Emergency vaccines slash deaths by 60%: study

A similar number of infections are also believed to have been prevented, while billions of euros have been generated in estimated economic benefit
12 July 2025, 12:50 PM

Netanyahu kept invasion of Gaza going to stay in power, says NYT

Since the start of the war in Gaza at least 58,000 Palestinians have been killed
12 July 2025, 11:27 AM

China, ASEAN to submit upgraded free trade deal to leaders in October, says China's foreign minister

Negotiations about the so-called 3.0 version of the free trade zone started in November 2022 and completed in May
12 July 2025, 11:22 AM

More than 20 civilians killed in Myanmar air strike on monastery: witnesses

Myanmar has been consumed by civil war since the military ousted a democratic government in 2021
12 July 2025, 10:53 AM

Iran executes man in public over child's rape, murder

The death sentence was issued in March and later upheld by the Islamic republic's top court
12 July 2025, 07:38 AM

US customs duties top $100 billion for first time in a fiscal year

US customs duty collections surged again in June as President Donald Trump's tariffs gained steam
12 July 2025, 05:02 AM

UN says hundreds killed in recent weeks while seeking aid in Gaza

Ten Palestinians were reported killed Friday while waiting for rations in Gaza
12 July 2025, 02:22 AM

US State Department begins mass layoffs

Some were crying as they walked out with boxes of belongings
12 July 2025, 02:18 AM

EU population hits 450m on migration boost

Migration into the European Union pushed its population to a record 450.4 million people last year, offsetting a natural population decline for the fourth straight year, EU data released yesterday showed.
11 July 2025, 18:57 PM

Trump slaps 35% tariff on Canada

US President Donald Trump has ramped up his tariff assault on Canada, saying the US would impose a 35 percent tariff on imports next month and planned to impose blanket tariffs of 15 percent or 20 percent on most other trading partners.
11 July 2025, 18:49 PM

798 killed near Gaza aid hubs in six weeks

The UN rights office yesterday said it had recorded at least 798 killings within the past six weeks at aid points in Gaza run by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and near convoys run by other relief groups.
11 July 2025, 18:47 PM

Trump to supply arms to Ukraine via Nato

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States would supply weapons to Ukraine via Nato and that he would make a “major statement” on Russia on Monday.
11 July 2025, 18:07 PM

Police free 1,194 in global trafficking raids: Europol

Police rescued 1,194 potential human trafficking victims and arrested 158 suspects in coordinated raids across 43 countries last month, the European Union’s law enforcement agency said yesterday.
11 July 2025, 18:06 PM

Elon Musk's Tesla marks formal India entry with Mumbai launch event

Narendra Modi's government has for years wooed Tesla
11 July 2025, 07:23 AM

UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in May in a blow to govt

Economists had expected growth of 0.1 percent
11 July 2025, 07:09 AM

Trump to visit flood-ravaged Texas amid scrutiny

The Republican leader and First Lady Melania Trump will meet first responders and local officials in central Texas's Hill Country
11 July 2025, 05:14 AM

Child malnutrition doubles in battleground Sudan state: UNICEF

Since April 2023, war between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands of people and driven over 14 million from their homes
11 July 2025, 04:15 AM

Rubio to meet China's Wang on sidelines of ASEAN talks

Rubio said Thursday the United States has "no intention of abandoning" the Asia-Pacific region
11 July 2025, 03:51 AM

Four richest Africans wealthier than half the continent: report

The four richest Africans are wealthier than about half of the continent’s 750 million people, anti-poverty charity Oxfam said in a report published yesterday, warning widening inequality was hampering democracy.
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia seizes $50bn in assets as economy shifts

Russian authorities have confiscated assets worth some $50 billion over the past three years, underscoring the scale of the transformation into a “fortress Russia” economic model during the war in Ukraine, research showed on Wednesday.
10 July 2025, 18:00 PM