New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse
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US-Israel war on Iran
Colombians dig through rubble as quake death toll surpasses 240
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World
Trump's secret plane swap triggers questions and confusion
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US-Israel war on Iran
US has ‘begged for talks’
12 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
School Shooting: Thai PM suspends firearm purchase licences
12 August 2026
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World
Trump ‘used a catering truck to sneak off Air Force One’
12 August 2026
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Middle East
Russian barrage on Ukraine kills 9, wounds dozens
12 August 2026
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World
Trump secretly flew out of Turkey on smaller plane: report
12 August 2026
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World
KILLINGS, TORTURE / Syria sentences Assad to death in absentia
12 August 2026
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World
Myanmar military ramps up aerial attacks on civilians
12 August 2026
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World
Biden reassures big-money donors after debate debacle
US President Joe Biden attended a triple-header of campaign fundraisers Saturday, seeking to reassure high-dollar donors he can still win reelection in November despite a debate performance that sparked panic among many Democrats
30 June 2024
Five dead, 38 injured in Philippines firecracker depot blast
Five people, including a four-year-old child, were killed in a massive explosion at a pyrotechnics warehouse in the southern Philippines, emergency services said Sunday
30 June 2024
France votes in snap polls as far-right eyes historic win
French people vote on Sunday in high-stakes snap parliamentary elections which could alter France's trajectory and see the far-right party of Marine Le Pen take power in a historic first
30 June 2024
Iran presidential polls: Jalili, Pezeshkian qualify for runoff
Iran’s sole reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili have qualified for a runoff presidential election after leading in the first round, an official said yesterday.
29 June 2024
Gaza civilians living in unbearable conditions
Gazan civilians are forced to live in bombed-out buildings or camp next to giant piles of trash, a United Nations spokeswoman said Friday, denouncing the “unbearable” conditions in the besieged territory.
29 June 2024
Radioactive rhino horns to curb poaching in S Africa
South African scientists have injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border posts in a pioneering project aimed at curbing poaching.
29 June 2024
World ‘failing’ to meet development goals: UN chief
War and funding shortfalls have hampered progress toward the United Nations’ flagship development goals which include action to combat climate change, the organization’s Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Friday.
29 June 2024
Ukraine drone attack kills 5 in Russian village
A Ukrainian drone attack on a house in a Russian border village killed five people, including two children, the regional governor said yesterday.
29 June 2024
Iran warns Israel of ‘obliterating’ war
Iran yesterday warned that “all Resistance Fronts”, a grouping of Iran and its regional allies, would confront Israel if it attacks Lebanon.
29 June 2024
US military destroys seven drones, vehicle in Yemen
American forces destroyed seven drones and a control station vehicle in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen over 24 hours, the US military said Friday.
29 June 2024
Far right scents power as France braces for polls
A divided France braced for high-stakes parliamentary elections that could see the anti-immigrant and eurosceptic party of Marine Le Pen sweep to power in a historic first.
29 June 2024
Sunak slams racist slur by Farage party campaigner
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday evening he was hurt and angry that a supporter of Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK party had been recorded making a racial slur about him, saying it was too important for him not to speak out.
29 June 2024
Thousands displaced as Israel pummels north Gaza
Explosions, air strikes and gunfire rattled northern Gaza yesterday, the third day of an Israeli military operation that has uprooted tens of thousands of Palestinians and compounded what the UN called “unbearable” living conditions in the territory.
29 June 2024
Calls for Biden to step aside grow louder
US President Joe Biden is facing a brutal reckoning after he repeatedly stumbled during Thursday night’s debate, with some Democrats calling for him to step aside ahead of the November election.
29 June 2024
Rohingya genocide: Argentine prosecutor petitions court seeking arrest warrants for perpetrators
An Argentine prosecutor petitioned to an Argentine Court seeking multiple arrest warrants against the perpetrators of Rohingya genocide in Rakhine State
29 June 2024
Turbulence at Washington Post with pressure for profit
The prestigious Washington Post is in crisis, with pressure on from owner Jeff Bezos to change its money-losing ways
29 June 2024
At least 30 killed in Kenya anti-government protests: HRW
At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes in the East African country, Human Rights Watch said Saturday
29 June 2024
'Not young' Biden vows to beat Trump
President Joe Biden said on Friday he intended to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November presidential election, giving no sign he would consider dropping out of the race after a feeble debate performance that dismayed his fellow Democrats
29 June 2024
US election: What if Biden leaves the race?
US President Joe Biden's woeful performance in the presidential debate against challenger Donald Trump has re-ignited questions about what would happen should the veteran Democrat step down as party flagbearer at the last minute
29 June 2024
New York Times editorial board calls on Biden to leave race
America's most influential newspaper, The New York Times, called in an editorial Friday for President Joe Biden to step aside and allow another Democrat to challenge Donald Trump for the White House in November
29 June 2024