Trump envoys in Moscow, with ‘an idea of peace’
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Retaliation for missile attacks
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United States
Hotel crackdown in Kolkata puts Bangladeshi patients in a fix
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India
Nepali woman rescued alive from buried home 10 days after flood
5 September 2026
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World
Rescuers continue grim search for Nepal flood survivors
5 September 2026
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World
Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Asia
Africa bigger, US smaller - UN adopts new map
5 September 2026
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World
Reuters Exclusive / US military turns off ad trackers on devices amid Middle East targeting reports
5 September 2026
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World
US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown
5 September 2026
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United States
Nepal hydropower tunnel: ‘Miracle’ as 2 pulled alive after 9 days
5 September 2026
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South Asia
Epstein scandal: Former UK prince Andrew arrested
King Charles’ younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested yesterday on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein.
20 February 2026
Laser-written glass can store data for millennia
Thousands of years from now, what will remain of our digital era? The ever-growing vastness of human knowledge is no longer stored in libraries, but on hard drives that struggle to last decades, let alone millennia.
20 February 2026
RSF actions in Sudan’s al-Fashir points to genocide
The UN’s independent fact-finding mission on Sudan said yesterday the paramilitary siege and capture of El-Fasher bore “the hallmarks of genocide”.
20 February 2026
Russia ‘always’ stands by Cuba: Putin
Moscow will “always” stand by Cuba, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Havana’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Moscow on Wednesday, reiterating support for the Caribbean island struggling against sweeping US sanctions.
20 February 2026
Do not give away Diego Garcia
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was making a big mistake by entering into a lease on the Indian Ocean Chagos archipelago that hosts the US-UK Diego Garcia air base.
20 February 2026
AI can’t be left to ‘whims of a few billionaires’
UN chief Antonio Guterres yesterday warned technology leaders of the risks of artificial intelligence, saying its future cannot be left to “the whims of a few billionaires”.
20 February 2026
Ex‑South Korea president Yoon gets life in prison
A South Korean court sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison yesterday, after finding him guilty of masterminding an insurrection linked to his December 2024 attempt to impose martial law.
20 February 2026
Israeli actions raising ‘ethnic cleansing’ fears
Israel’s increased attacks and forcible transfers of Palestinians “raise concerns over ethnic cleansing” in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the United Nations said yesterday.
20 February 2026
The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself
Universities adopting AI across many areas beyond classroom
19 February 2026
US oil contract WTI hits six-month high on US-Iran tensions
Concerns that US-Iran nuclear talks may not avert new conflict
19 February 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested over links to Epstein
The younger brother of King Charles has been in increasingly serious trouble over revelations about his links to the late US sex offender
19 February 2026
Ex-South Korea leader Yoon gets life in prison for insurrection
Yoon abruptly declared martial law in a televised address in December 2024, saying drastic measures were needed to root out "anti-state forces"
19 February 2026
AI cannot be left to 'whims of a few billionaires': UN chief
UN chief Antonio Guterres warned technology leaders Thursday of the risks of artificial intelligence, saying its future cannot be left to "the whims of a few billionaires"
19 February 2026
Bill Gates cancels India summit speech to 'ensure focus' on AI
The Gates Foundation said the president of its Africa and India offices would speak instead
19 February 2026
Deadly Indonesia floods force a deforestation reckoning
Mining, plantations, and fires have caused the clearance of large tracts of lush Indonesian rainforest, removing trees that absorbed rain and helped stabilise soil
19 February 2026
Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids
Zuckerberg was called as a witness in case over alleged harms to youth
19 February 2026
Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying sites amid US tensions
Images also show that Iran has buried tunnel entrances at a nuclear site bombed by the U.S. during Israel's 12-day war with Iran last year, fortified tunnel entrances near another, and has repaired missile bases struck in the conflict
19 February 2026
US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
Launch planned for last week was delayed
19 February 2026
Iran 'drafting framework to advance' future US talks: FM
Two countries held second round of negotiations on Tuesday in Geneva
19 February 2026
Gas explosion kills 38 miners
A gas explosion yesterday killed at least 38 lead miners who were down the pits at a mine in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, local sources told AFP.
19 February 2026