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Hezbollah not meeting truce terms

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz yesterday accused Lebanese group Hezbollah of not meeting the terms of a ceasefire, warning that if the militants continued to breach the deal, Israel would “be forced to act”.
5 January 2025, 18:00 PM

South Koreans protest in snow as Yoon arrest deadline nears

Thousands descended on his residence again Sunday despite bitter snow conditions blanketing the capital -- with one camp demanding Yoon's arrest while the other called for his impeachment to be declared invalid.
5 January 2025, 07:01 AM

NYC starts driver congestion charging despite opposition

That plan revives one, originally with a $15 base fee, that she paused in June, saying there were "too many unintended consequences for New Yorkers."
5 January 2025, 06:57 AM

World's oldest person dies at 116 in Japan

Itooka, who had four children and five grandchildren, died on December 29 at a nursing home where she resided since 2019, the southern city's mayor said in a statement.
5 January 2025, 04:30 AM

Massive storm to slam half of US with snow, ice, bitter cold

More than 60 million people are in the path of the dangerous storm
5 January 2025, 04:25 AM

Cartoonist quits Washington Post over rejected sketch mocking owner, Trump

An award-winning political cartoonist for The Washington Post has announced her resignation after a cartoon depicting the newspaper's billionaire owner groveling before Donald Trump was rejected
5 January 2025, 03:35 AM

What we know so far about the New Orleans truck attack victims

Details of the victims come from interviews with families, media and social media accounts
5 January 2025, 02:18 AM

India reports no unusual surge in respiratory illnesses

India yesterday said there has been no unusual surge in cases of respiratory illnesses across the country in the wake of rising cases of such ailments in China in the past few weeks
4 January 2025, 19:38 PM

Crisis in Rakhine: Rohingya repatriation hope dims further

Prospects for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar are dimming as the Rakhine state descends deeper into conflict and humanitarian crisis.
4 January 2025, 18:35 PM

US announces $8b arms sale to Israel

The administration of US President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a planned $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a source familiar with the plan said on Saturday.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Malaysia expels two boats ferrying about 300 Myanmar migrants

Malaysia yesterday said it expelled two boats ferrying about 300 undocumented migrants from Myanmar from the country’s waters.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record

Last year was Brazil’s hottest on record, its weather agency said Friday, after a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American country that climate experts have linked to global warming.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Post-coup myanmar: Junta to release 5,800 prisoners

Myanmar’s embattled junta government yesterday said it would release almost 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country’s independence day.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Mike Johnson elected speaker of US House

Republican Mike Johnson was returned as speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday with the crucial backing of incoming president Donald Trump, ending a bitter standoff that threatened to see the 2025 session opening in chaos.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Hush money case: Trump to be sentenced on January 10

The New York judge presiding over President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday set sentencing for 10 days before his January 20 inauguration and said he was not inclined to impose jail time.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM

59 more killed in Gaza

At least 59 people, including seven children of a family, were killed in Israeli air strikes across the Palestinian territory in the past 24 hours, said the enclave’s health ministry yesterday.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Gunmen ambush Pak aid convoy

Gunmen ambushed a Pakistan convoy travelling to bring aid to a region besieged by sectarian fighting yesterday, local government said, wounding several officials despite a ceasefire announced three days ago.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM

China vegetable market fire kills 8

A fire at a vegetable market in north China killed eight people and injured 15 yesterday, local authorities reported.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Bono, Messi, get highest US civilian honour

Joe Biden was set to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 honourees, bestowing the highest civilian honour in the United States to entertainers, sports stars, politicians and diplomats.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM

World’s oldest person dies at 116

The world’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116.
4 January 2025, 18:00 PM