US hopes for progress, but Iran says not direct talks
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India denounces ‘hellhole’ remark shared by Trump
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25 April 2026, 00:00 AM USA
War, drought, aid shortfall to fuel hunger in 2026
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Only 5 ships pass through Strait of Hormuz in 24 hrs
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25 April 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran
El Nino set to return as early as May: WMO
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25 April 2026, 00:00 AM World
Free Suu Kyi, more prisoners
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25 April 2026, 00:00 AM World
Americans blame Trump for gas price surge: poll
Reuters, Washington
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM USA

Israeli strikes killed 127 Lebanese since ceasefire: UN

The UN human rights office said yesterday that at least 127 civilians had been killed in Lebanon in strikes by the Israel military since a ceasefire nearly a year ago, and called for an investigation and for the truce to be respected.
25 November 2025, 18:00 PM

9 kids, woman killed in Pak air strikes

Afghanistan’s Taliban administration said yesterday that nine children and a woman were killed in Pakistani air strikes and vowed to respond, ratcheting up tensions between the South Asian neighbours.
25 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Cuts to HIV funding 'most significant setback in decades': UN

Dramatic international funding cuts have thrown the global HIV response into turmoil
25 November 2025, 16:48 PM

US envoy urges Sudan warring sides to accept truce proposal 'without preconditions'

The UAE has been widely accused of arming the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who are at war with the army-backed government
25 November 2025, 10:31 AM

9 children killed in Pakistani attack in Afghan province, Taliban says

Mujahid said Pakistan also carried out raids in the provinces of Kunar and Paktika, injuring four civilians.
25 November 2025, 03:58 AM

Ethiopian volcano erupts after 12,000-year dormancy

The Hayli Gubbi volcano, located in Ethiopia's Afar region about 800km northeast of Addis Ababa near the Eritrean border, erupted on Sunday for several hours
25 November 2025, 03:55 AM
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25 November 2025, 02:39 AM

Trump administration orders review of Biden-era refugees, memo shows

Unprecedented move could reopen cases of thousands who sought US protection
25 November 2025, 02:35 AM

UN laments ‘meagre’ results at COP30 talks

The UN rights chief yesterday lamented the “meagre results” at the COP30 climate summit, warning that the “fatal inaction” of leaders might one day be considered a crime against humanity.
24 November 2025, 18:51 PM

Israeli drones continue to strike Gaza

Israeli drone strikes in Gaza’s Khan Younis killed at least four Palestinians yesterday morning, hospital sources said.
24 November 2025, 18:47 PM

‘Not my sister’

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said yesterday his family was “very worried” about his senator sister, suggesting she was unwell after she accused him of drug abuse at a recent rally.
24 November 2025, 18:00 PM

US terminates temporary legal status for Myanmar citizens

The Trump administration is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Myanmar who are in the United States, the US Department of Homeland Security said in a notice yesterday.
24 November 2025, 18:00 PM

China slams Japan’s plans to deploy missiles near Taiwan

China yesterday slammed Japan’s decision to push ahead with a planned deployment of missiles on an island near Taiwan, escalating a weeks-long diplomatic spat.
24 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Suicide attack on Pak border police HQ kills three

A suicide bombing killed three Pakistani paramilitary personnel yesterday at a security headquarters in Peshawar city, officials said, the latest deadly violence in the province bordering Afghanistan.
24 November 2025, 18:00 PM

US, Ukraine work on ‘refined’ peace plan

The United States and Ukraine pressed on with talks in Switzerland yesterday to come up with a mutually acceptable peace plan, after agreeing to modify a US proposal that Kyiv and its European allies saw as a Kremlin wish list.
24 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Mamdani still views Trump as fascist

New York’s incoming leftist mayor Zohran Mamdani said Sunday he still believes US President Donald Trump is a fascist, even after the two had a warm meeting at the White House.
24 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Non-Muslim ‘Premium Residents’ can now buy alcohol in Saudi Arabia: AFP

Saudi govt has not issued any statements regarding alcohol sales in recent days
24 November 2025, 13:31 PM

Malaysia mulls social media ban for under-16s

Malaysia in recent years has tightened its oversight of social media services in an attempt to combat rising cybercrime.
24 November 2025, 07:09 AM

No recession risk for US economy as a whole after $11 billion shutdown hit, Bessent says

Expectations for the fourth quarter have been halved, he said, forecasting growth of 1.5% to 2%, with an expected rise in manufacturing jobs to boost the scenario for 2026.
24 November 2025, 06:20 AM