US, Iran trade threats but Trump says Tehran wants peace deal
AFP, Washington
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Trump holds off attack on Iran
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20 May 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Russia begins three days of nuclear drills
AFP, Moscow
20 May 2026, 00:00 AM Russian invasion of Ukraine
US approves $4.2bn in helicopter sales to South Korea
AFP, Washington
20 May 2026, 00:00 AM USA
Ebola Virus: WHO worried at ‘scale’ of outbreak
AFP, Kinshasa
20 May 2026, 00:00 AM World

UK economy flatlines in third quarter

Britain’s economy failed to grow during the first three months of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new government, official figures showed on Monday, adding to signs of a slowdown that has cast a shadow over his time in office so far.
24 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Nasa probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun

Nasa’s pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history yesterday, flying closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft with its heat shield exposed to scorching temperatures of more than 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit.
24 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Russia sentences US man to 15 years in prison for 'espionage': agencies

A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a US man to 15 years in a penal colony for "espionage", Russian news agencies reported
24 December 2024, 10:15 AM

12 killed in blast at Turkey explosives plant

Prosecutors have launched an investigation
24 December 2024, 07:15 AM

Japan, US blame North Koreans for $300 million crypto theft

Lazarus Group gained notoriety a decade ago when it was accused of hacking into Sony Pictures as revenge for "The Interview," a film that mocked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
24 December 2024, 05:59 AM

South Korea's opposition vows to impeach acting president

Yoon is currently under investigation by a joint team comprising police, the defence ministry, and anti-corruption investigators
24 December 2024, 05:23 AM

Former US President Bill Clinton hospitalised with fever

It is not an emergency situation, NBC News reported
24 December 2024, 03:45 AM

Israel acknowledges it killed ex-Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran

Haniyeh was killed in a guesthouse in Tehran on July 31
24 December 2024, 03:34 AM

Gaza truce talks make headway

Gaps between Israel and Hamas over a possible Gaza ceasefire have narrowed, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials’ remarks yesterday, though crucial differences have yet to be resolved.
23 December 2024, 18:35 PM

Panama rejects Trump’s threat to take control of Canal

Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday dismissed recent threats made by US President-elect Donald Trump to retake control of the Panama Canal over complaints of “unfair” treatment of American ships.
23 December 2024, 18:00 PM

North Korea suffers 1,100 casualties

More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia’s war with Ukraine, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said yesterday.
23 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 death row inmates

US President Joe Biden yesterday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole before he hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20.
23 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Only 12 trucks delivered food, water since Oct

Just 12 trucks distributed food and water in northern Gaza in two-and-a-half months, aid group Oxfam said on Sunday, raising the alarm over the worsening humanitarian situation in the besieged territory.
23 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Nine killed in Iran as bus, fuel truck collide

At least nine people were killed yesterday when a bus collided with a fuel truck in Iran’s southeast, state media reported, the second mass casualty road accident within days.
23 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Russian forces capture another village in eastern Ukraine

Russia yesterday said it had captured the village of Storozheve in eastern Ukraine, near the town of Velyka Novosilka which its troops is apparently trying to encircle.
23 December 2024, 18:00 PM

India police kill 3 Sikh separatist militants

Indian police said yesterday they had killed three Sikh militants fighting for a separate homeland known as “Khalistan”, the struggle for which sparked deadly violence in the 1980s and 1990s.
23 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian FM to visit US from Dec 24-29

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to embark on a six-day official visit to the United States from tomorrow to discuss key bilateral, regional and global issues
23 December 2024, 13:38 PM

Woman killed when set on fire on New York subway train, police say

Asked whether the man watching from the bench was the attacker, police said that responding officers had no reason to think he was a suspect when they rushed to the woman's aid.
23 December 2024, 10:53 AM

Japan watchdog accuses Google of antitrust violation

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) accuses Google of breaking the law by imposing "transactions with binding conditions" on Android smartphone manufacturers in Japan.
23 December 2024, 10:28 AM

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

With less than a month left in office, Biden had faced growing calls from death penalty opponents to commute the sentences of those on death row to life in prison without parole, which the 37 will now serve.
23 December 2024, 10:25 AM