UN chief demands end to Gaza hostilities, immediate release of hostages

Antonio Guterres decried a "humanitarian catastrophe on a scale that defies comprehension"
7 October 2025, 09:14 AM

France PM in final effort to salvage cabinet

Lecornu resigned on Monday morning
7 October 2025, 08:04 AM

In Gaza war, tens of thousands killed and widespread destruction

A summary of the extent of the death and damage during the Gaza war
7 October 2025, 07:12 AM
7 October 2025, 07:05 AM

Israeli army says detected projectile fired from Gaza

So far, no injuries were reported, the Israeli army said
7 October 2025, 05:29 AM

Trump calls off diplomatic outreach to Venezuela, US official says

Trump delivered the message to Grenell during a meeting in the Oval Office
7 October 2025, 05:18 AM

Remaining trekkers stranded near Mount Everest in Tibet being evacuated, source says

The evacuation began on Monday and should be completed by Tuesday, said the source
7 October 2025, 05:13 AM

What has Israel achieved in 2 years of war in Gaza?

The October 7 attack by Hamas shook Israel to its core. In response, the country initiated a military campaign in Gaza that has also frequently gone beyond its borders, altering the Middle East's political landscape.
7 October 2025, 03:26 AM

Trump says Hamas 'agreeing to things that are very important'

US President Donald Trump said Monday that he was "pretty sure" a Gaza peace deal was possible and said Hamas was agreeing to "very important" issues as talks with Israel started
7 October 2025, 02:32 AM

Greta Thunberg lands in Greece with Gaza flotilla activists

Thunberg and 160 others landed at Athens International Airport, where crowds of activists welcomed the
7 October 2025, 02:29 AM

London police arrest 46 in phone theft crackdown

Police said it was the "largest" ever crackdown on phone theft in the British capital
7 October 2025, 02:25 AM

No air traffic control at LA area airport amid US govt shutdown: governor

A busy California airport had no air traffic controllers on Monday evening, the state's governor said, as the effects of a US government shutdown rippled across the country.
7 October 2025, 02:23 AM

Death toll hits 63; 6 missing

The death toll from an Indonesian school collapse rose to 63 yesterday, officials said, as workers pulled more remains from the rubble of the building that collapsed last week.
6 October 2025, 21:34 PM

US govt shutdown: No sign of deal as stalemate enters second week

The US government shutdown entered its second week yesterday, with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump’s Republicans and Democrats to end the crisis.
6 October 2025, 19:56 PM

Cambodian ex-PM rails against ‘immoral’ Thai shooting video

Cambodia’s powerful former leader Hun Sen on Monday blasted a social media video of a man shooting at his image during a carnival in Thailand, amid simmering tensions over the nations’ disputed border.
6 October 2025, 19:43 PM

Australia police charge alleged gunman after Sydney street shooting

Australian police charged a 60-year-old man Monday after he allegedly opened fire on a busy Sydney street, wounding 16 people in a chaotic attack.
6 October 2025, 19:06 PM

Talks begin to end Israel’s war in Gaza

Delegations from Israel and Hamas began indirect negotiations in Egypt yesterday that the US hopes will bring a halt to the violence in Gaza, facing contentious issues such as demands that Israel pull out of the enclave and Hamas to disarm.
6 October 2025, 18:20 PM

Medicine Nobel goes to trio for immune system research

A US-Japanese trio yesterday won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for research into how the immune system is kept in check by identifying its “security guards”, the Nobel jury said.
6 October 2025, 18:06 PM

French PM resigns hours after naming cabinet

France’s new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his govern-ment resigned yesterday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, making it the shortest-lived administration in modern French history and deepening the country’s political crisis.
6 October 2025, 18:05 PM

Israel deports 171 more activists including Thunberg

Israel yesterday said it deported 171 more activists who were detained while taking part in an aid flotilla bound for Gaza, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg.
6 October 2025, 18:00 PM