Colombia leader asks Trump to suspend tariffs over quake
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Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry capsizing rises to 72: police
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North Korea's Kim tells Putin he is 'proud' of strong ties: state media
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Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier
16 August 2026
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UK PM urges ‘reflection’ after death of Cambridge professor
16 August 2026
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Strong quake kills 47 in Indonesia
16 August 2026
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Five killed in Michigan shooting
16 August 2026
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Trump says he’ll declare Hormuz US territory
16 August 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
US states seek $200b penalty in blockbuster Meta lawsuit
16 August 2026
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Five killed in Michigan shooting, suspect found dead, police say
15 August 2026
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Ex-Pakistan PM Imran, party erased from election campaign
Pakistani cricketing legend turned world leader Imran Khan is wildly popular in his constituency and ancestral homeland of Mianwali, but the political posters that line the streets do not bare his face and flags do not fly his colours
27 January 2024
Saudi says Israel must be held 'accountable', after UN court rules
Saudi Arabia on Friday welcomed the UN top court's decision on Israel's war in Gaza, and called for the international community to "hold Israel accountable" for "violations" of international law
27 January 2024
Security Council to meet after UN top court's Gaza ruling
The UN Security Council will meet next week over the decision by the global body's top court calling for Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, the council's presidency announced Friday
27 January 2024
Trump ordered to pay writer E Jean Carroll $83.3m for defamation
Donald Trump was handed a stinging defeat on Friday by a Manhattan jury that ordered him to pay $83.3 million to the writer E Jean Carroll, who said he destroyed her reputation as a trustworthy journalist by denying he raped her
27 January 2024
Attacks on Palestinians: UN court orders Israel to prevent Gaza genocide
The top UN court yesterday ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide as the country wages offensive in the Gaza Strip.
26 January 2024
Suez traffic drops 42pc after Houthi attacks: UN
The volume of commercial traffic passing through the Suez Canal has fallen more than 40 percent in the last two months after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to the United Nations, raising concerns for global trade.
26 January 2024
Hubble finds water vapour in small planet’s atmosphere
The Hubble Space Telescope has observed the smallest planet outside our solar system to contain water vapour in its atmosphere, a “landmark discovery” that brings astronomy a step closer to characterizing Earth-like worlds.
26 January 2024
Global turbulence the ‘new normal’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned yesterday that global disruptions and volatility are the “new normal”, with more geo-economic tensions on the horizon.
26 January 2024
Putin gives go-ahead to new nuclear icebreaker
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday gave the green light for a new nuclear-powered icebreaker, as Moscow seeks to step up commercial trade across its Arctic north.
26 January 2024
Taiwan detects 23 Chinese warplanes around island
Taiwan’s defence ministry said it detected 23 Chinese air force planes operating around Taiwan and carrying out “joint combat readiness patrols” with Chinese warships yesterday, ahead of high-level China-US talks in Thailand.
26 January 2024
US warship downs missile fired from Yemen
A US Navy warship shot down a missile yesterday that was fired at it by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have carried out two months of attacks on international shipping, the military said.
26 January 2024
US halts new natural gas export facilities
US President Joe Biden’s administration announced yesterday it was pausing new liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities, citing the urgent need to tackle the climate crisis by accelerating the transition from fossil fuels.
26 January 2024
Won’t negotiate with Hungary
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said yesterday he would “not negotiate” with Hungary over Sweden’s Nato bid despite Budapest now the sole holdout after Turkey’s ratification.
26 January 2024
Gaza starves as Israel’s offensive expands
In battered, hard-to-reach north Gaza, rare aid deliveries get mobbed by desperate, hungry Palestinians and aid workers report seeing people thin and visibly starving with sunken eyes.
26 January 2024
Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza: ICJ
Palestinian officials largely hailed the decision
26 January 2024
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 26,083
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Friday at least 26,083 people have been killed in the war between the militant group and Israel
26 January 2024
Israeli airlines says suspending South Africa route over World Court case
El Al Israel Airlines ELAL.TA said today it was suspending its route to Johannesburg at the end of March, citing a steep drop in demand after South Africa accused Israel of genocide at the World Court
26 January 2024
WHO chief breaks down describing 'hellish' Gaza conditions
The head of the World Health Organization called for a ceasefire and a "true solution" to the Israel-Palestinian conflict in an emotional plea to the global health body's governing body on Thursday where he described conditions in Gaza as "hellish"
26 January 2024
Alabama carries out first US execution using nitrogen gas
The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas, the first time the controversial method criticized by human rights advocates has been used in the country
26 January 2024
Israel braces for World Court ruling, focuses attack on south Gaza
UN judges in The Hague will rule today whether to order Israel to suspend its military campaign in Gaza as officials push ahead with efforts to negotiate a new deal for a ceasefire and release of more Israeli hostages
26 January 2024