Ukraine to get Patriot system from Israel

Ukraine received a US-made Patriot air defence system from Israel a month ago, with two more expected in coming months, President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday.
27 September 2025

Nato airspace violations: Russia FM warns of ‘decisive response’ to any ‘aggression’

Russia’s top diplomat yesterday warned of a “decisive response” to any “aggression” after US President Donald Trump backed calls to shoot down Russian planes that violate Nato airspace.
27 September 2025

UN sanctions reimposed on Iran

Iran has recalled its envoys to the United Kingdom, France and Germany for consultations, according to state media, after the three European countries triggered a mechanism reinstating the United Nations’ sanctions on the Islamic Republic for the first time in a decade.
27 September 2025

US to revoke Colombian president Petro’s visa

The United States said it would revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s visa after he took to New York’s streets on Friday in a pro-Palestinian demonstration and urged US soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump’s orders.
27 September 2025

Trump targets more opponents after 'dirty cop' Comey

'It's not revenge. It's also about the fact that you can't let this go on.'
27 September 2025

Trump's granddaughter launches clothing brand from White House

Promotional photos were taken at the White House featuring the teen in a $130 sweatshirt
27 September 2025

Iran president says would support ceasefire for Gaza

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, whose government has championed Hamas, said Friday he backed any ceasefire in Gaza after US President Donald Trump voiced optimism for a deal
27 September 2025

Supreme Court allows Trump admin freeze of $4 bn in foreign aid

The US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration on Friday to freeze for now more than $4 billion in foreign assistance appropriated by Congress.
27 September 2025

At least 100 feared dead in Nigeria gold mine collapse

At least 100 people are feared dead following the collapse of a gold mining pit in Nigeria’s Zamfara State, survivors and residents said on Friday.
26 September 2025

Israel kills at least 47 more in Gaza

Israel’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip continued yesterday with more than 40 Palestinians killed and dozens injured as rescue teams comb through the debris attempting to save those buried.
26 September 2025

Israel must ‘finish job’ in Gaza

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday, dozens of world leaders walked out of the hall in protest.
26 September 2025

Babar summits 8,000m Manaslu peak without oxygen tank

Bangladesh has scaled new heights in mountaineering as Dr Babar Ali became the first Bangladeshi to summit an 8,000-metre peak without supplemental oxygen yesterday morning.
26 September 2025

‘Won’t allow Israel to annex West Bank’

US President Donald Trump vowed to stop Israel from annexing the West Bank as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday vowed in an angry UN address to block a Palestinian state, accusing European leaders of pushing his country into “national suicide” and rewarding Hamas.
26 September 2025

Trump slaps 100% tariffs on medicine

US President Donald Trump’s announcement of steep new tariffs on medicines and other goods drew pushback from some allies yesterday, with the EU claiming immunity for its pharmaceutical industry under an earlier trade deal.
26 September 2025

Iran sanctions loom after last-ditch UN vote

Sweeping UN sanctions look likely to return on Iran despite a last-ditch effort yesterday by China and Russia for a delay to allow further talks, diplomats say.
26 September 2025

Gaza crisis: What leaders said at UN

No, what we need is a powerful army of countries that do not accept genocide.
26 September 2025

Post-war Gaza: Tony Blair in discussions to run Gaza authority

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair could take a leading role in a transitional authority for Gaza under US-led peace plans, various British media reported yesterday.
26 September 2025

Scores of delegates walk out ahead of Netanyahu's UNGA speech

Netanyahu insists fight must go on until Hamas completely dismantled
26 September 2025

Can Trump’s 21-point new Gaza plan really stop the war?

Axios quotes Arab officials saying participants left New York meeting 'very hopeful'
26 September 2025

UK former PM Tony Blair eyes key role in Gaza under Trump peace plan: FT

Blair had been proposed to chair a supevisory board called the "Gaza International Transitional Authority," the Financial Times added
26 September 2025