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What are Ukraine's critical minerals and what do we know about the deal with US

Ukraine and the United States have signed a deal that will give the US preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in Ukraine's reconstruction.
1 May 2025, 16:05 PM

Pakistani Kashmir closes seminaries fearing Indian military strikes

The government of Pakistan-administered Kashmir has closed all religious seminaries - locally known as madrasas - in the region for 10 days citing fears they would be targeted by Indian strikes following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir.
1 May 2025, 15:15 PM

US calls on India and Pakistan to 'de-escalate'

India blames Pakistan for the gun attack that killed 26 people on April 22 in Indian-administered Kashmir, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving his military "complete operational freedom"
1 May 2025, 08:27 AM

Singapore PM urges voters to re-elect his cabinet to deal with US, China

PM Wong urges voters to stick with his team in face of US tariffs, US-China tensions
1 May 2025, 06:02 AM

Global nuclear fusion project crosses milestone with world's most powerful magnet

The magnet was originally scheduled for completion in 2021, but has been beset by delays.
1 May 2025, 06:01 AM

South Korean ex-leader Yoon indicted for abuse of power: prosecutors

The new indictment comes as Yoon stands trial for orchestrating an insurrection with his December 3 martial law attempt, which sought to suspend civilian rule in democratic South Korea
1 May 2025, 05:31 AM

Ukraine, US sign minerals deal, tying Trump to Kyiv

Ukraine said it secured key interests after protracted negotiations, including full sovereignty over its own rare earths, which are vital for new technologies and largely untapped
1 May 2025, 05:12 AM

US judge says Apple defied order in App Store case

Apple's response to the trial order included charging a commission on purchases made linking out of its app store
1 May 2025, 04:26 AM

US reaching out to China for tariff talks: Beijing state media

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that China has reached out for talks on the tariffs -- claims Beijing has vehemently denied
1 May 2025, 04:10 AM

India closes airspace to Pakistan airplanes

Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian aircraft on April 24
1 May 2025, 02:50 AM

US urges India and Pakistan to work with each other to reduce tensions

Rubio spoke separately with Jaishankar and Shehbaz Sharif
1 May 2025, 02:04 AM

Trump says Putin wants peace in Kyiv

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin still wants to negotiate a peace agreement in his war with Ukraine as ceasefire talks mediated by Washington appear stalled.
30 April 2025, 18:59 PM

Trump fires Kamala Harris’s husband from Holocaust board

US President Donald Trump has removed Doug Emhoff, husband of his former rival Kamala Harris, from the Holocaust Memorial Council board, drawing an angry reaction.
30 April 2025, 18:59 PM

600 N Korean soldiers killed fighting for Russia: Seoul lawmaker

Around 600 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia against Ukraine have been killed and thousands more wounded, a Seoul lawmaker said Wednesday, after Pyongyang officially confirmed deploying troops to aid Moscow.
30 April 2025, 18:51 PM

Hotel fire kills 15 in Kolkata

A fierce fire ripped through a hotel in the Indian city of Kolkata killing at least 15 people, police said yesterday, with some clambering out of windows and onto the rooftop to escape.
30 April 2025, 18:25 PM

BRICS blasts ‘resurgence of protectionism’ in Trump era

China, Brazil and other members of the BRICS grouping have slammed the “resurgence of trade protectionism” at a meeting in Rio de Janeiro dominated by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs blitz.
30 April 2025, 18:08 PM

India to ask caste status in next census

India will conduct its first official caste census since independence, the government announced yesterday, a move likely to have far-reaching consequences for its politics and contentious affirmative action policies.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Next Iran-US nuclear talks on Saturday in Rome

Iran and the United States will hold a fourth round of talks on the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme in Rome on Saturday, Iran’s foreign minister said.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Margin for error razor-thin’

Tensions between India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed, have escalated since last week following a deadly terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. 
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Putin wants peace, but in no rush for a deal: Kremlin

President Vladimir Putin is open to peace in Ukraine and intense work is going on with the United States, but the conflict is so complicated that the rapid progress that Washington wants is difficult to achieve, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM