Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed

Maduro's government condemns Trump's comments
30 November 2025

Rare 1939 ‘Superman No. 1’ sells for record $9.12 million

A near-pristine copy of the first-ever Superman comic, discovered in an attic by three brothers cleaning out their late mother's San Francisco home, fetched a record-breaking $9.12 million at a Texas auction this month
30 November 2025

Israeli settlers injure 10 in West Bank

The Palestinian Red Crescent said that 10 Palestinians were injured on Saturday in clashes with Israeli settlers near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
29 November 2025

US killed survivors of strike on alleged drug boat: reports

The US military conducted a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean that it believed to be ferrying drugs, killing survivors of an initial missile attack, US media reported Friday.
29 November 2025

Corbyn’s new party gathers amid fight for UK left

Veteran British socialist Jeremy Corbyn called for his new political party to “come together” as he opened its inaugural conference yesterday, as it seeks to move on from a messy launch and become a viable left-wing challenger to Labour.
29 November 2025

US halts all asylum decisions

The United States is freezing all asylum decisions, officials said Friday, as President Donald Trump hardens his anti-migrant stance after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members this week in Washington.
29 November 2025

Gaza death toll surpasses 70,000

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Saturday said more than 70,000 people have been killed since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted more than two years ago.
29 November 2025

Trump closes airspace over Venezuela

US President Donald Trump issued a warning yesterday that the airspace above and near Venezuela should be considered closed, the latest escalation in a standoff with leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
29 November 2025

Clean-up begins after more than 400 killed

The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Southeast Asia climbed past 400 yesterday as clean-up and search-and-rescue operations got underway in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.
29 November 2025

Russia bans HRW

Russian authorities have outlawed Human Rights Watch as an “undesirable organisation”, a label that, under a 2015 law, makes involvement with it a criminal offence.
29 November 2025

Ukraine team heads to US for peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy yesterday said that a delegation headed by security council secretary Rustem Umerov was on its way to the United States to continue talks on an agreement to end Russia’s war.
29 November 2025

Sri Lanka cyclone toll hits 132

Sri Lanka yesterday declared a state of emergency and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 132, with another 176 reported missing.
29 November 2025

US halts asylum decisions as troop killing sparks migrant crackdown

Trump hardens his anti-migrant stance after Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members this week in Washington
29 November 2025

Air travel faces disruptions over A320 software switch

Several airlines announced delayed or cancelled flights on Friday following an Airbus alert that up to 6,000 operational A320 aircraft may require upgrades
29 November 2025

Hong Kong govt observes moment of silence for fire victims

Hong Kong's leader and top government officials observed a moment of silence on Saturday to mourn the victims of the city's deadliest fire in decades, which killed at least 128 people and displaced hundreds
29 November 2025

Trump suspends immigration from ‘Third World’

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration will “permanently pause” migration from all “Third World Countries”, following the death of a National Guard member in an attack near the White House.
28 November 2025

Tunisia court hands opposition figures decades in jail

Dozens of Tunisian opposition figures were handed prison sentences up to 45 years long on appeal yesterday, lawyers told AFP, in a trial rights groups have condemned as politically motivated.
28 November 2025

Putin to visit India on Dec 4-5 for Modi talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit India on December 4-5 at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss bilateral ties and international issues, the Kremlin and India’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday.
28 November 2025

HK tower fire toll rises to 128

The death toll from Hong Kong’s worst fire in nearly 80 years has risen to 128 and about 200 people remain missing from the high-rise residential complex that was engulfed by the blaze, the city’s security chief said yesterday.
28 November 2025