Iran says no current negotiations with US
AFP, Tehran
2 hour(s) ago US-Israel war on Iran
Mass shooting kills two in Seattle: US media
AFP, Seattle, United States
8 hour(s) ago USA
Iran halts strikes as Trump gives space to talks
AFP, Tehran, Iran
10 hour(s) ago US-Israel war on Iran
Election talks: Brazil denies visas for US officials
AFP, Sao Paulo
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM World
Two dead after plane crashes onto German house’s roof
AFP, Berlin
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
Israeli strike kills top Hamas security official in Gaza
Reuters, Cairo
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
US-Iran war: Retaliatory strikes halted
Agencies
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran
‘Difficult hours’ loom in wildfire battle
AFP, Madrid
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM World
23 November 2025, 10:01 AM

US manufacturing slows in November as high prices curb demand

Relief for manufacturers is unlikely to come soon
23 November 2025, 06:50 AM

Lilly becomes first drugmaker to hit $1 trillion valuation on weight-loss demand

A more than 35% rally in the company's stock this year has largely been driven by the explosive growth of the weight-loss drug market.
23 November 2025, 06:46 AM

Vietnam flood death toll rises to 90

Relentless rain has lashed south-central Vietnam since late October
23 November 2025, 05:26 AM

Amazon climate deal a 'win' for global unity but fossil fuels untouched

Nearly 200 countries approved the deal by consensus after two weeks of exhaustive negotiations on the fringes of the rainforest
23 November 2025, 04:16 AM

US to launch new phase of Venezuela operations, sources say

Two of the US officials said covert operations would likely be the first part of the new action against Maduro.
23 November 2025, 04:08 AM

Trump admin cannot expand rapid deportations, US appeals court rules

The administration asked the D.C. Circuit to stay that ruling while it appealed.
23 November 2025, 04:04 AM

Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege

The allegation of Meta burying evidence of social media harms is just one of many in a late Friday filing by Motley Rice
23 November 2025, 04:02 AM

Daily Mail owner strikes $650 million deal to buy the Telegraph

The deal comes a week after US-based private investment firm RedBird Capital Partners withdrew its bid for The Telegraph, one of Britain's biggest newspapers.
23 November 2025, 03:55 AM

Thousands march in France to demand action on violence against women

In Paris, crowds of demonstrators -- 50,000 according to organisers, 17,000 according to the police
23 November 2025, 03:36 AM

Trump signals room for negotiation on Ukraine plan ahead of talks

Trump has given Ukraine until November 27 to approve the plan to end the nearly four-year conflict
23 November 2025, 03:28 AM

Zelensky orders defence audit after corruption scandal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday ordered an audit of the war-torn country’s large defence industry, after a sweeping corruption probe uncovered graft in the battered energy sector.
22 November 2025, 19:56 PM

UAE announces $1b initiative to expand AI in Africa

The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it will invest $1 billion to expand AI infrastructure and AI-enabled services across Africa, with the aim of helping countries meet national development priorities.
22 November 2025, 19:55 PM

Lebanon says fresh Israeli strike on south kills one

An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed one person on Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, in the latest attack on the area despite a nearly year-long ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hezbollah.
22 November 2025, 19:55 PM

Israeli airstrikes kill 21 in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple Israeli air strikes on the Palestinian territory yesterday, further straining the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas.
22 November 2025, 19:48 PM

Deal reached without fossil fuel plan

World governments yesterday agreed to a compromise climate deal at the COP30 conference in Brazil that would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming but omit any mention of the fossil fuels driving it.
22 November 2025, 18:50 PM

‘The better he does, the happier I am’

After months of trading insults, US President Donald Trump and incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani smiled at each other, swapped compliments and pledged to collaborate on tackling crime and affordability in the nation’s biggest city at an unexpectedly friendly meeting at the White House on Friday.
22 November 2025, 18:47 PM

Gunmen seize 315 students in Nigeria

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said yesterday, as security fears mounted in Africa’s most populous nation.
22 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Major MAGA figure Greene resigns from US Congress

US lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, an influential right-wing figure and MAGA acolyte who recently broke with President Donald Trump, announced she is quitting her seat in Congress, prompting him to double down yesterday on accusations she is a “traitor.”
22 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Bolsonaro sent to jail over flight risk

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, on trial over a botched coup bid and under house arrest since August, was taken into custody yesterday, according to his lawyer and a court document.
22 November 2025, 18:00 PM