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Exit polls signal BJP gains across key Indian states
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Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years: RSF
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17 killed, seven rescued off Libya after week at sea: Red Crescent
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Myanmar mass prison sentence cut trims Suu Kyi's sentence
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Oil at four-year high, stocks slip after Trump blockade warning
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Global Economy
Putin, Trump discuss Iran, Ukraine in 90-minute phone call: Kremlin
30 April 2026, 09:45 AM
US-Israel war on Iran
North Korea faces 'severe' drought: state media
30 April 2026, 08:45 AM
World
Can Trump’s 21-point new Gaza plan really stop the war?
Axios quotes Arab officials saying participants left New York meeting 'very hopeful'
26 September 2025, 15:05 PM
UK former PM Tony Blair eyes key role in Gaza under Trump peace plan: FT
Blair had been proposed to chair a supevisory board called the "Gaza International Transitional Authority," the Financial Times added
26 September 2025, 14:22 PM
Uproar over LA plan for $1 mn toilet
Officials last year approved a scheme to build a bathroom with two stalls at the entrance to the city's popular Runyon Canyon hiking trail at a cost of $960,000
26 September 2025, 14:13 PM
Netanyahu set for defiant UN speech as Trump warns on annexation
The longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history has long rejected a Palestinian state
26 September 2025, 11:38 AM
EU says it has 15% ceiling on US pharma tariffs
US President Donald Trump unveiled on Thursday a fresh round of tariffs on a broad range of imported goods, including 100 per cent duties on branded drugs, set to go into effect next week
26 September 2025, 09:12 AM
Sharif seeks US investment during talks with Trump
Pakistan PM, joined by army chief, seeks stronger economic ties as discussions also turn to ending Gaza conflict
26 September 2025, 07:52 AM
Trump signs order to advance $14b TikTok sale to US investors
Also announces a delay until Jan 20 in enforcing law that would otherwise ban the app
26 September 2025, 07:48 AM
UK to launch digital ID scheme to curb illegal migration
Says Digital ID will be mandatory for Right to Work checks
26 September 2025, 06:53 AM
In India's Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia is for sale
Families who lived in Dharavi before 2000 will receive free housing
26 September 2025, 06:23 AM
Turkish Airlines inks big Boeing deal after Erdogan visits US
Turkish Airlines announced on Friday a deal to buy up to 225 Boeing jets
26 September 2025, 06:22 AM
World Cup games will be moved if host cities aren't 'safe': Trump
Trump has a close working relationship with FIFA president Gianni Infantino
26 September 2025, 06:18 AM
Canada signs free trade agreement with Indonesia
Canada's exports include wheat, potash, timber and soybeans
26 September 2025, 05:38 AM
Israeli strikes kill 9 in Yemen's rebel-held capital: Huthis
Huthi media said the targets included a detention facility
26 September 2025, 04:36 AM
East Timor scraps lifetime pensions after protests
Former MPs and some public officials are entitled under a law passed in 2006 to a pension equivalent to their salary
26 September 2025, 03:57 AM
Former FBI chief Comey charged as Trump ramps up campaign against critics
Trump-Comey tensions date back to 2016 campaign
26 September 2025, 03:43 AM
'Time to stop': Trump vows Israel will not annex West Bank
Gaza deal could happen pretty soon, he says
26 September 2025, 03:01 AM
Trump slaps 100% tariffs on imported branded drugs
"We will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any branded or patented pharmaceutical product"
26 September 2025, 02:43 AM
India signs $7b deal for Tejas fighter jets
India yesterday signed a deal worth $7.03 billion to buy indigenous fighter aircraft from state warplane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
25 September 2025, 23:03 PM
No role for Hamas in future state
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas yesterday rejected any future role for Hamas and condemned antisemitism, as he appealed for full global support for a state in the face of Israeli annexation threats.
25 September 2025, 18:09 PM
South China cleans up after Typhoon Ragasa
Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China were clearing up yesterday after powerful Typhoon Ragasa crashed through Guangdong Province, ripping down trees, destroying fences and blasting signs off buildings.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM