Iran says it targeted bases in Kuwait and Jordan after new wave of US strikes
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Immunisation system shows cracks: UN
AFP, Geneva
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM World
Iran threatens to block ‘other export corridors’
Agencies
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Sudan resources fuel civil war: UN
AFP, Geneva
16 July 2026, 00:00 AM World
‘Gus’ the T rex fetches $50.1m at auction
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16 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA

Gaza communications down as Israel searches main hospital

Israeli troops carried out building-by-building searches at Gaza's main hospital today, as a new communications blackout in the territory compounded fears for Palestinian civilians trapped inside the facility
17 November 2023, 07:02 AM

Israel 'not successful' to minimise Gaza civilian casualties: Netanyahu

Israel is doing all it can to get civilians out of harm's way as it battles Hamas in Gaza, including dropping leaflets warning them to flee, but its attempts to minimise casualties were "not successful", Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed yesterday
17 November 2023, 03:47 AM

Finland closes four border crossings with Russia

Finland will close four of the nine crossing points on its border with Russia to stem a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said yesterday.
16 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Takeaways from Biden, Xi’s summit in California

US President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping met for about four hours on Wednesday to discuss issues ranging from military conflicts to drug-trafficking. Here’s the key issues discussed.
16 November 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Very significant’

The first meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Joe Biden this year is a positive signal that the two superpowers want to improve their working relationship, analysts have said.
16 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Israel takes Gaza port, battles Hamas fighters

Israeli troops yesterday advanced in their campaign to destroy Hamas in Gaza, fighting gun battles and taking control of a key port a day after a raid on the territory’s main hospital.
16 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden calls Xi a dictator after planned summit

US President Joe Biden said early yesterday he had not changed his view that Chinese President Xi Jinping was effectively a dictator, a comment likely to land with a thud in Beijing after the two leaders held straightforward summit talks.
16 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Parents Circle-Families Forum: Bereaved families of Palestine, Israel champion peace

The ongoing conflict and violence in the Gaza strip has led to a feeling of hopelessness across the world. The death of over 11,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis comes amid blood curdling calls for violence from both sides, and a shocking apathy from the world's leadership to bring it to an end
16 November 2023, 12:44 PM

Israel orders residents from southern Gaza towns, raising fear of war's spread

Israeli leaflets tell Gazans to leave four towns east of Khan Younis.Thousands more Palestinians were fleeing from the embattled north to the south along a perilous frontline path after Israel told them to evacuate.Israel says troops still at Shifa hospital, no further details.
16 November 2023, 11:44 AM

Tulip, Rushanara toe party line amid UK Labour revolt

A majority of Labour Party MPs, including British-Bangladeshi Tulip Siddiq and Rushanara Ali, abstained from voting on a motion placed at the UK House which demanded that the government call for a ceasefire in Gaza, reports The Independent
16 November 2023, 09:58 AM

Myanmar told to facilitate safe return of Rohingyas

The UN today adopted a resolution calling upon Myanmar to address the root causes of the Rohingya crisis and create conducive environment in Rakhine to facilitate voluntary, safe, and dignified return of the refugees to their homeland.
16 November 2023, 07:19 AM

China ready to be 'partner and friend' of US: Xi

China is "ready to be a partner and friend of the United States," President Xi Jinping told US business leaders on Wednesday, as concerns mount over the country's slowing economy
16 November 2023, 07:10 AM

UNSC calls for pauses in Gaza fighting for aid

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday called for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses in fighting between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip for a "sufficient number of days" to allow aid access
16 November 2023, 04:12 AM

Biden says still considers Xi a 'dictator'

US President Joe Biden said after a summit with Xi Jinping Wednesday that he still considers the Chinese president a "dictator", after he sparked fury from Beijing by making the comparison earlier this year
16 November 2023, 03:13 AM

Biden, Xi pledge to reduce tensions at summit

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands Wednesday and pledged to reduce tensions as they met for the first time in a year at a high-stakes summit in California
15 November 2023, 19:43 PM

‘Raise your hands’

Israeli forces, some wearing facemasks and firing guns into the air, raided early yesterday Gaza’s biggest hospital which was packed with thousands of Palestinian patients and displaced people, in the army’s battle against Hamas.
15 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Israeli troops raid Gaza’s main hospital

Israeli soldiers yesterday raided and combed through Gaza's main hospital in an offensive against Hamas, raising fears for thousands of patients and other civilians trapped inside.
15 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Biden, Xi pledge to reduce tensions at summit

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands early today and pledged to reduce tensions as they met for the first time in a year at a high-stakes summit in California.
15 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Greenhouse gases hit record high in 2022: UN

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere hit new record highs in 2022, with no end in sight to the rising trend, the United Nations warned yesterday.
15 November 2023, 18:00 PM

US, China pledge co-op on climate

The United States and China will back a new global renewables target and work together on methane and plastic pollution, they said in a joint statement yesterday after a meeting to find common ground ahead of COP28 talks in Dubai later this month.
15 November 2023, 18:00 PM