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18 injured in knife attack in Hamburg, report says

Four victims are in critical condition and six others are seriously injured
24 May 2025, 03:30 AM

Desperate Rohingyas risk deadly sea journeys, over 400 feared dead

Rohingya refugees increasingly risk perilous journeys to safety, UN says
24 May 2025, 03:20 AM

US tightens security after murder of Israeli embassy staff

The victims of Wednesday's attack, Israeli citizen Yaron Lischinsky and American Sarah Lynn Milgrim, had been planning to marry
24 May 2025, 03:18 AM

White House National Security Council slashes staff in dramatic restructuring

Staff dealing with most major geopolitical issues, from Ukraine to Kashmir, were terminated in the afternoon
24 May 2025, 03:07 AM

Trump expands Apple tariff threat to all smartphones

He threatened with a 25 percent tariff unless the devices are built in the United States
24 May 2025, 02:31 AM

Israeli air strike hits building in Lebanon

Lebanese state media said an Israeli air strike hit a building in southern Lebanon on Thursday after Israel’s military warned residents to evacuate an area linked to Hezbollah militants.
23 May 2025, 19:38 PM

Napoleon’s sword sold at auction for 4.7m euros

A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor fetched almost 4.7 million euros at auction in Paris, many times the asking price and coming close to a new record price for a Napoleonic artefact, the auction house said.
23 May 2025, 19:37 PM

UK newspaper The Telegraph set for US ownership

British right-wing newspaper The Telegraph has agreed a takeover by US investment group RedBird Capital Partners, ending a two-year saga marked by UK government intervention over press freedoms.
23 May 2025, 19:36 PM

Trump’s plan could launch new era of weapons

US President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defence concept revives a controversial, decades-old initiative whose ambitious construction could upend norms in outer space and reshape relations between the world’s top space powers.
23 May 2025, 19:34 PM

Iran, US hold new round of nuclear talks in Rome

Iranian and US negotiators met in Rome yesterday for a fifth round of nuclear talks, after a public disagreement over Tehran’s uranium enrichment.
23 May 2025, 19:21 PM

Pak rubbishes Modi’s bid to link Islamabad with terrorism

Pakistan’s Foreign Office yesterday categorically rejected the “baseless, provocative, and irresponsible allegations” made by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in a heated speech accused Pakistan of carrying out terrorist attacks in his country.
23 May 2025, 19:00 PM

‘Major’ Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap ‘completed’

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that a major prisoner swap was just completed between Russia and Ukraine.
23 May 2025, 19:00 PM

50 killed, missing after Israeli strike in Gaza

More than 50 Palestinians were killed or remain missing after an Israeli air raid on a residential building in the Jabalia al-Balad area of northern Gaza, the civil defence said yesterday.
23 May 2025, 18:57 PM

Trump fires new tariff threats at Apple, EU

President Donald Trump yesterday ratcheted up the US trade war, threatening to impose a new 25 percent levy against Apple, and a 50 percent tariff on the European Union.
23 May 2025, 18:53 PM

UAE hits highest May temperature on record at 50.4C

The United Arab Emirates recorded a sweltering 50.4 degrees Celsius yesterday, its highest temperature for May since it began documenting them in 2003, according to the National Center of Meteorology.
23 May 2025, 18:07 PM

Trump threatens 25% import tax on Apple unless iPhones made in US

President Donald Trump today threatened to put a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are manufactured in the United States
23 May 2025, 13:46 PM

North Korea launches probe into warship launch accident

North Korea has begun an investigation into an accident that occurred during the launch of a new warship this week, state media said Friday, assessing the damage as "not serious".
23 May 2025, 06:20 AM

In tune with nature: expert sounds out all of Ireland's bird species

According to conservation bodies, some 63% of Ireland's birds are currently either red or amber-listed
23 May 2025, 06:06 AM

Iran, US to hold new round of nuclear talks in Rome

Iranian and US negotiators meet in Rome on Friday for a fifth round of nuclear talks, after a public disagreement over Tehran's uranium enrichment.
23 May 2025, 05:52 AM

US tariff tensions test Southeast Asian leaders at regional summit

The leaders also "reaffirmed ASEAN's collective commitment" to the global free trading system
23 May 2025, 05:06 AM