US appeals court rejects Trump's bid to curtail birthright citizenship

It was the first time an appellate court had weighed in on Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, whose fate may ultimately be decided by the US Supreme Court.
20 February 2025, 02:44 AM

Egypt announces first discovery of pharaoh's tomb in more than 100 years

Located west of the Valley of the Kings, Thutmose II's tomb was the last lost tomb of the kings of Egypt's 18th dynasty
20 February 2025, 02:29 AM

Trump tells Zelenskiy to move fast for peace or lose Ukraine

Calls Zelenskiy 'a dictator without elections'
19 February 2025, 18:37 PM

Trump blames Ukraine over war with Russia

US President Donald Trump has effectively blamed Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia’s invasion, as French President Emmanuel Macron prepares for another round of talks with EU and non-European partners.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Zelensky a dictator: Trump

US President Donald Trump yesterday denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “a dictator without elections” and said he had better move fast to secure a peace or he would have no country left.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Gunmen identify, kill 7 Punjabi travellers in Pakistan: govt official

Security forces have been battling sectarian, ethnic and separatist violence for decades in impoverished but mineral-rich Balochistan
19 February 2025, 07:56 AM

Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy

Washington's approach changed dramatically with Tuesday's initial meeting between US and Russian negotiators.
19 February 2025, 07:19 AM

UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan returns to nuclear power

IAEA is monitoring Japan's efforts to decommission the Fukushima Daiichi plant after a 2011 earthquake-triggered tsunami killed 18,000 people and set off the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl
19 February 2025, 05:30 AM

US judge will not block Elon Musk from firing federal workers, accessing data

Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment
19 February 2025, 04:40 AM

China condemns US 'tariff shocks' at WTO

Trump signed executive orders last week imposing new 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminium, due to come into effect on March 12
19 February 2025, 04:05 AM

KFC shifts US headquarters from Kentucky to Texas

The relocation of about 100 KFC US corporate roles will take place over six months.
19 February 2025, 04:01 AM

Trump bashes Zelensky, 'confident' on Ukraine deal

Trump insists that his only goal was 'peace' to end the largest land war in Europe since World War II
19 February 2025, 03:56 AM

Hamas, Israel agree return of six hostages, bodies held in Gaza

19 freed so far in exchange for more than 1,100 Palestinian prisoners
19 February 2025, 03:27 AM

At least 200 killed in three-day Sudan paramilitary assault

The attack on the White Nile state villages of Al-Kadaris and Al-Khelwat, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of the capital, sent thousands fleeing, witnesses told AFP.
19 February 2025, 03:20 AM

Trump says he will introduce 25% tariffs on autos, pharmaceuticals and chips

Trump has long railed against what he calls the unfair treatment of US automotive exports in foreign markets.
19 February 2025, 03:11 AM

US, Russia forge ahead on peace talks, without Ukraine

As the 4-1/2-hour meeting in the Saudi capital was underway, Russia hardened its demands, notably insisting it would not tolerate the NATO alliance granting membership to Ukraine.
19 February 2025, 03:03 AM

Jailed British couple charged with espionage: Iran

Iranian authorities said yesterday that a British couple arrested last month in the country’s southeast had been charged with espionage and accused of links to Western intelligence services.
18 February 2025, 18:00 PM

UN denounces ‘persecution’ of opposition in Tunisia

The United Nations human rights chief yesterday denounced the “persecution of political opponents” in Tunisia, urging the authorities to halt the wave of arrests and arbitrary detentions.
18 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Dialogue in Saudi Arabia: Russia, US hold talks to end Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump’s administration yesterday said it agreed to hold more talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine after an initial meeting that excluded Kyiv, a departure from Washington’s previous approach that rallied US allies to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin.
18 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Meta plans globe-spanning sub-sea internet cable

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has said it will lay an undersea cable stretching across five continents to carry data, including for developing artificial intelligence.
18 February 2025, 18:00 PM