Half of Afghan women rarely leave home: UN
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Colombia declares three days mourning for quake victims
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Putin threatens to seize EU vessels if bloc targets Russia’s
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Ex-Chinese PM Zhu Rongji dies aged 97
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Border peace key to ties with China: India
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Mecca defence pact / Erdogan eyes expansion, courts Egypt
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Toyota ex-chief Okuda, pioneer of the Prius, dead at 93
12 August 2026
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Pakistan interior minister in Iran to discuss regional security
12 August 2026
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New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse
12 August 2026
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Colombians dig through rubble as quake death toll surpasses 240
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Trump campaign announces $53m raised after conviction
Donald Trump's campaign said Friday it had raised nearly $53 million in online small-dollar donations after he was convicted in his New York hush money trial, boasting that the verdict had galvanized his support "like never before
1 June 2024
Hamas says Israel's Gaza ceasefire proposal 'positive'
Hamas on Friday said it "considers positively" an Israeli roadmap towards a full Gaza ceasefire announced by US President Joe Biden, who urged an end to the almost eight-month war
1 June 2024
Lok Sabha Polls Phase 7: Voting begins for 57 constituencies
Voting in the final phase of Indian parliamentary elections, the world's largest, began today covering 57 constituencies in seven states and one union territory
1 June 2024
Biden presents new Israel ceasefire plan, calls on Hamas to accept
US President Joe Biden on Friday said Israel had proposed a Gaza ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages, and called on Hamas to agree to the new offer, saying it was the best way to end the conflict
31 May 2024
Hush Money Trial: Trump ‘guilty on all 34 counts’
Donald Trump on Thursday became the first former US president ever convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty on all charges in his hush money case, months before an election that could see him yet return to the White House.
31 May 2024
Israel offers new Gaza ceasefire plan
US President Joe Biden yesterday said Israel had proposed a Gaza ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages, and called on Hamas to agree to the new offer, saying it was the best way to end the conflict.
31 May 2024
24 people dead in eastern India as temperatures soar
At least 24 people died of suspected heatstroke in India’s eastern states of Bihar and Odisha on Thursday, and the heatwave in the region is expected to continue until today, authorities said.
31 May 2024
57 constituencies go to polls today
An estimated 10.06 crore Indians are expected to cast their votes today in the last phase of voting in 57 constituencies spread across eight states and two union territories.
31 May 2024
Zelensky hails US weapons green light as ‘step forward’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday hailed a US decision to partially lift restrictions on using US-donated weapons to strike inside Russia as a “step forward”.
31 May 2024
Reuters, Midrand
South African parties geared up for coalition talks yesterday as the governing African National Congress (ANC) looked set to fall well short of a majority for the first time in 30 years of democracy.
31 May 2024
US election stumbles into new territory
Torn apart and rewired by Donald Trump’s historic criminal conviction, the 2024 presidential campaign moved into uncharted territory yesterday with all eyes on how the two main protagonists navigate the dangers.
31 May 2024
The mysterious man who fuels N Korea's Kim dynasty
Evading UNSC sanctions, Nam Chol Ung is running his underground businesses in many countries of Southeast Asia
31 May 2024
US, Chinese defence chiefs meet in Singapore
The US and Chinese defence chiefs held rare direct talks in Singapore on Friday, offering hopes for more military dialogue that could help prevent disputes over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues from spinning out of control.
31 May 2024
US says Russia using North Korea missiles in Ukraine
Russia is using North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine, a new Pentagon report says, citing debris analysis to confirm long-standing allegations that Pyongyang has been sending weapons to Moscow
31 May 2024
'No one above the law': Biden hopes Trump verdict speaks for itself
If anyone expected Joe Biden to be celebrating the fact that election rival Donald Trump is now a convicted felon, they were disappointed
31 May 2024
Biden allows Ukraine limited use of US arms to strike inside Russia
President Joe Biden quietly has authorised Kyiv to launch US-supplied weapons at military targets inside Russia that are supporting an offensive against the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, four US officials said on Thursday
30 May 2024
Trump becomes first US president convicted of a crime
Trump faces a maximum sentence of four years in prison
30 May 2024
Israel presses with raids into Rafah
Rafah residents reported intense artillery shelling and gunfire in Gaza’s far-southern city yesterday after Israel said it had seized Philadelphi corridor on the Palestinian territory’s border with Egypt.
30 May 2024
Venus has more volcanism than previously known
Venus appears to be more volcanically active than previously known, according to scientists whose new analysis of decades-old radar images has spotted evidence of eruptions at two additional sites on the surface of Earth’s inhospitable planetary neighbor.
30 May 2024
Subversion Trial: Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists
Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted yesterday in a landmark subversion trial that critics say could deal another blow to the city’s rule of law and its reputation as a global financial hub.
30 May 2024