Trump-Xi summit: Win, lose or draw?
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Trump's geopolitical brinkmanship has hit a wall with Iran
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Taiwan says it is an 'independent' nation, after Trump's warning
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Israel, Lebanon say extending ceasefire despite new strikes
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Middle East
Trump says he is losing patience with Iran, did not ask China for favors
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US-Israel war on Iran
US plans to indict Cuba’s Raul Castro
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Luxor exhibits Tutankhamun tomb artifact
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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‘US willing to continue talks to end impasse’
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM
US-Israel war on Iran
US-China summit in Beijing: ‘No breakthroughs’ as Trump ends trip
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM
World
Xi-Trump summit in Beijing: How it failed to yield Iran war breakthrough
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM
US-Israel war on Iran
Trump blocked Israeli plan to strike Iran nuke sites
US President Donald Trump scuppered an Israeli plan to strike Iranian nuclear sites, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, as Washington attempts to reach a deal to curb Tehran’s weapons program.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Over 130 students in US join federal lawsuit over revoked visas
More than 130 international students across the United States have joined a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully canceling their visas, jeopardising their legal status in the country, court documents show.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Resist protectionism’
China’s leader Xi Jinping urged Cambodia to “resist protectionism,” as he arrived in Phnom Penh yesterday at the end of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia, as US tariffs threatened the economies of both countries.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Malaysian Immigration Dept rescues Bangladeshi man from forced labour exploitation
The victim alleged that he was physically assaulted and abused
17 April 2025, 13:06 PM
Waqf (Amendment) Act: Indian SC asks govt to spell out stance within a week
The government would not de-notify "waqf by deed" and "waqf by user" properties till the next hearing
17 April 2025, 12:50 PM
Bangladeshi sea arrivals in Italy more than double in early 2025: UNHCR
2,589 arrived in Italy in the first two months of this year, up from 1,206 in the same period last year
17 April 2025, 12:23 PM
Trump funding freeze upends agricultural research at US universities
Poultry genetics research was shut down, fruit and vegetable test plots went unwatered,
17 April 2025, 10:31 AM
Moscow plans to use seized US-owned company to feed Russian army, document shows
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said its treatment will be part of the conversation about resetting US-Russia relations.
17 April 2025, 08:28 AM
Trump blocked Israeli plan to strike Iran nuclear sites: report
"Israel had sought Washington's assistance to carry out an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities in May"
17 April 2025, 08:21 AM
Colombia declares emergency over yellow fever outbreak
The mosquito-borne virus, which typically causes fever, muscle pains, nausea and headaches, is endemic to multiple countries in South America
17 April 2025, 07:16 AM
Gaza rescuers say 25 killed in Israeli strikes on displaced people
Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said an overnight strike targeted several tents in the Al-Mawasi area of the southern city of Khan Yunis, resulting in 16 deaths.
17 April 2025, 06:59 AM
Videos, photos, 8,000 pages: More evidence vs Philippine ex-president Duterte
The ICC said it has at least 421 documents, nine photos and nearly 16 hours of audio and video files that it would use as evidence against Duterte
17 April 2025, 06:52 AM
UN watchdog chief says Iran 'not far' from nuclear bomb
Western countries including the United States have long accused Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons
17 April 2025, 05:24 AM
Singapore to send medical contingent to treat Palestinians in Egypt
A medical contingent will fly to Egypt in the coming weeks to provide care to Palestinians and help the people of Gaza
17 April 2025, 05:21 AM
Myanmar junta says to free nearly 5,000 prisoners in amnesty
Civil rights groups say the junta has arrested thousands of protesters and activists since its 2021 coup
17 April 2025, 04:45 AM
Harvard may lose ability to enroll foreign students: Trump admin
Trump administration demanded information on some visa holders
17 April 2025, 03:45 AM
Trump says 'joke' Harvard should be stripped of funds
Trump's administration had also formally asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke the famed seat of learning's tax-exempt status
17 April 2025, 03:32 AM
El Salvador becoming 'black hole' for US deportees, critics fear
Observers say most of the migrants had committed no crime, and many had enjoyed asylum status in the United States.
17 April 2025, 03:02 AM
Trump admin plans $40 bn in health budget cuts: report
A preliminary financial plan that would still require approval by Congress
17 April 2025, 02:50 AM
US govt agency seeks criminal probe of Trump legal foe
James drew the wrath of Trump after leading a civil fraud case against him that saw the Republican ordered to pay a multi-million dollar penalty last year.
17 April 2025, 02:41 AM