Trump makes 9/11 about himself, again
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Trump hits Canada with import bans, 50% tariffs
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Business
Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data shows
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Business
Iran attacks US base in Jordan as Hormuz impasse deepens
9 September 2026
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World
Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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Asia
Eiffel Tower reopens after row over removing women staff
9 September 2026
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Europe
Drone strike near courthouse in central Sudan kills 13
9 September 2026
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World
Sportlight / Putin, Trump had ‘frank’ call after US envoys visit
9 September 2026
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World
Trump announces plan to sell Venezuelan oil as US signals it is in talks with Caracas
US estimates killed about 75 people in the raid in Caracas.
7 January 2026
Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes off southern Philippines, no tsunami alert: USGS
Eastern Mindanao was rocked by a pair of earthquakes of 7.4 and 6.7 magnitude in October that killed at least eight people
7 January 2026
US adds Bangladesh to visa bond list; travellers required to deposit up to $15,000
The policy for the newly added nations will go into effect on January 21
7 January 2026
Trump weighs military option to acquire Greenland
US President Donald Trump is discussing options including military action to take control of Greenland
7 January 2026
New Venezuela leader says 'no foreign power' running country
Rodriguez has given mixed signals about how much she is prepared to cooperate with Trump
7 January 2026
Maduro copied my dance -- but Melania hates it, says Trump
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Nicolas Maduro of imitating his dancing, among other crimes, as he celebrated the capture of the Venezuelan leader in a freewheeling speech to Republican lawmakers
6 January 2026
Europe backs Greenland in face of US threat
Leaders from major European powers rallied behind Greenland yesterday, saying the Arctic island belongs to its people, following a renewed threat by US President Donald Trump to take over the Danish territory.
6 January 2026
Cambodia breaks truce with cross-border fire: Thailand
Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a 10-day-old truce yesterday, saying cross-border mortar fire wounded a soldier, while Phnom Penh said a “pile of garbage” exploded, injuring two of its own troops.
6 January 2026
Israel to introduce electronic tagging
The Israeli army said Monday it was introducing a new technological system to enforce movement restrictions in the occupied West Bank for both Israelis and Palestinians, in a move Israeli media said aims to rein in surging settler violence.
6 January 2026
Iranian security forces use tear gas on protesters
Iranian security forces yesterday fired tear gas to disperse protesters at the Tehran bazaar who were chanting slogans against the clerical authorities, according to rights groups and images posted on social media.
6 January 2026
Mahathir, 100, in hospital
Malaysia’s 100-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is being treated for a hip fracture after falling at his residence yesterday, an aide said.
6 January 2026
Military remains loyal after Maduro ouster
Real change has not come to Venezuela despite Maduro’s ouster as president and the armed forces remain loyal to the regime: that was the blunt assessment Monday of former security operatives living in exile.
6 January 2026
If we don't win midterms, I will get impeached: Trump
Said at a retreat for House Republican lawmakers in Washington
6 January 2026
US operation in Venezuela undermined international law: UN
States must not threaten or use force against political independence of any state, says UN
6 January 2026
Strong quake hits western Japan, no tsunami warning
Japan sits on top of four major tectonic plates
6 January 2026
US capture of Maduro tests limits of China's diplomatic push
China follows a policy of non-intervention and routinely criticises military activity conducted without the UN Security Council's approval.
6 January 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado vows to return home 'as soon as possible'
Machado says she hasn't spoken to Trump since October
6 January 2026
Thai army says Cambodia border strike wounds soldier, violates truce
One soldier was wounded by shrapnel and being evacuated for medical treatment, it added.
6 January 2026
Strong quake hits western Japan, no tsunami warning
The epicentre of the first 6.2 magnitude earthquake was in eastern Shimane prefecture
6 January 2026
'I'm a decent man. I am still president of my country': Venezuela's Maduro tells US court
Maduro heckled and cut off in defiant US court appearance
5 January 2026