China, France must overcome 'differences', Macron tells Xi

The Chinese leader echoed Macron, calling for "more stable" ties with France during their talks at the Great Hall of the People.
4 December 2025, 04:32 AM

Rain forecasts raise fears in flood-hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka

The meteorological agency warned the three hardest-hit provinces on the island of Sumatra will see "moderate to heavy" rain between Thursday and Friday.
4 December 2025, 04:23 AM

Venezuela's Maduro says call with Trump was 'respectful and cordial'

The call follows months of US pressure on Venezuela
4 December 2025, 03:49 AM

Trump admin orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa

H-1B visas are crucial for US tech companies which recruit heavily from countries including India and China.
4 December 2025, 03:44 AM

Trump to sign Rwanda, DR Congo accord even as violence rages

Trump hopes the agreement will pave the way for the United States to gain control over critical minerals in the eastern DRC
4 December 2025, 03:37 AM

Putin visits India for defence, trade talks

Putin is scheduled to meet with Narendra Modi on Thursday for a private dinner
4 December 2025, 03:32 AM

23 migrants found hidden in truck on US-Mexico border

Migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico were hiding inside the truck
4 December 2025, 02:44 AM

Israeli forces kill 357 in 50 days of Gaza truce

Israeli forces killed 357 Palestinians during the first 50 days of the ceasefire, Gaza’s health ministry said yesterday, as the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the “peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine.”
3 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Pak official, 5 cops killed in attacks near Afghan border

A local government official and five police officers have been killed in two attacks in Pakistan near its border with Afghanistan, officials told AFP yesterday.
3 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia okays key pact ahead of Putin’s India visit

Russia’s lower house of parliament, State Duma, on Tuesday ratified a key military pact with India ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to New Delhi on December 4-5.
3 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Sri Lankans comb mud for victims

Villagers in Sri Lanka yesterday used spades to clear away mud as they searched for the bodies of relatives and friends days after 13 homes were flattened by a landslide in the dead of night caused by a cyclone that killed 474 people.
3 December 2025, 18:00 PM

‘No compromise’ on territories

High-stakes US-Russia talks on ending the war in Ukraine failed to yield a breakthrough yesterday, as the Kremlin said “no compromise” had been found yet on the key question of territory.
3 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Seoul passes law to ban sending balloons to North Korea

Move aims to curb activists from flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets
3 December 2025, 06:21 AM

Former EU top diplomat Mogherini held in fraud probe

The 52-year-old Italian was arrested in Brussels
3 December 2025, 04:09 AM

Search for missing flight MH370 to resume this month, Malaysia says

Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew when it vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in 2014.
3 December 2025, 03:40 AM

Up to 628 Airbus planes need inspection for metal plate 'quality issue'

Produced since 1988, the A320 is the world's best-selling aeroplane
3 December 2025, 03:19 AM

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 non-European countries

The list of countries includes Afghanistan and Somalia.
3 December 2025, 03:18 AM

5 Chinese citizens killed in attacks from Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban administration said it assured neighbouring Tajikistan yesterday it was ready to tighten border security and conduct joint investigations, after attacks which Dushanbe said were launched from Afghan territory killed five Chinese nationals over the past week.
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM

‘End the war’, not just ‘pause’ in fighting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday urged a complete end to his country’s war with Russia and not just a “pause” in the fighting.
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Chinese, Japanese vessels engage in fresh standoff

Japanese and Chinese vessels engaged in a fresh standoff around disputed islands yesterday, the two countries’ coast guards said.
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM