Saudi civil defence issues brief alerts over attack threats in Makkah, Jeddah, Taif
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Middle East
China's new tech, national security exit rules take effect
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World
Ex-Google DeepMind researcher adds to warnings that AI could 'kill all humans'
8 HOUR(s)
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Technology
Saudi Arabia warns it will react 'firmly' to Houthi attacks
8 HOUR(s)
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World
US Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot restrictions
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World
US judge postpones new visa rules for foreign students, journalists
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World
Oil jumps as Iran-Gulf talks postponed
15 September 2026
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World
US has tools to keep AI safe
15 September 2026
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United States
More than 20 Thai senators accused of election fraud
15 September 2026
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Asia
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
Red Cross ready to act as intermediary in bringing Israeli hostages, Palestinian detainees home
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said in a statement
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