Britain to make refugee status temporary

Britain said it would make refugee status temporary and the wait for permanent settlement would be quadrupled to 20 years under the country’s most sweeping overhaul of policy on asylum seekers in modern times.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli forces open fire on UN peacekeepers

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said yesterday that Israeli soldiers had shot at its peacekeepers from a tank near an army position in the country’s south.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Istanbul hotel evacuated after tourists die of suspected poisoning

All guests staying at the unnamed hotel in the Fatih neighbourhood near Istanbul's historic peninsula were relocated to other hotels
16 November 2025, 06:06 AM

UK to cut protections for refugees under asylum 'overhaul'

Britain will drastically reduce protections for refugees and end automatic benefits for asylum seekers
16 November 2025, 03:55 AM

Trump buys at least $82m in bonds since late August, disclosures show

The maximum total value of the bond purchases exceeded $337 million, according to the filings.
16 November 2025, 03:07 AM

COP30: Climate protesters rally in Brazil

Thousands of people yesterday marched through the streets of Belem to press for action from negotiators holding tough talks at the UN’s COP30 climate conference in the Amazonian city.
15 November 2025, 18:09 PM

Trump to sue BBC

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would sue the BBC for up to $5 billion, after the British broadcaster apologised but said it would not pay damages for a misleading speech edit.
15 November 2025, 18:00 PM

US justice dept to probe Epstein ties with Democrats

The US Justice Department said on Friday it will fulfil President Donald Trump’s request to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to former Democratic President Bill Clinton and JPMorgan JPM.N, as Trump sought to shift the focus from his relationship with the convicted sex offender.
15 November 2025, 18:00 PM

UNSC to vote on Trump Gaza plan tomorrow

The UN Security Council will vote tomorrow on a resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, diplomats said.
15 November 2025, 18:00 PM

9 killed in blast at J&K police station

Nine people were killed and 31 injured when confiscated explosives accidentally blew up at a police station in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said yesterday, just days after a car blast in Delhi killed a dozen people.
15 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Indonesia landslide kills 6 in Central Java, 17 missing, state media says

The landslide on Thursday in the city of Cilacap buried a dozen houses in Cibeunying village
15 November 2025, 09:03 AM

South Korea cancels 140 flights amid 9-hr national university exam day

More than half a million people sat for the entrance exam
15 November 2025, 06:19 AM

Trump says will sue BBC for up to $5 billion over video edit

Trump's lawyers sent the BBC a letter Monday accusing it of defaming the president
15 November 2025, 02:24 AM

Trump lowers tariffs on beef, coffee, other goods

These products are now exempted from his "reciprocal" tariffs
15 November 2025, 00:40 AM

Russia pounds Kyiv with drones, missiles

Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv early yesterday, killing eight people and wounding dozens in strikes on energy facilities, apartment buildings and infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.
14 November 2025, 19:41 PM

BBC apologises to Trump over speech edit

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) sent a personal apology to US President Donald Trump on Thursday but said there was no legal basis for him to sue the public broadcaster over a documentary his lawyers called defamatory.
14 November 2025, 19:41 PM

US pushes UN Council to adopt Gaza plan

Russia on Thursday proposed its own draft of a UN resolution on Gaza in a challenge to a US effort to pass its own text at the Security Council that would endorse President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, according to a copy of the draft seen by Reuters.
14 November 2025, 19:39 PM

COP30 Summit in Brazil: Heat prompts $300m for climate health research

With more than a half-million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise.
14 November 2025, 19:01 PM

Israeli army builds walls inside south Lebanon

United Nations peacekeepers said yesterday that Israel’s army has built walls in south Lebanon near the UN-demarcated Blue Line, the de facto border, nearly a year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
14 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Modi’s alliance wins Bihar assembly polls

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition comfortably retained power in Bihar, one of India’s poorest and most populous states, a vote count showed yesterday. The result gives him a boost after last year’s disappointing national vote.
14 November 2025, 18:00 PM