Nepal okays 114 parties for post‑uprising polls

Nepal’s Election Commission said yesterday that 114 political parties, several new, have been approved to contest the first polls since a mass uprising ousted the government.
9 December 2025

Australia bans under-16s from social media

Australia banned young teenagers from social media yesterday, launching a world-first crackdown designed to unglue children from addictive scrolling on the likes of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
9 December 2025

Trump hints at walking away from Ukraine

Donald Trump has suggested he could withdraw support for Ukraine as he escalated his administration’s criticism of Europe, describing the continent as “weak” and “decaying” and claiming it was “destroying itself” through immigration.
9 December 2025

Pak Taliban kill 6 soldiers near Afghan border

Pakistani Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Pakistan’s northwestern border area with Afghanistan, killing six soldiers and wounding four others, a government official said yesterday.
9 December 2025

No Gaza truce second phase

Hamas said yesterday that the Gaza ceasefire plan cannot proceed to its second phase as long as Israeli “violations” persist and called on mediators to pressure Israel to respect the agreement.
9 December 2025

Thai-Cambodia clashes spread along border

Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia yesterday spread to new parts of their contested border as the toll rose to 10 killed and more than 140,000 civilians fled the violence.
9 December 2025

Israel strikes Hezbollah sites

Israel launched a series of strikes on southern Lebanon yesterday, Lebanese state media reported, with the Israeli army saying it hit a Hezbollah training centre and other targets.
9 December 2025

Microsoft to invest $17.5 billion in India for AI development

Unveils $23 billion in new AI investments
9 December 2025

Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown

Measures essential to protect children from 'predatory algorithm', says Australian govt
9 December 2025

Building fire kills 20 in Indonesia's capital: police

Among the victims, one woman was pregnant
9 December 2025

RSF says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year

Israeli forces account for 43 percent of the total
9 December 2025

Australia social media ban set to take effect, sparking a global crackdown

Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use
9 December 2025

Six Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack

The attack took place between Monday night and Tuesday morning
9 December 2025

Global pilots warn India's rest rule exemption for IndiGo raises safety concerns

IndiGo controls about 65% of India's domestic aviation market
9 December 2025

Trump hits the road as cost of living hurts Americans

Trump will return to the campaign-style rallies that brought him a second term in the White House
9 December 2025

Ukraine to share revised peace plan with US on Tuesday, Zelenskiy says

As the war nears its four-year mark, Kyiv, under pressure from the White House to agree quickly to a peace settlement
9 December 2025

Rising living costs dim holiday sparkle for US households

Republican President Donald Trump too has acknowledged an affordability "problem" recently, after repeatedly dismissing it as a "hoax" and a "con job" by rival Democrats
9 December 2025

Cambodia 'retaliated' in border clashes with Thailand: ex-PM

The two countries have blamed each other for the fresh fighting, which saw Thailand launch air strikes and use tanks against its neighbour on Monday
9 December 2025

US to open up exports of Nvidia H200 chips to China, Semafor reports

Nvidia shares rose 2.2% immediately after the report
8 December 2025

Russia praises US security strategy shift

The Kremlin on Sunday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia’s own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe.
8 December 2025