Indonesia Flood: Starvation fears as death toll passes 900

Ruinous floods and landslides have killed more than 900 people on Indonesia’s island of Sumatra, the country’s disaster management agency said yesterday, with fears that starvation could send the toll even higher.
6 December 2025, 18:40 PM

South Africa hostel shooting leaves 11 dead: police

The attack is the latest in a string of mass shootings that have shocked the crime-weary country of 63 million people.
6 December 2025, 09:16 AM

Afghan authorities say 4 civilians killed in Pakistan border clash

At the Pakistani border town of Chaman, the local hospital said three people had been discharged after suffering minor injuries during the clash
6 December 2025, 05:53 AM

Netflix-Warner Bros deal faces political pushback even as company touts benefits

Netflix says deal benefits workers, consumers and innovation
6 December 2025, 05:43 AM

10 university students die in Peru restaurant fire

The students were trapped on the second floor of the wood-and-brick building of the Calma Tripa restaurant when they were engulfed by flames
6 December 2025, 02:04 AM

WHO chief upbeat on missing piece of pandemic treaty

The World Health Organization chief said Friday that countries were in a strong position to finalise the vital missing piece of the pandemic treaty, which will determine how vaccines are shared
6 December 2025, 01:58 AM

Netflix to acquire Warner Bros Discovery's studios and streaming unit for $72 billion

Analysts say Netflix is driven by a desire to lock up long-term rights to hit shows and films
5 December 2025, 12:21 PM

Putin and Modi discuss trade, peace in New Delhi summit

Raft of agreements and deals to be announced
5 December 2025, 08:22 AM

Putin to hold summit talks with Modi in Delhi

Will discuss defence, oil, and nuclear energy
5 December 2025, 02:58 AM

WHO warns of increase in malaria cases and deaths

Deaths linked to malaria last year rose last year, the World Health Organization said yesterday, warning also of an increase in cases and resistance to current treatment.
4 December 2025, 18:26 PM

Path to peace in Ukraine unclear

The path ahead for Ukraine peace talks is unclear, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, after what he called “reasonably good” talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoys.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM

UN warns of new atrocities in Sudan

UN Human Rights commissioner Volker Turk said yesterday he fears new “atrocities” in Sudan amid intense fighting between the army and paramilitary forces in the battleground Kordofan region.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Putin in India for defence, trade talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in India yesterday for a two-day visit aimed at deepening defence ties, as New Delhi faces heavy US pressure to stop buying oil from Moscow.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Push for peace, rebalance trade

French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to Xi Jinping to help end the war in Ukraine and to tackle trade deficits as the two leaders met in Beijing yesterday.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel committed war crimes in Gaza

There was something “fundamentally wrong” with how Israel conducted its military operation in the Gaza Strip and there are “strong reasons to believe” that war crimes have been committed, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Reuters on Wednesday.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Putin visits Delhi as Russia and India seek to increase and diversify trade

India, Russia aim for $100 billion in trade by 2030
4 December 2025, 17:01 PM

Putin arrives in India for summit talks with Modi

Two leaders will hold summit talks on Friday
4 December 2025, 14:05 PM

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes China's Xinjiang

The earthquake struck near the county of Akqi near the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border
4 December 2025, 08:49 AM

Mexican govt hikes minimum wage, pushes shorter work week

The 40-hour work week was a key promise during Sheinbaum's 2024 campaign
4 December 2025, 07:04 AM

Child deaths will rise this year as aid cuts reverse progress, says Gates

The projected increase would mark the first rise in preventable child deaths this century
4 December 2025, 05:15 AM