Hiroshima marks 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions rise

Students and survivors laid flowers at the memorial cenotaph with the ruins of a domed building in the background
6 August 2025, 05:44 AM

Hit by US tariffs, Indonesia plans to sell shrimp to China instead

China is the world's biggest importer of shrimp by volume, but Indonesians have preferred to sell to the US where they could get better prices, Budhi said.
6 August 2025, 05:43 AM

Steeper US tariffs take effect on many Brazilian goods

Trump's latest salvo brings duties on various Brazilian goods from 10 percent to 50 percent
6 August 2025, 04:36 AM

100 missing after flash flood washes out Indian Himalayan town

The roaring waters tore down a narrow mountain valley, demolishing buildings as the flood barrelled into the town of Dharali in Uttarakhand state.
6 August 2025, 04:31 AM

How India-US trade talks collapsed

New Delhi is now left with the surprise imposition of a 25% tariff on Indian goods from Friday
6 August 2025, 04:20 AM

How Trump's love for TV is shaping US diplomacy

That's real starvation stuff. I see it, and you can't fake that, the US president said
6 August 2025, 02:54 AM

UK-France migrant returns deal takes effect

A “one-in, one-out” deal in which Britain can return some migrants who cross the Channel in small boats back to France came into force yesterday, the UK government announced.
5 August 2025, 18:49 PM

Nations must resolve global plastics crisis

Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva yesterday to forge a landmark treaty on eliminating the life-threatening waste.
5 August 2025, 18:36 PM

Iran detains cell linked to exiled opposition

Iran has arrested three members of a suspected sabotage cell linked to the exiled opposition for attempting to disrupt public order, Iranian media reported yesterday.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Brazil judge puts Bolsonaro under house arrest

Brazil’s Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court’s resolve despite escalating tariffs and sanctions from US President Donald Trump.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Thailand approves $600m deal for Swedish fighter jets

Thailand approved the purchase of four Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets yesterday, the air force said, a week after reaching a ceasefire in deadly border clashes with Cambodia.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli military intercepts Houthi missile fired from Yemen

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for firing a missile at Israel’s main airport yesterday, as the Israeli military said it intercepted it.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Four dead, 50 missing as mudslide hits Indian village

Surging floodwaters and a torrent of mud swept through a village in the northern Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, killing at least four people while more than 50 others were missing, authorities and local TV channels said yesterday.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia slams Trump tariff threats on India

Russia yesterday accused the United States of exerting illegal trade pressure on India after US President Donald Trump threatened again to raise tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian oil.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Pak police arrest 120 workers of PTI ahead of protest

Police arrested 120 activists of Pakistan’s main opposition party in raids overnight, security officials said, ahead of protests planned for yesterday, the second anniversary of the jailing of their leader, Imran Khan.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel expands ground, air raids on Gaza

An Israeli military ground campaign accompanied by “very heavy fire from its air force and also from Israeli artillery units” was under way in various parts of Gaza yesterday, according to the Gaza authorities.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Russian army seizes new village in Ukraine’s central region

Russia said yesterday that its army had seized a new village in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region, accelerating its claimed advance into the key industrial area.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Banned Russian media sites ‘still accessible’ across EU

Websites of banned Russian media can still be easily accessed across the EU in the “overwhelming majority” of cases, experts said yesterday, slamming the bloc’s “failure” to publish up-to-date guidance.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel considers full Gaza takeover as more die of hunger

Israel's military response has devastated the tiny, crowded enclave, killing more than 61,000 people
5 August 2025, 15:44 PM

Trump signals tariffs on pharma, chips as trade war widens

Trump's latest comments come days before a separate set of tariff hikes takes effect on dozens of economies later this week
5 August 2025, 15:34 PM