WHO chief tells Tenerife people that risk from hantavirus-hit ship 'low'
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World
Magyar to become Hungary's 'regime change' PM
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World
Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister
9 May 2026, 12:59 PM
India
Suspected oil slick off Iran's Kharg Island
9 May 2026, 08:52 AM
Middle East
Tehran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares
9 May 2026, 08:44 AM
US-Israel war on Iran
WHO says six hantavirus cases confirmed so far
9 May 2026, 08:37 AM
World
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
Pilot and passengers killed in San Diego plane crash
The six people onboard a small plane that crashlanded on a California neighborhood amid dense fog were all killed, according to investigating authorities.
24 May 2025, 18:06 PM
Gaza civil defence says six killed in Israeli strikes
Another two people were killed in a strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the centre of the territory
24 May 2025, 08:57 AM
Thousands remain isolated as floods ease in eastern Australia
Many communities were still isolated, with 50,000 people estimated to be impacted, NSW State Emergency Services (SES) said.
24 May 2025, 08:56 AM
US formally lifts sanctions on Syria: Treasury Dept
The move formalized a decision announced by President Donald Trump last week.
24 May 2025, 06:58 AM
Hong Kong to open universities to more foreign students after US ban
The Trump administration's decision on Thursday -- which was temporarily halted by a US judge after Harvard sued
24 May 2025, 05:48 AM
Russia, Ukraine each free first 390 prisoners in start of war's biggest swap
Both sides said they had each released 270 soldiers and 120 civilians so far, with more due to be released on Saturday and Sunday
24 May 2025, 03:54 AM
18 injured in knife attack in Hamburg, report says
Four victims are in critical condition and six others are seriously injured
24 May 2025, 03:30 AM
Desperate Rohingyas risk deadly sea journeys, over 400 feared dead
Rohingya refugees increasingly risk perilous journeys to safety, UN says
24 May 2025, 03:20 AM
US tightens security after murder of Israeli embassy staff
The victims of Wednesday's attack, Israeli citizen Yaron Lischinsky and American Sarah Lynn Milgrim, had been planning to marry
24 May 2025, 03:18 AM
White House National Security Council slashes staff in dramatic restructuring
Staff dealing with most major geopolitical issues, from Ukraine to Kashmir, were terminated in the afternoon
24 May 2025, 03:07 AM
Trump expands Apple tariff threat to all smartphones
He threatened with a 25 percent tariff unless the devices are built in the United States
24 May 2025, 02:31 AM
Israeli air strike hits building in Lebanon
Lebanese state media said an Israeli air strike hit a building in southern Lebanon on Thursday after Israel’s military warned residents to evacuate an area linked to Hezbollah militants.
23 May 2025, 19:38 PM
Napoleon’s sword sold at auction for 4.7m euros
A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor fetched almost 4.7 million euros at auction in Paris, many times the asking price and coming close to a new record price for a Napoleonic artefact, the auction house said.
23 May 2025, 19:37 PM
UK newspaper The Telegraph set for US ownership
British right-wing newspaper The Telegraph has agreed a takeover by US investment group RedBird Capital Partners, ending a two-year saga marked by UK government intervention over press freedoms.
23 May 2025, 19:36 PM
Trump’s plan could launch new era of weapons
US President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defence concept revives a controversial, decades-old initiative whose ambitious construction could upend norms in outer space and reshape relations between the world’s top space powers.
23 May 2025, 19:34 PM
Iran, US hold new round of nuclear talks in Rome
Iranian and US negotiators met in Rome yesterday for a fifth round of nuclear talks, after a public disagreement over Tehran’s uranium enrichment.
23 May 2025, 19:21 PM
Pak rubbishes Modi’s bid to link Islamabad with terrorism
Pakistan’s Foreign Office yesterday categorically rejected the “baseless, provocative, and irresponsible allegations” made by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in a heated speech accused Pakistan of carrying out terrorist attacks in his country.
23 May 2025, 19:00 PM
‘Major’ Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap ‘completed’
US President Donald Trump said yesterday that a major prisoner swap was just completed between Russia and Ukraine.
23 May 2025, 19:00 PM
50 killed, missing after Israeli strike in Gaza
More than 50 Palestinians were killed or remain missing after an Israeli air raid on a residential building in the Jabalia al-Balad area of northern Gaza, the civil defence said yesterday.
23 May 2025, 18:57 PM
Trump fires new tariff threats at Apple, EU
President Donald Trump yesterday ratcheted up the US trade war, threatening to impose a new 25 percent levy against Apple, and a 50 percent tariff on the European Union.
23 May 2025, 18:53 PM