Heathrow closed by huge fire

Britain’s Heathrow Airport was shut yesterday after a huge fire at a nearby substation knocked out its power, stranding passengers around the world and angering airlines who questioned how such crucial infrastructure could fail.
21 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Migrant deaths hit record in 2024, UN agency says

Nearly 9,000 people confirmed to have died
21 March 2025, 10:58 AM

Sudanese army says it has control of presidential palace in Khartoum

The army said it had also taken control of ministries and other key buildings in central Khartoum
21 March 2025, 10:54 AM

At least 91 killed in Gaza as Israel abandons ceasefire, orders evacuations

After two months of relative calm, Gazans were again fleeing for their lives after Israel effectively abandoned a ceasefire
21 March 2025, 07:29 AM

Tesla recalls more than 46,000 Cybertrucks over risk of panel detachment

The brand encounters consumer blowback in the wake of Musk's key advisory role in Trump's administration
21 March 2025, 05:49 AM

Huge fire closes UK's Heathrow Airport, global flight schedules disrupted

Britain's Heathrow Airport said it would be closed all of Friday after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power, disrupting flight schedules around the world.
21 March 2025, 05:38 AM

Israel government sacks Shin Bet intelligence chief

The head of Shin Bet, Israel's domestic intelligence agency, was sacked Friday, days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he no longer trusts him, and fallout from a report on the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
21 March 2025, 05:10 AM

North Korea test-fires new weapons ahead of Russian security chief visit

North Korea said Friday it had test-fired a new weapons system which would boost its combat readiness, as Russia's security chief arrived in Pyongyang for talks with leader Kim Jong Un.
21 March 2025, 04:31 AM

Trump signs order aimed at dismantling US Department of Education

"We're going to be returning education, very simply, back to the states where it belongs," said Trump in front of a colorful backdrop of state flags.
21 March 2025, 04:23 AM

Trump pressures courts after reprimand on deportations

US President Donald Trump demanded Thursday that courts stop blocking his agenda, edging closer to a constitutional showdown after a judge suggested the administration had ignored an order to block summary deportations.
21 March 2025, 04:12 AM

Greenpeace hit with $660m in damages in US pipeline suit

A jury in North Dakota on Wednesday ordered Greenpeace to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in a closely watched lawsuit brought by a US pipeline operator, raising serious free speech concerns.
20 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Indian forces kill 30 Maoist rebels

Indian security forces yesterday killed at least 30 Maoists in two separate gun battles inside forests in Chhattisgarh state’s Bastar region, senior police officials said. 
20 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Huthis will be ‘annihilated’

US President Donald Trump said Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels “will be completely annihilated,” warning Tehran against continuing aid for the group amid an ongoing US military campaign against them. 
20 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Thousands flee as Israel expands ground ops

Israel bombarded Gaza and pressed its ground operations yesterday after issuing what it called a “last warning” for Palestinians to return hostages and remove Hamas from power.
20 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Europe meets over Ukraine peace plans

Senior military figures and European leaders yesterday gathered to thrash out plans for long-term peace in Ukraine, as the United States and Russia prepared for fresh talks on ending the war.
20 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Top EU diplomat hails Trump offer to help Ukraine get air defences

The EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Thursday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s agreement to help Kyiv obtain additional air defence systems, including in Europe, as its fights Russia’s three-year invasion.
20 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Thousands flee as Israel restarts ground ops

Hamas fires at Tel Aviv in first riposte to ‘massacres’ of Gaza civilians
20 March 2025, 15:13 PM

Iran frees Frenchman after nearly 900-day prison ordeal

Grondeau, 34, "is free and with his loved ones", Macron posted on X.
20 March 2025, 08:34 AM

Turkey detains 37 people over social media posts on detained Istanbul mayor

Turkey detained Imamoglu, the main rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday
20 March 2025, 07:20 AM

US detains Indian student accusing 'Hamas links', seeks deportation

Homeland Security accused Badar Khan Suri of spreading Hamas propaganda and antisemitism on social media
20 March 2025, 05:57 AM