Syria reaches deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases
AFP, Damascus
10 August 2026, 00:00 AM Middle East
Israel rejects Trump’s plan for Gaza
AFP, Jerusalem
10 August 2026, 00:00 AM Israel's attack on Palestine
Update / 16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi factory fire
Star Online Report
10 August 2026, 00:27 AM Middle East
Typhoon Dolphin hits east China
Reuters, Beijing
10 August 2026, 00:00 AM World
20,000 flee wildfires in west Canada
AFP, Victoria
10 August 2026, 00:00 AM World
Hormuz to stay closed until US accepts terms
AFP, Tehran
10 August 2026, 00:00 AM World

Time for a Gaza truce deal, says US

Miller said Washington would work "over the coming days" with fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar "to push for a final agreement".
4 September 2024, 04:09 AM

Russian strikes kill 41 in Ukraine

At least 41 people were killed and more than 180 wounded yesterday when Russia struck a military institute in the central town of Poltava with two missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, the war’s deadliest single attack so far this year.
3 September 2024, 18:00 PM

IS claim Kabul suicide attack that killed 6

The Islamic State on Tuesday claimed a suicide attack in the Afghan capital that killed six people a day earlier, saying it had targeted the Taliban government’s prosecution service.
3 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Boat Capsize: 12 migrants die trying to cross Channel

At least 12 migrants died yesterday after their boat capsized on its way across the Channel to Britain, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said, adding that rescue operations were underway to find people still missing. 
3 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian job recruitment deaths highlight unemployment crisis

India launched a probe Tuesday after 12 applicants for coveted government jobs died during physical tests for posts as excise officers, with commentators saying it illustrated the scale of the country’s unemployment crisis.
3 September 2024, 18:00 PM

11 killed in China school bus mishap

Eleven people were killed in China’s eastern Shandong province yesterday after a school bus lost control at a busy pedestrian junction, broadcaster CCTV reported, with disturbing footage showing bodies lying on the road and trapped under the vehicle.
3 September 2024, 18:00 PM

129 dead in DRC

At least 129 people were killed during a weekend prison break attempt at the largest jail in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the interior minister said yesterday.
3 September 2024, 18:00 PM

UN warns of ‘red alert’ after record heat

Rising temperatures should trigger a global “red alert”, the United Nations’ weather and climate agency chief said Wednesday, after global heat indices again smashed records in August.
3 September 2024, 18:00 PM

9 Maoists killed

Indian police killed at least nine Maoist rebels during a gunfight  yesterday, officials said, with security forces still searching the  forest for more remains and weapons.
3 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Thailand nets 1.3m kgs of invasive fish

Thailand has netted more than 1.3 million kilograms of highly destructive blackchin tilapia fish, the government said Tuesday, as it battles to stamp out the invasive species.
3 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Israeli PM signals no appetite for Gaza truce

Remains defiant amid mounting criticism at home, abroad; 18 more die in Gaza
3 September 2024, 16:57 PM

Hand in hand: Biden, Harris hit campaign trail

US President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time Monday, in a public display of teamwork after she replaced him as candidate and revived Democratic election hopes
3 September 2024, 02:58 AM

Elite defections surge 2.5 times under Kim Jong-un

In North Korea, high-ranking officials in the party, government, and military, as well as diplomats and overseas representatives, make up the core elite supporting the regime
2 September 2024, 19:28 PM

More than 400 people executed in Iran this year: UN experts

UN experts voiced alarm Monday at a surge in executions in Iran last month that pushed the total in the country so far this year to over 400
2 September 2024, 19:00 PM

I had ‘every right’ to interfere in last polls: Trump

Former US President Donald Trump, who faces federal and state charges for allegedly trying to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, insists he had “every right” to interfere in the election.
2 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Israel rocked by protests; strikes kill dozens in Gaza

Israeli forces killed at least 48 Palestinians in the past 24 hours across the Gaza Strip as they battled Hamas-led militants, Palestinian officials said yesterday, while medics conducted a second day of polio vaccinations for children in the enclave.
2 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Six killed, 13 wounded in Kabul suicide bombing

A suicide bomber detonated explosives in the Afghan capital yesterday, police said, killing six people and wounding 13 more.
2 September 2024, 18:00 PM

West should permit Ukraine to launch long-range attacks

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy yesterday said Ukraine’s Western allies should not only allow their weapons to be used for strikes deep inside Russia, but also supply Kyiv with more of the arms themselves.
2 September 2024, 18:00 PM

No TV or screens for toddlers, Sweden tells parents

Children under the age of two should be kept away from digital media and television completely, the country's Public Health Agency said
2 September 2024, 12:40 PM

Massive protests hit Israel after six hostages killed in Gaza

Crowds estimated by Israeli media to number up to 500,000 demonstrated, demanding Netanyahu do more to bring home the remaining 101 hostages
2 September 2024, 03:54 AM