G20 grapples with splintering world order

G20 leaders gathered in South Africa yesterday hailed multilateralism -- even as they struggled to adapt to a changing world order beset by go-it-alone US policies, wars and deepening geopolitical rivalries.
23 November 2025

Iran warns of attempts to target Khamenei

Iran’s intelligence ministry has warned of attempts by foreign adversaries, including the United States and Israel, to target Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and destabilise the Islamic republic.
23 November 2025

Trump urges jail time for Democrats

US President Donald Trump said late Saturday that six Democrats involved in a video calling on military officers to refuse illegal commands “should be in jail.”
23 November 2025

What did nations agree to at COP30?

The COP30 climate summit has drawn to a close after two weeks in the Amazonian city of Belem where protests, street marches and even a fire caused unexpected moments of drama.
23 November 2025

Ukraine’s drones hit Russian power station

Ukraine struck a heat and power station in the Moscow region yesterday with drones, triggering a major fire and cutting off heating for thousands in one of Kyiv’s biggest attacks to date on a power station deep inside Russia.
23 November 2025

50 children kidnapped from Nigerian school have escaped: Christian group

303 children, 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen from St Mary's Co-educational School
23 November 2025

Over 800,000 new voters register for Nepal post-uprising polls

Election Commission spokesman said there was "a total of 837,094 registered names" of first-time voters
23 November 2025
23 November 2025

US manufacturing slows in November as high prices curb demand

Relief for manufacturers is unlikely to come soon
23 November 2025

Lilly becomes first drugmaker to hit $1 trillion valuation on weight-loss demand

A more than 35% rally in the company's stock this year has largely been driven by the explosive growth of the weight-loss drug market.
23 November 2025

Vietnam flood death toll rises to 90

Relentless rain has lashed south-central Vietnam since late October
23 November 2025

Amazon climate deal a 'win' for global unity but fossil fuels untouched

Nearly 200 countries approved the deal by consensus after two weeks of exhaustive negotiations on the fringes of the rainforest
23 November 2025

US to launch new phase of Venezuela operations, sources say

Two of the US officials said covert operations would likely be the first part of the new action against Maduro.
23 November 2025

Trump admin cannot expand rapid deportations, US appeals court rules

The administration asked the D.C. Circuit to stay that ruling while it appealed.
23 November 2025

Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege

The allegation of Meta burying evidence of social media harms is just one of many in a late Friday filing by Motley Rice
23 November 2025

Daily Mail owner strikes $650 million deal to buy the Telegraph

The deal comes a week after US-based private investment firm RedBird Capital Partners withdrew its bid for The Telegraph, one of Britain's biggest newspapers.
23 November 2025

Thousands march in France to demand action on violence against women

In Paris, crowds of demonstrators -- 50,000 according to organisers, 17,000 according to the police
23 November 2025

Trump signals room for negotiation on Ukraine plan ahead of talks

Trump has given Ukraine until November 27 to approve the plan to end the nearly four-year conflict
23 November 2025

Zelensky orders defence audit after corruption scandal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday ordered an audit of the war-torn country’s large defence industry, after a sweeping corruption probe uncovered graft in the battered energy sector.
22 November 2025

UAE announces $1b initiative to expand AI in Africa

The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it will invest $1 billion to expand AI infrastructure and AI-enabled services across Africa, with the aim of helping countries meet national development priorities.
22 November 2025