Lebanon-Israel ceasefire extended by 3 weeks: Trump
Reuters, Washington
7 hour(s) ago US-Israel war on Iran
Iran tightens its grip on Hormuz as talks uncertain
Agencies
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Climate issue scrubbed from G7 climate meeting!
AFP, Paris
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM World
UK, France agree 3-year deal to stop illegal crossings
AFP, Paris
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM World
Attack on Pak mining project kills 10; 8 injured
AFP, Quetta
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM World
Hackers steal $2.5m from Sri Lanka finance ministry
AFP, Colombo
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM World
US says forces boarded tanker carrying Iranian oil 
AFP, Tehran
23 April 2026, 19:38 PM World

Sonia, Rahul Gandhi named in ED chargesheet

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) yesterday filed a chargesheet against Congress MPs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, and Sam Pitroda, the party’s overseas unit chief, in the National Herald money laundering case.
15 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Bomb blast kills 3 cops in Pakistan

An explosion targeting a police bus in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province killed at least three officers and wounded 16 others yesterday.
15 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Ukraine pounds Kursk with dozens of drones

Kyiv forces hit Russia’s Kursk region that borders Ukraine with dozens of drones, killing an elderly woman, injuring nine people and sparking fries in several buildings in the region’s administrative centre, Russian authorities said yesterday.
15 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran-US talks going well but may lead nowhere

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said yesterday he was satisfied with talks with arch-foe the United States but warned they could ultimately prove fruitless.
15 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel makes new Gaza truce proposal

Mediators Egypt and Qatar have presented a new Israeli proposal for a Gaza ceasefire to Hamas, Egyptian state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said.
15 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump threatens to strip Harvard of tax-exempt status

President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status after the elite US university refused to accept far-reaching policy changes ordered by the White House.
15 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Maldives ban Israelis to protest Gaza war

President Mohamed Muizzu ratified the legislation shortly after it was approved by parliament
15 April 2025, 10:56 AM

Hamas says likely to respond to truce proposal within 48 hours

Hamas also said it had received Israel's latest proposal to halt the war in Gaza, now in its 18th month
15 April 2025, 10:34 AM

Bangladesh arrest warrant is 'politically motivated smear': Tulip

"No one from the Bangladeshi authorities has contacted me. The entire time, they've done trial by media."
15 April 2025, 09:20 AM

China tells airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries: report

The world's two biggest economies have been locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war
15 April 2025, 09:15 AM

Several French prisons have come under attack

French justice minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed on Tuesday
15 April 2025, 09:11 AM

China’s great green march across the globe

The Middle Kingdom wants to control the global clean-tech sector. Can it save the planet, too?
15 April 2025, 06:15 AM

Sony announces PS5 price hikes in some regions

The company said on Sunday in a blog post the "tough decision" had been taken
15 April 2025, 06:11 AM

Xi's Vietnam trip aiming to 'screw' US, says Trump

Xi is in Vietnam as part of a Southeast Asia tour that will include Malaysia and Cambodia, with Beijing trying to position itself as a stable alternative to Trump as leaders confront US tariffs.
15 April 2025, 05:21 AM

Another Columbia student arrested by US immigration officials

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials did not immediately respond to a request for information.
15 April 2025, 05:14 AM

Former Malaysian PM Abdullah Badawi dies at 85

The 85-year-old passed away in hospital on Monday after a lingering illness.
15 April 2025, 03:49 AM

China halts critical rare earth exports as trade war intensifies

No country should bypass international laws to authorise resource exploration in the seabed, China's foreign ministry said on Monday
15 April 2025, 03:08 AM

Israel demands hostage release for Gaza ceasefire: Hamas

Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if it releases half of the remaining hostages held in Gaza
15 April 2025, 02:49 AM

US opens door to tariffs on pharma, semiconductors

The trade war is raising fears of an economic downturn as the dollar tumbles and investors dump US government bonds, normally considered a safe haven investment.
15 April 2025, 02:42 AM

Meta news ban intensifying Canadians' legacy media break

As Canada heads into an election this month, voters looking for campaign news on Facebook or Instagram will find material filtered through online creators and influencers -- and no links to articles from major media outlets
15 April 2025, 02:26 AM