‘Clock is ticking’ for Iran: Trump
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Venezuela expels Maduro ally Alex Saab to US again
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Senator loses primary bid to Trump-backed challenger
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Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on May 27
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US-CUBA TENSIONS / Havana issues ‘enemy attack’ survival guide
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Iran eyes new power source under Hormuz
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WHO declares Ebola emergency in DR Congo
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Israel-Lebanon talks a ‘dead-end’
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Taiwan's leader says island will not be 'traded away'
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Drone strike starts fire outside UAE nuclear plant
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Thousands flee after Japan’s biggest wildfire in decades
Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country’s largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated yesterday after killing at least one person, officials said.
2 March 2025, 18:00 PM
War in Ukraine: UK, France to work on peace deal
Britain and France will work on a peace deal with Ukraine and present it to Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday, describing it as a step in the right direction following Friday’s explosive meeting in the White House.
2 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Iran MPs sack minister over economic woes
Iran’s parliament sacked the country’s finance minister yesterday after impeaching him over soaring inflation and a plunging currency, state television reported.
2 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Ukraine summit starts in London after Trump snub
A key summit on the conflict in Ukraine attended by more than a dozen European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky began in London on Sunday.
2 March 2025, 16:16 PM
Trump's deportation threats send shivers through farmworkers
The overall uncertainty offers an opportunity for companies that manufacture increasingly automated machines.
2 March 2025, 06:49 AM
India's Adani Group revives US investment plans, FT reports
After Trump's November election win, Gautam Adani said the group planned to invest $10 billion in US energy security and infrastructure projects, creating a potential 15,000 jobs.
2 March 2025, 05:54 AM
European leaders look to boost support for Ukraine at London summit
Ukraine's allies have been underscoring their steadfast commitment to counter growing concerns that US President Donald Trump is about to sell Kyiv short in negotiations with Russia.
2 March 2025, 05:42 AM
Trump designates English as official language of US
The White House published an executive order by Trump which says it is "long past time" that English is declared as the nation's official language.
2 March 2025, 04:31 AM
Nations fail to break deadlock on UN climate report timing
Many wealthy countries and developing nations exposed to climate impacts wanted an accelerated timetable, arguing the reports would allow countries to be guided by the most up-to-date science.
2 March 2025, 04:25 AM
Elon Musk becomes father for the 14th time
His latest child, a son, is with Shivon Zilis, an executive at Musk's Neuralink with whom he already has three other children.
2 March 2025, 04:20 AM
Musk's DOGE fires federal tech team that built free tax-filing site
Roughly 90 18F employees were immediately locked out of their devices.
2 March 2025, 03:34 AM
Zelenskiy gets warm welcome in UK after clashing with Trump
In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting on Friday, Trump threatened to withdraw support for Ukraine, three years after Russia invaded its smaller neighbour.
2 March 2025, 03:27 AM
Israel endorses plan to extend Gaza truce as first phase draws to close
The first phase of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian fighter group Hamas was set to expire over the weekend, without any certainty as to the second phase.
2 March 2025, 03:01 AM
Trump-Zelensky spat: Rattled, allies rally behind Ukraine
Europe huddles together in London over future of Nato; Zelensky says Ukraine-US ties bigger than spat; Russia gloats, says Zelensky trip 'complete failure'
1 March 2025, 18:13 PM
Delhi bans refuelling of 15-yr-old old cars
Cars more than 15 years old will soon be barred from refuelling in New Delhi, the city’s government said yesterday, as part of measures to reduce the Indian capital’s hazardous pollution levels.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Uncertainty as first phase of Gaza truce due to expire
The first phase of the Israel-Hamas truce is drawing to a close yesterday, but negotiations on the next stage, which should secure a permanent ceasefire, have so far been inconclusive.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
At least 37 dead in Bolivia after two buses collide
Two passenger buses collided Saturday on a highway in southern Bolivia, leaving at least 37 dead, including two children, and some 30 people injured, police said.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Niger’s 2024 floods killed 400, affected 1.5 mn: toll
Nearly 400 people died in Niger and more than 1.5 million others were affected by floods triggered by last year’s exceptionally torrential rains, according to a final toll announced on Saturday.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Rattled, allies rally behind Ukraine
Ukraine’s European allies, set to gather in London today, rallied behind President Volodymyr Zelensky after Donald Trump threw him out of the White House and accused him of not being “ready” for peace with Russia.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Two lunar landings in a week for Nasa’s private Moon fleet
More than fifty years passed between the last Apollo mission and the United States’ return to the lunar surface, when the first-ever private lander touched down last February.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM