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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Any new attack would be ‘another failure’: Iran
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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India poised to sharply cut Russian oil purchases after sanctions, sources say
23 October 2025, 06:50 AM
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Trump unveils plans for ‘Golden Dome’
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had selected a design for the $175-billion Golden Dome missile defense shield and named a Space Force general to head the ambitious program aimed at blocking threats from China and Russia.
21 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Musk says he will spend ‘a lot less’ on political campaigns
Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday he was pulling back from spending his fortune on politics, asserting his Tesla electric car company was doing well despite blowback over his support of US President Donald Trump.
21 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Afghanistan, Pak aim to upgrade diplomatic ties
Pakistan and Afghanistan plan to upgrade their diplomatic ties, China said yesterday after hosting an informal meeting between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban administration following several outbreaks of violence.
21 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia downs 232 Ukrainian drones
Russia said yesterday that its air defences had shot down at least 232 Ukrainian drones over various Russian regions, including some approaching Moscow where the capital’s airports were briefly shut down to ensure the safety of flights.
21 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Indian troops kill 27 Maoist rebels
Indian commandos yesterday killed the Maoist insurgent chief, the country’s home minister said, in what could be a decisive blow to the decades-long conflict.
21 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Gaza rescuers say 19 killed in Israeli strikes
Gaza's civil defence agency told AFP that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 19 people, including a week-old baby
21 May 2025, 04:19 AM
Pak, India agree to withdraw troops
Pakistan and India have agreed to withdraw troop reinforcements deployed during their recent conflict back to their peacetime positions by the end of May, a senior Pakistani security official told AFP yesterday.
20 May 2025, 18:06 PM
Talks with US unlikely to ‘lead to any outcome’
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday that nuclear talks with the United States were unlikely to yield any results, amid a diplomatic standoff over the Islamic republic’s enrichment activities.
20 May 2025, 18:00 PM
WHO adopts global pandemic agreement
` Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted an agreement yesterday to better prepare for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to Covid-19, but the absence of the US cast doubt on the treaty’s effectiveness.
20 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Record May heat scorches north, central China
Swathes of northern and central China are sweltering this week under record May heat, state media reported yesterday, as the country braces for another summer of extreme temperatures.
20 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia ‘trying to buy time’ to ‘continue war’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday accused Russia of not seriously engaging in peace talks and of wanting to continue its three-year invasion, despite a US push for a ceasefire.
20 May 2025, 18:00 PM
EU seeks to relax rules on turning away asylum seekers
The EU yesterday unveiled plans to make it easier to send asylum seekers to certain third countries in the latest overhaul aimed at reducing migration to the bloc, sparking criticism from rights groups.
20 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Army, paramilitaries clash near Sudan capital
The army said its operation which began on Monday was aimed at driving the paramilitaries from their last positions in Khartoum state
20 May 2025, 10:19 AM
Israeli politician slammed for saying country should not 'kill babies for a hobby'
Golan is a vocal opponent of Netanyahu's government and its policies
20 May 2025, 10:13 AM
US executes first of three prisoners sentenced to death this week
There have been 17 executions in the United States this year
20 May 2025, 07:20 AM
Trump's immigration crackdown targets Washington restaurants
The agents asked to see employment eligibility forms known as I-9s, said Natasha Neely, vice president of Pupatella, which has several locations in the Washington area.
20 May 2025, 06:25 AM
Gaza rescuers say 44 killed in Israeli strikes
Dozens of people were also injured following new massacres committed by Israel across Gaza
20 May 2025, 05:14 AM
3 police officers killed in Syria car bomb
Three police officers were killed and two other people wounded when a car bomb exploded near a police station in eastern Syria on Sunday, state news agency SANA reported.
19 May 2025, 18:30 PM
US imposes visa bans on India travel agents for facilitating illegal migration
Washington often issues visa bans without publishing the names of those targeted
19 May 2025, 18:23 PM
Bomb blast kills four in SW Pakistan
At least four people were killed while 12 others were wounded in a bomb blast in Pakistan’s turbulent southern province of Balochistan, a security official said yesterday.
19 May 2025, 18:00 PM