69pc Americans believe Trump admin hiding info: poll

Most Americans think President Donald Trump’s administration is hiding information about accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epsteinand give it poor marks on the issue after pledging to make public documents in the case, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
17 July 2025, 18:00 PM

After days of bloodshed, residents of Syria's Sweida confront devastation

More than 500 people from all sides were killed in the violence
17 July 2025, 15:48 PM

US Senate passes aid, public broadcasting cuts in victory for Trump

The Senate voted 51 to 48 in favor of Trump's request to cut $9 billion in spending already approved by Congress.
17 July 2025, 07:22 AM
17 July 2025, 07:13 AM

Air India probe of Boeing 787 fuel control switches finds no issues

India's aviation regulator earlier this week ordered the country's airlines to investigate the locking feature on the switches of several Boeing models.
17 July 2025, 05:42 AM

50 killed and injured in Iraq shopping mall fire: governor

Around 50 people were killed and injured when a fire broke out at a shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut, state media said Thursday
17 July 2025, 05:22 AM

More than 350 dead in south Syria violence: monitor

More than 350 people have been killed since the weekend in violent clashes in Syria's southern Sweida province
17 July 2025, 03:34 AM

South Korea's top court clears Samsung Chairman Lee in 2015 merger fraud case

The Supreme Court's verdict permanently removes a long-running legal distraction for Lee as Samsung plays catch-up in a global race to develop cutting-edge AI chips.
17 July 2025, 03:28 AM

Syria's interim president says protecting Druze a 'priority'

He added that the Syrian people are not afraid of war and are ready to fight if their dignity is threatened.
17 July 2025, 03:22 AM

Couche-Tard drops 7-Eleven takeover bid

The two companies signed a non-disclosure agreement in April in a bid to advance talks.
17 July 2025, 03:17 AM

Cyberscam crackdown: Cambodia arrests over 200 Vietnam citizens

Cambodian authorities have arrested more than 200 Vietnamese nationals in internet scam centre raids, police said yesterday, as Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered a crackdown on cybercrime sweatshops.
16 July 2025, 19:27 PM

Iran seizes foreign tanker over fuel smuggling

Iran has seized a foreign tanker in the Sea of Oman on charges of fuel smuggling, the judiciary said yesterday.
16 July 2025, 18:35 PM

20 crushed to death at Gaza aid site

At least 20 Palestinians were killed yesterday at an aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in what the US-backed group said was a crowd surge instigated by “armed agitators”.
16 July 2025, 18:06 PM

Global health aid sinks to 15-yr low in ‘era of austerity’

Sweeping foreign aid cuts led by the United States will cause international health funding to plummet to the lowest level in 15 years, a study said yesterday, warning the world has entered a new “era of global health austerity.”
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Credible’ Epstein files should be released: Trump

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the US Justice Department should release all “credible” information from its probe into notorious sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein as he sought to douse a firestorm of criticism from his supporters over his handling of the case.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel war meant to ‘overthrow system’ in Iran

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday that Israel’s attacks during last month’s 12-day war were intended to weaken the Islamic republic’s system and spark unrest to topple it.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Strong argument’ for video in airline cockpit: IATA chief

There is a “strong argument” for putting video cameras in airline cockpits to assist in accident investigations, the head of global aviation industry group IATA said yesterday.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel steps up Syria strikes

Powerful airstrikes shook Damascus yesterday, targeting the defence ministry as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze communities in southern Syria and demanded they withdraw.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia defies Trump’s warning over Ukraine

Russia fired hundreds of drones, artillery and a ballistic missile at Ukraine between late Tuesday and early yesterday, Ukraine said, defying calls by Donald Trump to reach a peace deal.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Yemen postpones execution of Indian nurse on death row

Mahdi’s relatives insist on carrying out the death sentence, saying, “We insist on implementing God's Law in Qisas… nothing else”. 
16 July 2025, 05:07 AM