US, others must press Israel to abide by truce

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the United States and others must do more to push Israel to stop violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement, including the possible use of sanctions or halting arms sales.
24 October 2025, 18:50 PM

Trade talks with Canada off

US President Donald Trump said yesterday trade talks with Canada were terminated after a Canadian political advertisement used the recorded voice of late president Ronald Reagan saying tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster.
24 October 2025, 18:22 PM

EU accuses Meta, TikTok of breaking rules

The EU yesterday accused Meta and TikTok of breaking the bloc’s digital content rules, putting the companies at risk of hefty fines.
24 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump aims to clinch deal with China’s Xi

US President Donald Trump will test his deal-making prowess in a region battered by his hardball trade policies on a trip to Asia next week, as doubts hang over his highly anticipated meeting with China’s Xi Jinping.
24 October 2025, 18:00 PM

‘No crazy war, please!’

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday pleaded against a “crazy war” as an escalating US military campaign sent tensions soaring.
24 October 2025, 18:00 PM

‘No basic means to live’

A fragile ceasefire has brought respite to Gazans exhausted by two years of fighting, but even without the daily bombing they are struggling to live amid the catastrophic destruction wrought by the war.
24 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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24 October 2025, 07:16 AM

All trade talks with Canada 'terminated': Trump

Calls off trade negotiations labelling Canada's behaviour 'egregious'
24 October 2025, 07:10 AM

Venezuela's Maduro to US: 'No crazy war, please!'

Said in response to Trump's reported authorisation of covert action against Venezuela
24 October 2025, 05:37 AM

NYC mayoral candidates condemn immigration raid

In a rare moment of agreement, the three candidates vying to be mayor of New York City all denounced on Wednesday a federal immigration raid that targeted street vendors.
23 October 2025, 18:32 PM

Trump hits Russia’s oil giants with sanctions

US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies on Wednesday, complaining that his talks with Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war “don’t go anywhere.”
23 October 2025, 18:26 PM

Israel won’t annex West Bank

US Vice President JD Vance said yesterday that Israel would not annex the West Bank, the day after Israeli lawmakers voted to advance two bills paving the way for the territory’s annexation.
23 October 2025, 18:24 PM

Gunmen kill Pak militia chief, 5 others

Gunmen fired on a vehicle in Pakistan’s northwestern border region, killing a pro-government militia leader and five others before torching their bodies, an official told AFP yesterday.
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Blast at central Russian plant kills 10: governor

An explosion at a factory in the central Russian city of Kopeysk killed 10 people and left 12 others missing, the region’s governor said yesterday.
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM

India limits content takedown powers to fewer officials

The Indian government has reduced the number of officials who can order content to be taken down from the internet, a move that follows a bitter legal battle with Elon Musk’s X that centered around a contentious policy.
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Methane threat grows as global action stalls: UN

Almost 90 percent of satellite-detected methane leaks flagged to governments and oil and gas companies are not being acknowledged, the UN said Wednesday ahead of the COP30 climate talks next month.
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Africa accounts for 40pc of global conflicts: ICRC

Africa accounts for roughly 40 percent of the world’s armed conflicts, with some 50 ongoing clashes across the continent, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) vice-president told AFP yesterday.
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Any new attack would be ‘another failure’: Iran

Iran yesterday warned against fresh attacks on his country, after UN nuclear watchdog chief said he fears a possible “renewed use of force” if attempts at diplomacy with Tehran fail.
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM

No reduction in Gaza hunger since truce: WHO

Israel repeatedly cut off aid to the Gaza Strip during the war, exacerbating dire humanitarian conditions
23 October 2025, 17:44 PM