Bill Clinton to lawmakers investigating Epstein: 'I saw nothing'

The former president gave closed-door testimony about his relationship with the late sex offender
28 February 2026, 09:26 AM

US says it supports Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers had said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed their forces in major cities
28 February 2026, 08:51 AM

Trump directs US agencies to toss Anthropic's AI as Pentagon calls startup a supply risk

Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk, affecting defense contractors
28 February 2026, 08:44 AM

NKorea unveils image of Kim Jong Un's daughter firing rifle

Kim's daughter Ju Ae has long been seen as the next in line to rule the secretive, nuclear-armed state, and took part in a string of recent high-profile outings, including this week's military parade marking the closing stages of North Korea's key party congress
28 February 2026, 08:38 AM

Pakistan bombs Kabul in 'open war' on Afghanistan's Taliban government

Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Afghan forces killed 55 Pakistani soldiers and captured several others, while putting the death toll among Afghan troops at 13
28 February 2026, 08:34 AM

20 killed in cash-packed military plane crash in Bolivia

The Ministry of Defense said it would launch an investigation into the crash
28 February 2026, 08:30 AM

Israeli fire kills 8 people in Gaza

Israeli attacks killed five people in Gaza on Thursday night, the territory’s health officials said, and the Israeli military said it killed a Palestinian who posed a threat to its forces in the south of the enclave.
28 February 2026, 02:18 AM

Trump, Mamdani meet for 2nd time

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he had a productive meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, discussing issues including housing and student detentions by federal immigration authorities.
28 February 2026, 02:16 AM

US tells its citizens to leave Israel

The United States authorised the departure of non-emergency embassy staff and their families from Israel yesterday, as it threatened strikes on Iran and pressed its biggest military build-up in the Middle East in decades.
28 February 2026, 02:06 AM

World must not normalise use of force

The UN rights chief yesterday voiced alarm at the normalisation of the use of force to resolve disputes, saying armed conflicts had almost doubled since 2010.
28 February 2026, 02:02 AM

‘Now it’s open war’

Pakistan bombed government targets in the Afghan capital Kabul and in Kandahar, where its Taliban leadership is based, officials from both countries said yesterday, with Pakistan’s defence minister calling the conflict “open war”.
28 February 2026, 01:47 AM

Ukrainian missiles hit energy sites in Russia’s Belgorod

Ukrainian missiles struck the Russian town of Belgorod near the border, inflicting serious damage on energy installations and disrupting power, water and heating, the regional governor said early yesterday.
28 February 2026, 01:21 AM

Why are Pakistan and Afghanistan at war now?

Airstrikes, retaliation and the TTP factor expose the collapse of a once-calculated relationship between Islamabad and the Taliban
27 February 2026, 19:15 PM

Indian court acquits Modi opponent Kejriwal in corruption case

Kejriwal accuses Narendra Modi and Amit Shah of using a “political conspiracy”
27 February 2026, 15:10 PM

Paramount poised to acquire Warner Bros. after Netflix walks away

WB shareholders previously scheduled to vote on Netflix agreement on March 20, which is now essentially moot
27 February 2026, 10:53 AM

Anthropic says won't give US military unconditional AI use

Washington had given them until Friday to agree to unconditional military use of its technology
27 February 2026, 10:43 AM

Iran says 'good progress' in US talks, next round within a week

Technical talks at UN's nuclear agency to begin in Vienna on Monday, says Iran Foreign Minister
27 February 2026, 10:28 AM

US, Iran open to ‘new, creative ideas’

Oman said yesterday that Iran and the United States expressed openness to new solutions as indirect talks between the two foes began in Geneva.
27 February 2026, 03:01 AM
27 February 2026, 02:06 AM

FBI fires agents linked to Trump probe: reports

The FBI has fired at least half a dozen agents linked to a 2022 probe into President Donald Trump retaining documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence, US media reported on Wednesday, drawing anger from the association representing bureau personnel.
27 February 2026, 00:00 AM