Cambodia broke truce with 250 drone flights

Thailand’s army yesterday accused Cambodia of violating a newly signed ceasefire agreement, reached after weeks of deadly border clashes, by flying more than 250 drones over its territory.
29 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Three Turkish cops, six IS militants killed

Three Turkish police officers and six Islamic State militants were killed in a gunfight in northwest Turkey yesterday, the interior minister said, a week after more than 100 suspected IS militants were detained for planning Christmas and New Year attacks.
29 December 2025, 18:00 PM

China stages record drills around Taiwan

China launched its most extensive war games around Taiwan yesterday to showcase Beijing’s ability to cut off the island from outside support in a conflict, testing Taipei’s resolve to defend itself and its arsenal of US-made weapons.
29 December 2025, 18:00 PM

US to pledge $2b for UN humanitarian aid in 2026, far below previous levels

The pledge is due to be announced in Geneva later on Monday
29 December 2025, 14:46 PM
29 December 2025, 10:53 AM

Over 3,000 migrants died in 2025 trying to reach Spain: aid group

The route saw a surge of migrants from Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan
29 December 2025, 10:43 AM

Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'consolidate ceasefire' in China talks

The Southeast Asian neighbours on Saturday ended weeks of fierce fighting that killed at least 101 people
29 December 2025, 09:00 AM

Netanyahu to meet Trump in Florida for crucial Gaza talks

The two leaders are to meet at 1 pm (1800 GMT), the White House said.
29 December 2025, 05:40 AM

South Korea's ex-First Lady Kim received bribes and meddled in state affairs, prosecutor says

The prosecution team earlier this month sought a 15-year prison sentence for former First Lady Kim Keon Hee
29 December 2025, 05:29 AM

Nepal's former rapper to run for PM in key vote after Gen Z protests

Rapper turned-Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, a popular elected official, joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party
29 December 2025, 05:08 AM

Bondi victims' families demand national probe into antisemitism

Seventeen families urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in an open letter to "immediately establish a Commonwealth Royal Commission
29 December 2025, 05:00 AM

Indonesia nursing home fire kills 16: official

Many bodies of the victims were found inside their rooms
29 December 2025, 04:50 AM

Myanmar pro-military party 'winning' junta-run poll first phase: source

The massively popular but dissolved party of democratic figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi did not appear on ballots
29 December 2025, 04:45 AM

China launches war games around Taiwan as island vows to defend democracy

This marks China's sixth major round of war games since 2022 after then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the democratically governed island
29 December 2025, 03:54 AM

More than a dozen dead in Mexico train derailment

The train's locomotive left the tracks during a trip in southern Oaxaca state
29 December 2025, 03:17 AM

US, Ukraine 'a lot closer' on peace deal, Trump says after meeting with Zelensky

Acknowledges that the fate of the disputed Donbas region remains a key unresolved issue
29 December 2025, 03:00 AM

West bank raid: Israel seals off Palestinian village

Israeli forces imposed a lockdown on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, their second day of operations there after a local resident “killed two people in Israel”.
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Unfair election’

The droves of young people who queued to cast ballots in past elections in Myanmar were conspicuous by their absence from yesterday’s military-run polls, with older voters dominating the turnout.
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia to pursue Ukraine goals by force

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was in no hurry for peace and if it did not want to resolve their conflict peacefully, Moscow would accomplish all its goals by force.
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia likely placing new hypersonic missiles: researchers

Moscow is likely stationing new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, a development that could bolster Russia’s ability to deliver missiles across Europe, two US researchers have found by studying satellite imagery.
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM