Nobel Peace Prize buzz for women's rights, climate fight

The Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded today could go to women's rights campaigners, climate activists or international courts investigating war crimes, with experts saying the field is wide open
6 October 2023, 04:01 AM

‘The Donald Trump show is over’

New York Attorney General Letitia James hit back at Donald Trump on Wednesday over his virulent attacks on the $250 million civil fraud suit she brought against him, saying she will “not be bullied.”
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins Nobel in literature

Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable,” the award-giving body said yesterday.
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Ukrainian Village: 51 killed as Russian missile hits cafe, shop

A Russian missile slammed into a cafe and grocery store in a village in northeastern Ukraine yesterday, killing at least 51 people as they held a memorial service, Ukrainian officials said.
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli forces killed two Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank yesterday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the Israeli army confirmed its soldiers had been engaged in a shootout.
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Concern grows over Iranian teen’s metro assault

Western governments on Wednesday expressed concern after an alleged assault by Iranian security forces had reportedly left a teenager in a coma, with Germany’s top diplomat dubbing the incident “intolerable”.
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Chinese firm sold satellites for intel to Wagner group

Russian mercenary group Wagner in 2022 signed a contract with a Chinese firm to acquire two satellites and use their images, aiding its intelligence work as the organisation sought to push Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a document seen by AFP.
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Dozens dead in attack on Syria military academy

More than 60 people were killed yesterday in a drone attack on a military academy in Syria’s Homs, a war monitor said, revising a previous toll.
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Fresh violence reported in India’s Manipur

At least two houses were torched in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Wednesday night in a fresh outbreak of violence.
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM

UN Green Climate Fund pledges reach $9.3b

The United Nations’ Green Climate Fund (GCF) has pulled in $9.3 billion in pledges from 25 countries to help vulnerable countries cope with climate change, the fund’s facilitator said yesterday.
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Want to achieve parity’

India’s external affairs ministry yesterday said that India asked Canada to downsize its diplomatic presence in New Delhi as it wants to achieve “parity” with Ottawa, adding that “discussions on the matter are under way”.
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Sept was hottest on record

Last month was the hottest September on record by an “extraordinary” margin as the world flirts dangerously with breaching a key warming limit, the EU climate monitor said yesterday.
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Now, Biden to build more wall along Mexico border

The Biden administration today quietly announced plans to add to the border wall with Mexico -- extending construction of the barrier that was a signature policy of Donald Trump
5 October 2023, 14:52 PM

Sikkim flash flood: Death toll rises to 18, nearly 100 missing

At least 18 people were killed and nearly 100 were missing today after heavy rains caused a Himalayan glacial lake in northeast India to burst its banks
5 October 2023, 13:54 PM

At least 49 killed in Russian attack in northeast Ukraine

A Russian attack killed at least 49 people, including a six-year-old boy, in a village in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said
5 October 2023, 13:32 PM

Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse wins Nobel literature prize

Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," the award-giving body said today
5 October 2023, 11:18 AM

'The Donald Trump show is over': New York attorney general

New York Attorney General Letitia James hit back at Donald Trump on Wednesday over his virulent attacks on the $250 million civil fraud suit she brought against him, saying she will "not be bullied.
5 October 2023, 07:28 AM

September was hottest on record by 'extraordinary' margin: EU monitor

Last month was the hottest September on record by an "extraordinary" margin as the world flirts dangerously with breaching a key warming limit, the EU climate monitor said on Thursday
5 October 2023, 04:34 AM

Bidens' dog Commander removed from White House

US President Joe Biden's dog Commander has been removed from the White House, a spokeswoman said Wednesday, after it bit a number of staff members
5 October 2023, 03:35 AM

Second round of Fukushima wastewater release begins: operator

Japan began releasing a second batch of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday, its operator said
5 October 2023, 03:24 AM