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Gunmen kill Pak militia chief, 5 others
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Blast at central Russian plant kills 10: governor
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Methane threat grows as global action stalls: UN
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Africa accounts for 40pc of global conflicts: ICRC
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
23 October 2025, 17:44 PM
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China, US to hold trade talks in Malaysia in coming days
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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‘We’ve done everything’
Donald Trump promised Tuesday that he is just getting started as he marked the radical and vengeful beginning of a presidency that has shaken the world and destabilized the United States.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Iran hangs 'high-ranking spy' for Israel: judiciary
The man was convicted in the 2022 assassination of a Revolutionary Guards colonel
30 April 2025, 10:49 AM
Iran says next nuclear talks with US set for Saturday in Rome
Both countries have held three rounds of talks aiming for a deal
30 April 2025, 10:43 AM
13 killed as sectarian clashes near Damascus spread: authorities, monitor
While seeking to present a more moderate image to the world, Syria's new authorities must also contend with pressures from radical Islamists within their ranks
30 April 2025, 09:50 AM
Swiss ban on Hamas comes into force May 15
The ban is designed to counter the movement's activities and stop people supporting the group, the statement added.
30 April 2025, 09:46 AM
Indonesian court bans government, company from defamation complaints
Human rights activists have said the Electronic Information and Transaction Law is a threat to freedom of speech
30 April 2025, 04:04 AM
Philippines condemns killing of veteran journalist
Philippines is one of the world's most dangerous places for journalists
30 April 2025, 03:57 AM
Harvard antisemitism and Islamophobia task forces find widespread fear, bigotry
Harvard and other universities face extraordinary pressure from US President Donald Trump's administration
30 April 2025, 03:41 AM
Multiple challenges await Canada's Carney
Carney acknowledged in a victory speech that the coming months will be difficult
30 April 2025, 02:52 AM
Sweden stunned by new deadly gun attack
Gunfire erupted in the centre of Uppsala a day before a spring festival
30 April 2025, 02:44 AM
Trump celebrates 100 days in office with campaign-style rally
Trump has shaken up the United States like few presidents before him.
30 April 2025, 02:38 AM
Pakistan's minister Tarar warns of possible Indian military strike within 24-36 hours
This comes as tensions rise between the two nuclear-armed nations rise
30 April 2025, 02:31 AM
Restaurant fire in China kills 22
A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people and injured three yesterday, Beijing’s state media said, with footage posted online showing fierce flames engulfing the building.
29 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Have two or more kids, avoid paying income tax
Hungary yesterday passed a law exempting women with two or three children from paying income tax as part of a costly drive to try to reverse population decline.
29 April 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Diplomacy, not confrontation’
Brazil, which chairs the 11-nation BRICS grouping that also includes Russia and China, called for closer cooperation as the world deals with conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and trade wars under US President Donald Trump.
29 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Zelensky slams Putin’s truce call
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has branded a three-day truce announced by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as an “attempt at manipulation”.
29 April 2025, 18:00 PM
President’s ‘fun’ fails to uplift American spirit
After 100 days of political chaos and economic shock that have sent his approval ratings tumbling, Donald Trump hopes to regain the unqualified adulation of his supporters Tuesday at one of his bread-and-butter events: a public rally.
29 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Israel ‘live-streamed Gaza genocide’
Amnesty International yesterday accused Israel of committing a “live-streamed genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza by forcibly displacing most of the population and deliberately creating a humanitarian catastrophe.
29 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump admin withholding $436.87 billion in approved spending, top Democrats say
Almost $42 billion was frozen or canceled for the State Department, including the frozen support for USAID
29 April 2025, 09:05 AM
Mark Carney, crisis-fighting central banker, to lead Canada through US trade war
Carney's Liberals win tight Canada election, Conservative leader Poilievre concedes
29 April 2025, 06:17 AM