Iran threatens painful response if US renews attacks
Reuters
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US suffered a ‘shameful defeat’
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Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years: RSF
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1 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Gaza flotilla: 211 activists ‘kidnapped’ by Israel
AFP, Athens
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor
AFP, New York
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Putin, Trump discuss Iran, Ukraine in phone call
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1 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Israeli strikes kill 4 more in Gaza
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1 May 2026, 00:00 AM World

Trump admin sued over actions against University of California

The lawsuit seeks to forbid the government from using financial threats against the system
17 September 2025, 05:16 AM

Japan won't recognise a Palestinian state given US ties, media report says

Several governments, including those in Britain, France, Canada and Australia, have said they will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly this month
17 September 2025, 05:05 AM

Colombia halts US arms purchases in row over drug fight delisting

Trump denounced his leftist Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro for not only failing to curb cocaine production, but overseeing its surge to "all-time records."
17 September 2025, 05:02 AM

UN experts slam US 'extrajudicial' Venezuela drug boat killings

Donald Trump confirmed that a new US strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat from Venezuela
17 September 2025, 02:24 AM

Britain rolls out royal red carpet for Trump's state visit

Britain will roll out a supersized royal welcome for Donald Trump's unprecedented second state visit on Wednesday
17 September 2025, 02:17 AM

Luigi Mangione wins dismissal of terrorism counts in US insurance executive's killing

Justice Gregory Carro ruled that prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to the grand jury that Mangione acted with the intent to intimidate health insurance workers or influence government policy
16 September 2025, 21:06 PM

Cinema legend Robert Redford dies at 89

Cinema legend Robert Redford, a screen great both in front of and behind the camera whose career spanned six decades, died early yesterday at his home in Utah, his publicist said. He was 89.
16 September 2025, 19:38 PM

Trump sues NY Times for defamation

US President Donald Trump sued the New York Times, four of its reporters and publisher Penguin Random House for at least $15 billion on Monday, claiming defamation and libel and citing reputational damage, a Florida court filing showed.
16 September 2025, 18:57 PM

‘Escaping from death towards death’

Israel unleashed a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City yesterday, declaring “Gaza is burning” as Palestinians there described the most intense bombardment they had faced in two years of war.
16 September 2025, 18:32 PM

Fossil fuels harm from ‘cradle to grave’: report

The extraction, transportation and burning of planet-heating fossil fuels have a huge impact on people’s health that starts before they are born and lasts until they die, a report warned Tuesday.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Pak military kills 31 TTP militants

Pakistan’s military said it had killed 31 local Taliban militants in two separate operations near the border with Afghanistan, where the group’s presence has increased.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

White House vows to fight left-wing ‘terror’ movement

Senior White House official Stephen Miller vowed Monday that the Trump administration would dismantle an alleged “vast domestic terror movement” that he linked to the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump may meet Zelensky next week

President Donald Trump will likely meet Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky next week and still hopes to broker a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said yesterday.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Spain cancels key Israel arms deal

The Spanish government has cancelled a contract worth nearly 700 million euros ($825 million) for Israeli-designed rocket launchers, according to an official document seen Monday by AFP.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Qatar, US near defence deal after Israeli strike

Qatar and the United States are on the verge of finalising an enhanced defence cooperation agreement, top US diplomat Marco Rubio said yesterday, after Israel’s attack on Hamas political leaders in Doha last week drew widespread condemnation.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Ozone layer ‘healing’: UN

The Earth’s protective ozone layer is healing and the hole should fully disappear in coming decades, the UN said yesterday, hailing the success of concerted international action.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Gaza deadliest conflict ever for journos

A UN expert accused Israel Monday of intentionally targeting journalists in a bid to cover up “genocide”, warning that the war raging there was the deadliest ever for media workers.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

‘We pulled children out in pieces’

As drones buzzed overhead in the morning sun, Palestinians gently lifted from the rubble a blanket holding a body, the latest casualty of Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza City.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

World’s ‘oldest mummies’ found in Asia!

Some ancient societies in China and southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has found.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Nothing here’

After youth protests over corruption and joblessness toppled Nepal’s parliament and left dozens dead, villagers like Santosh Sunar see their own struggles reflected in the nation’s turmoil.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM