Israeli settlers cut off water, power sources

Palestinians in the village of Susiya in the Israeli-occupied West Bank thought life could not get worse as Jewish settlers were attacking them repeatedly and ripping apart their precious olive groves.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Pacific tsunami warnings lifted

Countries across Pacific rim lifted tsunami warnings earlier yesterday, allowing millions of evacuees to return home.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM

War of words escalates between US, Russia

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday told US President Donald Trump to remember that Moscow possessed Soviet-era nuclear strike capabilities of last resort after Trump told Medvedev to “watch his words”.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Death toll in north China rises to 60

Extreme weather killed at least 60 people in northern China over the past week, with 31 deaths in an elderly care home in Beijing’s hilly Miyun district in one of the deadliest floods to have hit the Chinese capital in years.
31 July 2025, 18:00 PM

US takes in $87b from tariffs in first half of 2025

More than $87 billion in tariff revenue collected by end of June, surpassing $79 billion total for all of 2024
31 July 2025, 13:27 PM

US to refuse visas to Palestinian Authority officials

The United States said Thursday it would deny visas to Palestinian Authority officials, accusing the body which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank of seeking to "internationalize" the situation
31 July 2025, 13:22 PM

Trump tariffs face key test at US appeals court

Trump has said the April tariffs were a response to persistent US trade imbalances and declining US manufacturing power.
31 July 2025, 10:41 AM

Myanmar junta ends state of emergency in election run-up

The military declared a state of emergency in February 2021
31 July 2025, 07:58 AM

Trump says Canada's Palestine statehood stance may hurt trade deal

Canada's announcement follows France and Britain in recognizing a Palestinian state.
31 July 2025, 05:09 AM

F-35 fighter jet crashes in California

No further details on the crash were provided. The cause of the crash is under investigation
31 July 2025, 04:19 AM

Vatican embraces social media 'digital missionaries'

Long wary of social media, the Catholic Church now sees it as a vital tool to spread the faith amid dwindling church attendance.
31 July 2025, 03:40 AM

Canada intends to recognise Palestinian state at UN General Assembly: Carney

The move was necessary to preserve hopes of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Carney said
31 July 2025, 03:11 AM

Trump says US to impose 15% tariff on South Korean goods

Trump added that an additional unspecified "large sum of money" will be invested by Seoul.
31 July 2025, 02:57 AM

Over 120 flights disrupted by UK tech glitch

There were 67 departures and 55 arrivals cancelled as of 7:30pm
31 July 2025, 02:53 AM

US to impose 25% tariff on India

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will impose a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from India starting on August 1.
30 July 2025, 23:22 PM

22 killed in Angola fuel hike unrest since Monday

Unrest in Angola following protests against a fuel price hike has killed 22 people since Monday, the interior minister said, as calm returned to the capital.
30 July 2025, 19:54 PM

Portugal gains control of some wildfires

Firefighters gained control over some of the dozens of wildfires scorching Portugal yesterday, as fears mounted that weather conditions could further fan the flames.
30 July 2025, 19:54 PM

Palestinian State: France, UK, allies push for global recognition

France and 14 other Western nations called on countries worldwide to move to recognise a Palestinian state, France’s top diplomat said yesterday.
30 July 2025, 18:49 PM

Junta mandates prison sentences for polls critics

Myanmar’s junta said yesterday it has enacted a new law dictating prison sentences for critics or protesters of their planned election, which is being boycotted by opposition groups.
30 July 2025, 18:00 PM

US, India launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite

A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India was launched yesterday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth’s land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards.
30 July 2025, 18:00 PM