Israel strikes near Damascus presidential palace over Druze violence

Syria's Druze spiritual leader has condemned a "genocidal campaign" against his community after sectarian clashes killed 102 people.
2 May 2025, 04:04 AM

Air India to face $600 million loss from Pakistan airspace ban, seeks aid

Indian airlines are bracing for higher fuel costs and longer journey times after Pakistan shut its airspace to the country's carriers
2 May 2025, 03:14 AM

UN eyes major overhaul amid funding crisis, internal memo shows

It terms "suggestions" that would consolidate dozens of UN agencies into four primary departments: peace and security, humanitarian affairs, sustainable development, and human rights.
2 May 2025, 02:43 AM

US, Ukraine may wait decade or more to see revenue from minerals deal

Most mineral deposits in Ukraine have scant data to confirm they are economically viable
2 May 2025, 02:32 AM
2 May 2025, 02:21 AM

Trump ousts White House national security adviser Waltz, replaces him with Rubio

Rubio will be the first person since Henry Kissinger in the 1970s to hold the positions of secretary of state and national security adviser simultaneously.
2 May 2025, 02:16 AM

Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, judge rules

President Donald Trump's administration exceeded the scope of an 18th-century wartime law in using it to deport some Venezuelan migrants, a federal judge in Texas said yesterday in barring the administration from using it to speed up deportations
1 May 2025, 17:22 PM

What are Ukraine's critical minerals and what do we know about the deal with US

Ukraine and the United States have signed a deal that will give the US preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in Ukraine's reconstruction.
1 May 2025, 16:05 PM

Singapore PM urges voters to re-elect his cabinet to deal with US, China

PM Wong urges voters to stick with his team in face of US tariffs, US-China tensions
1 May 2025, 06:02 AM

Global nuclear fusion project crosses milestone with world's most powerful magnet

The magnet was originally scheduled for completion in 2021, but has been beset by delays.
1 May 2025, 06:01 AM

Ukraine, US sign minerals deal, tying Trump to Kyiv

Ukraine said it secured key interests after protracted negotiations, including full sovereignty over its own rare earths, which are vital for new technologies and largely untapped
1 May 2025, 05:12 AM

India closes airspace to Pakistan airplanes

Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian aircraft on April 24
1 May 2025, 02:50 AM

US urges India and Pakistan to work with each other to reduce tensions

Rubio spoke separately with Jaishankar and Shehbaz Sharif
1 May 2025, 02:04 AM

Hotel fire kills 15 in Kolkata

A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said yesterday, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape.
30 April 2025, 18:25 PM

BRICS blasts ‘resurgence of protectionism’ in Trump era

China, Brazil and other members of the BRICS grouping have slammed the “resurgence of trade protectionism” at a meeting in Rio de Janeiro dominated by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs blitz.
30 April 2025, 18:08 PM

India to ask caste status in next census

India will conduct its first official caste census since independence, the government announced yesterday, a move likely to have far-reaching consequences for its politics and contentious affirmative action policies.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Next Iran-US nuclear talks on Saturday in Rome

Iran and the United States will hold a fourth round of talks on the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme in Rome on Saturday, Iran’s foreign minister said.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Margin for error razor-thin’

Tensions between India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed, have escalated since last week following a deadly terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. 
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Putin wants peace, but in no rush for a deal: Kremlin

President Vladimir Putin is open to peace in Ukraine and intense work is going on with the United States, but the conflict is so complicated that the rapid progress that Washington wants is difficult to achieve, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM

US backs Israel’s ban on UNRWA Gaza aid ops

A US official yesterday told the International Court of Justice there were “serious concerns” about the impartiality of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM