Lebanon-Israel ceasefire extended by 3 weeks: Trump
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24 April 2026, 00:00 AM World
UK, France agree 3-year deal to stop illegal crossings
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24 April 2026, 00:00 AM World
Attack on Pak mining project kills 10; 8 injured
AFP, Quetta
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM World
Hackers steal $2.5m from Sri Lanka finance ministry
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24 April 2026, 00:00 AM World
US says forces boarded tanker carrying Iranian oil 
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23 April 2026, 19:38 PM World

Two killed in Pak militant raids on banks

Heavily armed militants looted several banks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province yesterday before clashing with security forces, with one policeman and a civilian killed, authorities told AFP.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli army to knock down 25 buildings

The Israeli army is to demolish 25 residential buildings in the north West Bank’s Nur Shams refugee camp later this week, local authorities told AFP yesterday.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Security trial: Hong Kong court finds tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty

Hong Kong’s High Court yesterday found tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces in the city’s highest-profile trial under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

'For all I know, she could be dead,' says son of Suu Kyi

'Nobody has seen her in over two years. She hasn't been allowed contact with her legal team, never mind her family,' he says
15 December 2025, 09:34 AM

Who is Ahmed al-Ahmed, the unarmed bystander who disarmed a Sydney shooter

Australian PM says his actions may have saved lives during deadly Bondi Beach attack
15 December 2025, 09:18 AM

Person held over Brown University shooting to be released: US officials

A person who was detained over the shooting that killed two students was to be released
15 December 2025, 05:12 AM

Hong Kong court finds tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty in national security trial

The case has drawn international scrutiny of Hong Kong's judicial independence amid a years-long crackdown on rights and freedoms in the global financial hub.
15 December 2025, 03:45 AM

Father and son behind Bondi Jewish festival shooting: Police

Police did not release the shooters' names, but said the father had held a firearms license since 2015 and had six licensed weapons.
15 December 2025, 03:39 AM

Australian PM proposes 'tougher gun laws' after Bondi mass shooting

Australia's prime minister proposed "tougher gun laws" on Monday a day after gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting targeting a Jewish festival at a Sydney beach
15 December 2025, 03:36 AM

Far-right Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile election in landslide

For Kast, a 59-year-old father of nine, it was third time lucky, after two failed attempts at the presidency
15 December 2025, 02:30 AM

Bus plunges into ravine in Colombia, killing 17

At least 16 high school students celebrating their graduation and a driver were killed
15 December 2025, 02:27 AM

What we know about Australia's Bondi Beach attack

An attack by a father and son on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach killed 15 people
15 December 2025, 02:11 AM

Australia hails 'hero' who stopped gunman in his tracks

He even earns a shout-out from US President Donald Trump
14 December 2025, 20:08 PM

Death toll rises to 16 in Sydney beach shooting

40 people remain in hospital, say police
14 December 2025, 19:48 PM
14 December 2025, 18:37 PM

2 killed, 9 hurt in Brown Univ shooting

Providence police have detained a “person of interest” in connection with the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and another nine people wounded at the US Ivy League school.
14 December 2025, 18:15 PM

Jewish holiday event: 12 killed, 29 hurt in Australia beach shooting

At least 12 people were killed and almost 30 wounded when gunmen fired on a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach yesterday in what Australian police and officials described as a terrorist attack.
14 December 2025, 18:14 PM

Viability of Gaza truce under threat

Hamas’ chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya said yesterday that a targeted assassination by Israel on Saturday of one of the group’s senior commanders threatens the “viability of the truce” in the enclave.
14 December 2025, 18:13 PM

Remains of a rare sun temple found in Egypt

An Italian archaeological mission has discovered the remains of a sun temple belonging to an ancient Egyptian king near Cairo, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said on Friday.
14 December 2025, 18:13 PM

Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill two people

The Israeli military said it targeted three members of the “Iran-backed Hezbollah group” in strikes on southern Lebanon yesterday.
14 December 2025, 18:00 PM