16 dead after blast at US explosives factory

The blast destroyed an entire building at the plant's large campus
12 October 2025, 03:35 AM

US government shutdown means hard times for civil servants

Hundreds of thousands are furloughed -- forced to take unpaid leave
12 October 2025, 03:31 AM

Beijing blames US for raising trade tensions, defends rare earth curbs

Beijing cited the addition of Chinese companies to a US trade blacklist and Washington's imposition of port fees on Chinese vessels as examples.
12 October 2025, 03:30 AM

Iran says does not believe Israel will respect Gaza ceasefire

Iran on Saturday said it did not have confidence that Israel would respect the terms of a Gaza ceasefire that began a day earlier, following two years of war
11 October 2025, 19:00 PM

Zelensky urges Trump to broker Ukraine peace

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine like in “the Middle East” during a phone call Saturday, saying if Trump could stop one war, “others can be stopped as well”.
11 October 2025, 18:49 PM

Philippines begins clean-up after powerful twin quakes

Dazed survivors of a pair of major earthquakes in the southern Philippines awoke on Saturday to scenes of devastation, after hundreds of aftershocks rocked the region overnight.
11 October 2025, 18:46 PM

Trump slaps 100% more tariff on China

US President Donald Trump announced an additional 100 percent tariff on China Friday and threatened to cancel a summit with Xi Jinping, reigniting his trade war with Beijing in a row over export curbs on rare earth minerals.
11 October 2025, 18:34 PM

Palestinians return to devastated Gaza City

Hundreds of thousands of war-weary Palestinians returned to a devastated Gaza City yesterday, with families picking their way through rubble-strewn streets only to find many of their homes in ruins.
11 October 2025, 18:16 PM

RSF attack kills 60 in Sudan

A drone and artillery attack killed at least 60 people at a displacement camp in Sudan’s El-Fasher yesterday, activists said, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces intensifies its assault on the western city.
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Crisis in France: Lecornu again appointed PM

Pressure mounted yesterday on France’s newly reappointed premier Sebastien Lecornu to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple a man whose first term lasted a mere 27 days.
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Survival of bees, butterflies at risk in Europe: IUCN

The survival of Europe’s wild pollinators is increasingly at risk, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said Saturday as it declared dozens of bee and butterfly species as threatened.
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump wins, but will it stand test of time?

US President Donald Trump has undeniably scored a diplomatic victory by helping to broker a truce for Gaza, but the path to the lasting peace he says he wants for the Middle East is littered with obstacles.
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Eighteen presumed dead after blast at US explosives factory

Eighteen people are presumed dead after a huge blast at an explosives factory in Tennessee, officials said Saturday
11 October 2025, 17:29 PM

Hamas to miss Gaza peace deal formal signing

Political bureau member Hossam Badran says in an interview
11 October 2025, 17:00 PM

Aid groups seize on truce to tackle Gaza hunger

The fragile truce could open access, but aid agencies fear Israel may continue to impose restrictions on access
11 October 2025, 12:36 PM

French PM Lecornu under immediate pressure ahead of budget deadline

French President Emmanuel Macron reappointed his staunch supporter late on Friday
11 October 2025, 07:55 AM

Guatemala receives first flight from US with third-country migrants

The flight carried three Hondurans and 56 Guatemalans, it said.
11 October 2025, 07:38 AM

US military hikes operational command of counter-narcotics operations in Latin America

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the task force aimed "to crush the cartels, stop the poison, and keep America safe."
11 October 2025, 07:20 AM

Trump administration lays off dozens of CDC officials, NYT reports

The White House and the CDC did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment
11 October 2025, 06:04 AM

White House says 'substantial' shutdown layoffs have begun

A court filing Friday said the government has fired more than 4,000 federal workers
11 October 2025, 03:53 AM