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Israel to allow international force into Gaza, Israeli official says
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Iran halts strikes as Trump gives space to talks
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Election talks: Brazil denies visas for US officials
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250pc tariff threat averted Indo-Pak clash

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he prevented a war between India and Pakistan this year by threatening both nations with 250 percent tariffs, the highest he has mentioned on any country.
29 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump expects 'great meeting' with Xi

The meeting Thursday might yield a truce in the trade war between the world's top two economies
29 October 2025, 09:22 AM

South Korea awards Trump its highest medal, gifts him a golden crown

Trump landed in South Korea on the final leg of a trip through Asia
29 October 2025, 07:22 AM

OpenAI says a million ChatGPT users talk about 'suicide'

With OpenAI reporting more than 800 million people use ChatGPT every week, this translates to about 1.2 million people
29 October 2025, 07:22 AM

132 killed in war-like Rio drug raids

2,500 heavily armed Brazilian officers, backed by armored vehicles, helicopters, and drones, took part in operation
29 October 2025, 07:11 AM

Gaza civil defence tells AFP at least 50 killed in Israeli strikes

Around 200 people were wounded "in a clear and flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement"
29 October 2025, 05:58 AM

Trump said 'not allowed' to run for third term, 'too bad'

Trump and his supporters have repeatedly raised the question of a 2028 presidential run for the 79-year-old
29 October 2025, 03:15 AM

Jamaica's strongest-ever storm, Hurricane Melissa, turns to Cuba

At least three deaths in Jamaica during storm preparation
29 October 2025, 03:11 AM

As US blows up drug boats, Venezuelan oil sets sail

Has the perceived US military threat affected crude exports from Venezuela, the country with more of the "black gold" than any other?
29 October 2025, 02:39 AM

Colombia authorises sale of legal medicinal marijuana

It stipulates pharmacies and veterinary clinics will need to obtain a license to sell cannabis flowers
29 October 2025, 02:26 AM

Trump says Gaza ceasefire not in jeopardy after deadly Israeli strikes

Both Israel and Hamas have accused each other of violating the ceasefire.
29 October 2025, 02:21 AM

Ceasefire in tatters as Israel strikes Gaza

Israeli planes launched strikes on Gaza City yesterday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the militant group Hamas of violating a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory and ordered the military to carry out “powerful attacks”.
28 October 2025, 21:26 PM

Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank’s Jenin

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians described as members of a “terrorist cell” during a raid near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin yesterday, police said.
28 October 2025, 19:43 PM

DNA from grave reveals pathogens that plagued Napoleon’s army

The retreat from Russia by Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Grande Armée in 1812 was a cataclysmic event that marked the beginning of the end for his empire and personal dominance in Europe, with about 300,000 soldiers perishing in a force that originally numbered roughly a half million.
28 October 2025, 18:12 PM

World far off track to meet climate goals: UN

The UN estimated yesterday that nations’ carbon-cutting pledges imply a far-from-sufficient 10-percent emissions cut by 2035, cautioning that it was unable to provide a robust global overview after most countries failed to submit their plans on time.
28 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

Ferocious winds and torrential rain tore into Jamaica yesterday as Hurricane Melissa made landfall, the worst storm ever to strike the island nation and one of the most powerful hurricanes on record.
28 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Warnings grow of ethnic cleansing in El-Fasher

Reports were mounting yesterday of ethnically motivated atrocities in the western Sudanese city of El-Fasher since its capture by paramilitaries, with allies of the army accusing fighters of executing “more than 2,000” civilians.
28 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump lauds Japan’s ‘great’ female leader

US President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan’s first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo yesterday, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a military buildup and signing deals on trade and rare earths.
28 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran demands $170m from owner of seized Israel-linked ship

Iran has demanded a $170 million fine from the owner of a cargo ship that it seized in Gulf waters last year and accused of having ties to Israel, a judicial official said yesterday.
28 October 2025, 18:00 PM

India signs pact with sanctioned Russian firm

Indian state-owned warplane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd said yesterday it had signed an initial agreement to build civil commuter aircraft with a Russian aerospace firm subject to Western sanctions.
28 October 2025, 18:00 PM