Ukraine’s ‘largest’ naval ship sunk

Ukrainian Navy’s reconnaissance ship Simferopol, which was reportedly the largest ship commissioned by the country in over a decade, has been hit and sunk in a naval drone strike, the Russian Defence Ministry announced on Thursday.
29 August 2025, 19:01 PM

‘Strangest’ dinosaur covered in spiked armoury: scientists

A dinosaur dubbed one of the “strangest” ever boasted an elaborate armoury of long bony spikes and a tail weapon, according to findings published in the science journal Nature.
29 August 2025, 18:57 PM

Israel strikes kill 48 people across Gaza

The Israeli army launched a series of early morning attacks across Gaza yesterday, killing at least 48 Palestinians, including five in the southern al-Mawasi area — a zone it had previously designated as “humanitarian.”.Six aid seekers were among the Palestinians killed in the attacks, sou
29 August 2025, 18:55 PM

Ethics violation: Thai court sacks PM Shinawatra

Thailand’s Constitutional Court yesterday dismissed prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for an ethics violation after only a year in power, in another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty that could usher in a new period of turmoil.
29 August 2025, 18:50 PM

Former Indian central bank governor Urjit Patel appointed IMF executive director

Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as an executive director at the International Monetary Fund
29 August 2025, 06:51 AM

US ends tariff exemption for small packages shipped globally

But the monthlong lead time Trump's order provided has sparked a frenzy.
29 August 2025, 06:17 AM

Zelensky urges more Western pressure on Putin after deadly Russian attack

"Europe must not miss this opportunity -– it should define real foundations for joint action," Zelensky said
29 August 2025, 04:50 AM

Trump thumbs nose at decades of India courtship

Trump and Modi, both right-wing populists, appeared to forge a strong bond during Trump's first term
29 August 2025, 03:45 AM

33 Colombian soldiers freed after capture in guerrilla-controlled area

A group of 33 Colombian soldiers were freed Thursday after being held captive for three days in a southeastern Amazonian community home to drug crops and dissident guerrillas, the country's Ombudsman's office said.
29 August 2025, 03:17 AM

Israeli forces raid site near Syria capital: state media

Israeli forces conducted an airborne raid on a site near the Syrian capital after bombing it several times, Syrian state media reported.
28 August 2025, 22:19 PM

Minneapolis school: FBI investigates shooting as anti-Catholic hate crime

Investigators were seeking to find out why a heavily armed shooter opened fire on children at a church service in Minneapolis on Wednesday, killing two pupils and wounding 17 people in the latest violent tragedy to jolt the United States.
28 August 2025, 22:18 PM

Pak towns face flood risk if river barrage crumbles

Pakistan’s eastern towns of Chiniot and Hafizabad face a risk of catastrophic floods if an irrigation barrage crumbles on a major river upstream after heavy rains swelled it beyond capacity, officials warned yesterday.
28 August 2025, 22:16 PM

Trump moves to limit US stays of journos, students

President Donald Trump’s administration yesterday moved to impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country.
28 August 2025, 20:54 PM

Climate-driven wildfires reversing pollution progress

Global air pollution is worsening, with the United States and Canada experiencing the sharpest increases due to record-breaking, climate-supercharged wildfires that are undoing decades of progress, a study said yesterday.
28 August 2025, 20:51 PM

Putin, Kim to attend parade in show of defiance to West

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing, marking the first public appearance of the two leaders alongside President Xi Jinping in a show of collective defiance amid Western pressure.
28 August 2025, 20:50 PM

Famine in Gaza a ‘man-made crisis’

All United Nations Security Council members, except the United States, on Wednesday said the famine in Gaza was a “manmade crisis” and warned that the use of starvation as a weapon of war is banned under international humanitarian law.
28 August 2025, 20:49 PM

Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles, drones

Russia pounded Ukraine with deadly missiles and drone strikes early yesterday in a sweeping attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky said was Moscow’s answer to diplomatic efforts to end its war.
28 August 2025, 19:59 PM

Israel army intercepts drone launched from Yemen

Israel’s military said it intercepted a drone launched from Yemen yesterday, after sirens sounded in communities near the Gaza Strip.
28 August 2025, 19:58 PM

All countries to finally hit 2% spending Goal: Nato

Nato yesterday said all its members were finally set this year to hit the alliance’s previous defence spending target of two percent of GDP -- as they gear up for a far more ambitious goal.
28 August 2025, 19:58 PM

Label Gaza conflict as genocide

Hundreds of UN staff at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Turk have asked him to explicitly describe the Gaza war as an unfolding genocide, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
28 August 2025, 18:36 PM