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Troops kill at least 95 ‘bandits’ in northwest Nigeria
Nigerian troops killed at least 95 members of an armed criminal gang in a shootout and airstrikes earlier this week, according to a situation report shared with the UN and seen by AFP yesterday.
24 July 2025, 19:49 PM
Plane crash kills all 48 in eastern Russia
A Russian Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying 48 people crashed in the country’s far east yesterday as it was preparing to land, killing everyone on board, the regional governor and investigators said.
24 July 2025, 18:56 PM
India’s crime agency probes Ambani’s Reliance Group
India’s financial crime-fighting agency searched 35 locations linked to Reliance Anil Ambani Group as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering and siphoning of public funds, a government source said yesterday.
24 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Thailand F-16 jet bombs Cambodian targets as border clash escalates
Both countries accused each other of starting the clash early on Thursday.
24 July 2025, 08:08 AM
Columbia University to pay $200 mn in clash with Trump
In a sweeping deal that will restore the prestigious New York institution's federal monies
24 July 2025, 03:00 AM
US appeals court rules against Trump birthright citizenship order
The court also backed the decision of a lower court to block the nationwide order
24 July 2025, 02:57 AM
WHO sounds alarm on risk of epidemic
The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday a major chikungunya virus epidemic risks sweeping around the globe, calling for urgent action to prevent it.
23 July 2025, 21:06 PM
ICJ paves way for climate reparations
The world’s highest court yesterday declared that states are obligated under international law to tackle climate change and warned that failing to do so could open the door to reparations.
23 July 2025, 21:05 PM
Why China's neighbours are worried about its new mega-dam project
The plan involves five dams along a 50‑km stretch where the river plunges 2,000 metres off the Tibetan Plateau.
23 July 2025, 04:07 AM
Japan trade envoy says steel, aluminium tariffs not in US deal
"If you are asking whether the deal includes steel and aluminium, it does not," Ryosei Akazawa told reporters in Washington.
23 July 2025, 03:38 AM
No issues found in fuel control switches: Air India
Air India said yesterday it has completed precautionary inspections of the fuel control switch locking mechanism on all its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft, with no issues detected.
22 July 2025, 20:03 PM
Migrant worker: US hotels boost background checks
US hotel hiring managers ordered more background checks in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024 amid growing scrutiny of foreign-
22 July 2025, 19:56 PM
Trump pulls US out of Unesco for second time
The US yesterday announced it has left Unesco, saying the UN cultural and education agency, best known for establishing world heritage sites, is biased against Israel and promotes “divisive” causes.
22 July 2025, 19:54 PM
Israeli military intercepts missile fired from Yemen
Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched two attacks targeting Israel’s main airport, the latest yesterday, with the Israeli army intercepting both, a day after striking the rebel-held Yemeni port of Hodeida.
22 July 2025, 19:44 PM
Trump-Pakistan shift: India recalibrates its relations with China
US President Donald Trump’s lunch meeting with Pakistan’s military chief prompted a private diplomatic protest from India in a warning to Washington about risks to their bilateral ties while New Delhi is recalibrating relations with China as a hedge, officials and analysts said.
22 July 2025, 19:44 PM
US envoy says Hezbollah disarmament up to Lebanon
Visiting US envoy Tom Barrack said yesterday that disarming Hezbollah was a domestic issue, as Washington presses the new authorities for action after the group was weakened by war with Israel.
21 July 2025, 19:56 PM
Taliban must release sick, elderly British couple: UN experts
UN experts yesterday warned that an elderly British couple detained for months by the Taliban authority in Afghanistan could die without access to medical treatment and demanded their immediate release.
21 July 2025, 19:49 PM
Iranians told to use less water as heatwave worsens shortages
The shortages blamed on mismanagement and overexploitation of underground resources, as well as the growing impact of climate change
21 July 2025, 06:48 AM
Trump and Epstein: What was their relationship?
Trump administration also faces demands to release all government files on Epstein's alleged crimes and his death
21 July 2025, 03:43 AM
Iran confirms fresh nuclear talks with European powers: state media
Western nations and Israel have long accused Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran has consistently denied.
21 July 2025, 03:32 AM