Israeli strikes kill 9 in Yemen's rebel-held capital: Huthis

Huthi media said the targets included a detention facility
26 September 2025, 04:36 AM

East Timor scraps lifetime pensions after protests

Former MPs and some public officials are entitled under a law passed in 2006 to a pension equivalent to their salary
26 September 2025, 03:57 AM
26 September 2025, 03:43 AM

'Time to stop': Trump vows Israel will not annex West Bank

Gaza deal could happen pretty soon, he says
26 September 2025, 03:01 AM

Trump slaps 100% tariffs on imported branded drugs

"We will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any branded or patented pharmaceutical product"
26 September 2025, 02:43 AM

India signs $7b deal for Tejas fighter jets

India yesterday signed a deal worth $7.03 billion to buy indigenous fighter aircraft from state warplane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
25 September 2025, 23:03 PM

No role for Hamas in future state

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas yesterday rejected any future role for Hamas and condemned antisemitism, as he appealed for full global support for a state in the face of Israeli annexation threats.
25 September 2025, 18:09 PM

Trump: Secret Service probing events

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the Secret Service was investigating what he described as “sabotage” at the United Nations, alleging that an escalator malfunction, a teleprompter failure and sound problems disrupted his appearance at the world body a day earlier.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Sarkozy gets 5-year jail sentence

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail yesterday for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya and will soon become the first former president of France to serve time in prison.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Drones disrupt Danish airports again, Russia denies involvement

Denmark said on Thursday that drone incursions overnight, which briefly closed two airports and affected military installations, were hybrid attacks aimed at spreading fear, though authorities could not identify the perpetrators.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

UN urges Maldives to repeal media regulation law

A new media regulation law in the Maldives will seriously undermine freedom of expression in the country, the United Nations warned Thursday, urging the authorities to repeal the legislation.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel army says killed two suspected militants in West Bank

Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Tammun on Thursday, the military said, accusing the men of preparing an attack.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

South China cleans up after Typhoon Ragasa

Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China were clearing up yesterday after powerful Typhoon Ragasa crashed through Guangdong Province, ripping down trees, destroying fences and blasting signs off buildings.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Curfew in Ladakh after deadly clashes

Security forces yesterday patrolled the streets in India’s Himalayan region of Ladakh, where curfew was clamped in some areas a day after four people were killed in violent protests demanding statehood for the federal territory and job quotas.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

46 Palestinians killed in Gaza

Israeli forces advanced deeper into Gaza City yesterday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, with US President Donald Trump pursuing a deal to end the Gaza war.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

US could lift sanctions against Turkey 'almost immediately'

Sanctions were imposed for Turkey's acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defenses
25 September 2025, 16:49 PM

Trump says Gaza ceasefire deal 'close' but needs to meet Israel

Netanyahu is due to arrive in the United States on Thursday
25 September 2025, 16:46 PM

'We will not leave our lands'

Abbas also pledges cooperation with Trump, others on UN-backed plan
25 September 2025, 14:31 PM

Why is Abbas speaking via video?

The UN General Assembly voted last week to allow him to speak via video link
25 September 2025, 14:11 PM

Erdogan to seek deal with Trump on F-35s

Turkish President to visit White House after six years
25 September 2025, 13:03 PM