Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes China's Xinjiang

The earthquake struck near the county of Akqi near the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border
4 December 2025

Mexican govt hikes minimum wage, pushes shorter work week

The 40-hour work week was a key promise during Sheinbaum's 2024 campaign
4 December 2025

IndiGo cancels 175 flights as pilot shortage crisis enters third day

The disruptions have left thousands of travellers stranded for three days now.
4 December 2025

Child deaths will rise this year as aid cuts reverse progress, says Gates

The projected increase would mark the first rise in preventable child deaths this century
4 December 2025

China, France must overcome 'differences', Macron tells Xi

The Chinese leader echoed Macron, calling for "more stable" ties with France during their talks at the Great Hall of the People.
4 December 2025

Rain forecasts raise fears in flood-hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka

The meteorological agency warned the three hardest-hit provinces on the island of Sumatra will see "moderate to heavy" rain between Thursday and Friday.
4 December 2025

Meta starts removing under-16s from social media in Australia

Australia is requiring major online platforms, also including TikTok and YouTube, to block underage users by December 10
4 December 2025

Venezuela's Maduro says call with Trump was 'respectful and cordial'

The call follows months of US pressure on Venezuela
4 December 2025

Trump admin orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa

H-1B visas are crucial for US tech companies which recruit heavily from countries including India and China.
4 December 2025

Trump to sign Rwanda, DR Congo accord even as violence rages

Trump hopes the agreement will pave the way for the United States to gain control over critical minerals in the eastern DRC
4 December 2025

Putin visits India for defence, trade talks

Putin is scheduled to meet with Narendra Modi on Thursday for a private dinner
4 December 2025

23 migrants found hidden in truck on US-Mexico border

Migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico were hiding inside the truck
4 December 2025

Lebanon, Israel hold first direct talks in decades

Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives yesterday held their first direct talks in decades, part of a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism in the war with militant group Hezbollah, a source close to the talks told AFP.
3 December 2025

No conspiracy in collapse of China spy case: UK inquiry

A high-profile case against two British men accused of spying for China collapsed because of “systemic failures” and not a government conspiracy, a UK parliamentary inquiry concluded yesterday.
3 December 2025

Sick young ants invite destruction to save colony

Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said Tuesday, adding that queens do not seem to commit this act of self-sacrifice.
3 December 2025

Sri Lankans comb mud for victims

Villagers in Sri Lanka yesterday used spades to clear away mud as they searched for the bodies of relatives and friends days after 13 homes were flattened by a landslide in the dead of night caused by a cyclone that killed 474 people.
3 December 2025

‘No compromise’ on territories

High-stakes US-Russia talks on ending the war in Ukraine failed to yield a breakthrough yesterday, as the Kremlin said “no compromise” had been found yet on the key question of territory.
3 December 2025

Israeli forces kill 357 in 50 days of Gaza truce

Israeli forces killed 357 Palestinians during the first 50 days of the ceasefire, Gaza’s health ministry said yesterday, as the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the “peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine.”
3 December 2025

YouTube attacks Australia’s world-first social media ban

YouTube yesterday attacked Australia’s looming social media ban for under-16s as rushed, but the government called the policy a shield to protect children from “predatory” algorithms.
3 December 2025

Pak official, 5 cops killed in attacks near Afghan border

A local government official and five police officers have been killed in two attacks in Pakistan near its border with Afghanistan, officials told AFP yesterday.
3 December 2025