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Japan deploys long-range missiles near China
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Myanmar junta chief elected vice-president
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China and Pakistan outline five-point plan to end Mideast war
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Israeli strikes kill five in Gaza Strip, medics say
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UNRWA chief seeks probe into killing of hundreds of staff in Gaza war
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Stabilisation force already running in Gaza: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Monday said the International Stabilization Force for Gaza is already running and that more countries would be added.
16 December 2025, 18:37 PM
Italian team crafts 3D‑printed pastries from plant cells
Scientists in Italy are developing sweet snacks with lab-grown plant cells and fruit residues, producing a material that a 3D printer can then process into ‘pastries’ with high nutritional content.
16 December 2025, 18:35 PM
Speech editing: Trump seeks up to $10bn in damages from BBC
President Donald Trump sued the BBC for up to $10 billion in damages over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the US Capitol, opening an international front in his fight against media coverage he deems untrue or unfair.
16 December 2025, 18:34 PM
Three security force members killed in southern Iran
Overnight clashes in Iran’s southern province of Kerman killed at least three security personnel and a civilian, state media reported yesterday.
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Nepal starts tiger census to track recovery
Nepal yesterday launched a nationwide tiger census, a key step in conservation efforts to aid the recovery of the big cats that once faced near extinction in the Himalayan nation.
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by mid-century: study
Thousands of glaciers will vanish each year in the coming decades, leaving only a fraction standing by the end of the century unless global warming is curbed, a study showed on Monday.
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
US kills 8 in strikes on alleged drug boats
The US Southern Command said on Monday that it carried out strikes on three vessels in international waters, killing eight men.
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Benin jails around 30 people, mostly soldiers
Benin yesterday jailed around 30 people, most of them soldiers, accused of links to a thwarted coup attempt earlier this month, legal sources told AFP.
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Sudan general ready to talk to Trump for peace
Sudan’s de facto leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is ready to work with US President Donald Trump to resolve the conflict splitting his country, the foreign ministry said yesterday.
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Pentagon prepares major military reorganisation plan
US officials are working on a plan for a reorganization of the military requested by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth that would reduce four-star generals and consolidate some international command centers, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Honduras police disperse election protest, 8 hurt
At least eight people were injured yesterday when police broke up a demonstration by leftist protesters demanding release of final results from Honduras’s election, authorities said.
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Cambodia must announce truce ‘first’
Thailand said yesterday that Cambodia must be first to announce a truce to halt fighting between the two nations after more than a week of deadly clashes in a reignited border conflict.
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Indian family of alleged Bondi gunman didn't know of 'radical mindset': Indian police
'Radicalisation' seems unconnected with India, they say
16 December 2025, 16:07 PM
US unemployment rises further, hovering at highest since 2021
In November, unemployment climbed to 4.6 percent from 4.4 percent in September
16 December 2025, 15:08 PM
Australia Bondi gunman was Indian citizen: Indian police
Sajid originally from Hyderabad, they said
16 December 2025, 12:27 PM
Economic losses from natural disasters down by a third in 2025: Swiss Re
Nonetheless, 2025 marks the sixth year that insured natural catastrophe losses are set to exceed $100 billion.
16 December 2025, 09:59 AM
Iraq's dreams of wheat independence dashed by water crisis
A largely desert nation, Iraq ranks fifth globally for climate risk, according to the U.N.'s Global Environment Outlook.
16 December 2025, 08:02 AM
US strikes on three vessels in eastern Pacific kill eight: US military
The post includes video footage of three separate boats floating in water before they are each hit by strikes.
16 December 2025, 07:59 AM
Bondi Beach suspect visited Philippines on Indian passport
Australian PM said that the two men had likely been radicalised by "Islamic State ideology".
16 December 2025, 07:55 AM
Trump says has asked Xi to release Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai
His conviction is part of a clampdown by China on Hong Kong following mass protests in 2019.
16 December 2025, 04:11 AM