Argentina formalizes $20bn currency swap deal with US

Deal part of financial support from Trump administration, backing Javier Milei
20 October 2025, 15:46 PM

Kabul must rein in militants for ceasefire to hold, says Pakistan

Pakistani Taliban operate in 'connivance' with Afghan Taliban, says minister
20 October 2025, 15:44 PM

Louvre denies tapping Israeli firm in theft probe

Israeli CGI Group told earlier Louvre had asked for its help for investigation
20 October 2025, 15:44 PM

Two killed as cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway

Photos and live video footage from local media show the plane's fuselage partly submerged in water
20 October 2025, 03:44 AM

Myanmar junta says raided scam compound, seized 30 Starlink receivers

Starlink did not respond to a request for comment following AFP's investigation
20 October 2025, 03:00 AM

Trump urged Zelenskiy to cut a deal with Putin or risk facing destruction, FT reports

The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the FT report
20 October 2025, 02:47 AM

US announces attack on Colombia rebel group boat as Trump ends aid

The United States has had warships deployed in the Caribbean off Venezuela since August and has attacked at least six boats it said were running drugs toward the United States, killing at least 27 people so far
20 October 2025, 02:31 AM

Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after airstrikes kill 26 in Gaza

Trump says ceasefire still in place, Hamas leadership maybe not involved
20 October 2025, 02:23 AM

Louvre’s prized jewels stolen in daring heist

Thieves wielding power tools raided the Louvre in broad daylight yesterday, taking just seven minutes to grab some of France’s priceless crown jewels but dropping a gem-encrusted crown as they fled, officials and sources said.
19 October 2025, 18:17 PM

Gaza truce put to test, Israeli strikes kill 45

Israel launched a series of deadly strikes in Gaza yesterday and said it was halting aid into the enclave in response to attacks on its forces that killed two soldiers, in the worst violence since the start of a US-brokered ceasefire that halted two years of devastating onslaught less than two weeks ago.
19 October 2025, 18:07 PM

Tropical storm kills family of five in Philippines

Tropical Storm Fengshen headed out to sea yesterday after killing a family of five on the Philippines’ main island Luzon, officials and state weather forecasters said.
19 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran executes man over espionage

Iran executed a man convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency, the judiciary said yesterday, the latest in a series of executions following a 12-day war in June between the two countries.
19 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Houthi rebels detain 20 UN staff in Yemen

The UN’s office in Yemen said yesterday that 20 of its staff were still being detained by Houthi rebels following a raid on their building in Sanaa the day before.
19 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump calls Colombian president ‘a drug leader’

US President Donald Trump yesterday called Colombian President Gustavo Petro an “illegal drug leader” and said the United States would cease “large scale payments and subsidies” to the South American nation.
19 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Surveillance worries emerge for No Kings protesters

People who take part in Saturday’s mass “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump’s administration may be targeted for federal government surveillance with a range of technology that could include facial recognition and phone hacking, civil libertarians said.
19 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Ukrainian drones cause fire at Russian gas plant

Ukrainian drones attacked the Orenburg gas processing plant, the world’s largest facility of its kind, and damaged part of it but no employees were hurt in the attack, the region’s governor said yesterday.
19 October 2025, 18:00 PM

UN funding crisis to send 1,400 Bangladeshi peacekeepers home by mid-2026

Budget cuts will reduce Bangladesh’s UN deployment by 25%
19 October 2025, 16:20 PM
19 October 2025, 15:57 PM

Gaza civil defence says at least 33 killed in Israeli strikes Sunday

Israeli military said it had struck dozens of Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip
19 October 2025, 15:47 PM

Israel army says launched fresh strikes on Hamas in southern Gaza

IDF (military) says strikes follow ‘blatant violation’ of ceasefire agreement
19 October 2025, 15:10 PM