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Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years: RSF
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Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor
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Nepal plans ordinance to enrol Gen Z voters

Tens of thousands of young voters may be barred from the March polls under the current law.
18 September 2025, 04:09 AM

Top UN Gaza investigator hopeful Israeli leaders will be prosecuted

Israel categorically rejected the UN findings and slammed the report as "distorted and false".
18 September 2025, 04:04 AM

Trump's UK state visit gets political after royal welcome

Starmer will greet Trump on the second day of the visit at his country residence
18 September 2025, 03:32 AM

US faces pressure in UN Security Council vote on Gaza

The United States has already rejected that approach multiple times, most recently in June when they used a veto to back their ally Israel.
18 September 2025, 03:24 AM

ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air after remarks about Kirk

"‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ will be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC spokesperson said, without elaborating.
18 September 2025, 03:10 AM
18 September 2025, 02:34 AM

146 land defenders killed globally in 2024, 1/3 in Colombia: NGO

Nearly 150 land and environment defenders were murdered or disappeared worldwide in 2024, with Colombia accounting for a third of cases, according to a report Tuesday by advocacy group Global Witness.
17 September 2025, 18:52 PM

Ostrich and emu ancestors could fly: study

It may sound like a joke, but scientists have long been puzzled by how the family of birds that includes African ostriches, Australian emus and cassowaries, New Zealand kiwis and South American rheas spread across the world -- given that none of them can fly.
17 September 2025, 18:38 PM

Outcry grows as Israel steps up Gaza assault

Dozens of Palestinians were killed yesterday as Israeli troops and tanks pushed deeper into Gaza City on the second day of a ground offensive widely condemned by world powers. 
17 September 2025, 18:12 PM

East Timor axes plan to buy SUVs for MPs

East Timor’s parliament has bowed to public pressure and dropped a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in one of southeast Asia’s poorest nations, but sceptical protesters returned to the streets yesterday.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Maoist rebels in India ‘offer to give up armed struggle’

Maoist rebels in India are suspending their armed struggle and are ready for talks, they said in a statement, though authorities yesterday said they were still verifying its authenticity.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM

EU eyes deeper India ties amid tariff concerns

The European Commission set out plans yesterday to deepen cooperation with India in fields such as defence, technology and trade despite tensions over New Delhi’s closer ties to Moscow.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump begins state visit to UK amid pomp and protests

King Charles greeted Donald Trump yesterday as the US president’s historic second state visit to Britain began with unprecedented pomp, intense security, technology investments and planned protests.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM
17 September 2025, 12:30 PM

Gold worth 600,000 euros stolen in Paris museum heist

Alarm and surveillance system previously disabled in a July attack
17 September 2025, 12:19 PM

Plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers: East Timor police clash with protesters

Demonstrators in Dili torch vehicle, burn tyres as anger mounts in one of Asia’s poorest nations
17 September 2025, 10:33 AM

Estimated 16,500 climate change deaths during Europe summer: study

The rapidly-produced study is the latest effort by climate and health researchers to quickly link the death toll during heatwaves to global warming
17 September 2025, 09:15 AM

Israel to open new route for Gazans fleeing besieged city

The Israeli military unleashed a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on Tuesday
17 September 2025, 07:29 AM

Peru protest strands hundreds of tourists near Machu Picchu

Protesters say there is a lack of transparency and fairness in the process of replacing tourist bus operator Consettur after its concession expired
17 September 2025, 05:43 AM

Kirk suspect faces death penalty for aggravated murder charge

The most serious charge is aggravated murder, while others include obstruction of justice and witness tampering, allegedly for ordering his roommate to stay silent.
17 September 2025, 05:27 AM