Israeli air strike targets area near Gaza market

An Israeli airstrike killed a Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip yesterday, health authorities said, as Israel and Hamas traded blame for daily violations of a fragile truce that has largely halted two years of war.
2 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Nigeria urges Trump meeting after military action threat

Earlier, Trump claimed that thousands of Christians were being killed in Nigeria
2 November 2025, 17:12 PM

Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians

US president says Nigeria has not done enough to stop killings of Christians
2 November 2025, 15:33 PM

Iran's president says Tehran will rebuild its nuclear facilities

Says after Trump threatens fresh attacks if Iran tries to restart the facilities
2 November 2025, 11:46 AM

Australian climber dies on Nepal's Himlung Himal peak

Chin-Tark Chan, 49, fell ill during his ascent of the moderately difficult mountain near the border with Tibet on October 29.
2 November 2025, 10:16 AM

Obama calls Mamdani, praises campaign ahead of New York mayoral election

Mamdani, a Uganda-born state assembly member, has polled well ahead of his main rival, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, ahead of the November 4 general election
2 November 2025, 06:07 AM

US strike on alleged drug vessel in Caribbean kills three

More than 15 US strikes on boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific have killed at least 65 people in recent weeks
2 November 2025, 05:37 AM

Supermarket explosion kills at least 23 in Mexico

Durazo said the survivors were being treated at hospitals in the city of Hermosillo, where the explosion took place.
2 November 2025, 04:33 AM

Israel returns 30 bodies of Palestinians to Gaza

Israel launched the war after Hamas-led fighters attacked southern Israel in October 2023
2 November 2025, 03:37 AM

Families separated, children killed as survivors flee Sudan's 'apocalyptic' El-Fasher

The UN says more than 65,000 people have fled El-Fasher since Sunday
2 November 2025, 03:02 AM

UK train stabbing wounds 10, two suspects arrested

The train was running from Doncaster in the northeast to London's King's Cross Station
2 November 2025, 02:40 AM

Tanzania president re-elected in polls marred by violence

Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared yesterday the landslide winner of an election that set off deadly protests across the country this week over the exclusion of her main challengers.
1 November 2025, 22:00 PM

Long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum unveiled

Egypt yesterday inaugurated the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum -- the world’s largest museum dedicated to its ancient civilisation -- marking a milestone in both cultural preservation and efforts to revive the country’s tourism-driven economy.
1 November 2025, 18:42 PM

Russian missile strikes on Ukraine hit 2.5-year high

Russia fired more missiles at Ukraine in October than in any month since at least the start of 2023 as it pounded the country’s energy grid in night-time attacks, an AFP analysis of Ukrainian data showed.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Populists can be beaten’

Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten on Friday claimed victory in a knife-edge election over far-right head Geert Wilders, saying his surprise success showed populist movements could be beaten in Europe.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

US ready to help allies counter ‘aggressive’ China

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth yesterday took aim at Beijing over an increase in “destabilising actions” in the South China Sea and committed to supporting Southeast Asian countries with technology to help them respond jointly to Chinese threats.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel says latest Gaza remains not hostages

Israel yesterday said that three bodies it received from Gaza the night before were not hostages held in the Palestinian territory, as a Hamas security source reported fresh strikes in the south.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump says ready to maintain US food aid funding despite shutdown

US President Donald Trump appeared to issue a lifeline Friday for low-income Americans reliant on food aid, saying he does not want them to “go hungry” a day before some 42 million people could lose their monthly assistance.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Woman charged over Louvre heist

A woman arrested this week, along with four other suspects over the unprecedented jewel heist at the Louvre, was charged and remanded in custody yesterday.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Indian Sikhs given visas for festival in Pakistan

Indian Sikh pilgrims have been issued visas for neighbouring Pakistan, the first major allowance after travel between the arch-rival nations was frozen during conflict in May.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM