Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian military site

A Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Izhevsk, more than 1,000 kilometres from the front line killed at least three people and hospitalised 35 more, the governor of the region said.
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran’s nuke site shows activity after US bombing

New satellite images show continuing work at Iran’s Fordow nuclear enrichment plant, which was struck by US B-2 bombers just over a week ago.
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump signs order lifting sanctions on Syria

President Donald Trump on Monday formally dismantled US sanctions against Syria, hoping to reintegrate the war-battered country into the global economy as Israel eyes ties with its new leadership.
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Thai court suspends PM from duty

Thailand’s Constitutional Court yesterday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal, in a major setback for a government under fire on multiple fronts and fighting for its survival.
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump suggests slashing Tesla subsidies

US President Donald Trump yesterday suggested the government efficiency department should review the subsidies to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s companies to save money, reigniting a war of words between the world’s most powerful person and its richest.
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

World must adapt to rising heat

The world will have to learn to live with heatwaves, the United Nations’ weather and climate agency said yesterday, as much of Europe roasted in high summer temperatures.
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Delhi bans fuel for old cars

India’s capital New Delhi banned fuel sales to ageing vehicles yesterday as authorities try to tackle the sprawling megacity’s hazardous air pollution.
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Thailand Constitutional Court suspends PM

A long-standing territorial dispute boiled over into cross-border clashes in May, killing one Cambodian soldier.
1 July 2025, 06:43 AM

Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill over 50 as ceasefire calls mount

Gaza's civil defence agency said 51 people had been killed by Israeli forces on Monday
1 July 2025, 04:33 AM

Iran-linked hackers threaten to release Trump aides' emails

US has said group known as Robert works for Iran's Revolutionary Guards
1 July 2025, 03:57 AM

France's Macron calls tariffs imposed by powerful countries a form of 'blackmail'

Though he did not specifically refer to the United States or US President Donald Trump
1 July 2025, 03:51 AM

Iranian FM downplays quick resumption of US-Iran talks

Araghchi was asked about Trump's remarks that nuclear negotiations with Iran could resume as early as this week
1 July 2025, 02:23 AM

58 killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza

Israeli strikes killed at least 58 people across Gaza yesterday as residents in the enclave’s north reported one of the heaviest bombardments in weeks, while Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire push by the Trump administration.
30 June 2025, 20:01 PM

‘Getting along well’ with China

President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed the importance of aggressive actions linked to Beijing including recent arrests of two Chinese nationals accused of smuggling a dangerous pathogen into the United States, saying “that’s the way the world works.”
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

UN chief urges aid surge in world of ‘conflicts’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world to “rev up the engine of development” at an aid conference in Spain yesterday at a time when US-led cuts are jeopardising the fight against poverty and climate change.
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

US not offering Iran ‘anything’: Trump

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he was not speaking to Iran and was not offering the country “anything”, and he reiterated his assertion that the United States had “totally OBLITERATED” Tehran’s nuclear facilities.
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Two firefighters killed in Idaho ambush

A gunman ambushed and shot dead two firefighters responding to a forest fire in northern Idaho on Sunday, wounding one other during an hours-long incident before the suspect was found dead, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said.
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel eyes peace accords with Syria, Lebanon

Israel said yesterday it is “interested” in striking peace agreements with neighbouring Lebanon and Syria, a potentially historic shift in the region after decades of war and animosity.
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

No relief for south Europe as heatwave persists

Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures yesterday as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heatwave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire warnings.
30 June 2025, 18:00 PM

12 killed, 34 injured in Telangana chemical factory explosion in India

The blast occurred at a reactor inside the Sigachi Pharma company's plant
30 June 2025, 14:00 PM