Supermarket explosion kills at least 23 in Mexico

Durazo said the survivors were being treated at hospitals in the city of Hermosillo, where the explosion took place.
2 November 2025, 04:33 AM

Israel returns 30 bodies of Palestinians to Gaza

Israel launched the war after Hamas-led fighters attacked southern Israel in October 2023
2 November 2025, 03:37 AM

Families separated, children killed as survivors flee Sudan's 'apocalyptic' El-Fasher

The UN says more than 65,000 people have fled El-Fasher since Sunday
2 November 2025, 03:02 AM

UK train stabbing wounds 10, two suspects arrested

The train was running from Doncaster in the northeast to London's King's Cross Station
2 November 2025, 02:40 AM

Tanzania president re-elected in polls marred by violence

Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared yesterday the landslide winner of an election that set off deadly protests across the country this week over the exclusion of her main challengers.
1 November 2025, 22:00 PM

Long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum unveiled

Egypt yesterday inaugurated the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum -- the world’s largest museum dedicated to its ancient civilisation -- marking a milestone in both cultural preservation and efforts to revive the country’s tourism-driven economy.
1 November 2025, 18:42 PM

Israel says latest Gaza remains not hostages

Israel yesterday said that three bodies it received from Gaza the night before were not hostages held in the Palestinian territory, as a Hamas security source reported fresh strikes in the south.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump says ready to maintain US food aid funding despite shutdown

US President Donald Trump appeared to issue a lifeline Friday for low-income Americans reliant on food aid, saying he does not want them to “go hungry” a day before some 42 million people could lose their monthly assistance.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Woman charged over Louvre heist

A woman arrested this week, along with four other suspects over the unprecedented jewel heist at the Louvre, was charged and remanded in custody yesterday.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Indian Sikhs given visas for festival in Pakistan

Indian Sikh pilgrims have been issued visas for neighbouring Pakistan, the first major allowance after travel between the arch-rival nations was frozen during conflict in May.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Resume nuclear talks

Oman, which hosted several rounds of US-Iran nuclear talks that were derailed by the Israel-Iran war in June, urged the countries yesterday to go back to the negotiating table.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Maldives begins ‘ban’ on smoking

The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban yesterday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Stampede at India temple kills nine

At least nine people were crushed to death after a massive crowd surge at a Hindu temple in southern India’s Andhra Pradesh yesterday, the state’s governor said.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Canada PM says Xi talks ‘turning point’ on ties

Canadian premier Mark Carney yesterday called his talks with China’s leader Xi Jinping a “turning point” in restoring their battered ties, adding he raised tricky topics with Beijing like foreign interference.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Situation in Sudan ‘apocalyptic’

Thousands of civilians are feared trapped and in imminent danger in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher after its fall to paramilitaries, Doctors Without Borders said yesterday, as Germany’s top diplomat described the situation there as “apocalyptic”.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

South Korea hosts Xi

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosted Xi Jinping for their first meeting yesterday as the Chinese head of state took centre stage and reforged old ties at an Asian summit from which US leader Donald Trump was largely absent.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Russian missile strikes on Ukraine hit 2.5-year high

Russia fired more missiles at Ukraine in October than in any month since at least the start of 2023 as it pounded the country’s energy grid in night-time attacks, an AFP analysis of Ukrainian data showed.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Populists can be beaten’

Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten on Friday claimed victory in a knife-edge election over far-right head Geert Wilders, saying his surprise success showed populist movements could be beaten in Europe.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

US ready to help allies counter ‘aggressive’ China

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth yesterday took aim at Beijing over an increase in “destabilising actions” in the South China Sea and committed to supporting Southeast Asian countries with technology to help them respond jointly to Chinese threats.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Landslide kills at least 13 in western Kenya

Nineteen people have been rescued and an unknown number are still missing
1 November 2025, 10:51 AM