Hamas frees three Israeli hostages in fourth ceasefire swap

In Gaza City a stage had been erected at a harbour for the handover of Keith Siegel.
1 February 2025, 10:03 AM

Old India-Pakistan rivalry drives South Asia diplomatic reshuffle

New Delhi courting Afghanistan's Taliban while Islamabad befriends the new leaders of post-revolutionary Bangladesh
1 February 2025, 09:23 AM

Musk aides lock govt workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say

President Donald Trump has embarked on a massive government makeover, firing and sidelining hundreds of civil servants in his first steps
1 February 2025, 06:18 AM

Trump's Pentagon says it will 'rotate' out some media from offices

Each year going forward, one outlet from print, online, television and radio will rotate out of the Pentagon
1 February 2025, 06:11 AM

Generative AI's environmental impact in figures

Some key figures on the state of play in early 2025
1 February 2025, 06:01 AM

Philadelphia plane crash marks a second US aviation disaster

A small jet with six people onboard crashed into a busy Philadelphia suburb Friday, officials said, showering wreckage over a wide areas and sparking blazes that caused extensive damage to homes and vehicles
1 February 2025, 02:12 AM

Three Israeli hostages set to be released in latest Gaza exchange

Fifteen of the 33 hostages due for release in the first stage of the ceasefire have so far been released in exchange for 400 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
1 February 2025, 02:10 AM

Trump: Nothing Canada, Mexico or China can do to delay Feb 1 tariffs

Trump has been threatening the tariffs for weeks
1 February 2025, 02:04 AM

Trump repeats 100% tariffs threat to BRICS nations

US President Donald Trump has warned the BRICS member countries against replacing the US dollar as a reserve currency by repeating a 100 percent-tariffs threat he had made weeks after winning the November presidential elections.
31 January 2025, 18:00 PM

2,500 Gaza children at ‘imminent risk’ of death

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has demanded that 2,500 children be immediately evacuated from Gaza for medical treatment after meeting with US doctors who said the children were at imminent risk of death in the coming weeks.
31 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Two killed in Israeli strikes on east Lebanon

Overnight Israeli air strikes on the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon killed two people, the health ministry said yesterday, two months into a fragile ceasefire.
31 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia slams Trump’s missile defence shield plan

Russia yesterday condemned an executive order by US President Donald Trump to build a new missile defence shield, accusing the United States of trying to upset the global nuclear balance and pave the wave for military confrontation in space.
31 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Investigators try to salvage aircraft

Investigators yesterday pushed forward with efforts to retrieve the two aircraft involved in a crash in Washington that killed 67 people and raised questions about air safety in the US capital.
31 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump says Canada, Mexico tariffs on Saturday may not include oil

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would soon decide whether to exclude Canadian and Mexican oil imports from the 25% tariffs that he has vowed to impose on Saturday on the countries' products
31 January 2025, 04:27 AM

Investigators recover plane black boxes from Washington air collision

Investigators on Thursday recovered the black boxes from a passenger plane whose mid-air collision with a military helicopter over Washington's Potomac river killed 67 people, as rescuers pulled victims' bodies from the freezing water
31 January 2025, 04:18 AM

All 67 dead as US jet, chopper collide mid-air

Trump blames diversity hirings for crash
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Turkey court jails opposition journalist

A court in Turkey yesterday ordered the arrest of a journalist from an opposition television channel accused of broadcasting a secretly recorded interview with a state official, the media outlet said.
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Russian drone barrage kills 4 in east Ukraine

A Russian drone attack that targeted cities across Ukraine killed at least four people in a Soviet-era residential block in the eastern city of Sumy, the interior ministry said yesterday.
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM

70 Rohingyas land in Indonesia’s Aceh

More than 70 Rohingyas came ashore in Indonesia’s Aceh province, an official said yesterday, the latest wave of Rohingyas who often faced rejection from Indonesia’s regional communities.
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel military intercepts Hezbollah drone

The Israeli military said it intercepted a surveillance drone launched by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah yesterday amid a fragile ceasefire.
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM