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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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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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France hails 'positive process' as Europe, US discuss Ukraine ceasefire
Macron said the Paris talks were "a very important occasion for convergence," as everybody wanted "a robust and sustainable peace".
18 April 2025, 03:42 AM
Trump includes troop costs in tariff talks
The tens of thousands of US troops stationed in South Korea and Japan appear set to be part of President Donald Trump’s tariff negotiations, despite efforts by both countries to separate security talks from trade.
17 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Strongest evidence yet of life found on alien planet
In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system, detecting in an alien planet's atmosphere the chemical fingerprints of gases that on Earth are produced only by biological processes.
17 April 2025, 18:01 PM
‘Resist protectionism’
China’s leader Xi Jinping urged Cambodia to “resist protectionism,” as he arrived in Phnom Penh yesterday at the end of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia, as US tariffs threatened the economies of both countries.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Myanmar towns hit by fighting amid quake truce
Two Myanmar towns on a lucrative trade route to Thailand have been besieged by fighting despite a truce declared after last month’s massive earthquake, residents told AFP yesterday.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia scraps Taliban’s ‘terror’ label
Russia’s Supreme Court yesterday removed the Taliban’s designation as a “terrorist organisation”, a symbolic gesture aimed at building friendly ties with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
India SC halts several provisions of Waqf Act
India’s Supreme Court yesterday put a hold on several provisions of the recently enacted Waqf Act for seven days and directed the central government to maintain the status quo till the next hearing.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump blocked Israeli plan to strike Iran nuke sites
US President Donald Trump scuppered an Israeli plan to strike Iranian nuclear sites, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, as Washington attempts to reach a deal to curb Tehran’s weapons program.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Over 130 students in US join federal lawsuit over revoked visas
More than 130 international students across the United States have joined a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully canceling their visas, jeopardising their legal status in the country, court documents show.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Malaysian Immigration Dept rescues Bangladeshi man from forced labour exploitation
The victim alleged that he was physically assaulted and abused
17 April 2025, 13:06 PM
Waqf (Amendment) Act: Indian SC asks govt to spell out stance within a week
The government would not de-notify "waqf by deed" and "waqf by user" properties till the next hearing
17 April 2025, 12:50 PM
Bangladeshi sea arrivals in Italy more than double in early 2025: UNHCR
2,589 arrived in Italy in the first two months of this year, up from 1,206 in the same period last year
17 April 2025, 12:23 PM
Trump funding freeze upends agricultural research at US universities
Poultry genetics research was shut down, fruit and vegetable test plots went unwatered,
17 April 2025, 10:31 AM
Moscow plans to use seized US-owned company to feed Russian army, document shows
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said its treatment will be part of the conversation about resetting US-Russia relations.
17 April 2025, 08:28 AM
Trump blocked Israeli plan to strike Iran nuclear sites: report
"Israel had sought Washington's assistance to carry out an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities in May"
17 April 2025, 08:21 AM
Colombia declares emergency over yellow fever outbreak
The mosquito-borne virus, which typically causes fever, muscle pains, nausea and headaches, is endemic to multiple countries in South America
17 April 2025, 07:16 AM
Gaza rescuers say 25 killed in Israeli strikes on displaced people
Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said an overnight strike targeted several tents in the Al-Mawasi area of the southern city of Khan Yunis, resulting in 16 deaths.
17 April 2025, 06:59 AM
UN watchdog chief says Iran 'not far' from nuclear bomb
Western countries including the United States have long accused Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons
17 April 2025, 05:24 AM
Myanmar junta says to free nearly 5,000 prisoners in amnesty
Civil rights groups say the junta has arrested thousands of protesters and activists since its 2021 coup
17 April 2025, 04:45 AM
Harvard may lose ability to enroll foreign students: Trump admin
Trump administration demanded information on some visa holders
17 April 2025, 03:45 AM