Israel seen as likely to attack Iran by midyear: reports

Such an attack would escalate tension in the region and risking a wider conflict
13 February 2025, 05:07 AM

US consumer inflation increases at fastest pace in nearly 1-1/2 years in January

Trump was elected on promises to lower prices for inflation-weary consumers
13 February 2025, 04:58 AM

Gabbard confirmed as US intel chief in latest victory for Trump

No Democrats or independents voted in favor of the nominee.
13 February 2025, 04:19 AM

Trump admin sues New York over immigration enforcement

Trump pledged during his 2024 presidential campaign to carry out the largest mass deportation of undocumented migrants in US history.
13 February 2025, 04:09 AM

North Korea demolishing family reunion centre, Seoul says

North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country, Seoul said Thursday
13 February 2025, 03:36 AM

AP reporter again barred from Oval Office over 'Gulf of America'

Asked about the restriction, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Trump administration was guarding against media "lies."
13 February 2025, 03:25 AM

Trump and Putin set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine

US president said he had held a "lengthy and highly productive" conversation with Putin
13 February 2025, 03:18 AM

75,000 US federal workers accept Trump administration buyout

The buyout is one of many approaches Trump is taking to slash a civilian workforce of 2.3 million
13 February 2025, 03:06 AM

July uprising: Proof won’t be shared till trials meet int’l standard

The UN will not share evidence from its investigation with Bangladesh unless trials of perpetrators of the brutal response to the July uprising meet international standards, says a top official at the UN Human Rights Office.
12 February 2025, 19:00 PM

Ukraine talks to start 'immediately'

Says Trump after holding phone conversation with Putin
12 February 2025, 18:21 PM

Ukraine talks to start ‘immediately’

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone yesterday and agreed to immediately start talks to end the Ukraine war, in an extraordinary thaw in relations that could leave Kyiv out in the cold.
12 February 2025, 18:00 PM

US to go ‘bankrupt’ without cuts

Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has been tapped by President Donald Trump to lead federal cost-cutting efforts, said Tuesday that the United States would go “bankrupt” without budget cuts.
12 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Uncertainty over Gaza truce builds

Israel’s military has called up reservists in preparation for a possible resumption of fighting in Gaza if Hamas fails to meet a Saturday deadline to release more Israeli hostages and a nearly month-old ceasefire breaks down.
12 February 2025, 18:00 PM

124 journos killed in 2024: CPJ

Last year was the deadliest for journalists in recent history, with at least 124 reporters killed -- and Israel responsible for nearly 70 percent of that total, the Committee to Protect Journalists reported Wednesday.
12 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Modi heads to US to dodge tariff battle

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heading to Washington for high-stakes talks in an attempt to avoid a trade war with Donald Trump.
12 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders not realistic

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said yesterday that a return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders was unrealistic and the Trump administration does not see Nato membership for Kyiv as part of a solution to the war triggered by Russia’s invasion.
12 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Taiwan detects 62 Chinese aircraft

Taiwan said yesterday it detected 62 Chinese military aircraft near the self-ruled island this week, as two US ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
12 February 2025, 18:00 PM

White House bars AP reporter

The Associated Press (AP) said Tuesday that its White House reporter was barred from an event with President Donald Trump over the top US news agency’s refusal to follow his order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
12 February 2025, 18:00 PM

$53b needed to rebuild Gaza: UN

More than $53 billion will be required to rebuild Gaza and end the “humanitarian catastrophe” that has gripped the war-ravaged territory, including $20 billion in the first three years alone, the United Nations said Tuesday.
12 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump fires USAID inspector general

Paul Martin's dismissal came a day after his office issued a report critical of the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the agency
12 February 2025, 12:15 PM