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Iran economy looks set to withstand US naval blockade
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Iran defies US blockade to claim tolls from Hormuz shipping
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Iran continues crude exports despite US blockade, Vortexa says
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Iran war pushing more than 30 million back into poverty, UN development chief says
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South Korea's Samsung workers rally in thousands as strike looms
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Bangladesh provides emergency medical assistance to Iran
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US charges 27 alleged Venezuelan gang members
Of the 27 defendants, 21 were in federal custody and five more were arrested Sunday and Monday in New York and other jurisdictions, the statement said.
22 April 2025, 06:35 AM
Vietnam social media users hit by 'expanding crackdown' on dissent: HRW
Vietnam, a one-party state, has long sentenced bloggers and human rights activists to hefty jail terms
22 April 2025, 06:20 AM
US to impose new duties on solar imports from Southeast Asia
The tariffs on companies from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam will still need to be ratified
22 April 2025, 04:50 AM
US Education Department to resume collecting student loans in default
The resumption will impact more than 5 million borrowers who are in default
22 April 2025, 04:47 AM
US academic leaders unite against Trump's higher education policies
Over 100 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement on Tuesday
22 April 2025, 04:40 AM
Modi, Vance tout progress on India-US trade deal
Vance arrived in India earlier on Monday for a largely personal four-day visit to the country
22 April 2025, 04:12 AM
As world mourns, cardinals prepare pope's funeral
Francis, the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88 after suffering a stroke.
22 April 2025, 03:47 AM
India imposes temporary tariff on some steel to stem cheap imports from China
A flood of Chinese steel in recent years has pushed some Indian mills to scale down operations and mull job cuts
22 April 2025, 03:31 AM
Trump's first 100 days in 10 key moments
Here are 10 of the key moments in the first 100 days of his second term as president
22 April 2025, 02:14 AM
Harvard sues to block Trump from slashing research fundings
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston said Trump has launched a broad attack on funding for cutting-edge research at major universities as he seeks to rid them of what he describes as antisemitism and ideological bias
22 April 2025, 00:02 AM
Pope Francis died after stroke and cardiac arrest: Vatican
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest, the Vatican said, ending an often turbulent reign in which he sought to overhaul an ancient and divided institution
21 April 2025, 23:52 PM
El Salvador offers to swap US deportees with Venezuela
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele offered Venezuela Sunday a trade of 252 Venezuelans deported to his country by the United States for an equal number of political prisoners held by President Nicolas Maduro’s regime.
21 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Pope Francis’s funeral set for Saturday
Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced, as world leaders from US President Donald Trump to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said they would attend to honour the Catholic leader.
21 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Tributes pour in as Pope Francis dies
Pope Francis died yesterday, aged 88, prompting mourning across the world for the energetic reformer who inspired devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists during a 12-year papacy.
21 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Taxes on super rich and tech giants stall under Trump
Global tax plans targeting billionaires and multinational companies are running aground, with the United States torpedoing reforms under President Donald Trump.
21 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Indian troops kill eight Maoist rebels
Indian commandos shot dead eight Maoist rebels in eastern India yesterday, police said, as security forces ramp up efforts to crush the long-running conflict.
21 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump draft order calls for drastic restructure
The Trump administration could soon roll out sweeping changes to the US State Department, according to a draft executive order obtained by CNBC that lays out what it calls a “disciplined reorganization” of the nation’s diplomatic service.
21 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Israel carried out ‘summary executions’
Gaza’s civil defence agency yesterday accused the Israeli military of carrying out “summary executions” in the killing of 15 rescue workers last month, rejecting the findings of an internal probe by the army.
21 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Pope Francis shook up Church with simplicity
During his 12 years as head of Catholic Church, Pope Francis was a voice for compassion and peace, reformed the Vatican government and took action against clerical child abuse.
21 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Himalayan snow at 23-year low
Snowfall in Asia’s Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain range has reached a 23-year low, threatening nearly two billion people dependent on snowmelt for water, scientists warned in a report yesterday.
21 April 2025, 18:00 PM