New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse
Reuters, Dubai
3 HOUR(s) US-Israel war on Iran
Trump's secret plane swap triggers questions and confusion
AFP, Washington
3 HOUR(s) US-Israel war on Iran
US has ‘begged for talks’
Agencies
12 August 2026 US-Israel war on Iran

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