London’s Tube network shuts

London’s Tube network came to a standstill yesterday as its workers began a week of strikes over pay and working conditions, disrupting travel for commuters and tourists in the British capital.
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM

End protectionism, tariff ‘blackmail’

Leaders of the 11-member BRICS bloc railed against economic protectionism and “tariff blackmail” during a virtual meeting yesterday held amid a damaging trade war with US President Donald Trump.
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Indonesia replaces minister after protests

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto yesterday removed Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in a cabinet reshuffle following deadly anti-government protests across the country.
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Survivors refuse to return to villages, fearing landslides

Haunted by the fear that aftershocks could bring rocks crashing down from the mountains, survivors of Afghan earthquakes vowed not to return to destroyed villages but camp in fields and on riverbanks instead, even without tents to keep off the rain.
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Pak police arrest dozens at protest over suicide attack

Police arrested at least 60 people and fired tear gas in Pakistan’s poorest province during a strike yesterday, as protesters demanded accountability over a suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State.
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM

US sanctions won’t shift Russia’s path

The Kremlin said yesterday that no sanctions would ever force Russia to change course in the Ukraine war, hours after the United States and the European Union indicated they were considering additional economic restrictions.
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Ignore Gen Z at your peril, experts tell Nepal govt

Prominent personalities warn government and parties not to dismiss the demands of youths
8 September 2025, 16:56 PM

UN urges probe after protesters killed in Nepal

The United Nations on Monday demanded a swift and transparent investigation after Nepal police were accused of opening fire on protesters
8 September 2025, 16:01 PM

Nepal Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak resigns amid protests

Resignation follows deaths of 19 people during Gen Z protests
8 September 2025, 15:24 PM

EU says doesn't 'encourage' aid flotillas to Gaza

The European Union said Monday it doesn't "encourage" aid flotillas heading to Gaza
8 September 2025, 14:29 PM

Myanmar's Suu Kyi health worsening in military custody, son says

"I am extremely worried. There is no way of verifying if she is even alive."
8 September 2025, 05:26 AM

Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas over hostages

"The Israelis have accepted my terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well," Trump says
8 September 2025, 04:03 AM

Trump threatens Russia with sanctions after biggest aerial attack on Ukraine

Russian missiles and drones rained down across Ukraine early Sunday
8 September 2025, 03:49 AM

French parliament set to eject PM in blow to Macron

Bayrou blindsided even his allies by calling a confidence vote to end a months-long standoff over his austerity budget
8 September 2025, 03:42 AM

ICC to hear war crimes charges against fugitive warlord Kony

A former Catholic altar boy and self-styled prophet, Kony founded and led Uganda's most vicious rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), in the 1980s.
8 September 2025, 03:35 AM

Trump warns foreign companies after S.Korean workers detained

The arrests were made in a raid by US authorities on Thursday
8 September 2025, 03:26 AM

US probes malware email targeting trade talks with China, WSJ reports

The email was the latest alleged Beijing-linked hacking operation aimed at giving China insight into recommendations to the White House
8 September 2025, 03:18 AM

UN says time is short to stop famine spreading as Israel bombards Gaza City

Israel has stopped all aid for 11 weeks from March until mid-May
8 September 2025, 02:45 AM

Australia's 'mushroom murderer' handed life in prison with parole

Patterson, 50, was convicted in July of triple murder for serving a poisonous meal to her estranged husband's parents, aunt and uncle during a sumptuous beef Wellington lunch
8 September 2025, 01:17 AM

Israeli strikes hit school, tents in Gaza

Israeli forces yesterday continued to bombard Gaza, killing at least 21 people in strikes on a school, tents and a home, as five more Palestinians, including three children, starved to death in 24 hours.
7 September 2025, 18:40 PM