14 October 2025, 16:28 PM

Military has taken charge of nation, says Madagascar army colonel

Announced dissolution of all institutions except lower house of parliament or National Assembly
14 October 2025, 14:11 PM

WFP acting chief meets CA Yunus, reaffirms commitment to food aid for Rohingyas

Meeting focused on Rohingya crisis, famine situations in Gaza and Sudan
14 October 2025, 13:11 PM

Instagram rolls out PG-13 filters to shield teen users

Set to follow PG-13 rating by Motion Picture Association of America
14 October 2025, 12:35 PM

Madagascar's president dissolves National Assembly, escalating crisis

Defiant Rajoelina refuses to step down after fleeing island
14 October 2025, 11:42 AM

'Peace cannot mean forgetting; it cannot mean impunity': Spain PM on Gaza deal

Says, key actors for Gaza 'genocide' must be held accountable
14 October 2025, 11:33 AM

Flights cancelled as Belgium hit by national strike

Brussels airport -- Belgium's largest -- cancelled all departures as security workers downed their tools
14 October 2025, 08:46 AM

Venezuela announces closure of Norway, Australia embassies

Venezuela's government said it will open new ones in Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe
14 October 2025, 07:27 AM

Iran says Trump's call for peace 'at odds' with US actions

In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign on Iran, striking nuclear and military facilities
14 October 2025, 06:08 AM

Trump to visit Malaysia on October 26, Malaysia minister says

Malaysia and the United States will facilitate the ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, which will require both sides to remove all mines and heavy artillery from their borders
14 October 2025, 05:21 AM

Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink

Myanmar's fraud factories are still in business and bigger than ever, says an AFP investigation
14 October 2025, 04:13 AM

Trump calls Italian PM 'beautiful' at Gaza summit

Turning round to address the 48-year-old, Trump said: "You don't mind being called beautiful, right? Because you are"
14 October 2025, 02:49 AM

At least 64 dead, 65 missing in Mexico floods

Torrential rains battered several Mexican states over several days last week
14 October 2025, 02:45 AM

Trump takes victory lap in Middle East

As Donald Trump savoured the cheers of Israeli lawmakers, it was a moment of triumph for the US president -- and as usual he made the most of it.
13 October 2025, 18:41 PM

Trio wins economics: Nobel for work on innovation, growth

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the 2025 Nobel economics prize yesterday for their work on how innovation and the forces of “creative destruction” can drive economic growth and lift living standards across the globe.
13 October 2025, 18:18 PM

Gaza war is over: Trump

Donald Trump hailed an end to a “painful nightmare” in a speech to Israel’s parliament yesterday, as the last surviving hostages returned home from Gaza and a group of Palestinian prisoners were freed under a ceasefire deal he spearheaded.
13 October 2025, 18:12 PM

Clashes kill 5 in Pakistan

At least five people were killed when Pakistani police clashed with members of a hardline Islamist group at an anti-Israel protest on the country’s busiest highway, police said.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

US ready for deal with Iran: Trump

The United States is prepared to make a deal with Iran when Tehran is ready, US President Donald Trump said in a speech to the Israeli parliament yesterday.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Hamas kill 32 members of Gaza ‘gang’

Hamas forces have killed 32 members of “a gang” in Gaza City in a security campaign launched after a ceasefire came into effect on Friday, while six of its personnel were also killed in the violence, a Palestinian security source said yesterday.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM

‘My heart is broken’

Ghali Khadr spent two days pleading with his parents to flee with him to southern Gaza, warning them that it was too dangerous to stay. His father, known for being stubborn, refused. Their argument was never finished -- an Israeli airstrike hit his father’s home, burying his parents beneath the rubble.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM