US strikes drug boat loading facility in Venezuela, Trump says

It was not immediately clear what target was hit nor which part of the US government acted.
30 December 2025, 05:36 AM

Police say Bondi Beach mass shooting suspects 'acted alone'

Sajid Akram and his son Naveed allegedly killed 15 people in an ISIS-inspired attack targeting a Jewish festival on December 14
30 December 2025, 02:10 AM

Pro-military USDP claims huge win in first phase

Myanmar’s dominant pro-military party claimed an overwhelming victory in the first phase of the country’s junta-run elections, a senior party official told AFP, after democracy watchdogs warned the poll would entrench military rule.
29 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Over 10,000 displaced in 3 days in Sudan

Violence in western and southern Sudan displaced more than 10,000 people within a three-day period this week, according to figures released by the United Nations’ migration agency on Sunday.
29 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Nepal’s former interior minister questioned

Nepal’s former interior minister Ramesh Lekhak yesterday gave evidence before an inquiry investigating the deadly crackdown during the September uprising that toppled the government.
29 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Cambodia broke truce with 250 drone flights

Thailand’s army yesterday accused Cambodia of violating a newly signed ceasefire agreement, reached after weeks of deadly border clashes, by flying more than 250 drones over its territory.
29 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Three Turkish cops, six IS militants killed

Three Turkish police officers and six Islamic State militants were killed in a gunfight in northwest Turkey yesterday, the interior minister said, a week after more than 100 suspected IS militants were detained for planning Christmas and New Year attacks.
29 December 2025, 18:00 PM

China stages record drills around Taiwan

China launched its most extensive war games around Taiwan yesterday to showcase Beijing’s ability to cut off the island from outside support in a conflict, testing Taipei’s resolve to defend itself and its arsenal of US-made weapons.
29 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli presence in Somaliland will be a ‘target’: Houthis

The leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels warned that any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be considered a “military target”, according to a statement published Sunday, in the latest condemnation of Israel’s move to recognise the breakaway region.
29 December 2025, 18:00 PM
29 December 2025, 10:53 AM

Over 3,000 migrants died in 2025 trying to reach Spain: aid group

The route saw a surge of migrants from Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan
29 December 2025, 10:43 AM

Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'consolidate ceasefire' in China talks

The Southeast Asian neighbours on Saturday ended weeks of fierce fighting that killed at least 101 people
29 December 2025, 09:00 AM

Nepal's former rapper to run for PM in key vote after Gen Z protests

Rapper turned-Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, known as Balen, a popular elected official, joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party
29 December 2025, 05:08 AM

Bondi victims' families demand national probe into antisemitism

Seventeen families urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in an open letter to "immediately establish a Commonwealth Royal Commission
29 December 2025, 05:00 AM

Indonesia nursing home fire kills 16: official

Many bodies of the victims were found inside their rooms
29 December 2025, 04:50 AM

Myanmar pro-military party 'winning' junta-run poll first phase: source

The massively popular but dissolved party of democratic figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi did not appear on ballots
29 December 2025, 04:45 AM

More than a dozen dead in Mexico train derailment

The train's locomotive left the tracks during a trip in southern Oaxaca state
29 December 2025, 03:17 AM

US, Ukraine 'a lot closer' on peace deal, Trump says after meeting with Zelensky

Acknowledges that the fate of the disputed Donbas region remains a key unresolved issue
29 December 2025, 03:00 AM

470-kilo WWII bomb removed in Belgrade

A 470-kilogramme (1,000-pound) World War II aerial bomb was safely removed yesterday from a construction site in a central district of Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, police said.
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Russia to pursue Ukraine goals by force

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was in no hurry for peace and if it did not want to resolve their conflict peacefully, Moscow would accomplish all its goals by force.
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM