Aid trucks roll into Gaza as Hamas hands over more hostage bodies

The Israeli military said it received two more coffins from the Red Cross
16 October 2025, 05:14 AM

Trump says Modi assured him India will stop buying Russian oil

India and China are the two top buyers of Russian seaborne crude exports
16 October 2025, 05:08 AM

Palestinians touring Europe to boost state recognition

Palestinian Authority representatives are touring Europe to try to convince countries that have not yet recognised a Palestinian state to get onboard, a presidential envoy said during a visit to Switzerland Wednesday.
15 October 2025, 18:58 PM

US will ‘impose costs’ on Russia if Ukraine war doesn’t end

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday warned Moscow that the United States and its allies would “impose costs on Russia for its continued aggression” if the war in Ukraine does not come to an end.
15 October 2025, 18:52 PM

Pak-Afghan border tensions: Truce called after clashes kill dozens

Dozens of troops and civilians were killed in a fresh round of border skirmishes between Pakistan and Afghanistan yesterday, officials on both sides of the frontier said, hours before Islamabad said the two sides had agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire.
15 October 2025, 18:51 PM

Aid trucks roll into Gaza

Aid trucks rolled into Gaza yesterday and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing after a dispute over the return of the bodies of dead hostages that had threatened to derail the fragile ceasefire deal with Hamas.
15 October 2025, 18:50 PM

US slams China’s move on rare earths

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent yesterday slammed Beijing’s rare earth export curbs as “China versus the world,” vowing that Washington and its allies would “neither be commanded nor controlled.”
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM

WFP: Aid cuts risk pushing 13.7m into extreme hunger

The UN’s World Food Programme yesterday warned that “staggering” cuts to its funding risked pushing up to 13.7 million people currently receiving food aid into “emergency” levels of hunger -- one step before famine.
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Atmospheric CO2 hits record high: UN

The increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere last year was the highest ever recorded, the United Nations said yesterday, calling for urgent action to slash emissions.
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Unexploded bombs pose ‘enormous’ risks in Gaza

Unexploded ordnance in Gaza poses “enormous” risks for displaced people returning home during a US-led ceasefire, the NGO Handicap International warned Tuesday, calling for the entry of equipment needed for demining.
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Petition challenges interim govt’s legality

Petitions have been filed in Nepal’s Supreme Court challenging the formation of an interim government and the dissolution of parliament following last month’s uprising, a court official said yesterday.
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka makes ETA mandatory for all foreign tourists

Travellers must secure Electronic Travel Authorisation before arrival
15 October 2025, 17:05 PM

Israel returns 45 Palestinian bodies to Gaza authorities

Total number of returned bodies rise to 90
15 October 2025, 16:56 PM

CO2 in the atmosphere up by record amount in 2024: UN

Marked the biggest one-year increrase since record keeping started in 1957
15 October 2025, 11:49 AM

Netanyahu in court for graft trial appearance

Netanyahu, his wife accused of accepting more than $260,000 worth of luxury goods in exchange for political favours
15 October 2025, 11:10 AM
15 October 2025, 10:55 AM

New Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes kill dozens, officials say

Violence between the two neighbours has flared since explosions in Afghanistan last week
15 October 2025, 10:18 AM

Palestinian Authority says it is ready to operate Rafah crossing

"Now we are ready to engage again", said Mohammad Shtayyeh, special envoy to President of the Palestinian Authority
15 October 2025, 09:39 AM

Aid cuts risk pushing 13.7 mn people into extreme hunger: WFP

WFP is facing a staggering 40 percent reduction in funding
15 October 2025, 09:33 AM

Trump administration says 4,108 workers have been fired since shutdown began

The Trump administration has dismissed 4,108 employees since October 1
15 October 2025, 05:53 AM