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Fighting halts amid shaky ceasefire
A shaky ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to be holding yesterday, as military commanders met despite Bangkok’s allegations the truce had been breached with overnight skirmishes.
29 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Albania detains 18 on charges of starting fires
Albanian authorities have arrested 18 people on charges of starting wildfires across the country, police told AFP yesterday.
29 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Fukushima radioactive debris removal delayed until 2037
A massive operation to remove hundreds of tonnes of radioactive debris from Japan’s tsunami-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has been delayed until at least 2037, the operator said yesterday.
29 July 2025, 18:00 PM
NY officials honour ‘hero cop’ Didarul in Manhattan shooting
Officials said he had migrated to the US from Bangladesh, had two children and his wife was expecting a third
29 July 2025, 15:56 PM
Iran denies Trump claim it gave Hamas 'orders' in Gaza talks
Iran, a close ally and backer of Hamas, dismissed Trump's remarks as "absolutely baseless".
29 July 2025, 10:49 AM
Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill 30
The strikes were carried out overnight and into the morning
29 July 2025, 07:36 AM
Taiwan says President Lai not blocked from US stopover
China claims Taiwan is part of its territory and opposes any international exchanges with the democratic island.
29 July 2025, 05:17 AM
Trump warns of 'real starvation' in Gaza as aid deliveries pick up
US President Donald Trump warned Monday that the people of Gaza are facing "real starvation"
29 July 2025, 04:31 AM
Trump team hears pitches on access to Myanmar's rare earths
US aims to divert Myanmar's vast supplies of rare earth minerals away from strategic rival China
29 July 2025, 03:25 AM
Liver cancer to double worldwide, most of it preventable: study
It is also the third deadliest of all cancers, with the study predicting it would take 1.37 million lives by the middle of the century.
29 July 2025, 03:08 AM
Thai army accuses Cambodia of breaking truce
Thai army says clashes continued despite a deal meant to end the bloody fighting that engulfed their jungle-clad frontier
29 July 2025, 03:01 AM
Five dead after New York Midtown shooting: US media
The incident began around 6:00 pm (2200 GMT) when reports of gunfire prompted hundreds of police to a busy office district on the storied Park Avenue
29 July 2025, 02:09 AM
Turkey battles wildfires amid strong winds, heatwave
Firefighters battled blazes across Turkey on Monday, as the country sweltered in a summer heatwave, officials said.
28 July 2025, 19:51 PM
Trump slashes Russia ultimatum to ‘10 or 12 days’
Donald Trump yesterday issued a dramatic new ultimatum to Russia to end the war in Ukraine or face tough new sanctions, as he met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland.
28 July 2025, 19:51 PM
Gunman kills five in ‘mass shooting’ in Thai capital
A gunman killed five security guards and wounded three other people in a mass shooting at a popular fresh food market in Thailand's capital yesterday, police said.
28 July 2025, 19:03 PM
Israeli rights groups brand Gaza campaign ‘genocide’
Rights groups B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel said on Monday that they had concluded the war in Gaza amounts to “genocide” against Palestinians, a first for Israeli NGOs.
28 July 2025, 18:31 PM
Latest US-China trade talks begin in Stockholm
Chinese and US economic officials met for talks in Stockholm yesterday, with Beijing saying it wanted to see “reciprocity” in its trade with the United States.
28 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Indian army kills ‘three rebels’ in Kashmir
Indian security forces killed three suspected armed rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday, the army said.
28 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Iran rejects talks with West on ‘defence capabilities’
Iran yesterday said that its military capabilities were not up for negotiations, after France called for a “comprehensive deal” with Tehran that covers its missile programme and regional influence.
28 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Hunger cannot be ‘weapon of war’
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said food must not be used as a weapon of war as world leaders gathered for a food summit in Africa, where 280 million people face hunger and starvation.
28 July 2025, 18:00 PM