Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
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August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor
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Environment
Trump promises each American $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress in midterms
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United States
15 tankers, ships attacked near Hormuz strait
10 September 2026
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World
US war on Iran: Oil tops $100 a barrel for first time since July
10 September 2026
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Europe
US strikes five Iranian oil tankers
10 September 2026
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Middle East
RUSSIA’S BLACK SEA PORT CITY / Ukraine strikes oil terminal, naval base
10 September 2026
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World
In Brief / Yemen rebels report dozens of Saudi strikes
10 September 2026
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World
OCCUPIED WEST BANK / Close Jerusalem consulate within 30 days, Israel tells UK
10 September 2026
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World
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