Settler attacks hit record in Oct: UN

Israeli settlers carried out at least 264 attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during October, marking the biggest monthly total since United Nations officials began tracking such incidents in 2006, the UN said.
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM

No US officials to attend G20 in S Africa

President Donald Trump said no US officials would attend the G20 summit in South Africa, reviving debunked claims of white Afrikaners being systematically “killed and slaughtered” in the country.
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Court says Trump’s Guard deployment to Portland ‘illegal’

A US federal judge has ruled that Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland, Oregon is “unlawful” and ordered it permanently blocked, a legal setback for the president’s use of troops in the country’s cities.
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Turkey issues arrest warrant against Israel PM

Turkey issued arrest warrants for genocide against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials in his government over the war in Gaza, as Israel continued to kill Palestinians violating a ceasefire.
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Fire in Turkish perfume warehouse kills six, injures five

The fire in Dilovasi was brought under control by firefighters
8 November 2025, 10:55 AM

Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks fail again: Kabul

The two countries met in Istanbul on Thursday to try to finalise a truce agreed on October 19 in Qatar
8 November 2025, 05:00 AM

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double helix, dies at 97

In 2007 he became second person in the world to have full genome sequenced
8 November 2025, 03:47 AM

Iran calls claims it plotted to kill Israeli envoy in Mexico a 'big lie'

Iran's embassy in Mexico on Friday rejected claims by the United States and Israel that it had plotted to assassinate Israel's ambassador to the Latin American country -- a plot that was foiled
8 November 2025, 02:20 AM

More than 1,000 flights cut in US shutdown fallout

Forty airports were slated for the cuts
8 November 2025, 02:18 AM

Trump says no US officials to attend G20 in South Africa

Trump had announced in September that Vice President JD Vance would travel to the meeting
8 November 2025, 02:17 AM

Trump versus Mamdani: The president’s newest showdown

Donald Trump loves few things more than tackling a new political foe. But has he met his match in New York's incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani?
7 November 2025, 21:29 PM

Trump open to easing Iran sanctions

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran has asked for heavy US sanctions against Tehran to be lifted -- and that he is open to having a discussion about it.
7 November 2025, 19:36 PM

US B-52 bombers fly off coast of Venezuela

A pair of US B-52 bombers flew over the Caribbean Sea along the coast of Venezuela on Thursday, flight tracking data showed, in the fourth such show of force by American military aircraft in recent weeks.
7 November 2025, 19:35 PM

Amazon climate summit: World leaders turn up the heat on fossil fuels

World leaders were set to meet for a second day of climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon yesterday after fiery speeches and renewed criticism of Big Oil marked the opening session.
7 November 2025, 19:34 PM

Int’l stabilisation force in Gaza ‘very soon’

President Donald Trump said Thursday he expects a US-coordinated international stabilization force to be on the ground in Gaza “very soon,” following two years of war in the territory between Israel and Hamas.
7 November 2025, 18:31 PM

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, enters service

The commissioning of China’s latest aircraft carrier this week marks a new chapter in its military modernisation effort but security analysts and regional diplomats say tough challenges lie ahead before it can be made fully operational.
7 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt shutdown: US facing travel chaos as flights cut

Travelers across the United States were left scrambling to rebook flights as the government shutdown heaps pressure on the country’s air traffic control system, prompting hundreds of flight cancellations at major American airports yesterday.
7 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Explosions heard near army-controlled Sudanese capital

Explosions were heard near the army-controlled Sudanese capital Khartoum yesterday, witnesses told AFP, a day after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they agreed to a humanitarian truce.
7 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Piles of garbage and seeping sewage pollute devastated Gaza

Government services such as rubbish collection ceased as soon as the war began
7 November 2025, 13:25 PM

Russia says it's ready to respond to Venezuela's appeal for help

The request was made in response to what Caracas views as growing threats from Washington
7 November 2025, 11:51 AM