Musk's DOGE team to visit US FAA command center on Monday

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy disclosed the plan in a social media post on Sunday.
17 February 2025, 05:46 AM

Singapore court finds opposition party leader guilty of lying to parliament

Singh had pleaded not guilty and his sentencing was due later on Monday
17 February 2025, 04:21 AM

Israel security cabinet to discuss new phase of Gaza truce after Rubio visit

Rubio was in Israel on his first Middle East trip as President Donald Trump's secretary of state
17 February 2025, 03:47 AM

Storms kill 9 in eastern US

Brutally cold weather is expected to hit much of the country later in the week.
17 February 2025, 03:38 AM

UK PM says ready to send troops to Ukraine if needed

The UK was playing a leading role in supporting Kyiv in the war against Russia
17 February 2025, 03:18 AM

Trump administration turns to US Supreme Court in bid to fire agency head

The Justice Department asked the court to immediately lift a federal judge's February 12 order
17 February 2025, 03:12 AM

India capital shaken by 4.0-magnitude quake

The earthquake, with its epicentre in New Delhi, occurred at 5:36am
17 February 2025, 02:55 AM

US plane carrying 112 deported Indians reach Amritsar

On Saturday, another US military aircraft carrying 117 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Amristar
16 February 2025, 19:08 PM

Shaheen Anam gets prestigious UK award for social work

Shaheen Anam, executive director of Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), has been awarded an honorary MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by the United Kingdom, the British High Commission in Dhaka said on its verified Facebook page yesterday.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM

‘He who saves his country does not violate any law’

Echoing France’s Napoleon Bonaparte, US President Donald Trump on Saturday took to social media to signal continued resistance to limits on his executive authority in the face of multiple legal challenges.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM

18 killed in Delhi train station stampede

The death toll in a stampede at the main railway station in India’s capital New Delhi rose to at least 18, including five children, media reports said yesterday, citing the Press Trust of India news agency.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Lebanon blocks Iran planes after US warnings

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah yesterday urged the Lebanese government to reverse a decision blocking Iranian flights from landing in Beirut, following US warnings.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Taiwan hails ‘positive’ wording by US

Taiwan yesterday praised the “positive and friendly” wording about the island on the US State Department’s updated website, which has removed the phrase that Washington does “not support Taiwan independence”.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel praises Trump’s Gaza ‘bold vision’

Israel and the United States have a common approach to Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday, praising President Donald Trump’s “bold vision” for the territory after talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Taiwan detects 24 Chinese military aircraft

Taiwan said it detected 24 Chinese military aircraft near the island yesterday as a Canadian warship passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Russian strikes hit Ukraine power plant

Russian drone strikes have damaged a thermal power plant in Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine overnight, leaving 46,000 consumers without heating as temperatures plunge below freezing, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said yesterday.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Austria says suspect likely inspired by IS

The Syrian asylum seeker suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing rampage in the Austrian town of Villach is believed to be a follower of Islamic State (IS) who was radicalised online, authorities said yesterday.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Mali gold mine accident kills 48

At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali Saturday, authorities and local sources told AFP.
16 February 2025, 18:00 PM

US axes 17 more US-funded projects

Trump has assigned Musk's DOGE for cost-cutting across different departments and agencies
16 February 2025, 10:35 AM

Rubio discusses Gaza truce with Israel PM on first leg of Mideast tour

Rubio is expected to push US President Donald Trump's widely condemned proposal to take control of Gaza and relocate its more than two million residents
16 February 2025, 10:21 AM