Man on trial in Albania shoots judge dead in court

The other party to the trial, a father and son, were also shot
6 October 2025

Surging numbers of children using e-cigarettes: WHO

UN health agency says e-cigarettes are fueling a new wave of nicotine addiction
6 October 2025

ICC finds Sudan militia chief guilty of crimes against humanity

Court finds Janjaweed commander guilty of rape, murder and torture during 2003–2004 atrocities
6 October 2025

Indirect Gaza talks begin between Hamas, Israel in Egypt: state-linked media

Mediators from Egypt and Qatar push forward US-backed proposal
6 October 2025
6 October 2025

Negotiators gather for Gaza talks, mediators caution deal may not be swift

Talks were set to begin as the war reaches its two-year mark with the majority of 2.2 million Gazans homeless and hungry in a sea of rubble
6 October 2025

UNHCR shed 5,000 jobs since January amid funding cuts

This is more than a quarter of our entire workforce, its chief says
6 October 2025

UK author Jilly Cooper dies aged 88: agent

Her agent said in a statement Monday
6 October 2025

India sues cough-syrup maker linked to deaths of 10 children

India has faced scrutiny for the quality of its pharmaceutical exports
6 October 2025

How China waged an infowar against US interests in the Philippines

The Chinese embassy in Manila hired a marketing firm that ran fake social media accounts praising China, undermining the Philippines’ security alliance with the US, and criticising Western COVID vaccines, Reuters found.
6 October 2025

Six patients killed in fire at Jaipur’s state-run hospital

A short circuit was the primary cause of the fire
6 October 2025

White House: Mass layoffs will start if shutdown talks 'going nowhere'

No tangible signs of negotiations have emerged between congressional leaders since Trump met with them last week.
6 October 2025

US judge blocks Trump from sending California National Guard to Portland for now

The ruling by US District Judge Karin Immergut followed a joint lawsuit by California and Oregon seeking to block the extraordinary move
6 October 2025

Over a dozen wounded in rare Sydney mass shooting

The gunman was firing from his property at random at passing cars and police
6 October 2025

Hundreds of trekkers escape from blizzard-struck Everest in Tibet

As of Sunday, 350 trekkers had reached the small township of Qudang
6 October 2025

Mobilise, resist, take action

Photographer-activist Shahidul Alam yesterday urged the international community to show collective courage and help ensure the success of the Gaza-bound freedom flotilla.
5 October 2025

Trump authorises troops to Chicago

US President Donald Trump authorized deployment of troops to Chicago after a federal agent shot an allegedly armed motorist there on Saturday, while a judge blocked the Republican leader’s attempt to send the military into Portland, another Democratic-run city.
5 October 2025

‘Signs of life’ on Saturn’s moon Enceladus!

The ocean hidden under the icy shell of Saturn’s moon Enceladus harbours complex organic molecules, a study said yesterday, offering further evidence that the small world could have all the right ingredients to host extraterrestrial life.
5 October 2025

Diplomacy gathers pace amid threats, strikes

Efforts to end the conflict in Gaza gained momentum, with rival parties and mediators scheduled to meet in Cairo today, even as Israeli airstrikes continued across the territory, killing 19 more people.
5 October 2025

Death toll rises to 45; 26 missing

The death toll from an Indonesian school collapse rose to 45 yesterday, officials said, as rescuers recovered more victims buried under the rubble.
5 October 2025