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Death toll rises to 25, fires still burning in huge Iran port blast
The explosion was so powerful that it was felt and heard about 50 kilometres (30 miles) away
27 April 2025, 08:03 AM
India and Pakistan troops exchange fire in Kashmir
Relations between the nuclear-armed rivals plunged to their lowest level in years following Kashmir attack
27 April 2025, 05:18 AM
Maligned by Trump, White House reporters hold subdued annual gala
The dinner, while still as packed as previous years, took on a more somber, understated atmosphere with no president cracking self-deprecating jokes and no comedian.
27 April 2025, 05:01 AM
Panic in Pakistan as India vows to cut off water supply over Kashmir
"If they stop water, all of this will turn into the Thar desert, the whole country"
27 April 2025, 03:04 AM
Papal conclave: a painstaking voting process
During the upcoming conclave, cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis
27 April 2025, 02:36 AM
Trump, Zelensky meet on sidelines of Pope’s funeral
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter’s Basilica on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral yesterday in their first encounter since a noisy White House clash, as the US president pushes the Ukrainian leader to make a peace deal with Russia.
26 April 2025, 18:01 PM
The world bids farewell to the ‘Pope of the poor’
Hundreds of thousands of mourners yesterday joined world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, to bid farewell to Pope Francis, a champion of the poor who strived to forge a more compassionate Catholic church.
26 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Dozens injured in 6.3 Ecuador quake
A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake left more than 30 people injured, damaged more than 800 buildings and caused widespread power cuts in the Ecuadoran port city of Esmeraldas on Friday.
26 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump and Zelenskiy meet one-on-one in Vatican basilica to seek Ukraine peace
A White House spokesman called the meeting "very productive"
26 April 2025, 15:34 PM
At least 281 injured after explosion at port in Iran's Bandar Abbas
The blast occurred as Iran began a third round of nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, although the cause of the explosion was not immediately clear
26 April 2025, 12:47 PM
Farewell of Pope Francis at Vatican
Applause rang out as the wooden coffin, inlaid with a large cross, was brought out of St. Peter's Basilica and into the sun-filled square by white-gloved, black-suited pallbearers.
26 April 2025, 08:14 AM
Royalty and presidents joining multitude of mourners at Pope Francis' funeral
Among those attending from more than 150 countries will be US President Donald Trump
26 April 2025, 07:40 AM
Pakistan minister urges international probe of Kashmir attack
Since the attack, the nuclear-armed nations have unleashed a raft of measures against each other
26 April 2025, 05:48 AM
India and Pakistan's Kashmir fallout hits economy too
Islamabad, which rejected the allegations, responded Thursday with similar tit-for-tat measures
26 April 2025, 04:11 AM
China insists no trade talks with US, despite Trump claim
China's commerce ministry had already denied on Thursday that Beijing and Washington were conducting economic or trade negotiations.
26 April 2025, 03:31 AM
Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre takes own life in Australia: family
Giuffre, a US and Australian citizen, was 41.
26 April 2025, 03:05 AM
WFP runs out of food stocks in Gaza
The World Food Programme yesterday said it had run out of food stocks in Gaza due to the sustained closure of crossings into the enclave, while Gaza authorities said Israeli airstrikes had killed at least 78 people in the past 24 hours.
25 April 2025, 18:34 PM
Trump poised to offer Saudi Arabia over $100b arms package: sources
The United States is poised to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package worth well over $100 billion, six sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Reuters, saying the proposal was being lined up for announcement during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the kingdom in May.
25 April 2025, 18:01 PM
UN urges maximum restraint
The United Nations urged India and Pakistan to show “maximum restraint” as the nuclear-armed rivals imposed tit-for-tat diplomatic measures over a deadly shooting in Kashmir.
25 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Russia, Iran bolster ties with gas deal
Russia and Iran further strengthened their alliance Friday with a new gas deal that will see Moscow ship 55 billion cubic meters of gas to Tehran per year.
25 April 2025, 18:00 PM