UN chief calls for restraint ahead of February elections

Guterres condemns the killing of Hadi, urges for transparent investigation 
20 December 2025, 08:03 AM
20 December 2025, 07:53 AM

Bondi shooter visited gun shop during Philippines stay: police

The staff of Davao City's GV Hotel told AFP this week that the two men had stayed holed up in their small room for most of their 28-day stay, leaving only briefly each morning
20 December 2025, 06:49 AM

US Homeland Security orders pause of DV1 visa program

The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV Program) makes up to 50,000 immigrant visas available annually
20 December 2025, 05:33 AM

Musk wins US court appeal of $56 bn Tesla pay package

In a statement posted online Friday, attorneys representing Tesla shareholders said they were considering next steps
20 December 2025, 03:51 AM

4 security forces personnel killed in attack on camp in Pakistan's North Waziristan

The Pakistan ISPR says the car bomb attack inflicted damage to nearby homes and other structures and inflicted severe injuries to fifteen local civilians
20 December 2025, 03:45 AM

US strikes over 70 IS targets in Syria after attack on troops

Syria's foreign ministry, while not directly commenting on the Friday strikes, said in a post on X that the country is committed to fighting the Islamic State (IS) group
20 December 2025, 02:57 AM

Epstein files opened: famous faces, many blacked-out pages

Among the trove are numerous photographs depicting former Democratic president Bill Clinton and other luminaries
20 December 2025, 02:50 AM

Flights cancelled, roads flooded

UAE airport authorities cancelled or delayed dozens of flights and roads were flooded in major cities as the heaviest rainstorm in months lashed the desert nation yesterday.
19 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Don’t need Congress to launch strikes in Venezuela

US President Donald Trump asserted Thursday he does not need congressional approval to launch strikes on land against Venezuela despite criticism that he is already exceeding his constitutional authority with attacks at sea.
19 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Assange files complaint against Nobel Foundation

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint in Sweden against the Nobel Foundation after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Peace Prize.
19 December 2025, 18:00 PM

India disrupting Chenab river flows

Pakistan yesterday said it had detected  "abrupt variations" of water flows on a river crucial to its farmers, accusing neighbouring India of releasing water without warning in defiance of a major treaty that New Delhi suspended this year.
19 December 2025, 18:00 PM

No compromise on Ukraine: Putin

President Vladimir Putin offered no compromise on his terms for ending the war in Ukraine yesterday and accused the European Union of attempting “daylight robbery” of Russian assets.
19 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Delhi bans tandoors in its fight against air pollution

The humble tandoor, used to prepare rotis and roasted delights, has become the latest target of Delhi’s pollution fight. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) issued directions banning tandoors that use coal and firewood across all hotels, restaurants and open eateries in the city.
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel launches series of strikes on Lebanon

Israel launched several strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon yesterday, Lebanese state media reported, as the Israeli military said “it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure including a military compound”.
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Nepal’s ousted PM Oli re-elected as party leader

Members of ousted Nepali prime minister KP Sharma Oli’s political party voted for him to retain leadership of the organisation yesterday, meaning he will oversee its preparations for national elections next year.
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Thailand bombs casino hub on border: Cambodia

Cambodia said Thailand’s military yesterday bombed the casino town of Poipet, a major crossing between the two nations, as foreign powers pressured them to halt reignited border clashes.
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Gaza ops at risk from Israeli impediments

The United Nations and aid groups warned on Wednesday that humanitarian operations in the Palestinian territories, particularly Gaza, were at risk of collapse if Israel does not lift impediments that include a “vague, arbitrary, and highly politicized” registration process.
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Don’t make ‘fatal mistake’ in Venezuela

Russia yesterday called on Donald Trump’s administration not to make a “fatal mistake” in the Venezuela crisis, calling for restraint and saying it was in “constant contact” with its ally Caracas.
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Displacement camp: Over 1,000 killed in April attack by Sudan’s RSF

More than 1,000 civilians were killed during three days of attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Zamzam displacement camp in April, the UN said yesterday, demanding a war crimes investigation.
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM