Several people injured in Danish train crash, local emergency service says
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Israeli airstrike kills journalist in south Lebanon
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US-Israel war on Iran
Japan's Kochi offers to pay single people to go on dating apps
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Voting underway in India's West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
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Southeast Asia
US Navy Secretary Phelan fired, sources say
5 hour(s) ago
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Stocks sink and oil rises with Iran, US no closer to peace talks
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Iran tightens control of Hormuz after US calls off renewed attacks
5 hour(s) ago
US-Israel war on Iran
Breaking out of ‘phone jail’
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Hormuz crisis further deepens
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
US-Israel war on Iran
23 killed in Nigeria jihadist, bandit attacks: reports
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Several dead in explosion at Swiss ski resort town
Explosion took place in a bar called Le Constellation, which is popular with tourists, as revellers rang in the new year
1 January 2026, 06:35 AM
New Year's Eve: World ushers in 2026
Revelers braved freezing temperatures to celebrate the new year
1 January 2026, 06:18 AM
Mamdani takes over as New York mayor
He is New York's first Muslim mayor.
1 January 2026, 05:50 AM
World welcomes 2026 with fireworks after year of Trump and turmoil
While a fragile truce took hold in devastated Gaza, violence in Sudan continued unabated.
1 January 2026, 03:17 AM
Trump says pulling National Guard from three cities -- for now
In the message on New Year's Eve, Trump said the three cities "were GONE if it weren't for the Federal Government stepping in."
1 January 2026, 03:12 AM
Eight dead in US strikes on alleged drug boats: US military
US Southern Command, which is responsible for American forces operating in Central and South America, announced two sets of strikes, which were carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday.
1 January 2026, 03:08 AM
Mamdani to be sworn in as New York mayor
Zohran Mamdani, young upstart of the US left, was readying yesterday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump.
31 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Fraud throws Bosnian Serb presidential result into doubt
Bosnian Serbs will hold a partial repeat vote in February to replace their banned president Milorad Dodik after some results from November’s election were annulled for fraud, the electoral commission said yesterday.
31 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Moscow ‘aims to derail’ Ukraine peace push
The EU’s top diplomat yesterday accused Russia of pushing “unfounded claims” that Ukraine fired drones at a residence of President Vladimir Putin, branding the allegation a “deliberate distraction” from peace efforts.
31 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Gaza’s ‘life‑saving aid’ at risk
The EU warned yesterday that Israel’s threat to suspend several aid groups in Gaza under new registration rules would block “life-saving” assistance from reaching the population.
31 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump issues first 2nd-term vetoes
US President Donald Trump scrapped two bills this week, exercising his veto power for the first time during his second term to reject a water pipeline and the expansion of a Native American reservation.
31 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Turnout at 52pc in first phase of Myanmar polls: junta
Myanmar’s junta said slightly more than half of eligible voters cast their ballot in the first phase of a three-stage national election at the weekend, a figure that was markedly lower than the previous two elections.
31 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Turkey steps up anti-IS raids
Turkey yesterday detained another 125 Islamic State (IS) group suspects in a string of nationwide raids, a minister said, following warnings that IS militants were planning attacks over the holidays.
31 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt building attacked in southern Iran
Several people attacked and damaged a provincial governor’s office in southern Iran yesterday, according to authorities quoted by the justice ministry’s Mizan agency, after days of protests over the economy.
31 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Global ‘fragmentation’ fuelling world’s crises
The outgoing United Nations refugee chief fears an increasingly fragmented world is fuelling global conflicts and crises, and inflaming hostility towards people desperately fleeing for safety.
31 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Turkey steps up anti-IS raids, arresting 125 suspects
The latest arrests raised to nearly 600 the total number detained over the past week
31 December 2025, 11:25 AM
Leftist Mamdani to take over as New York mayor under Trump shadow
He has vowed to protect immigrant communities
31 December 2025, 08:05 AM
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes California
United States Geological Survey says
31 December 2025, 06:09 AM
World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil
It was one of the warmest years on record
31 December 2025, 02:28 AM
US pledges $2bn for UN aid in 2026
Washington on Monday pledged an initial $2 billion for United Nations humanitarian aid in 2026 -- far less than it has provided in recent years -- warning UN agencies to “adapt, shrink or die”.
30 December 2025, 18:00 PM