ABC scraps Jimmy Kimmel show

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was pulled from the air Wednesday hours after the US government threatened to cancel broadcasting licenses because of comments the host made about the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
18 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Putin has let me down

Donald Trump warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “really let me down” after he met Prime Minister Keir Starmer yesterday, the final day of the US president’s historic UK state visit.
18 September 2025, 18:00 PM

‘It always seems impossible until it’s done’

The UN investigator who this week accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza said she sees parallels with the butchery in Rwanda, and that she hopes one day Israeli leaders will be put behind bars.
18 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Maldives journalists to seek repeal of new media law

See new law as a threat to press freedom
18 September 2025, 13:54 PM

'I'm not here to replace people': Albania's AI minister speaks to parliament

The world's first AI government minister was appointed last week
18 September 2025, 12:15 PM

Cambodian PM accuses Thai forces of evicting civilians on border

The Thai army said the Cambodian residents had "illegally occupied" Thai territory.
18 September 2025, 08:52 AM

US judge orders pro-Palestinian protest leader Khalil deported to Algeria or Syria

"Their latest attempt, through a kangaroo immigration court, exposes their true colors once again."
18 September 2025, 05:02 AM

Nepal plans ordinance to enrol Gen Z voters

Tens of thousands of young voters may be barred from the March polls under the current law.
18 September 2025, 04:09 AM

Top UN Gaza investigator hopeful Israeli leaders will be prosecuted

Israel categorically rejected the UN findings and slammed the report as "distorted and false".
18 September 2025, 04:04 AM

Trump's UK state visit gets political after royal welcome

Starmer will greet Trump on the second day of the visit at his country residence
18 September 2025, 03:32 AM

US faces pressure in UN Security Council vote on Gaza

The United States has already rejected that approach multiple times, most recently in June when they used a veto to back their ally Israel.
18 September 2025, 03:24 AM

ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air after remarks about Kirk

"‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ will be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC spokesperson said, without elaborating.
18 September 2025, 03:10 AM
18 September 2025, 02:34 AM

146 land defenders killed globally in 2024, 1/3 in Colombia: NGO

Nearly 150 land and environment defenders were murdered or disappeared worldwide in 2024, with Colombia accounting for a third of cases, according to a report Tuesday by advocacy group Global Witness.
17 September 2025, 18:52 PM

Ostrich and emu ancestors could fly: study

It may sound like a joke, but scientists have long been puzzled by how the family of birds that includes African ostriches, Australian emus and cassowaries, New Zealand kiwis and South American rheas spread across the world -- given that none of them can fly.
17 September 2025, 18:38 PM

Outcry grows as Israel steps up Gaza assault

Dozens of Palestinians were killed yesterday as Israeli troops and tanks pushed deeper into Gaza City on the second day of a ground offensive widely condemned by world powers. 
17 September 2025, 18:12 PM

East Timor axes plan to buy SUVs for MPs

East Timor’s parliament has bowed to public pressure and dropped a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in one of southeast Asia’s poorest nations, but sceptical protesters returned to the streets yesterday.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Maoist rebels in India ‘offer to give up armed struggle’

Maoist rebels in India are suspending their armed struggle and are ready for talks, they said in a statement, though authorities yesterday said they were still verifying its authenticity.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM

EU eyes deeper India ties amid tariff concerns

The European Commission set out plans yesterday to deepen cooperation with India in fields such as defence, technology and trade despite tensions over New Delhi’s closer ties to Moscow.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump begins state visit to UK amid pomp and protests

King Charles greeted Donald Trump yesterday as the US president’s historic second state visit to Britain began with unprecedented pomp, intense security, technology investments and planned protests.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM