War intensifies after Moscow refinery hit
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Another heatwave grips Europe
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Qatar gas plant blast kills 13, injures dozens
AFP, Doha
34 MIN(s) ago Middle East
China launches probe over diaper row
AFP, Beijing
34 MIN(s) ago China
Three killed in Philippine school shooting
AFP, Tacloban
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14 killed in India building fire
AFP, Lucknow
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‘India in talks to sell BrahMos to UAE’
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Trump prepares to withdraw from Paris climate deal: NYT

US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has prepared executive orders and proclamations on withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, reports NYT
9 November 2024, 14:16 PM

What is the point of a UN climate COP?

Because climate change will affect every country, regardless of whether it contributed to the problem, it demands global solutions that can address the diversity of needs across countries
9 November 2024, 08:43 AM

US charges Iranian man in plot to kill Donald Trump

The United States has charged an Iranian man in connection with an alleged plot ordered by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, the Justice Department said on Friday
9 November 2024, 04:32 AM

Palestinian leader tells Trump ready to work for Gaza peace: office

Trump's victory came with the Middle East in turmoil after the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023
9 November 2024, 03:39 AM

Canada on 'high alert' bracing for migrants fleeing US

US President-elect Donald Trump has promised the largest mass deportation in American history, accusing immigrants of "poisoning the blood of our country"
9 November 2024, 02:15 AM

Heat, air pollution, disease: How climate change affects health

The latest round of UN climate talks begin next week during what is expected to be the hottest year in recorded history
9 November 2024, 02:10 AM

No price too high for mass deportations

US President-elect Donald Trump has doubled down on his campaign promise of the mass deportation of illegal immigrants, saying the cost of doing so will not be a deterrent.
8 November 2024, 18:43 PM

Europe boosts defence spending but lacks soldiers: study

Europe has increased defence spending since Russia invaded Ukraine, but its defence capacities including military manpower are still insufficient, a British security think-tank warned yesterday.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Modi rejects calls to restore J&K’s partial autonomy

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday strongly backed his government’s contentious 2019 decision to revoke the partial autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), days after the territory’s newly elected lawmakers sought its restoration.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Israeli offensive in Gaza: 70pc of dead are women, children

The UN Human Rights Office said yesterday nearly 70 percent of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza offensive were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM

F-15 fighters arrive in ME

American F-15 fighter planes arrived in the Middle East on Thursday, the US military said, after Washington announced the deployment of additional assets to the region in a warning to Iran.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Four more militants killed in SE Iran: IRGC

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) killed four more militants during an operation in the country’s southeast region where jihadists killed 10 police last month, state media said yesterday.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Judge rules against Biden legalisation programme

A US judge in Texas on Thursday ruled against President Joe Biden’s program offering a path to citizenship for certain immigrant spouses of US citizens, a blow that could keep the program blocked through Biden’s final months in office.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Hezbollah fires missiles at Israeli naval base

Hezbollah said it targeted a naval base near the Israeli city of Haifa with missiles yesterday, the second such attack in less than 24 hours.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Anti-govt’ samosa theft prompts India police probe

Missing samosas sparked a police probe in India with five officers facing disciplinary action for allegedly eating a plate of the savoury treats intended for a senior politician, media reports said yesterday.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM

2 ‘rebels’, 2 militia members killed in gunfights

Soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir killed two suspected rebels during a firefight, police said yesterday, hours after gunmen in a separate incident shot dead two members of a government-backed militia.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Pakistan’s Punjab bans entry to parks, zoos

Pakistan’s Punjab banned entry to many public spaces from yesterday, including parks and zoos, as it sought to protect people from severe air pollution in parts of eastern province.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Putin’s Ukraine demands are unchanged

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to discuss Ukraine with Donald Trump but that does not mean he is willing to alter Moscow’s demands, the Kremlin said yesterday.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM

Russian drones, missiles pummel Ukrainian cities

Russian attacks overnight wounded more than two dozen people in the Ukrainian border city of Kharkiv and killed one in the southern city of Odesa, Ukrainian authorities said yesterday, as Moscow’s bombardments escalated.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM

'A brave man': Putin congratulates Trump on election victory

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in his first public comment on the US vote, and he praised the president-elect's courage during the July assassination attempt
8 November 2024, 14:52 PM