US fighter jet crashes near California military base
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Trump threatens to hit Iran 'very hard'
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Iran targets US base in Kuwait
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1 August 2026, 00:00 AM Russian invasion of Ukraine

BBC chairman resigns over loan to Boris Johnson

BBC chairman Richard Sharp on Friday announced his resignation after an inquiry found he had breached rules for failing to declare his involvement in arranging a loan for then prime minister Boris Johnson.
28 April 2023, 09:28 AM

One of world's oldest newspapers to end daily print run

One of the world's oldest newspapers still in print, Austria's Wiener Zeitung, will primarily move online, after a decision Thursday by the country's parliament.
28 April 2023, 07:56 AM

Russia kills at least 12 in biggest Ukraine air strikes for nearly 2 months

The early-morning attacks were carried out as Kyiv prepares to launch a counteroffensive to try to retake Russian-occupied territory
28 April 2023, 05:23 AM

Three US soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash

Two soldiers were declared dead at the scene of the crash near Healy, Alaska, while a third died en route to the hospital, the 11th Airborne Division said in a statement
28 April 2023, 03:03 AM

US slaps more sanctions on Russia, Iran

The United States added new sanctions on Russia's FSB intelligence agency and Iran's Revolutionary Guard yesterday for taking "hostage" Americans like a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia last month
27 April 2023, 19:18 PM

Bangladeshis in Sudan asked to contact embassy hotline

Stranded Bangladeshis in conflict-ridden Sudan have been requested to contact the hotline numbers of Bangladesh embassy in Sudan for evacuation
27 April 2023, 18:55 PM

US slaps more sanctions on Russia, Iran

The United States added new sanctions on Russia’s FSB intelligence agency and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard yesterday for taking “hostage” Americans like a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia last month.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Russia fines Wikipedia again over article

A Russian court yesterday fined the Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, two million roubles ($24,510) for not deleting what it said was “banned content” related to the Russian military, Interfax reported.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden shrugs off age concerns

Joe Biden has addressed the elephant in the room of his 2024 re-election bid: the fact that he is already the oldest ever president and would be 86 when he stepped down if he wins.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden, Yoon warn N Korea of nuclear response

US President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea it would face a nuclear response and the “end” of the leadership there if Pyongyang uses its own arsenal.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Moscow welcomes peace effort

The Kremlin yesterday said it welcomed any attempt to end the Ukrainian conflict, on Moscow’s terms, a day after the leaders of China and Ukraine had their first call since the offensive.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Horn of Africa drought made possible by global warming

A devastating drought that has struck the Horn of Africa could not have occurred without global warming, according to a new report released yesterday from an international team of climate scientists.
27 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden greets President Shahabuddin

Five more world leaders, including US President Joseph R Biden, today congratulated President Mohammed Shahabuddin on his assumption of the exalted office as the President of the Republic of Bangladesh
27 April 2023, 17:27 PM

Defence ministers of India, China hold talks in New Delhi

Defence Ministers of India and China today held talks in New Delhi as the two leaders had “frank” discussions about the lingering border row in eastern Ladakh
27 April 2023, 15:28 PM

Legendary US talk show host Jerry Springer dies aged 79

Longtime US talk show host Jerry Springer, whose program became a symbol of low brow television with its on-air fights, swearing and infidelity revelations, has died at the age of 79, US media reported Thursday.
27 April 2023, 14:43 PM

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif secures vote of confidence

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif secured a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on Thursday, with 180 lawmakers reposing "full confidence" in his leadership as the premier
27 April 2023, 13:49 PM

Pakistan all set to get discounted Russian oil: PM

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that everything was set for his country to receive a shipment of discounted Russian oil
27 April 2023, 13:02 PM

'I don’t know whether I will be alive till then'

It was raining bullets for most of two days near the shop in Khartoum where Monowar Hossain works. He was stuck inside the shop for three days.
27 April 2023, 11:36 AM

Digital divide hits women harder in poor countries: UN

Some 90 percent of young women and teenage girls in the world's poorest countries have no access to the internet, a United Nations report published Wednesday said
27 April 2023, 04:05 AM

UK blocks Microsoft's $69bn bid for 'Call of Duty' games giant

Britain on Wednesday blocked Microsoft's $69-billion takeover of "Call of Duty" video games giant Activision Blizzard, arguing it would harm competition in cloud gaming..The ruling will be appealed by both US companies -- but analysts warned it could spell game over for the gigantic takeov
26 April 2023, 19:05 PM