochi oil depot
More than 120 firefighters were trying to extinguish a blaze at an oil depot in the Russian city of Sochi that was sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack, regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said yesterday on the Telegram messaging app.
3 August 2025, 18:00 PM
China, Russia start joint drills in Sea of Japan
China and Russia began joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan yesterday as they seek to reinforce their partnership and counterbalance what they see as a US-led global order.
3 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Saudi Arabia executes eight people
Since the beginning of 2025, Saudi Arabia has executed 230 people, according to an AFP tally of official reports.
3 August 2025, 10:26 AM
Peace offering? Donald Trump's Nobel obsession
Since his January 20 return to power, the US president "has brokered, on average, one peace deal or ceasefire per month"
3 August 2025, 09:49 AM
Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian march over Sydney Harbour Bridge
Some of those attending the march, called by its organisers the 'March for Humanity', carried pots and pans as symbols of the hunger.
3 August 2025, 09:43 AM
Kamchatka quake may have caused volcano's eruption after 600 years
"This is the first historically confirmed eruption of Krasheninnikov Volcano in 600 years," RIA cited Olga Girina
3 August 2025, 04:04 AM
Chaos, gangs, gunfire: Gaza aid fails to reach most needy
"Hunger has driven people to turn on each other. People are fighting each other with knives"
3 August 2025, 03:50 AM