Australia social media ban set to take effect, sparking a global crackdown

Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use
9 December 2025, 05:09 AM

Six Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack

The attack took place between Monday night and Tuesday morning
9 December 2025, 05:06 AM

Global pilots warn India's rest rule exemption for IndiGo raises safety concerns

IndiGo controls about 65% of India's domestic aviation market
9 December 2025, 05:01 AM

Trump hits the road as cost of living hurts Americans

Trump will return to the campaign-style rallies that brought him a second term in the White House
9 December 2025, 03:50 AM

Ukraine to share revised peace plan with US on Tuesday, Zelenskiy says

As the war nears its four-year mark, Kyiv, under pressure from the White House to agree quickly to a peace settlement
9 December 2025, 03:30 AM

Rising living costs dim holiday sparkle for US households

Republican President Donald Trump too has acknowledged an affordability "problem" recently, after repeatedly dismissing it as a "hoax" and a "con job" by rival Democrats
9 December 2025, 02:45 AM

Cambodia 'retaliated' in border clashes with Thailand: ex-PM

The two countries have blamed each other for the fresh fighting, which saw Thailand launch air strikes and use tanks against its neighbour on Monday
9 December 2025, 02:39 AM

US to open up exports of Nvidia H200 chips to China, Semafor reports

Nvidia shares rose 2.2% immediately after the report
8 December 2025, 19:10 PM

Russia praises US security strategy shift

The Kremlin on Sunday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia’s own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe.
8 December 2025, 18:34 PM

EU nations back ‘return hubs’ plan

EU countries yesterday backed a significant tightening of Europe’s immigration policy, including endorsing the concept of setting up “return hubs” outside the 27-nation bloc for failed asylum-seekers.
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM

UN hits out at global ‘apathy’ over suffering

The United Nations yesterday hit out at global “apathy” over widespread suffering as it launched its 2026 appeal for humanitarian assistance, which is limited in scope as aid operations confront major funding cuts.
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Nepal anti-graft body charges 55 ex-officials

Nepal’s anti-graft commission has filed charges against five former ministers and other ex-government officials in a case alleging multi-million-dollar corruption in a major airport construction project.
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Thousands flee border area

Thailand said it launched airstrikes into Cambodia yesterday as fighting broke out in multiple areas along their disputed border, after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump.
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM

EU leaders back Ukraine’s Zelensky in London

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain yesterday staged a strong show of support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in London at what they described as a “crucial time” for Kyiv, under US pressure to agree a proposed peace deal with Russia.
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's northeast region

Tsunami warnings issued, residents asked to evacuate
8 December 2025, 15:50 PM
8 December 2025, 14:58 PM

Beijing court orders compensation for MH370 flight families

Each of the eight families to receive 2.9mn yuan
8 December 2025, 12:46 PM
8 December 2025, 12:37 PM

A year after Assad's fall, families of missing detainees languish without answers

Families say post-Assad authorities have yet to resolve fate of loved ones
8 December 2025, 06:36 AM

China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion despite plunge in US-bound exports

Exports climbed 5.9 percent year-on-year in November, reversing the slight decline recorded in October
8 December 2025, 06:27 AM