Pakistan hopes Hormuz agreement will lead to resumption of Iran-US talks
AFP, Islamabad, Pakistan
10 hour(s) ago US-Israel war on Iran
Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if US launches new strikes
Reuters
6 August 2026, 09:15 AM Middle East
India youth protests highlight mistrust in 'lapdog' media
AFP, New Delhi
6 August 2026, 09:08 AM India
S Korean students held over US military base break-in bid
AFP, Seoul
6 August 2026, 00:00 AM World
Signs of ancient disaster for Neptune’s moons found
Reuters, Washington
6 August 2026, 00:00 AM USA
Taiwan begins drills as China pressure grows
AFP, Taipei
6 August 2026, 00:00 AM World
US, Iran having ‘very good’ talks
Agencies
6 August 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran

Gaza death toll surpasses 45,000

Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 45,028 Palestinians and wounded 106,962 since October 7, 2023, the Palestinian enclave’s health ministry said yesterday.
16 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain in ICU, but 'still alive'

Indian media ran stories on his passing away. Even the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting posted about the artist's death on X, only to delete it later.
15 December 2024, 19:25 PM

‘Bali Nine’ drug ring prisoners fly home to Australia

The five remaining members of the Australian “Bali Nine” drug ring flew home yesterday after 19 years in jail in Indonesia, ending a saga that had frayed relations between the two countries.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Afghan coal mine collapse traps 32

A coal mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan trapping 32 miners, a provincial official told AFP yesterday, adding rescuers had been working for hours to reach the men.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Trump gets $15m in ABC News defamation case

ABC News will pay a $15 million settlement payment to resolve a defamation lawsuit brought by President-elect Donald Trump, according to court documents filed Saturday.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Israel ‘crossed the lines of engagement’

Israel struck dozens of sites in Syria overnight with airstrikes, despite Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani saying his Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group was not interested in conflict with Israel.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza

Israeli troops killed at least 20 Palestinians, most of them in the northern Gaza Strip, on airstrikes and other attacks on targets that included a school sheltering displaced Gazans, medics and residents said yesterday.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM

N Korean troops join Russian assaults: Kyiv

Russia has begun using North Korean troops in significant numbers for the first time to conduct assaults on Ukrainian forces battling to hold an enclave in Russia’s Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday evening.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain admitted to ICU in critical condition

After multiple reports of his death surfaced online, The Indian Express quoted Hussain’s sister Khurshid Aulia as saying that he is alive and breathing
15 December 2024, 14:39 PM

Oldest Miss France clinches crown at 34

A 34-year-old flight attendant from the French Caribbean island of Martinique on Saturday became the oldest contestant to win the Miss France pageant
15 December 2024, 13:32 PM

South Korean opposition urges swift removal of impeached President Yoon

Lawmakers voted on Saturday to remove Yoon from office over his "insurrectionary" suspension of civilian rule, which plunged South Korea into some of its worst political turmoil in years.
15 December 2024, 06:58 AM

Biden calls alliance with South Korea 'linchpin for peace' in region

South Korean lawmakers voted on Saturday to impeach Yoon over his brief declaration of martial law
15 December 2024, 06:15 AM

Trump taps Truth Social CEO to lead intelligence advisory board

Nunes is a Republican ex-congressman from California who led the US House intelligence committee during the start of Trump's first presidential term.
15 December 2024, 05:11 AM

South Korea’s Yoon impeached: What happens next?

Yoon's future now hangs in the balance as his case proceeds to the Constitutional Court, which has 180 days to decide whether to uphold or overturn his impeachment
15 December 2024, 03:51 AM

Ex-prisoners back in Syria's cells 'of despair'

Darwish was detained for months by one of the most feared branches of the former government's many-tentacled intelligence services.
15 December 2024, 03:36 AM

ABC News settles $15 mn defamation suit with Donald Trump

The news organization and Stephanopoulos will also issue public apologies saying they "regret statements" made about Trump during the aforementioned interview
15 December 2024, 03:30 AM

Martial law fiasco: South Korea’s President Yoon impeached

South Korean lawmakers yesterday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a “victory of the people”.
14 December 2024, 19:18 PM

AI with reasoning power will be less predictable: expert

Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, one of the biggest names in artificial intelligence, had a prediction to make on Friday: reasoning capabilities will make technology far less predictable.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Five killed in Greece

Five migrants died early yesterday when a migrant boat sank off Crete, Greece’s coastguard said, leaving 40 people reportedly missing while 39 survivors were rescued. The boat sank 12 nautical miles southwest of the island, according to ERTNEWS, which reported the 40 missing.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Israeli strike kills 1 in south Lebanon

Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli drone strike in the south killed one person yesterday, the latest deadly raid despite a more than two-week ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM