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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
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached
The world’s tropical coral reefs have almost certainly crossed a point of no return as oceans warm beyond a level most can survive, a major scientific report announced on Monday.
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Madagascar's president has left the country after Gen Z protests
Rajoelina flown out on French military plane -- military source
13 October 2025, 16:59 PM
US, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey sign Gaza declaration
'The document is going to spell out rules and regulations,' said Trump
13 October 2025, 16:52 PM
Trump meets Palestinian president Abbas at Egypt summit
Both met at a summit on Gaza in Egypt
13 October 2025, 16:35 PM
Yunus holds meeting with Brazil's Lula
Both met at the FAO HQ in Rome
13 October 2025, 15:59 PM
Buses carrying Palestinian prisoners arrive in Gaza's Khan Yunis
Thousands gathered to welcome them
13 October 2025, 14:37 PM
'While we couldn’t raise a few billion dollars to end hunger, world spent $2.7tn on weapons'
Chief Adviser Yunus calls for breaking the hunger–conflict cycle
13 October 2025, 14:22 PM
CA receives warm welcome at FAO Headquarters in Rome
Will deliver keynote speech at World Food Forum event
13 October 2025, 13:04 PM
300,000 South Sudanese fled country in 2025, largely due to conflict: UN
South Sudan has been beset by political instability and ethnic violence since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011
13 October 2025, 10:44 AM
Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt win 2025 Nobel economics prize
For "having explained innovation-driven economic growth"
13 October 2025, 09:51 AM
Tears, joy in Israel as Hamas hands over first hostages
Many had come at sunrise, carrying pictures of the hostages and waving Israeli flags
13 October 2025, 07:02 AM
US President Trump lands in Israel ahead of parliament speech
He is scheduled to travel to Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh for a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war
13 October 2025, 06:56 AM
At least 40 killed in South Africa bus crash
South Africa has a sophisticated and busy road network with a high rate of road deaths, blamed mostly on speeding, reckless driving and unroadworthy vehicles
13 October 2025, 06:07 AM