Iran's Khamenei attends public event after weeks of war with Israel

Khamenei had issued pre-taped messages during the war which started on June 13, and avoided public appearances
6 July 2025, 07:19 AM

Israel agrees to Gaza truce talks

Trump has been making a renewed push to end nearly 21 months of war in Gaza
6 July 2025, 04:37 AM

BRICS nations voice 'serious concerns' over Trump tariffs

BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday are expected to decry US President Donald Trump's "indiscriminate" trade tariffs
6 July 2025, 04:28 AM

'Into a void': Young US college graduates face employment crisis

At 5.8 percent, unemployment for young, recent graduates from US universities is higher than it has been since November 2013
6 July 2025, 04:21 AM

Rescuers search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll hits 50

Multiple flash flood warnings remained in place across central Texas after water surged through communities
6 July 2025, 04:15 AM

Elon Musk says he has created a new US political party

Musk has clashed with Trump over the president's massive domestic spending plan, saying it would explode the US debt, and vowed to do everything in his power to defeat lawmakers who voted for it
6 July 2025, 04:01 AM

Trump mulls Patriot missiles for Ukraine

US President Donald Trump said Ukraine would need Patriot missiles for its defences, after speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, and voiced frustration over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s failure to end the fighting.
5 July 2025, 21:00 PM

‘I hope to live another 30 or 40 years’

The Dalai Lama yesterday said he dreamed of living for decades more, as the Buddhist spiritual leader prayed with thousands of exiled Tibetans on the eve of his 90th birthday.
5 July 2025, 21:00 PM

Myanmar armed groups rebuff junta ‘cooperation’ plea

Myanmar’s ruling junta yesterday made a rare call for the armed groups it is fighting to cooperate with it ahead of a slated election, an invitation anti-coup forces swiftly rejected.
5 July 2025, 20:48 PM

Hope for Gaza truce rises

Israel was mulling its response yesterday after Hamas said it was ready to start talks “immediately” on a US-sponsored proposal for a Gaza ceasefire.
5 July 2025, 18:31 PM

Iran has not agreed to IAEA inspections

United States President Donald Trump has said Iran has not agreed to inspections of its nuclear programme or to giving up enriching uranium.
5 July 2025, 18:04 PM

Pak building collapse toll hits 16

Rescue teams in Pakistan worked in searing heat and humidity yesterday to recover residents trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed, killing 16 people.
5 July 2025, 18:02 PM

Texas floods kill at least 27

Rescuers yesterday searched for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed at least 27 people -- with more rain on the way.
5 July 2025, 18:01 PM

California's biggest wildfire of the year spreads to 70,000 acres

A massive wildfire raging in California for the past three days has ravaged more than 70,000 acres, as hundreds of firefighters fought to bring it under control
5 July 2025, 08:41 AM

Trump evokes Russia sanctions after largest assault on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump said Russia just wanted to "keep killing people" and hinted at sanctions after Moscow launched its largest ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine in the three-year-old war.
5 July 2025, 06:12 AM

BRICS nations to denounce Trump tariffs

BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry Donald Trump's hardline trade policies, but are struggling to bridge divides over crises roiling the Middle East
5 July 2025, 02:02 AM

Pakistan building collapse kills 6

A five-storey building collapse in Pakistan yesterday killed at least six people and left six injured, police said, with rescuers searching through the rubble for trapped victims.
4 July 2025, 19:31 PM

Hamas says ready to start Gaza ceasefire talks 'immediately'

The announcement came after it held consultations with other Palestinian factions
4 July 2025, 19:28 PM

China helped Pakistan with ‘live inputs’

China gave Islamabad “live inputs” on key Indian positions during Pakistan’s conflict with its neighbour in May, the deputy chief of India’s army said yesterday, calling for urgent upgrades to the country’s air defence systems.
4 July 2025, 19:19 PM

Pak army kills 30 militants

Pakistan’s army said yesterday it had killed 30 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan over the last three days, after a suicide attack killed 16 soldiers in the same region.
4 July 2025, 19:19 PM