Death toll hits 17, dozens still missing

The death toll in an Indonesian school collapse rose to 17 yesterday, officials said, as rescuers deployed heavy machinery to recover dozens more victims believed still buried under the rubble.
4 October 2025

Protesters agree to end PoK unrest

Protesters in Pakistan’s Kashmir ended days of deadly anti-government demonstrations yesterday after reaching an agreement with the government, officials said.
4 October 2025

UK cops quiz 6 after attack on synagogue

Six people arrested on suspicion of “terrorism”-linked offences after a fatal car-ramming and knife attack on a UK synagogue remained in police custody yesterday, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged people not to take part in pro-Palestinian protests.
4 October 2025

After false dawns, Gazans hope Trump will end war

Exhausted Palestinians in Gaza clung to hopes yesterday that US President Donald Trump would keep up pressure on Israel to end a two-year-old war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced the entire population of more than two million.
4 October 2025

Russia intensifying railway strikes: Kyiv

The head of Ukraine’s railways yesterday said that Russia was intensifying a campaign of air strikes on the network in an attempt to isolate frontline communities ahead of winter.
4 October 2025

Yunus voices support for Shahidul Alam’s Gaza flotilla mission

Recalls the photographer-activist’s 2018 imprisonment; calls him a symbol of resistance
4 October 2025

Government, protesters reach deal to end unrest in Pakistan's Kashmir

Telecomm blackout imposed by the govt gradually lifted throughout the day
4 October 2025

Text of the response by Hamas to Trump's plan for ending Gaza's war

Group agrees to prisoner exchange, backs independent Palestinian administration in Gaza
4 October 2025

UN rights chief hails chance to stop Gaza carnage 'once and for all'

Hopes momentum from Trump's peace plan will pave the way for permanent ceasefire
4 October 2025

How the Gaza aid flotilla used cameras and data to win global attention

2.5 million and 3.5 million views recorded on Wednesday and Thursday respectively
4 October 2025

Hamas response to Trump plan wins hardline support, boosting hostage release hopes

Palestinian Islamic Jihad endorsed the group’s response to a US plan
4 October 2025

Israel troops still operating in Gaza after Trump, hostage family appeals

Trump's proposal calls for a halt to hostilities, the release of hostages within 72 hours, a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and Hamas's disarmament.
4 October 2025

Tarique hails Shahidul Alam for joining Gaza flotilla

Calls his move a symbol of Bangladesh’s stand against oppression and injustice
4 October 2025

Hostage families urge immediate end to Gaza war

Hamas said it was ready to release hostages held in Gaza
4 October 2025

Trump's tech visa fee challenged in court

The $100,000 fee announced last month triggered chaos and confusion over how it would work and who would be hit.
4 October 2025

US says kills four in new attack on alleged drug-smuggling boat

The latest strike, which Hegseth announced in a post on X, brings the number of such US attacks to at least four, leaving at least 21 people dead.
4 October 2025

Gaza civil defence says heavy strikes despite Trump appeal

Gaza's civil defence agency said Saturday that Israel carried out dozens of air strikes and artillery shelling
4 October 2025

Music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to more than four years in prison

Combs apologises to his victims, saying his behavior was "disgusting, shameful and sick."
4 October 2025

Hamas says ready for peace talks, Trump urges Israel to halt Gaza bombing

Hamas also agreed to hand over power in Gaza to technocrats but said it would "participate and contribute responsibly" in Palestinian discussions regarding the territory's future.
4 October 2025

Gaza peace plan: key reactions to Hamas's positive response

Here are the main reactions from around the world:
4 October 2025