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China warns US, Japan, Philippines against 'playing with fire' over joint drills
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Iran's president stresses importance of diplomacy while noting distrust of U.S.
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World awaits fate of ceasefire after US seizes Iranian ship
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Iran ensures safe passage through Hormuz, Iranian envoy says
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Thousands of Venezuelans march to demand Maduro's release
Several demonstrators, many of them public sector workers, held photos of Maduro and of his wife, Cilia Flores, who was also seized in the US raid.
4 February 2026, 09:51 AM
Move on, says Trump as Epstein files trigger probe into British politician
Republican Trump insisted once again that he had been cleared by the newest trove of files as he faced renewed questions at the White House over the disgraced financier
4 February 2026, 09:38 AM
Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has been killed, sources say
Office of Libya's attorney general said investigators and forensic doctors determined that he died from gunshot wounds.
4 February 2026, 08:50 AM
Chomsky sympathised with Epstein over 'horrible' press treatment
In a 2019 email, Chomsky urged Epstein to 'lie low'
4 February 2026, 02:12 AM
US tanker approached by Iranian gunboats in Strait of Hormuz
US Air Force escorted the American destroyer away
4 February 2026, 02:07 AM
Sacked envoy Mandelson to quit UK parliament over Epstein scandal
Britain's sacked ex-ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, is quitting the upper house of parliament, the speaker announced Tuesday, amid a growing political scandal over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
3 February 2026, 21:49 PM
Over 50,000 arrested in Iran protest crackdown: rights group
300 forced confessions extracted from protestors, says US-based HRANA
3 February 2026, 19:57 PM
Turkey's Erdogan visits Saudi as ties between former foes warm
His first visit to Saudi in over two years
3 February 2026, 19:31 PM
Jeffrey Epstein's ties to politicians, business titans and other figures
Justice Department files expose Epstein’s ties to global elites, sparking scrutiny over politics, finance, and academia
3 February 2026, 12:45 PM
Trump says seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard
Critics have called it a pressure campaign by the administration on liberal universities
3 February 2026, 11:14 AM
Indian rupee, stocks soar in relief rally after trade deal with US
U.S. to slash tariffs on Indian exports to 18% from 50%
3 February 2026, 11:09 AM
Why gold and silver prices suddenly collapsed
After hitting record highs last week, the prices of gold and silver have suddenly reversed course.
3 February 2026, 10:37 AM
Death toll from heavy Japan snow hits 30
The central government has deployed troops to help residents in Aomori, the heaviest-hit region where as much as 4.5 metres (15 feet) of snow remains on the ground in remote areas
3 February 2026, 10:17 AM
US House to vote Tuesday to end shutdown
Trump has been pressuring Republicans to swiftly adopt a spending bill to end the shutdown, even as some have voiced their disdain for the deal that opens the door to modest reforms on immigration agents
3 February 2026, 09:13 AM
US-Iran meeting likely to take place in Turkey on Feb. 6: Arab official to AFP
A meeting between the United States and Iran is likely to take place in Turkey on February 6
3 February 2026, 08:40 AM
Clintons agree to testify in Epstein congressional probe ahead of contempt vote
House Oversight Committee recommended last week that Clintons be held in contempt
3 February 2026, 08:34 AM
Sheriff says mother of top US news anchor likely 'abducted' from home
He also said there were no suspects yet in the case, and that there was nothing to indicate that Savannah Guthrie's job as a prominent broadcast reporter had anything to do with the crime
3 February 2026, 08:23 AM
US, India reach trade agreement
US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India yesterday, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to stop buying Russian oil over the war in Ukraine.
3 February 2026, 03:28 AM
Trump cuts India tariffs, says Modi will stop buying Russian oil
Tariff on Indian goods to be cut to 18%, he says
3 February 2026, 01:15 AM
Pakistan security forces hunt militants
Pakistani soldiers were yesterday hunting down separatist militants who stormed schools, banks, and security installations, killing nearly 50 people, in a series of coordinated attacks across southwestern Balochistan province, the military said.
3 February 2026, 00:00 AM