Trump wins pause of $454m civil fraud ruling

Donald Trump won a bid to pause his $454 million civil fraud judgment if he posts a $175 million bond within 10 days, a victory for the former US president that blocks New York state authorities from beginning to seize his assets as soon yesterday.
25 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Prominent Indians flocking to Modi’s party

A billionaire industrialist and a former Indian Air Force chief on Sunday became the latest prominent figures, including a judge and an ambassador, to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party in recent weeks as it seeks to widen its lead over the opposition.
25 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Polls may not be held nationwide

Myanmar may not be able to hold its next election nationwide, the country’s junta chief admitted in comments published yesterday, as the military struggles to contain escalating violence against its rule.
25 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Teen saves over 100 people in deadly Moscow terror attack

A 15-year-old boy is being credited with saving over 100 people he led away from the terrorist massacre at a Moscow concert hall on Friday
25 March 2024, 16:12 PM

UNSC for the first time demands Gaza ceasefire

US abstained from voting; resolution calls for an immediate truce marking Ramadan to lead to a 'lasting, sustainable ceasefire'
25 March 2024, 15:08 PM

UNSC to try again for ‘permanent’ Gaza ceasefire vote

The UN Security Council today was set to attempt adopting a text calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, as the veto-wielding United States shows signs of tempering its rigid Israel backing
25 March 2024, 13:49 PM

Boeing CEO to step down in management shakeup amid safety crisis

Boeing Co BA.NCEO Dave Calhoun will step down by year-end, in a broad management shakeup brought on by the planemaker's sprawling safety crisis stemming from a January mid-air panel blowout on a 737 MAX plane
25 March 2024, 12:37 PM

11 Rohingya found dead after Indonesia boat capsize

The bodies of at least 11 Rohingya refugees have been recovered off Indonesia's westernmost coast after their boat believed to be carrying around 150 people capsized last week, officials said today
25 March 2024, 11:29 AM

Gaza health ministry says war death toll at 32,333

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza today said that at least 32,333 people have been killed in the territory during more than five months of invasion by Israel in Palestine
25 March 2024, 11:18 AM

Russia casts doubt on Islamic State responsibility for concert attack

Russia today challenged assertions by the United States that the Islamic State militant group orchestrated a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow that killed 137 people and injured 182 more, accusing Washington of covering for Ukraine
25 March 2024, 10:34 AM

13 killed in Philippine road crash

At least 13 people were killed in the southern Philippines on Monday after a collision between a dump truck loaded with sand and a passenger van, local authorities said
25 March 2024, 08:50 AM

A four-day work week? US weighs the pros and cons

The country that gave the world the concept of a weekend is now hesitatingly auditioning a proposal for a four-day work week
25 March 2024, 03:46 AM

Five Rohingya found dead after Indonesia boat capsize: UN

The bodies of at least five Rohingya refugees have been recovered off Indonesia's westernmost coast after their boat believed to be carrying around 150 people capsized last week, United Nations officials said Monday
25 March 2024, 03:46 AM

Trump faces double legal dramas in New York

Donald Trump faces twin legal crises on Monday in New York, where he could see the possible seizure of his storied properties over a massive fine as he separately fights to delay a criminal trial even further
25 March 2024, 02:41 AM

Four Moscow attack suspects charged with terrorism

Four men accused of involvement in the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 137 people were charged with terrorism Sunday and ordered to be detained pending trial
25 March 2024, 02:41 AM

Kangana, ex-Calcutta HC judge get BJP ticket

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and former Calcutta High Court justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who resigned from the judiciary and joined politics, were today named Bharatiya Janata Party candidates for coming Lok Sabha elections
24 March 2024, 19:20 PM

Israel besieges 2 more Gaza hospitals

Israeli forces besieged two more Gaza hospitals yesterday, pinning down medical teams under heavy gunfire and forcing the evacuation from one hospital of most patients and displaced people sheltering there, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
24 March 2024, 18:00 PM

3 soldiers hurt by China water cannon

Three Philippine troops were injured in the latest China Coast Guard water cannon attack on a Filipino supply vessel near a South China Sea reef, Manila’s national security adviser said yesterday.
24 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Gunmen attack police station in Armenian capital

Three armed men yesterday tried to attack a police station in the Nor-Nork district of Yerevan, the Armenian capital, Armenia’s interior ministry said. According to preliminary information, two of the three men had been wounded as result of hand grenades they were carrying detonating, it said.
24 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Big gaps exist with Israel in truce talks: Hamas

Deep differences exist between Hamas and Israel in negotiations for a Gaza truce, an official from the Palestinian group with knowledge of the talks said.
24 March 2024, 18:00 PM