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UN labour agency says US hasn’t paid dues
The United States is behind in its dues to the International Labour Organization (ILO), but the UN agency’s chief said yesterday he was “hopeful” they would soon be paid.
28 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Israeli air strikes target Sanaa airport in Yemen
Israel struck the international airport in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa yesterday, the Iran-backed Houthis and the Israeli military said.
28 May 2025, 18:00 PM
German army buildup plan ‘very worrying’: Russia FM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday called German plans to build the “strongest” army in Europe “very worrying”, citing the world wars of the 20th century.
28 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia masses 50,000 troops near Sumy front
Russia has massed more than 50,000 troops, including some of its best forces, near Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, but Kyiv has taken steps to prevent them from conducting a large-scale offensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
28 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Cambodian soldier killed in clash with Thai army at border
A Cambodian soldier was killed yesterday after an exchange of gunfire with the Thai army at the border, a Cambodian army spokesman said, a rare fatality in a long sensitive frontier region.
28 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Pakistan slams Modi’s ‘inflammatory monologue’
Pakistan’s Foreign Office yesterday condemned the “inflammatory monologue” delivered by Indian PM Narendra Modi in Gujarat, urging India to “return to the core principles of international order”.
28 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Putin, for Ukraine peace, wants a pledge to halt NATO enlargement, sources say
Kyiv and European governments have accused Moscow of stalling while its troops advance in eastern Ukraine.
28 May 2025, 10:25 AM
Violent Pakistan storms trigger floods, landslides killing 10
Storms on Saturday killed at least 14 people and injured over 100 more across the country
28 May 2025, 09:01 AM
US-backed Gaza aid model 'distraction from atrocities': UNRWA head
On Tuesday there were chaotic scenes as thousands of Palestinians rushed into a GHF aid distribution centre in Rafah in southern Gaza, AFP reporters said.
28 May 2025, 07:53 AM
Zelensky proposes three-way meeting with Trump, Putin
Russian President Putin rejected calls to meet Zelensky in Turkey earlier this month
28 May 2025, 07:28 AM
Trump says Putin 'playing with fire' as sanctions pressure grows
Moscow, which invaded Ukraine in February 2022, insisted it was responding to escalating Ukrainian strikes
28 May 2025, 06:03 AM
Developing nations face 'tidal wave' of China debt: report
The world's poorest nations face a "tidal wave of debt" as repayments to China hit record highs in 2025, an Australian think-tank warned in a new report
28 May 2025, 05:05 AM
Harvard students march after Trump seeks to cut remaining contracts
Hundreds of students gathered to oppose Trump's widening offensive
28 May 2025, 03:32 AM
Russia launches 60 drones at Ukraine
Russia launched 60 drones at Ukraine overnight, injuring several people, officials in Kyiv said yesterday, indicating a sharp decrease in the intensity of Moscow’s attacks after it conducted three nights of massive aerial bombardment.
27 May 2025, 20:14 PM
Ready to hold peace talks with India
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday evening expressed his willingness to talk with India to resolve ongoing disputes between the two countries, including the Kashmir issue and water security, during his visit to Iran.
27 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Putin threatens to ‘throttle’ Western firms
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday threatened to “throttle” Western firms remaining in Russia and acting against its interests, as part of Moscow’s effort to beef up domestic software development.
27 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Asean unveils plan to integrate its economies
The Southeast Asian bloc Asean yesterday announced an ambitious strategic plan that includes harmonising trade standards and greater financial integration in an effort to collectively become the world’s fourth-largest economy.
27 May 2025, 18:00 PM
UK to spend billions to cut reliance on migrants
Britain will spend a record 3 billion pounds ($4 billion) to boost training opportunities, the government said yesterday, part of a broader strategy to train locals to fill gaps in the labour market and reduce reliance on foreign workers.
27 May 2025, 18:00 PM
180,000 displaced in Gaza
A renewed Israeli military offensive has forcibly displaced almost 180,000 people in just 10 days through to May 25, the International Organization for Migration said yesterday.
27 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Sudan cholera outbreak kills 172 in 1 week
A cholera outbreak has killed over 170 people across Sudan in one week, health authorities said yesterday, amid a collapse of basic infrastructure after over two years of brutal war.
27 May 2025, 18:00 PM