Iran threatens painful response if US renews attacks
Reuters
1 May 2026, 11:45 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Iran activates air defences as Trump faces congressional deadline
AFP
1 May 2026, 11:34 AM US-Israel war on Iran
US suffered a ‘shameful defeat’
Agencies
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran
Gaza flotilla: 211 activists ‘kidnapped’ by Israel
AFP, Athens
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years: RSF
AFP, Paris
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor
AFP, New York
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Putin, Trump discuss Iran, Ukraine in phone call
AFP, Moscow
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Israeli strikes kill 4 more in Gaza
Reuters, Cairo
1 May 2026, 00:00 AM World

Manipur CM quits after months of ethnic strife

The chief minister of BJP-ruled northeastern Indian state of Manipur N Biren Singh yesterday resigned after months of ethnic strife that left more than 250 people dead.
9 February 2025, 21:00 PM

Israel withdraws from strategic Gaza road

A Hamas official said Israeli troops completed their withdrawal yesterday from a strategic road cutting through the Gaza Strip, part of a fragile truce deal that Israel said it was implementing.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Thai hostages freed from Gaza arrive in Bangkok

The families of Thai farm workers held hostage in Gaza for over a year wept with joy and hugged their loved ones as they arrived in Bangkok yesterday.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Intruding Monkey causes nationwide blackout in Lanka

An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout yesterday, government officials said.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Baltic nations link with EU power grid

The three Baltic states successfully connected to the European power grid yesterday after severing Soviet-era links with Russia’s network, a shift that EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hailed as “freedom from threats and blackmail”.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Palestinian state in Saudi territory?

Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries yesterday condemned remarks by Israel’s PM who appeared to suggest in an interview that a Palestinian state could be established on Saudi territory.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Indian forces kill 31 Maoists

Indian security forces yesterday killed at least 31 Maoist rebels in one of the deadliest clashes since the government ramped up efforts to crush the long-running insurgency.
9 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump's Gaza plan derails Saudi-Israel ties: analysts

The Saudis were engaged in tentative talks on normalisation via the United States until the outbreak of the Gaza war
9 February 2025, 10:55 AM

Aga Khan to be laid to rest in Egypt today

His funeral took place on Saturday at the Ismaili Centre Lisbon
9 February 2025, 10:49 AM

Monkey causes nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka

The intrusion took place in a south Colombo suburb
9 February 2025, 09:43 AM

Saudi Arabia rejects Israel PM Netanyahu's remarks on displacing Palestinians

Egypt and Jordan also condemned the Israeli suggestions
9 February 2025, 09:07 AM

Egypt to host emergency Arab summit on 27 Feb to discuss 'serious' Palestinian developments

A statement from the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Sunday
9 February 2025, 08:58 AM

One dead, dozens missing in China landslide

China has been hit with extreme weather in recent months
9 February 2025, 08:51 AM

Time Magazine’s cover shows Elon Musk at Trump’s desk

In a bold move likely to provoke President Donald Trump, Time magazine's latest cover features Elon Musk seated behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office
9 February 2025, 07:20 AM

Israeli military says it is expanding West Bank operation

The military, police and intelligence services launched a counter-terrorism operation in Jenin
9 February 2025, 07:16 AM

War crimes prosecutor first target of Trump's ICC sanctions, sources say

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is the first person to be hit with economic and travel sanctions authorized by US President Donald Trump that target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of US citizens or US allies, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday
9 February 2025, 05:22 AM

US farmers turn to Airbnb, corn mazes to outlast agricultural downturn

Farmers whose crops are used to make food, feed livestock and produce vegetable oils are struggling to turn a profit after corn and soy prices sank to four-year lows in 2024.
9 February 2025, 03:31 AM

Magnitude 7.6 quake shakes Caribbean

The temblor struck at a shallow depth
9 February 2025, 03:10 AM

41 killed as bus catches fire after collision with truck in Mexico

Bus operator Tours Acosta said it was "profoundly sorry about what happened"
9 February 2025, 02:54 AM

Trump may meet Zelensky next week

US President Donald Trump said Friday he would “probably” meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky next week, as Russia said its forces had seized the key mining town of Toretsk in east Ukraine.
8 February 2025, 18:00 PM