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

Gaza war deepens Israel's divides

The debate has divided the country and strained private relationships, undermining national unity at Israel's moment of greatest need in the midst of its longest war.
5 August 2025, 07:52 AM

Israel to partially reopen Gaza private goods trade

Aid convoys and airdrops by Arab and European militaries resumed last month, as UN-mandated expert reports warned famine was unfolding in the war-torn territory.
5 August 2025, 07:42 AM

US could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist visas

The effort aims to crack down on visitors who overstay their visas.
5 August 2025, 06:14 AM

Brazil judge puts ex-president Bolsonaro under house arrest

Bolsonaro is on trial at the Supreme Court for allegedly plotting to cling onto power after losing 2022 elections to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
5 August 2025, 02:51 AM

Canada airdrops aid into Gaza, says Israel violating international law

Canada said on Monday it delivered humanitarian assistance through airdrops to Gaza, which has been under a devastating Israeli military assault for almost 22 months, with Ottawa again accusing Israel of violating international law
5 August 2025, 02:23 AM

Australia to buy 11 advanced warships from Japan

Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 Mogami-class frigates built by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday
5 August 2025, 02:19 AM

Trump to raise tariff on India over Russia oil

President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to “substantially” hike US tariffs on goods from India over its purchases of Russian oil -- a key source of revenue for Moscow’s war on Ukraine.
4 August 2025, 20:33 PM

Lebanon president promises justice 5 years after Beirut port blast

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun yesterday vowed that “justice is coming”, five years after a catastrophic explosion at Beirut’s port for which nobody has been held to account.
4 August 2025, 18:37 PM

Russia-Ukraine war: Trump envoy’s visit will be ‘important’

The Kremlin said yesterday it was anticipating “important” talks with Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, later this week, ahead of the US president’s looming deadline to impose fresh sanctions on Moscow if it does not make progress towards a peace deal with Ukraine.
4 August 2025, 18:37 PM

Russia urges caution in nuclear ‘rhetoric’

Russia yesterday urged caution after US President Donald Trump said he would deploy two nuclear submarines following an online row with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

S Korea removing loudspeakers on border with North

South Korea said yesterday it was removing loudspeakers used to blare K-pop and news reports to the North, as the new administration in Seoul tries to ease tensions with its bellicose neighbour.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia executions soar to 17 in three days

Saudi authorities put two people to death yesterday to reach 17 in three days, state media said, as the conservative kingdom accelerated towards a record number of executions this year.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’, warn experts

Plastic pollution is a “grave, growing and under-recognised danger” to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, experts warned in a report yesterday.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

India financing Russia’s war in Ukraine

A top aide to President Donald Trump on Sunday accused India of effectively financing Russia’s war in Ukraine by purchasing oil from Moscow, after the US leader escalated pressure on New Delhi to stop buying Russian oil.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Gaza ‘spiralling into irreversible collapse’

Gaza is “spiralling into an irreversible humanitarian collapse”, UN aid agencies warned, as 34 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn yesterday, including 17 aid seekers.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

76 migrants die as boat sinks off Yemen

At least 76 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route, officials said yesterday.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Spain breaks up ring smuggling Yemenis to UK, Canada

Spanish police said yesterday they have dismantled a criminal network suspected of smuggling mainly Yemeni migrants into UK and Canada with fake passports.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM