Mali junta battles ‘terrorist groups’
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Palestinians vote amid pall of war
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6 killed as Russia strikes Ukraine
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Trump calls off US envoys’ trip to Pakistan
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Trump cancels envoys' trip to Islamabad, but war not resuming
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Iran FM leaves Pakistan ahead of planned visit by US envoys
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Member of Musk's DOGE takes up senior post at USAID

Pete Marocco, who played a major role in the dismantling of the agency, will return to the State Department
20 March 2025, 02:51 AM

White House says US judges 'usurping' Trump's authority

Trump personally called for the judge's impeachment on Tuesday, saying Boasberg was "a troublemaker and agitator who was sadly appointed by Barack Hussein Obama."
20 March 2025, 02:42 AM

Israel restarts ground operations, issues 'last warning' to Gazans

The renewed offensive shattered a relative calm that had pervaded since truce took hold mid-January.
20 March 2025, 02:34 AM

Trump, Zelenskiy pledge in phone call to work for end to war in Ukraine

Trump briefed Zelenskiy on his phone call on Tuesday with Vladimir Putin
20 March 2025, 02:24 AM

Rocked by Trump, EU seeks to kickstart defence push

The EU on Wednesday will look to fire the starting pistol on plans to help member states bolster their defences, as Europe grapples with an aggressive Russia and the potential loss of US security protections.
19 March 2025, 19:01 PM

Astronauts return home after being ‘stranded’ in space for 9 months

Home at last: After an unexpected nine-month stay in space, a pair of NASA astronauts finally returned to Earth on Tuesday, concluding a mission that captured global attention and became a political flashpoint.
19 March 2025, 19:00 PM

970 killed in Gaza in 48 hours

At least 183 children among the dead; thousands flee after new evacuation order.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Six migrants die, 40 missing

Six migrants have died and 40 are missing after a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa late on Tuesday, Italy’s main news agency ANSA and other media reported.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM

US chief justice rebukes Trump

US Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked President Donald Trump on Tuesday for urging the impeachment of a federal judge, laying bare tensions between the country’s chief executive and the judiciary as Trump’s sweeping assertions of power run into judicial roadblocks.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM

USAID fund cuts likely unconstitutional

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from taking any more steps to shut down the US Agency for International Development, saying their efforts to close the foreign aid agency likely violated the US Constitution.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Rivals report attacks amid US peace push

Russia and Ukraine yesterday accused each other of violating a new agreement to refrain from attacks on energy targets, with scores of drone strikes launched hours after US President Donald Trump spoke by phone to Russia’s Vladimir Putin. 
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Humanoid robot revolution in less than 5 years!

Nvidia NVDA.O CEO Jensen Huang believes humanoid robots are less than five years away from seeing wide use in manufacturing facilities.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Global music business raked in $29.6b in 2024: report

The global music industry raked in a record $29.6 billion last year as online streaming propelled revenues to their highest level since records began in the 1990s, new figures showed on Wednesday.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump releases JFK assassination documents

US President Donald Trump released material related to the 1963 assassination of former President John F. Kennedy on Tuesday, seeking to honor his campaign promise to provide more transparency about the shock event in Texas.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Erdogan political rival detained in Turkey

Turkish police detained Istanbul’s powerful Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu yesterday in connection with two investigations into graft and “supporting terror,” a move that the main opposition party slammed as a politically-motivated “coup”.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Gaza civil defence says 13 killed in Israeli strikes overnight

Israel on Tuesday launched its most intense strikes on the Gaza Strip since a January 19 ceasefire
19 March 2025, 06:54 AM

Turkey detains Erdogan's main rival on array of charges

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, of the Republican People's Party (CHP), faces two separate investigations that also include charges of leading a crime organisation, bribery and tender rigging.
19 March 2025, 06:03 AM

India snubs Bangladesh on medical visas, opening way for China

Since August, India has handed out fewer than 1,000 medical visas each working day, down from a figure of 5,000 to 7,000, said the sources
19 March 2025, 05:03 AM

US Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump's attack on judge

Trump on Tuesday called for Boasberg to be impeached, prompting a rebuke from US Chief Justice John Roberts.
19 March 2025, 04:43 AM

Netanyahu says Gaza strikes 'only the beginning'

The strikes, by far the largest since a truce took effect in January, killed more than 400 people across the Gaza Strip, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.
19 March 2025, 03:58 AM