Lebanon arrests six after attack on UN patrol

The Lebanese army has arrested six people after gunmen attacked UN peacekeepers patrolling in the south of the country, the military said yesterday.
6 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia strikes Ukraine’s power, transport sectors

A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack damaged power facilities in eight Ukrainian regions, causing blackouts and forcing nuclear power plants to cut power output, officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said yesterday.
6 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Gaza talks at critical moment: Qatar’s PM

The nearly two-month-old ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will not be complete until Israeli troops withdraw from the Palestinian territory under a peace plan backed by Washington and the UN, mediator Qatar’s prime minister said yesterday.
6 December 2025, 18:00 PM

South Africa hostel shooting leaves 11 dead: police

The attack is the latest in a string of mass shootings that have shocked the crime-weary country of 63 million people.
6 December 2025, 09:16 AM

Afghan authorities say 4 civilians killed in Pakistan border clash

At the Pakistani border town of Chaman, the local hospital said three people had been discharged after suffering minor injuries during the clash
6 December 2025, 05:53 AM

Netflix-Warner Bros deal faces political pushback even as company touts benefits

Netflix says deal benefits workers, consumers and innovation
6 December 2025, 05:43 AM

At the 2026 World Cup draw, the winner is ... Donald Trump

Trump awarded FIFA's inaugural peace prize for promoting dialogue
6 December 2025, 05:38 AM

10 university students die in Peru restaurant fire

The students were trapped on the second floor of the wood-and-brick building of the Calma Tripa restaurant when they were engulfed by flames
6 December 2025, 02:04 AM

WHO chief upbeat on missing piece of pandemic treaty

The World Health Organization chief said Friday that countries were in a strong position to finalise the vital missing piece of the pandemic treaty, which will determine how vaccines are shared
6 December 2025, 01:58 AM

Israeli warplanes strike eastern Gaza

Israeli warplanes launched a series of raids targeting the eastern areas of Gaza City yesterday, as settlers cut water pipelines in Khirbet ad-Dir in the Jordan Valley of the occupied West Bank.
5 December 2025, 19:57 PM

US widens travel ban to more than 30 countries

The US plans to expand the number of countries covered by its travel ban to more than 30, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Thursday.
5 December 2025, 18:52 PM

Ukrainian drone strike sparks fire at Azov port

A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at Russia’s Azov Sea port of Temryuk, the local emergencies centre said yesterday.
5 December 2025, 18:50 PM

AI chatbots can influence voters: studies

A brief conversation with a partisan AI chatbot can influence voters’ political views, studies published Thursday found, with evidence-backed arguments -- true or not -- proving particularly persuasive.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump strategy shifts from global role

President Donald Trump laid out a radical realignment of US foreign policy yesterday, shifting the longtime superpower’s focus from global to regional, brutally criticizing Europe as facing “civilizational erasure” and putting a top priority on eliminating mass migration.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Xi woos Macron with sightseeing trip

Chinese leader Xi Jinping accompanied French President Emmanuel Macron to Chengdu yesterday, a rare gesture seemingly reserved for the head of Europe’s second-largest economy that highlights Beijing’s focus on Paris in its ties with the European Union.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM

US vaccine committee scraps recommendation for hepatitis B shot in newborns

Although a win for Robert F Kennedy Jr, the move will reverse decades of public health gains
5 December 2025, 16:04 PM
5 December 2025, 12:25 PM

Netflix to acquire Warner Bros Discovery's studios and streaming unit for $72 billion

Analysts say Netflix is driven by a desire to lock up long-term rights to hit shows and films
5 December 2025, 12:21 PM

Putin and Modi discuss trade, peace in New Delhi summit

Raft of agreements and deals to be announced
5 December 2025, 08:22 AM

Putin to hold summit talks with Modi in Delhi

Will discuss defence, oil, and nuclear energy
5 December 2025, 02:58 AM