France, others to recognise Palestinian state at UN

Moves pile pressure on Israel as UN General Assembly week begins
22 September 2025, 15:48 PM

Air raid kills 23 in Pakistan border region: police, security sources

Opposition MPs accused the military of carrying out the night raid
22 September 2025, 12:24 PM

Top economists warn about 'collapse' of public interest media

The economists urged governments to play a larger role in "investing in and shaping the media ecosystem."
22 September 2025, 11:02 AM

Hong Kong airport to shut for 36 hours due to Typhoon Ragasa

A spokesperson for Airport Authority Hong Kong said it is closely monitoring the developments regarding the super typhoon
22 September 2025, 08:41 AM

Nepal panel to probe violence during anti-graft protests that killed 74

The demonstrations escalated into the Himalayan nation's deadliest violence in decades.
22 September 2025, 06:03 AM

Turkey says it is ending additional tariffs on some US imports

Erdogan was due to attend the United Nations General Assembly this wee
22 September 2025, 05:54 AM

H-1B visa crackdown upends Indian IT industry's playbook

The sector, which earns about 57% of its total revenue from the US market, has long gained from US work visa programs
22 September 2025, 05:47 AM

North Korea's Kim open to US talks, has 'fond memories' of Trump

Kim met Trump three times for high-profile summits during Trump's first term, before talks collapsed in Hanoi in 2019
22 September 2025, 04:33 AM

World summit to meet on two-state solution as support grows for Palestinian state

Israel weighing possible West Bank annexation, officials say
22 September 2025, 04:14 AM

Philippines halts work, classes as super typhoon barrels toward Luzon

Hong Kong airport may shut for 36 hours as super typhoon nears
22 September 2025, 04:11 AM

News outlets criticise Pentagon's new restrictions on media coverage

In a memo on Friday, the Department of Defence said journalists who publish unauthorised sensitive material could have their press credentials revoked
22 September 2025, 04:10 AM

What would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel?

With Britain, Australia, and Canada’s recognition, the prospect of a Palestinian state received a symbolic boost.
21 September 2025, 21:00 PM

Israeli PM says peace with Lebanon and Syria possible

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel’s war with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah had created the possibility for peace with neighbouring Lebanon and Syria.
21 September 2025, 18:46 PM

Protest erupts in Philippines over graft

Thousands of Filipinos marched in Manila yesterday to vent their anger over a ballooning scandal involving bogus flood-control projects believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
21 September 2025, 18:14 PM

Four major Western nations recognise Palestinian state, to fury of Israel

Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal strongly back two-state solution amid Gaza carnage
21 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran halts cooperation with IAEA

Iran’s top security body said that action by Britain, France and Germany to reimpose UN sanctions will “effectively suspend” its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.
21 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Stop using foreign products

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a public address yesterday asked citizens to stop using foreign-made products and instead use local ones, pushing for a self-reliant campaign when trade ties with the United States have soured.
21 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump’s deal on Bagram ‘not possible’

An Afghan government defence official yesterday said that a deal over Bagram air base was “not possible”, after US President Donald Trump said he wanted the former US base back.
21 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli strikes kill 55 people in Gaza

Israeli forces blew up more residential buildings in Gaza City yesterday, killing dozens of Palestinians and prompting many others to flee, Gazan health authorities said, as Israel’s tanks pushed further into the densely populated city.
21 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump publicly urges US Justice Department to charge his enemies

US President Donald Trump publicly urged his Justice Department on Saturday to take action against his enemies, the latest in a series of moves that critics say have shattered the agency’s traditional independence.
21 September 2025, 18:00 PM