New York's finance sector faces risks from Trump visa crackdown

More than 9,000 people work at the investment bank's New York head office
24 September 2025, 05:10 AM

Escalatorgate: White House urges probe into Trump UN malfunctions

Says an investigation has been launched into whether the moving stairway was stopped on purpose to humiliate Trump
24 September 2025, 04:09 AM

Trump lashes out as suspended TV host Kimmel returns to air

Kimmel's show returns Tuesday night after a week-long hiatus following government pressure on broadcasters
24 September 2025, 04:07 AM

Typhoon Ragasa slams into south China after killing 17 in Taiwan

More than 1.89 million people across cities in Guangdong relocated
24 September 2025, 02:30 AM

WhatsApp, Twitch among sites that could face Australia under-16s social media ban

Platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube were already included in the ban -- a world-first
24 September 2025, 02:29 AM

Fakhrul dismisses Ei Samay interview as ‘AI-generated’

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday dismissed as “fake and fabricated” an interview published by Kolkata-based Indian news outlet Ei Samay, which attributed remarks to him.
23 September 2025, 20:38 PM

London wants 'to go to sharia law,' says Trump

British MPs rally behind London Mayor Sadiq Khan; dismiss claim as ‘false and inflammatory'
23 September 2025, 19:56 PM

Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia: Trump

Trump, who met with Ukraine's leader at the United Nations earlier on Tuesday, has previously said that both Kyiv and Moscow would have to cede land to end the war
23 September 2025, 19:44 PM

‘Recognition won’t stop the killings’

Israel’s military pushed deeper towards the most populated areas of Gaza City yesterday, a stark reminder for Gazans that Western powers’ recognition of a Palestinian state does not mean an end to the horrors of war as tanks approach.
23 September 2025, 19:24 PM

Trump mocks UN at UN

US President Donald Trump relentlessly mocked the United Nations yesterday in his first address since his White House comeback, blasting it for failing to bring peace and claiming the world body encourages illegal migration.
23 September 2025, 18:46 PM

Trump tells world leaders their countries are 'going to hell' in combative UN speech

US president lectures world leaders on migration, climate change
23 September 2025, 18:26 PM

What is the purpose of the UN, Trump asks

Slams UN, but backs it '100%'
23 September 2025, 18:11 PM

Trump condemns moves to recognise Palestinian state, wants hostages freed

Says such moves reward 'horrible atrocities' by Hamas
23 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Nato warns Russia over airspace violations

Nato yesterday warned Russia to stop an “escalatory” pattern of airspace violations along its eastern flank, after the alliance held urgent talks about a jet incursion over Estonia last week.
23 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Impose AI ‘red lines’

Technology veterans, politicians and Nobel Prize winners called on nations around the world Monday to quickly establish “red lines” too dangerous for artificial intelligence to cross.
23 September 2025, 18:00 PM

OECD ups world economic outlook as tariffs contained, for now

The world economy will grow more than previously forecast this year after absorbing the shock of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but their full impact remains uncertain, the OECD said Tuesday.
23 September 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Pillars of peace buckling under weight of impunity’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that cuts to aid budgets were “wreaking havoc” as he opened the organisation’s annual meeting of world leaders, painting a dark picture of the world order.
23 September 2025, 18:00 PM

East Timor to become Asean’s 11th member

East Timor is slated to become the 11th member of the Asean regional bloc in October, Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday during a visit to the Southeast Asian nation.
23 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Typhoon Ragasa nears Hong Kong

Hong Kong and parts of southern China ground to a halt yesterday evening as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached with high winds and lashing rain, forcing Chinese authorities to shut down schools and businesses in at least 10 cities.
23 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Spain okays ‘total’ arms embargo against Israel

The Spanish government yesterday approved a “total” arms embargo on Israel, part of a package of measures aimed at halting what Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called “the genocide in Gaza”.
23 September 2025, 18:00 PM