Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war after Trump speech, oil prices surge anew
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Israel military says responding to fresh missile fire from Iran
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Israel reports three Iranian missile attacks within hours
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Takeaways from Trump's speech on Iran
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'Ordinary Americans are not Iran's enemy', Iranian president says in an open letter
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Trump tells Americans that Iran war ending as popularity dips
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Watch / Trump tells US that Iran war victory near, but vows big strikes
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7.4-magnitude quake off Indonesia kills one, tsunami warning lifted
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Trump administration dismisses eight immigration judges in New York
the eight judges all worked at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan
3 December 2025, 02:44 AM
Afghan man pleads not guilty in US National Guard shooting
Lakanwal is charged with first-degree murder for the death of National Guard member
3 December 2025, 02:38 AM
Israeli forces raze Gaza buildings
Israeli forces yesterday carried out demolition and destruction on residential buildings behind the so-called yellow line in the eastern areas of Gaza City.
2 December 2025, 18:41 PM
Imran Khan ‘perfectly fine’
Pakistan’s former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister Uzma Khanum yesterday said that her brother was “perfectly fine” after a meeting with him at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail.
2 December 2025, 18:40 PM
French pastry chefs auction chocolate sculptures
Chocolate artworks by some of France’s most famous pastry chefs sold at auction Monday for more than 100,000 euros in a charity event that had bidders smacking their lips.
2 December 2025, 18:28 PM
5 Chinese citizens killed in attacks from Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban administration said it assured neighbouring Tajikistan yesterday it was ready to tighten border security and conduct joint investigations, after attacks which Dushanbe said were launched from Afghan territory killed five Chinese nationals over the past week.
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
‘End the war’, not just ‘pause’ in fighting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday urged a complete end to his country’s war with Russia and not just a “pause” in the fighting.
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Chinese, Japanese vessels engage in fresh standoff
Japanese and Chinese vessels engaged in a fresh standoff around disputed islands yesterday, the two countries’ coast guards said.
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Venezuela does not want ‘a slave’s peace’
US President Donald Trump summoned his top national security officials to the Oval Office on Monday to discuss Venezuela, as his counterpart Nicolas Maduro rejected a “slave’s peace” amid mounting fears of American military action.
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
India blocking aid to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka
Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) said yesterday that India was preventing humanitarian assistance from being sent to Sri Lanka, where severe flooding and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah have claimed more than 400 lives.
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Fraud probe: 3 arrests as EU diplomatic arm raided
Police arrested three people yesterday following raids on EU offices and a prestigious graduate school in a probe into suspected fraud linked to the training of future diplomats, prosecutors said.
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
'If Europe wants a war, we are ready'
Putin warns European superpowers that their defeat will be swift if they start a war
2 December 2025, 17:27 PM
China floods the world with gasoline cars it can't sell at home
Many Chinese legacy automakers also watched their sales collapse – and responded by flooding the world with fossil-fuel vehicles they couldn't sell at home.
2 December 2025, 06:08 AM
US court strikes down Trump appointment of top prosecutor
A three-judge panel ruled unanimously that Alina Habba, 41, has been unlawfully serving as the US Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
2 December 2025, 03:25 AM
EU agrees on Canada joining European defence programme
The SAFE (Security Action for Europe) programme aims to provide loans to participating countries on favourable terms to jointly purchase weapons alongside other partners.
2 December 2025, 03:18 AM
Amazon tests 'ultra-fast' deliveries in two US cities
Option of having groceries or household essentials at their doors within 30 minutes
2 December 2025, 03:12 AM
White House confirms admiral ordered 2nd strike on alleged drug boat
A total of 11 people were killed in the two strikes in early September
2 December 2025, 03:07 AM
Trump MRI shows president in 'excellent' cardiovascular health: physician
The Republican billionaire, who turns 80 in June, has long faced criticism for limited transparency around his health
2 December 2025, 02:24 AM
Preload state-owned cyber safety app
India’s telecoms ministry has privately asked smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cyber security app that cannot be deleted, a government order showed, a move likely to antagonise Apple and privacy advocates.
1 December 2025, 18:32 PM
Mauritania rescues 141 migrants off West Africa
The Mauritanian coastguard on Sunday rescued 141 migrants from a vessel adrift off the west African coast, official sources told AFP.
1 December 2025, 18:00 PM