Lanka court stops state land grab from Tamils

Sri Lanka’s top court yesterday halted a government move to acquire land in northern regions still reeling from the consequences 16 years after the end of a decades-long civil war.
27 June 2025, 18:55 PM

‘Lot more to do’ before COP30 summit

UN climate chief Simon Stiell urged countries on Thursday to accelerate negotiations ahead of the COP30 in Brazil as there was a lot left to be done.
27 June 2025, 18:41 PM

Snow cloaks Atacama, the driest desert

Residents of the world’s driest desert, the Atacama in northern Chile, woke up Thursday to a jaw-dropping spectacle: its famous lunar landscape blanketed in snow.
27 June 2025, 18:33 PM

Beijing confirms US trade deal

China yesterday confirmed details on the framework of a trade deal with the United States, saying Washington would lift “series of restrictive measures” while Beijing would “review and approve” items under export controls.
27 June 2025, 18:30 PM

Bezos, Sanchez to say 'I do' in Venice

The festivities have sparked protests from environmentalists and locals
27 June 2025, 05:19 AM

South Korea asks North to alert before releasing dam water

South Korea's President has vowed a more dovish approach towards Pyongyang
27 June 2025, 05:11 AM

Zurich researchers pioneer recycling rare earth from e-waste

Researchers at ETH University in Zurich have developed a new method to efficiently recover rare earth elements from electronic waste, advancing sustainable recycling and reducing mining reliance.
26 June 2025, 19:18 PM

Defence meet in China unable to adopt joint statement

Defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in China were unable to adopt a joint statement at the end of their talks due to a lack of consensus on referring to “terrorism”, the Indian foreign ministry said yesterday.
26 June 2025, 18:00 PM

US halts funding to global vaccine group Gavi

The head of Gavi said yesterday the organisation which vaccinates children in the world’s poorest countries was “disappointed” after Washington announced it was pulling funding in an incendiary video questioning its safety standards.
26 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Junta chief confirms yr-end polls plan

Myanmar’s junta chief said the country plans to hold elections in December and January, state media reported yesterday, pressing ahead with polls denounced as a sham by international monitors.
26 June 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Death sometimes kinder than torture’

Alaa al-Najjar was tending to wounded children at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip when the news came through: the home where her own 10 children were staying had been bombed in an Israeli air strike.
26 June 2025, 18:00 PM

India recovers data from black boxes after deadly crash

"So far 260 deaths have been confirmed through DNA and police identification"
26 June 2025, 10:48 AM

At least 29 high-school pupils in C.Africa killed in crush: govt

Just over 5,300 students were sitting the second day of the baccalaureat exams when the explosion happened on Wednesday in the capital Bangui.
26 June 2025, 10:37 AM

Six million donkeys slaughtered for Chinese medicine: charity

China, whose donkey population has plummeted from 11 million in 1992 to 1.5 million in 2023, has turned to Africa to meet its demand.
26 June 2025, 08:52 AM

Global cocaine market hit new record highs: UNODC

The current surge is mainly due to an increase in the size of the area under illicit coca bush cultivation in Colombia and updated yield data, it added.
26 June 2025, 07:54 AM

Hundreds of earthquakes rattle Japanese island chain

No major damage has been reported from the series of quakes with a strength of at least one -- slightly perceptible to people seated quietly indoors -- on Japan's seven-point seismic intensity scale.
26 June 2025, 07:19 AM

For first time, Webb telescope discovers an alien planet

Webb has directly imaged a young gas giant planet roughly the size of Saturn
26 June 2025, 05:12 AM

Trump reassures Nato allies on security guarantees

US President Donald Trump took a victory lap at Nato’s Hague summit yesterday, joining leaders in reaffirming the “ironclad” commitment to protect each other after allies agreed to his demand to ramp up defence spending.
25 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Iranians wary of what future holds

People in Tehran said the hours of darkness before Trump’s truce took hold were the most terrifying of the war as Israel intensified its bombardment.
25 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Is Trump seeking a quick US exit?

United States President Donald Trump is attempting a high-risk manoeuvre in bombing Iran and then quickly seeking to de-escalate tensions, analysts told Al Jazeera.
25 June 2025, 18:00 PM