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Columbia suspends more than 65 students over library occupation
The university also barred 33 other people from campus
10 May 2025, 04:24 AM
List of Indian sites reportedly hit by Pakistan so far
Attacks are also continuing on other targets in India.
10 May 2025, 04:10 AM
Pakistan PM calls meeting of body that oversees nuclear arsenal
Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours escalated this week
10 May 2025, 02:58 AM
Pakistan says it has launched military offensive against India
Locked in a longstanding dispute over Kashmir, the two countries have engaged in daily clashes since Wednesday
10 May 2025, 02:48 AM
Pakistan says Indian missiles strike air bases as conflict spirals
The South Asian countries have exchanged fire since Wednesday
10 May 2025, 02:30 AM
G7 countries call for 'immediate de-escalation' in India-Pakistan conflict
The G7 group of nations on Friday called for "immediate de-escalation" and "maximum restraint" in the conflict between India and Pakistan, as the nuclear-armed neighbors spiraled toward full-blown war
10 May 2025, 02:25 AM
Thai court denies ex-PM Thaksin bid to travel for Trump talks
A Thai court has refused former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s request to leave the country for Qatar, where he said he hoped to meet US President Donald Trump for informal trade talks.
9 May 2025, 19:36 PM
Church must fight ‘lack of faith’
Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to “desperately” counter a lack of faith in his first homily as pope yesterday, a day after the modest cardinal largely unknown to the world become the first US head of the 2,000-year institution.
9 May 2025, 18:06 PM
‘No concrete progress’ in Gaza truce talks
A Hamas delegation held two meetings with Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Doha this week but they produced no breakthrough in the search for a Gaza truce, sources close to the group said yesterday.
9 May 2025, 18:05 PM
80pc tariff on Chinese goods ‘seems right’
US President Donald Trump said yesterday that 80 percent tariffs on Chinese goods “seems right” as representatives prepared for weekend talks to contain a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
9 May 2025, 18:01 PM
Trump fires librarian of US Congress
US President Donald Trump has fired the country’s top librarian, a senator said, cutting short the term of the only woman and first African American to take on the role.
9 May 2025, 18:00 PM
China-made Pak J-10 downs two Indian fighter jets
A top Chinese-made Pakistani fighter plane shot down at least two Indian military aircraft on Wednesday, two US officials told Reuters, marking a major milestone for Beijing’s advanced fighter jet.
9 May 2025, 18:00 PM
India tells X to block over 8,000 accounts
India has ordered X to block over 8,000 accounts, the platform said Thursday, adding that it was reluctantly complying with what it described as government-imposed “censorship.”
9 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Israel intercepts missile launched from Yemen
Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen yesterday, with AFP journalists reporting explosions heard in the Jerusalem area.
9 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir blasts ‘old world’ Trump
Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is giving President Donald Trump three months before his fellow Americans force him to rethink his stringent global tariff strategy, accusing the US leader of “living in an old world”.
9 May 2025, 18:00 PM
US in constant contact with India and Pakistan: White House
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, speaking to reporters at a briefing, reiterated that US President Donald Trump wants to see the conflict de-escalate
9 May 2025, 17:39 PM
Residents stockpile food, rush to bunkers as conflict rattles India, Pakistan
Authorities warn against price gouging, stockpiling
9 May 2025, 16:02 PM
Blasts rock Indian Kashmir, Amritsar as conflict escalates
Indian army says it repelled Pakistan drones
9 May 2025, 16:02 PM
India accuses Pakistan of endangering civilian lives by keeping airspace open during 'strikes'
India today accused Pakistan of endangering civilian lives by keeping its airspace open during drone and missile attacks on multiple Indian cities, allegedly using commercial flights as a shield against counter-strikes
9 May 2025, 14:39 PM
Pakistan military spokesman says 'we will not de-escalate' with India
"We will not de-escalate -- with the damages India did on our side, they should take a hit," Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told media at a briefing
9 May 2025, 14:04 PM