South Korea student stabs three in school knife attack

The attack happened around 8:36 am at a school in Cheongju
28 April 2025, 03:03 AM

Shooter given life term for attack on Imran Khan

The attack on former prime minister Khan took place on Nov 2, 2022, in Waz­irabad
28 April 2025, 03:00 AM

US in touch with India and Pakistan; urges work toward 'responsible solution'

After the attack, India and Pakistan unleashed a raft of measures against each other
28 April 2025, 02:52 AM

Trump tells Putin to 'stop shooting' and make a deal

Trump, who boasted before his inauguration that he could halt Russia's invasion of Ukraine within one day, has launched a diplomatic offensive since taking office to halt the fighting.
28 April 2025, 02:44 AM

Suspect charged with murder in Canada car attack that left 11 dead

The suspect, Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, of Vancouver, was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder
28 April 2025, 02:36 AM

Qatar PM sees ‘a bit of progress’ on Gaza truce

Gaza mediator Qatar yesterday said there was some progress in talks in Doha this week aimed at securing a new truce in the Israel-Hamas war.
27 April 2025, 18:02 PM

Fire still blazing as toll hits 28

Fire blazed yesterday, more than 24 hours after a massive explosion tore through Iran’s largest commercial port, killing at least 28 people and leaving more than 1,000 others injured, according to the Red Crescent.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Cops rule out terrorism link after 9 killed

A driver killed at least nine people when he ploughed a vehicle through a crowd at a Filipino cultural celebration in Vancouver, police in the Canadian city said yesterday.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Philippines, US launches drills as China seizes reef

Missiles fired off the coast of the northern Philippines yesterday as US and Filipino forces conducted their first integrated defence drills, hours after China said it had seized control of a reef claimed by Manila.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump seeks ‘free’ transit for US ships

US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged free transit for American commercial and military ships through the Panama and Suez canals.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM

All eyes turn to conclave

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Pak troops kill 54 militants who tried to infiltrate from Afghanistan

Pakistan’s army said Sunday its soldiers killed 54 militants who had tried to enter the country by crossing its northwestern border with Afghanistan.
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Death toll from blast at Iran's Bandar Abbas port rises to 40

The death toll from a powerful explosion at Iran's biggest port of Bandar Abbas has risen to at least 40, with more than 1,200 people injured, state media reported on Sunday, as firefighters worked to fully extinguish the fire
27 April 2025, 16:14 PM
27 April 2025, 12:54 PM

IMF-World Bank meetings end with little tariff clarity, but economic foreboding

Many participants in the Spring Meetings had a sense that Trump's admin was still conflicted in its demands from trading partners
27 April 2025, 10:50 AM

Trump urges 'free' transit for US ships through Panama, Suez canals

Trump has for months been calling for the United States to take control of the Panama Canal but his social media post also shifted focus onto the vital Suez route.
27 April 2025, 09:31 AM

Vehicle hitting crowd in Vancouver 'not an act of terrorism': police

Vancouver police said they did not suspect "an act of terrorism" after a driver plowed into a street party on Saturday in the Canadian city, killing a number of people
27 April 2025, 09:03 AM

Death toll rises to 25, fires still burning in huge Iran port blast

The explosion was so powerful that it was felt and heard about 50 kilometres (30 miles) away
27 April 2025, 08:03 AM
27 April 2025, 06:53 AM

India and Pakistan troops exchange fire in Kashmir

Relations between the nuclear-armed rivals plunged to their lowest level in years following Kashmir attack
27 April 2025, 05:18 AM