UK posts record drop in exports to US in April after tariffs

British exports of goods to the United States fell by a record £2 billion ($2.7 billion) in April, official data showed Thursday, following President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught
12 June 2025, 07:15 AM

122 million forcibly displaced worldwide 'untenably high': UN

Nearly two million Syrians have been able to return home from abroad or from displacement within the war-ravaged country
12 June 2025, 05:30 AM

US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says 5 members killed in Hamas attack

The UN and major aid groups have refused to cooperate with the foundation over concerns it was designed to cater to Israeli military objectives
12 June 2025, 03:17 AM

World Bank lifts ban on nuclear energy financing

The World Bank is re-entering the nuclear energy space "for the first time in decades," its President Ajay Banga said Wednesday, as it works towards meeting growing electricity demand in developing countries
12 June 2025, 02:19 AM

Despite progress, world still had 138m child labourers in 2024: ILO

Nearly 138 million children were still working in the world’s fields and factories in 2024, the United Nations said yesterday, warning that given the slow pace of progress, eliminating child labor could be delayed by “hundreds of years.”
11 June 2025, 19:57 PM

Improving ties with US will take time

Talks between Russia and the United States aimed at improving ties and removing “irritants” in their relationship are not expected to yield quick results, the Kremlin said yesterday.
11 June 2025, 19:52 PM

Iran to target US bases if conflict breaks out

If nuclear negotiations fail and conflict arises with the United States, Iran will strike American bases in the region, Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said yesterday, days ahead of a planned sixth round of Iran-US nuclear talks.
11 June 2025, 19:00 PM

Irregular crossings into EU drop 20pc in 2025

The number of irregular migrant crossings into the European Union dropped by 20 percent in the first five months of the year, the EU’s border agency said yesterday.
11 June 2025, 19:00 PM

Centuries-old monasteries damaged in Greece quake

At least three centuries-old Greek monasteries in the religious enclave of Mount Athos were damaged in an earthquake over the weekend, the culture ministry said yesterday.
11 June 2025, 18:46 PM

Haiti violence displaces a ‘record’ 1.3m people: UN

A record number of people -- almost 1.3 million -- have been internally displaced in Haiti due to violence, the United Nations said yesterday.
11 June 2025, 18:43 PM

Turkey to export 48 fighter jets to Indonesia

Ankara has agreed a deal to export 48 Turkish-made fighter jets to Indonesia, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced yesterday.
11 June 2025, 18:42 PM

Spanish court order probe into PM over airline bailout

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez faced a new legal setback yesterday as a court ordered an investigation into a potential conflict of interest related to his government’s financial bailout of Air Europa.
11 June 2025, 18:41 PM

Israeli gunfire, airstrikes kill 60 in Gaza, many near aid site, medics say

Israel's military campaign has killed nearly 55,000 Palestinians since October 7, 2023
11 June 2025, 16:31 PM

Trump touts 'done' deal with Beijing on rare earths, Chinese students

US stock markets showed little enthusiasm despite Trump's statements
11 June 2025, 14:55 PM

Austrian police search for answers after mass shooting in school

Police said the man, armed with a shotgun and a pistol, acted alone
11 June 2025, 06:49 AM

Two more BTS megastars released from South Korea military service

More than a thousand fans gathered at the site of a press conference near the army base where singer Jimin and singer Jungkook were discharged
11 June 2025, 05:42 AM

Nighttime curfew in LA as Trump vows to 'liberate' city

Protests have also sprung up in cities around the country, including New York, Atlanta, Chicago and San Francisco.
11 June 2025, 02:52 AM

Russia fines Apple for violating 'LGBT propaganda' law, TASS reports

Apple was fined three million roubles in two civil cases on Tuesday
11 June 2025, 02:22 AM

French school: Pupil stabs to death teaching assistant

French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday condemned “senseless... violence” after a 14-year-old pupil fatally stabbed a teaching assistant, the latest deadly incident at a school in the country.
10 June 2025, 19:36 PM

Lanka prison chief kept in custody

Sri Lanka’s prison chief was remanded in custody yesterday in connection with the illegal release of a convicted financial fraudster under the guise of an amnesty for minor offenders.
10 June 2025, 19:00 PM