Trump says made 'fantastic trade deals' with Xi
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Israel threatens to sue NYT over report on sex abuse of Palestinian inmates
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Hunt for Iran's uranium for political optics, suggests Trump
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US-Israel war on Iran
WHO confirms eight cases of Andes hantavirus in outbreak
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM
World
Boeing 737 crash: US jury awards $49.5m damages to victim’s family
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM
USA
Iran war, oil dominate BRICS meet
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Iran
New attacks reported on ships near Hormuz
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM
US-Israel war on Iran
Berlin launches trash-for-treats scheme
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Europe
US, China should not be rivals
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM
World
‘This is not a bulldozer state’
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM
World
Major Ukraine drone attack restricts Russia's airport traffic
Russian airports restricted traffic after Ukraine launched more than 100 drones overnight, including in Moscow just days before its World War II victory parade, officials said Tuesday
6 May 2025, 06:05 AM
Judge orders Trump to admit 12,000 refugees into US
A judge on Monday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to admit around 12,000 refugees into the United States, a blow to the government's efforts to re-shape America's immigration policy
6 May 2025, 05:57 AM
Trump official says Harvard banned from federal grants
Harvard is the wealthiest US university with an endowment valued at $53.2 billion in 2024
6 May 2025, 02:42 AM
Pentagon chief orders 20% cut in number of top officers
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered at least a 20 percent reduction in the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the US military, a memo from the defense secretary said
6 May 2025, 02:34 AM
New Zealand PM proposes banning under-16s from social media
New Zealand's prime minister on Tuesday proposed banning children under 16 from social media, stressing the need to shield them from the perils of big tech platforms
6 May 2025, 02:27 AM
NYT wins 4 Pulitzers, New Yorker 3, Washington Post wins for coverage of Trump shooting
The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and the New Yorker three on Monday for journalism in 2024 that touched on topics like the fentanyl crisis, the US military and last summer's assassination attempt on President Donald Trump
5 May 2025, 21:29 PM
Reuters wins Pulitzer for investigation of fentanyl trade
For their seven-part series, "Fentanyl Express," Reuters reporters purchased all the ingredients needed to produce fentanyl, revealing how the Chinese chemicals fueling America's synthetic opioid crisis are astonishingly cheap and easy to obtain – and why US authorities are failing to stop the deadly trade
5 May 2025, 19:21 PM
Francis’s popemobile converted into clinic for children of Gaza
Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a children’s clinic in war-torn Gaza, Catholic charity Caritas said yesterday.
5 May 2025, 18:05 PM
Israel cabinet okays plan for Gaza ‘conquest’
Israel’s security cabinet approved the expansion of military operations in Gaza including the “conquest” of the Palestinian territory, an official said yesterday, after the army called up tens of thousands of reservists for the offensive.
5 May 2025, 18:05 PM
Trump orders 100pc tariff on foreign-made movies
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was ordering new tariffs on all films made outside the United States, claiming Hollywood was being “devastated” by a trend of US filmmakers and studios working abroad.
5 May 2025, 18:01 PM
Ukrainian attacks kill 3 in Russia’s Kursk region
Ukrainian attacks killed three people in the Russian border region of Kursk yesterday, the regional governor said.
5 May 2025, 18:01 PM
ICJ throws out Sudan’s genocide case against UAE
The top United Nations court yesterday threw out Sudan’s case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war.
5 May 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Take care of India’
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday accused Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of dividing people and asked him to take care of India and secure borders in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
5 May 2025, 18:00 PM
US conducted strikes in and around Sanaa
Yemen’s Houthis yesterday accused the United States of carrying out strikes in and around Sanaa, after the Iran-backed rebels claimed a missile strike on Israel’s main airport.
5 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump pushes for fair trade deal with China
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said the US was meeting with many countries, including China, on trade deals, and his main priority with China was to secure a fair trade deal.
5 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Risks multiply in any potential Indo-Pak conflict
India and Pakistan have significantly upgraded their military capabilities since the nuclear-armed neighbours clashed in 2019, posing increased risks of escalation even in a limited conflict, former military officers and experts say.
5 May 2025, 18:00 PM
19 killed after fuel tanker blast in Pakistan
More than 40 people were injured
5 May 2025, 12:37 PM
Kremlin calls for de-escalation in India-Pakistan tensions
"We hope that the parties will be able to take measures that will reduce tensions"
5 May 2025, 12:32 PM
Trump says he wants a fair trade deal with China
US officials were speaking with Chinese officials about a variety of different things
5 May 2025, 05:57 AM
Trump says he won't seek a third term
Trump has drawn widespread criticism for repeatedly brushing up against constitutional guardrails
5 May 2025, 03:53 AM