Israel detains Shahidul Alam and 144 others

Another Gaza-bound aid flotilla, this one carrying Bangladeshi photographer and writer Shahidul Alam and over 140 journalists, doctors and activists from all over the world, was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters yesterday.
8 October 2025, 18:08 PM

Ex-FBI chief Comey pleads not guilty

Former FBI director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to felony charges in a case widely seen as an escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution against political opponents.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Momentum from Alaska meeting ‘gone’: Russia

Russia yesterday said that momentum towards reaching a peace deal in Ukraine had largely vanished following Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s summit in Alaska, dimming hopes for a quick end to the three-and-a-half year war.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

UK PM hails India ties after trade deal

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer touted “unparalleled” opportunities opening up in India as he made his inaugural visit to the country yesterday, seeking to promote a trade deal signed this summer.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Crisis deepens in France

France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen yesterday said she would thwart all action by any new government, throwing into doubt Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s ability to solve the country’s deepening political crisis with a coalition cabinet.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
8 October 2025, 16:49 PM

Afghan Taliban foreign minister heads for first visit to India to foster ties abroad

Will hold talks with Indian FM Jaishankar and other officials
8 October 2025, 16:16 PM

World economy not doing as badly as feared: IMF chief

Says, global growth to slow "only slightly this year and next"
8 October 2025, 15:14 PM
8 October 2025, 11:59 AM

Nestle quits global alliance on reducing dairy methane emissions

Nestle did not say why it was pulling out of the alliance
8 October 2025, 10:49 AM

Who are the most prominent Palestinians held in Israeli jails?

Here are some of the most prominent Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. It is not yet clear if any of them will be released.
8 October 2025, 10:05 AM

Trio win Nobel Prize in Chemistry for development of metal–organic frameworks

2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi
8 October 2025, 09:44 AM

Britain not seeking visa deal with India, Starmer says

Starmer begins a two-day trip to India on Wednesday
8 October 2025, 06:03 AM

Shahidul Alam says he was 'kidnapped at sea' by Israeli forces

He urged his 'comrades' to carry on struggle for Palestine’s freedom, while Israeli foreign ministry confirmed intercepting Gaza-bound boats
8 October 2025, 04:23 AM

Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces intercepted its boats

The Israeli military was jamming signals with at least two boats being boarded, the flotilla said on Instagram
8 October 2025, 04:16 AM

Trump unlikely to win Nobel Peace Prize, but who will?

Trump has repeatedly said he deserves the prestigious prize for resolving "eight conflicts"
8 October 2025, 03:19 AM

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $966 million in talc cancer case

Over 63,000 lawsuits claim J&J talc products cause cancer
7 October 2025, 19:44 PM

'The whole mountain came crashing down'

Says police official as 18 bus passengers killed in India’s Himachal Pradesh
7 October 2025, 18:51 PM

New PM inspires little hope in protest-hit Madagascar

President Andry Rajoelina’s appointment of an army general as new prime minister was met with little enthusiasm in Madagascar Tuesday and dismissed by the youth-led movement behind two weeks of protests as a diversion.
7 October 2025, 18:35 PM

US SC hears challenge to ‘conversion therapy’ ban for minors

The US Supreme Court was hearing a challenge on Tuesday by a Christian therapist to a Colorado law that bans “conversion therapy” for minors who are questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation.
7 October 2025, 18:29 PM