Clintons agree to testify in Epstein congressional probe ahead of contempt vote

House Oversight Committee recommended last week that Clintons be held in contempt
3 February 2026, 08:34 AM

Sheriff says mother of top US news anchor likely 'abducted' from home

He also said there were no suspects yet in the case, and that there was nothing to indicate that Savannah Guthrie's job as a prominent broadcast reporter had anything to do with the crime
3 February 2026, 08:23 AM

US, India reach trade agreement

US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India yesterday, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to stop buying Russian oil over the war in Ukraine.
3 February 2026, 03:28 AM

Trump cuts India tariffs, says Modi will stop buying Russian oil

Tariff on Indian goods to be cut to 18%, he says
3 February 2026, 01:15 AM

Pakistan security forces hunt militants

Pakistani soldiers were yesterday hunting down separatist militants who stormed schools, banks, and security installations, killing nearly 50 people, in a series of coordinated attacks across southwestern Balochistan province, the military said.
3 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Turmoil offers reset opportunity

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that the dramatic cuts of 2025 as the United States headed for the exit created the chance to build a leaner, re-focused WHO.
3 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Latest Epstein file dump rocks UK royals, politics

Britain’s former prince Andrew, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and a career Labour politician were yesterday thrust back into the eye of the Jeffrey Epstein storm, as shocking, often intimate emails with the late sex offender rocked political and royal circles.
3 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Right-winger elected Costa Rica president

Right-wing political scientist Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica’s presidential election on Sunday by a landslide, after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade.
3 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Iran president orders start of talks with US

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, the news agency Fars reported yesterday.
3 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Rafah crossing to allow 50 people in each way

Gaza’s key Rafah border crossing was reopened to Palestinians yesterday, an Israeli security official said, but Egyptian state-linked media said only 50 people would be allowed to cross in each direction in the early days.
3 February 2026, 00:00 AM

World should be alarmed if New START treaty expires

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said that if the New START treaty expired with no replacement then the world should be alarmed that the biggest nuclear powers had no limits for probably the first time since early 1970s.
3 February 2026, 00:00 AM

Iran arrests four foreigners for ‘participation in riots’: state TV

Accuses Israel and the US of having had a hand in riots
2 February 2026, 18:16 PM

WHO chief says turmoil creates chance for reset

Says 2025 was one of the most difficult years in the organisation’s history
2 February 2026, 18:08 PM

EU must push for 'Made in Europe' strategy, EU industry chief says

The proposal is an attempt to boost European industries in the face of cheaper imports from China, but has split EU countries
2 February 2026, 12:36 PM

Snapchat blocks 415,000 underage accounts in Australia

Platforms including Snapchat, Meta, TikTok and YouTube must stop underage users from holding accounts under the legislation, which came into effect on December 10
2 February 2026, 12:18 PM

200 feared dead in DR Congo landslide: government

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government said on Sunday it feared "at least 200 dead" in a "massive" landslide that struck a militia-held mine in the country's east
2 February 2026, 11:00 AM

Japan says rare earth found in sediment retrieved on deep-sea mission

Japan says the mission was the world's first bid to tap deep sea rare earths at such a depth.
2 February 2026, 09:57 AM

Trump says closing Kennedy Center arts complex for two years

The Washington National Opera recently announced it would leave the Kennedy Center
2 February 2026, 08:24 AM

Apologies, demission, royal glare: Fallout from latest Epstein file dump

Here are the consequences prompted by the latest release so far
2 February 2026, 08:18 AM

Junta orders protesting civil servants back

Myanmar’s junta yesterday called for ex-civil servants who quit their jobs in protest over the coup five years ago to report back to work, pledging to remove absent state employees from “blacklists”.
2 February 2026, 00:00 AM