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Magyar to become Hungary's 'regime change' PM
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Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister
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Suspected oil slick off Iran's Kharg Island
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Middle East
Tehran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares
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US-Israel war on Iran
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UK LOCAL POLLS / Labour Party suffers heavy losses Anti-immigrant Reform
9 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Europe
US trade court rules Trump tariffs illegal
9 May 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
Gulf clash clouds truce deal hopes
9 May 2026, 00:00 AM
US-Israel war on Iran
Man attacks Colorado crowd with firebombs, 8 people injured
Authorities had earlier put the count of the injured at six and saidat least one of them was in a critical condition
2 June 2025, 05:29 AM
South Korea's presidential candidates rally in final campaign stretch
Both candidates have framed the campaign as a fight for the soul of the nation
2 June 2025, 05:19 AM
Workers' rights in 'free fall' globally: report
87% of countries violated the right to strike, according to ITUC
2 June 2025, 04:28 AM
Israel army intercepts missile fired from Yemen
The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen yesterday after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and other cities.
1 June 2025, 19:29 PM
Israeli gunfire kills 31 near Gaza aid distribution site
Gaza rescuers said Israeli gunfire killed at least 31 Palestinians near a US-backed aid distribution site yesterday, shortly after Washington rejected Hamas’s response to a ceasefire proposal as “totally unacceptable”.
1 June 2025, 18:15 PM
N Korea deploys mystery balloon-like objects
New satellite images show North Korea has deployed what appear to be balloons alongside its damaged 5,000-tonne warship that has been laying on its side and partially submerged since a botched launch last week.
1 June 2025, 18:00 PM
Over 1,100 crossed Channel on Saturday: UK data
Some 1,194 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in small boats on Saturday, a record for this year according to AFP counting from government data.
1 June 2025, 18:00 PM
India’s Covid cases rise over 1,200pc in a week
The number of active Covid-19 cases in India has crossed 3,000, with Kerala, Maharashtra and Delhi being the worst-hit states in the latest wave.
1 June 2025, 18:00 PM
Iran warns of retaliation if Europe misuses UN nuke report
Iran yesterday warned it would retaliate if European powers that have threatened to reimpose nuclear sanctions “exploit” a UN report showing Tehran has stepped up production of highly enriched uranium.
1 June 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump pulls Musk ally’s Nasa nomination
The White House withdrew on Saturday its nominee for Nasa administrator, Jared Isaacman, abruptly yanking a close ally of Elon Musk from consideration to lead the space agency.
1 June 2025, 18:00 PM
2 bridges in Russia collapse in ‘blasts’
The overnight collapse of two bridges in Russian regions bordering Ukraine that killed seven people were caused by explosions, Russian officials said yesterday, treating them as “acts of terrorism”.
1 June 2025, 18:00 PM
‘All I think about is Gaza’
Away from home in Gaza, Palestinian pilgrim Mohammed Shehade said the rare chance he was given to perform hajj is overshadowed by fears for his family trapped in the war-battered territory.
1 June 2025, 18:00 PM
India's monsoon rains kill at least 30 in northeast
A red alert warning was issued for several districts in the region after the non-stop downpour over the last three days.
1 June 2025, 07:11 AM
US envoy says Hamas response to ceasefire proposal 'unacceptable'
Hamas said its response was positive while emphasising the need for a permanent ceasefire
1 June 2025, 03:48 AM
At least 87 protesters arrested in Turkey: lawyers
Several young people published a message on X saying: "We have been arrested."
1 June 2025, 03:41 AM
21 athletes killed in Nigeria road crash
The athletes were returning to Kano, in Nigeria's north, from the 22nd National Sports Festival, held around 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) to the south in Ogun state.
1 June 2025, 03:36 AM
At least 7 dead after Russian bridge collapses onto railway
A train travelling from the Russian border town of Klimovo to the capital Moscow was derailed in the incident, authorities said, without giving details.
1 June 2025, 03:08 AM
Trump says withdrawing Musk ally as nominee to head NASA
Trump said last December, before returning to office, that he wanted the online payments entrepreneur and the first private astronaut to conduct a spacewalk to serve as the next head of NASA.
1 June 2025, 02:56 AM
Ukraine expands evacuations in Sumy region
Ukraine ordered the evacuation of 11 more villages in its Sumy region bordering Russia on Saturday amid fears Moscow was gearing up for a fresh ground assault.
31 May 2025, 19:13 PM
Floods in Nigeria kill at least 150
Flash flooding earlier this week in central Nigeria killed more than 150 people, a local disaster response spokesman told AFP yesterday, while displacing 3,000, levelling more than 250 homes and washing away two bridges.
31 May 2025, 18:00 PM