Ousted party holds mega rally in Nepal

Tens of thousands rallied for the party of Nepal’s ousted prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, yesterday, in the largest gathering in the Himalayan country since youth-led anti-graft protests forced him out three months ago.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli settlements in West Bank growing at highest level since 2017: UN

Plans for nearly 47,390 housing units were advanced, approved, or tendered, the report said
13 December 2025, 03:30 AM

Cambodia says Thailand still bombing hours after Trump truce call

On December 13, 2025, the Thai military used two F-16 fighter jets to drop seven bombs
13 December 2025, 03:16 AM

ChatGPT blamed for US murder-suicide in lawsuit

The estate of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the ChatGPT chatbot fueled her son’s paranoid delusions and contributed to her murder.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump ‘extremely frustrated’ with Kyiv, Moscow

US President Donald Trump is “extremely frustrated” with both Kyiv and Moscow, his spokeswoman said Thursday, as negotiations on ending Russia’s nearly four-year war against its neighbour have faltered.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

US plan sees Kyiv joining EU in 2027

Ukraine would join the European Union as early as January 2027 under the latest US plan to end the war with Russia, a senior source familiar with the matter told AFP yesterday.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Ancient undersea wall found off French coast

Divers have discovered a long-submerged wall some 7,000 years old under the sea off western France, scientists said Thursday.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

UN urges Ethiopia, Eritrea to respect border pact

The United Nations on Friday urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to respect each other’s territorial integrity, voicing concern over “renewed tensions” between the two neighbouring countries.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Former Iraqi president Salih appointed UNHCR chief

Former Iraqi president Barham Salih will become the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, a UN source told AFP on Friday, taking over an agency tackling swingeing budget cuts.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Series of Israeli strikes hit Lebanon

A series of Israeli strikes hit south and east Lebanon yesterday, state media reported, as Israel’s army said it was targeting Hezbollah sites, the latest such raids despite a year-old ceasefire.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

White House steps up attacks on CNN

The White House on Thursday intensified its attacks on CNN, the news network at the center of a financial battle that President Donald Trump is tied up in politically and through family.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Spanish PM slams US ‘extrajudicial ops’ off Venezuela

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned as “unacceptable” the “extrajudicial operations” carried out by the United States on alleged drug-trafficking boats off Venezuela, in an interview published yesterday.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Germany blames Russia for polls interference

Germany yesterday accused Russia of cyberattacks targeting its air traffic control and February’s general election, and said it had summoned the Russian ambassador to protest.
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran arrests Nobel-prize winning activist Narges Mohammadi: supporters

Mohammadi was granted temporary leave from prison in December 2024
12 December 2025, 15:26 PM

Bulgarian government resigns after mass anti-graft protests

Outgoing govt previously formed in Jan 2025
12 December 2025, 08:25 AM

Thai PM dissolves parliament, paving way for national elections

Move comes amid renewed clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along their disputed border
12 December 2025, 05:59 AM

6.7-magnitude quake off northern Japan, tsunami warning

Two 20-cm waves had so far been recorded
12 December 2025, 05:14 AM

Architects of AI Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

Time magazine named the architects of artificial intelligence its “Person of the Year” yesterday, citing their ability to deliver the age of thinking machines with transformative technology.
11 December 2025, 21:29 PM

Open to arms ‘freeze’ for long-term Gaza truce

A top Hamas leader told Qatari news channel Al Jazeera that the group is open to a weapons “freeze”, but rejects the demand for disarmament put forward in the US-sponsored peace plan for Gaza.
11 December 2025, 21:25 PM

Donald Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ visa programme

President Donald Trump’s administration officially launched his “Trump Gold Card” visa programme on Wednesday to provide a pathway, with a steep price, for non-US citizens to get expedited permission to live in the United States.
11 December 2025, 21:24 PM