Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake
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Climate crisis
Beijing bans drone possession, storage from Nov 15
9 HOUR(s)
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World
Trump dismisses report China entities helped Iran before attack that killed US troops
14 September 2026
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World
Sweden's centre-left bloc leads close election against right-wing government
14 September 2026
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World
Is it possible to slow down the development of AI?
14 September 2026
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World
Diplomacy stumbles with postponement of meeting on Strait of Hormuz proposal
14 September 2026
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World
Polls open in Philippine Muslim enclave after deadly shooting
14 September 2026
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World
Strait of Hormuz: Fresh attack on ship fans fears over oil supplies
14 September 2026
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Middle East
US plans to indict Cuba’s Raul Castro
The United States plans to indict Cuba’s Raul Castro, a US Department of Justice official said late on Thursday.
16 May 2026
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northern Japan
No immediate damage or abnormalities at nuclear plants in Miyagi and Fukushima
15 May 2026
Trump says US and China are aligned on Iran, Tehran must make a deal soon
Trump considers lifting sanctions on Chinese oil firms buying Iranian crude
15 May 2026
India signs agreements with UAE on defence, energy during Modi visit
Also signs pacts on strategic petroleum reserves and supply of liquefied petroleum gas
15 May 2026
Trump says China to buy 200 Boeing jets, order could go up to 750
The orders, if finalized, would mark Boeing's first major Chinese deal in nearly a decade
15 May 2026
Iran FM says US willing to continue talks, open to China's help
Araghchi spoke a day after US President Donald Trump said Xi Jinping had offered China's help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
15 May 2026
Trump says made 'fantastic trade deals' with Xi
Xi agreed to purchase '200 big' Boeing jets, Trump tells Fox News
15 May 2026
Israel threatens to sue NYT over report on sex abuse of Palestinian inmates
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Foreign Minister Gideon Saar have ordered initiation of a defamation lawsuit
15 May 2026
Hunt for Iran's uranium for political optics, suggests Trump
Says after Israel demanded it as a goal
15 May 2026
5 soldiers, 7 militants killed in Pak clashes
At least five soldiers and seven militants were killed in clashes in Pakistan’s turbulent south-western province of Balochistan, officials said yesterday.
15 May 2026
UK minister quits ahead of Starmer challenge
Britain’s health minister Wes Streeting yesterday announced that he had resigned, paving the way for him to launch a leadership challenge against embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
15 May 2026
Protests rock Havana amid power cuts
Protests broke out across the Cuban capital of Havana on Wednesday evening as the city confronted its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a US blockade that has starved the island of fuel.
15 May 2026
Violent storm kills 104 in India’s Uttar Pradesh
A violent storm bringing rain and hail scythed across India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, killing more than 100 people, rescue officials said yesterday, as the chief minister ordered relief funds to be distributed within 24 hours.
15 May 2026
‘This is not a bulldozer state’
Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee swapped her signature white sari-and-shawl look for a black lawyer’s gown yesterday.
15 May 2026
US, China should not be rivals
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called for a “constructive, strategically stable relationship” with the United States during talks with US President Donald Trump in Beijing, while warning that mishandling Taiwan could lead to “clashes and even conflicts” between the two powers.
15 May 2026
Berlin launches trash-for-treats scheme
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure and under a new scheme launched in Berlin on Wednesday, residents and visitors alike will be encouraged to collect rubbish in return for various rewards.
15 May 2026
New attacks reported on ships near Hormuz
US President Donald Trump discussed the Iran war with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing yesterday, as new attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz underscored the cost of a prolonged stalemate, with peace talks stalled.
15 May 2026
Iran war, oil dominate BRICS meet
BRICS nations, including Iran and Russia, met in New Delhi yesterday, where India warned of “considerable flux” in a world hit by conflict, economic uncertainty and energy insecurity.
15 May 2026
Boeing 737 crash: US jury awards $49.5m damages to victim’s family
A US jury awarded $49.5 million in damages on Wednesday to the family of a 24-year-old American who perished in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash.
15 May 2026
WHO confirms eight cases of Andes hantavirus in outbreak
Eight people infected in the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for the Andes virus, the only strain transmitted between humans, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
15 May 2026