Trump says he paused attack on Iran at Gulf allies' request
AFP, Washington, United States
9 hour(s) ago US-Israel war on Iran
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
CNN Online
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

Trump launches his own meme coin, value soars

US President-elect Donald Trump has launched his own cryptocurrency, appropriately called $TRUMP, sparking feverish buying that sent its market capitalization soaring on Saturday to several billion dollars
19 January 2025, 13:05 PM

Revisiting Trump's big promises as he returns to White House

A sweeping deportation program, ending "transgender lunacy," "drill, baby, drill," and peace for Ukraine: President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to move big and fast when he returns to the White House on Monday...Here is a look at his sensational but frequently vague promises for a s
19 January 2025, 12:51 PM

Asean tells Myanmar to prioritise ceasefire over polls

Southeast Asian foreign ministers told Myanmar's junta to prioritise a ceasefire in its civil war over fresh elections during a meeting in Malaysia on Sunday
19 January 2025, 12:39 PM

Israeli far-right minister Ben Gvir's party quits ruling coalition protesting Gaza ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retains a slim majority in the Israeli parliament despite their resignation
19 January 2025, 09:56 AM

What are the terms of the Gaza ceasefire deal?

A six-week initial ceasefire phase includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from central Gaza and the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza
19 January 2025, 09:39 AM

Israel says truce with Hamas begins, after delay

During the delay, Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed eight people.
19 January 2025, 09:18 AM

Hamas releases names of 3 Israeli women hostages to be freed Sunday

The hostages to be freed on Sunday as part of a ceasefire deal
19 January 2025, 09:02 AM

Deadly strikes on Gaza after Israel says ceasefire delayed

The IDF continues to strike within the Gaza area at this time
19 January 2025, 07:25 AM

Inauguration Day, Trump-style: What will happen?

Here is a preview of the pomp and circumstance that will unfold Monday when Trump is sworn in as the 47th president
19 January 2025, 06:36 AM

Trade wars, culture wars, and anti-immigration: Trump's big promises

Here is a look at his sensational but frequently vague promises for a second term
19 January 2025, 05:35 AM

Protesters storm South Korea court after president's detention extended

After the court extended his detention around 3:00 am (1800 GMT Saturday), the president's supporters smashed windows and doors as they rushed inside the building.
19 January 2025, 05:05 AM

Trump team asks Bernicat, two senior diplomats to resign

Trump pledged during his presidential campaign to "clean out the deep state" by firing bureaucrats that he deems as disloyal
19 January 2025, 04:19 AM

TikTok officially banned in the USA from today

TikTok suspends app within United States
19 January 2025, 04:04 AM

TikTok notifies US users of shutdown as Trump seeks last-ditch solution

Only months after overwhelmingly backing the law, lawmakers and officials were now fretting about the ban, with all eyes on whether Trump can swoop in and find a way to save the app.
19 January 2025, 03:35 AM

Wuhan keen to shake off pandemic label five years on

Built in just days as Covid-19 cases spiked in Wuhan in early 2020
19 January 2025, 03:06 AM

Israel-Hamas ceasefire delayed after Netanyahu demands hostage list

Hamas says delay in providing list of hostages due to 'technical reasons'
19 January 2025, 02:56 AM

70 killed in central Nigeria as fuel tanker explodes

Tsukwam said a truck carrying 60,000 litres of gasoline had an accident around 10:00 am (0900 GMT) at the Dikko junction on the road linking the federal capital Abuja to the northern city of Kaduna.
19 January 2025, 02:53 AM

Trump arrives in Washington ahead of Monday's inauguration

Trump, who arrived with his wife Melania and other family members at Dulles International Airport, headed to a private event, including a fireworks show, at his golf club in Virginia outside Washington.
19 January 2025, 02:49 AM

Trump offers reprieve as TikTok ban looms

TikTok says it will "go dark" in the United States on Sunday, threatening access to the app for 170 million users, unless the government provides assurances that a law mandating its sale or ban won't be used to punish service providers...After months of legal tussles, the US Supreme
18 January 2025, 19:50 PM

Trump admin plans mass immigrant raids

US immigration authorities will carry out mass arrests of undocumented immigrants across the country on Tuesday, a top border official in the incoming administration of Donald Trump has said.
18 January 2025, 18:00 PM