Dhaka expects safe passage for Bangladeshi vessels through Strait of Hormuz
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US-Israel war on Iran
World leaders react to Washington gala shooting
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What we know about the Trump press gala shooting
26 April 2026, 12:01 PM
USA
White House dinner shooting: Suspect identified as Cole Tomas Allen from California, CNN reports
26 April 2026, 10:32 AM
USA
Trump says shooting won't 'deter' him from Iran war
26 April 2026, 10:00 AM
US-Israel war on Iran
Exiled Tibetans elect government in vote condemned by China
26 April 2026, 09:21 AM
World
WHO approves first Malaria drug for babies
26 April 2026, 09:10 AM
World
Shooting suspect was 'would-be assassin', Trump says
26 April 2026, 08:52 AM
USA
US-Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks
26 April 2026, 08:34 AM
US-Israel war on Iran
Trump safe after being rushed from White House correspondents dinner, shooter in custody
26 April 2026, 08:28 AM
USA
Fire in Turkish perfume warehouse kills six, injures five
The fire in Dilovasi was brought under control by firefighters
8 November 2025, 10:55 AM
Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks fail again: Kabul
The two countries met in Istanbul on Thursday to try to finalise a truce agreed on October 19 in Qatar
8 November 2025, 05:00 AM
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double helix, dies at 97
In 2007 he became second person in the world to have full genome sequenced
8 November 2025, 03:47 AM
Iran calls claims it plotted to kill Israeli envoy in Mexico a 'big lie'
Iran's embassy in Mexico on Friday rejected claims by the United States and Israel that it had plotted to assassinate Israel's ambassador to the Latin American country -- a plot that was foiled
8 November 2025, 02:20 AM
More than 1,000 flights cut in US shutdown fallout
Forty airports were slated for the cuts
8 November 2025, 02:18 AM
Trump says no US officials to attend G20 in South Africa
Trump had announced in September that Vice President JD Vance would travel to the meeting
8 November 2025, 02:17 AM
Trump versus Mamdani: The president’s newest showdown
Donald Trump loves few things more than tackling a new political foe. But has he met his match in New York's incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani?
7 November 2025, 21:29 PM
Trump open to easing Iran sanctions
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran has asked for heavy US sanctions against Tehran to be lifted -- and that he is open to having a discussion about it.
7 November 2025, 19:36 PM
US B-52 bombers fly off coast of Venezuela
A pair of US B-52 bombers flew over the Caribbean Sea along the coast of Venezuela on Thursday, flight tracking data showed, in the fourth such show of force by American military aircraft in recent weeks.
7 November 2025, 19:35 PM
Amazon climate summit: World leaders turn up the heat on fossil fuels
World leaders were set to meet for a second day of climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon yesterday after fiery speeches and renewed criticism of Big Oil marked the opening session.
7 November 2025, 19:34 PM
Int’l stabilisation force in Gaza ‘very soon’
President Donald Trump said Thursday he expects a US-coordinated international stabilization force to be on the ground in Gaza “very soon,” following two years of war in the territory between Israel and Hamas.
7 November 2025, 18:31 PM
China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, enters service
The commissioning of China’s latest aircraft carrier this week marks a new chapter in its military modernisation effort but security analysts and regional diplomats say tough challenges lie ahead before it can be made fully operational.
7 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt shutdown: US facing travel chaos as flights cut
Travelers across the United States were left scrambling to rebook flights as the government shutdown heaps pressure on the country’s air traffic control system, prompting hundreds of flight cancellations at major American airports yesterday.
7 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Explosions heard near army-controlled Sudanese capital
Explosions were heard near the army-controlled Sudanese capital Khartoum yesterday, witnesses told AFP, a day after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they agreed to a humanitarian truce.
7 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Piles of garbage and seeping sewage pollute devastated Gaza
Government services such as rubbish collection ceased as soon as the war began
7 November 2025, 13:25 PM
Russia says it's ready to respond to Venezuela's appeal for help
The request was made in response to what Caracas views as growing threats from Washington
7 November 2025, 11:51 AM
Explosion at mosque in Indonesian capital injures 54 people, police say
Injuries range from minor to serious and include burns
7 November 2025, 09:11 AM
Several fall ill at US military base after suspicious package with white powder opened
Maryland's base building and connecting building were evacuated
7 November 2025, 07:47 AM
China's exports fall for first time in eight months
Shipments drop 1.1% year on year
7 November 2025, 04:34 AM
Deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi ravages Vietnam, Philippines
Death tole rises to 188
7 November 2025, 04:30 AM