Trump says he paused attack on Iran at Gulf allies' request
AFP, Washington, United States
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Ebola outbreak: Health workers race to respond in DR Congo
Reuters, Bunia
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Guns in Iran streets as Trump renews threats
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19 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Russia attacks Odesa, Dnipro
Reuters, Odesa
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Nigeria, US carry out new strikes on IS in Nigeria
AFP, Lagos
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Israeli forces intercept Gaza-bound aid flotilla
Reuters, Istanbul
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
US weighs drone threat from Cuba
AFP, Washington
19 May 2026, 00:00 AM World

More staff detained by Houthi rebels in Yemen: UN

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have detained another group of UN personnel, a UN statement said yesterday, after 13 staff were held last June.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Taliban reject ICC move to arrest top officials

Afghanistan’s Taliban government said yesterday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its leaders was “politically motivated”.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Asylum ‘universally recognised’ right

Kyiv said yesterday it had received the bodies of hundreds of Ukrainian troops killed in battle with Russian forces, in one of the largest repatriations since Russia invaded.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Record wind gusts

Ireland recorded its strongest-ever wind gusts yesterday as “destructive” Storm Eowyn barrelled in from the Atlantic, cutting power, grounding flights and shutting schools, officials said.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump's deportation ops: US arrests, deports hundreds of migrants

Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others were flown out of the country on military aircraft
24 January 2025, 14:00 PM

Produce in US or pay tariffs

US President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to global elites in a video message to the World Economic Forum yesterday: Make your product in the United States or pay tariffs.
23 January 2025, 19:44 PM

South Korea’s Yoon never intended full martial law

A former South Korean defence minister charged with insurrection for his role in a short-lived martial law attempt told a court yesterday that he wanted a broader military deployment but was overruled by President Yoon Suk Yeol.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Air pollution: More than 250 Bangkok schools close

More than 250 schools in Bangkok were closed yesterday due to pollution, authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Pak ex-PM Imran Khan calls off talks with govt

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan called off reconciliatory talks with the government yesterday, a week after a court handed him a 14-year jail term on graft charges, his party’s chairman said.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor yesterday said he was seeking arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Seven Texas cops hurt in shooting, gunman dead

A man in the US state of Texas shot and wounded seven police officers at an apartment where he had barricaded himself inside, before later being found dead by SWAT members, authorities said yesterday.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Bloomberg steps in to help fund UN climate body

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropy arm said yesterday it will provide funding to help cover the US contribution to the UN climate body’s budget, filling a gap left by President Donald Trump.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Ready for ‘mutually respectful’ Trump talks

The Kremlin said yesterday it saw nothing new in US President Donald Trump’s calls for Russia to end its military offensive in Ukraine, and that Moscow was ready for “mutually respectful” dialogue with him.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel continues West Bank raids after Gaza carnage

A Palestinian official said hundreds of residents of the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp were leaving their homes yesterday, days into a large-scale Israeli raid in the area.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump steps up immigration crackdown

US President Donald Trump’s administration has directed prosecutors to investigate officials who resist immigration enforcement efforts, intensifying a sweeping crackdown that Trump launched the day he took office.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Rubio affirms ‘ironclad’ US commitment to Philippines

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the US under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines’ defense, as tensions simmer with Beijing in the South China Sea.
23 January 2025, 18:00 PM

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Taliban leaders

International Criminal Court prosecutor said he had applied for arrest warrants for Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
23 January 2025, 13:28 PM

Israel continues West Bank raids after Gaza carnage

A Palestinian official said hundreds of people began leaving their homes in a flashpoint area of the West Bank on Thursday as Israeli forces pressed a deadly operation there
23 January 2025, 12:03 PM

CNN and NBC News to lay off employees, CNBC reports

The move will help CNN lower production costs and consolidate teams
23 January 2025, 06:23 AM

Billionaire Bloomberg to fund UN climate body after US withdrawal

Bloomberg's intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) remains fully funded
23 January 2025, 05:18 AM