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UK vows to speed up asylum claims as hotel protests spread
The UK government vowed on Sunday to overhaul its asylum system after weekend protests broke out across the country at hotels housing migrants, with more planned.
24 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Moscow, Kyiv each send back 146 POWs
Russia and Ukraine each sent back 146 prisoners of war on Sunday, Moscow’s defence ministry said, the latest in a series of exchanges that have seen hundreds of POWs released this year.
24 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia and Ukraine each send back 146 prisoners of war
Russia and Ukraine each sent back 146 prisoners of war on Sunday, Moscow's defence ministry said, the latest in a series of exchanges that has seen hundreds of POWs released this year.
24 August 2025, 14:07 PM
Israel pounds Gaza City suburbs, vows to press on with offensive
Israeli planes and tanks pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City overnight Saturday to Sunday, destroying buildings and homes, residents said, as Israeli leaders vowed to press on with a planned offensive on the city.
24 August 2025, 10:27 AM
3 young sisters drown, dozens rescued from boat carrying migrants to Italy
Among the 65 people rescued are three pregnant women, children, and a seven-month-old baby
24 August 2025, 10:25 AM
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24 August 2025, 06:48 AM
Fire at nuclear plant after Russia downs Ukrainian drone
There were no casualties from the drone smashing down at the site, where capacity was reduced.
24 August 2025, 03:47 AM
UK's mass facial-recognition roll-out alarms rights groups
The police said their objective was to identify and intercept wanted individuals by scanning faces in large crowds and comparing them with thousands of suspects already in the police database.
24 August 2025, 03:41 AM
‘It saved my life.’ The people turning to AI for therapy
Like a human therapist, the chatbot has a backstory — fictional but deeply personal.
24 August 2025, 03:11 AM
Sri Lanka ex-president rushed to intensive care after jailing
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was remanded in custody on Friday night, was severely dehydrated and required close monitoring, the deputy director-general of Colombo National Hospital told AFP.
24 August 2025, 03:07 AM
UK's Farage sets out plan for 'mass deportation' of asylum seekers
"We can be nice to people, we can be nice to other countries, or we can be very tough to other countries ... I mean (U.S. President Donald) Trump has proved this point quite comprehensively," Farage said.
24 August 2025, 02:52 AM
‘They fear he might return to power’
Opposition parties in Sri Lanka yesterday accused the government of jailing the country’s former president over fears he could return to power.
23 August 2025, 19:56 PM
Trump again threatens Russia with sanctions
US President Donald Trump renewed a threat to impose sanctions on Russia if there is no progress toward a peaceful settlement in Ukraine in two weeks, showing frustration at Moscow a week after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
23 August 2025, 19:55 PM
Iran Report: Iran report US defense Intel chief removed
The head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and two other senior officers are being removed, officials said Friday -- the latest in a series of military firings this year.
23 August 2025, 19:55 PM
Maduro rails at ‘illegal’ US deployment off Venezuela
President Nicolas Maduro on Friday hit out at the US deployment of three warships off the coast of Venezuela as part of efforts to curb drug trafficking, calling the operation an “illegal” attempt at regime change.
23 August 2025, 19:53 PM
Hunger in Gaza ‘beyond imagination’
Not long after US surgeon Mohammed Adeel Khaleel arrived at a Gaza City hospital in early August, a 17-year-old was brought in with gunshot wounds to both legs and one hand, sustained when he went to collect food at an aid site.
23 August 2025, 19:26 PM
Five killed in New York state tourist bus crash
The bus had traveled to Niagara Falls, on the border with Canada, for the day and was heading home when the accident took place on a highway near Pembroke.
23 August 2025, 18:40 PM
Trump names close political aide as ambassador to India
President Donald Trump on Friday tapped close political aide Sergio Gor as US ambassador to India, sending one of his feared enforcers at a delicate time in ties with New Delhi.
23 August 2025, 18:13 PM
Visa closes US open-banking unit as data fight heats up, source says
However, disputes between banks and fintechs have fueled doubts about the future of open banking.
23 August 2025, 06:03 AM
JPMorgan agrees to pay Malaysia $330 million to settle 1MDB claims
Malaysian and US investigators say at least $4.5 billion was stolen from 1MDB in a globe-spanning scheme between 2009 and 2014.
23 August 2025, 05:23 AM