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Trump says weighing massive increase in tariffs on Chinese imports, no reason to meet with President Xi

The United States President said China has been sending letters to countries worldwide saying it planned to impose export controls on every element of production related to rare earths

10 Oct 2025 9:10 pm
Trump's quest for Nobel Peace Prize falls short despite high-profile nominations

Three sitting U.S. presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize: Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, Woodrow Wilson in 1919 and Barack Obama in 2009

10 Oct 2025 8:01 pm
Six killed as another quake strikes southern Philippines

Philippine authorities issued tsunami warnings shortly after the morning quake, ordering evacuations along the eastern seaboard

10 Oct 2025 7:00 pm
UNICEF urges full flow of aid into Gaza, warns child deaths could spike

Israeli troops began pulling back from some parts of the Palestinian territory on Friday (October 10) under a ceasefire deal with Hamas

10 Oct 2025 4:08 pm
Russian strikes wound at least 20 in Ukraine's Kyiv

Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko also described the attack as one of the largest concentrated strikes against Ukraine's energy infrastructure

10 Oct 2025 3:10 pm
Pakistan's military says its forces killed 30 militants involved in an attack that killed 11 soldiers

The militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which has been fighting to overthrow the government and replace it with a strict Islamic-led system of governance, claimed responsibility for the attack in the Orakzai district on October 7

10 Oct 2025 12:07 pm
Peru's Congress votes to remove President Dina Boluarte as crime wave grips country

They exceeded the minimum 56 votes required for each request, setting up a debate and impeachment trial in the 130-member unicameral Congress

10 Oct 2025 11:57 am
Indonesia denies visas to Israel gymnasts amid Gaza outcry

Indonesia decided not to issue visas to the Israeli athletes, senior Legal Affairs Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said, citing objections from groups such as a council of Islamic clerics and the government in Jakarta, the capital.

10 Oct 2025 11:56 am
A month since Gen Z protests, Nepal faces a tough road to democratic reform

With less than 150 days to elections, Nepals interim government struggles to find footing after a Gen Z-led uprising shook the political establishment

10 Oct 2025 7:00 am
Letitia James, NY Attorney General and Trump foe, indicted for bank fraud

Each count is punishable by up to 30 years in prison, but should Ms. James be convicted, any sentence would be determined by a judge

10 Oct 2025 3:18 am
Putin says Russian air defences responsible for Azerbaijani jets crash last year, killing 38

Russian President has apologised to Azerbaijans President Ilham Aliyev for what he called a tragic incident but stopped short of acknowledging responsibility

9 Oct 2025 7:12 pm
Is the U.S. shooting itself in the foot by pushing out STEM talent?

China, the U.K., Germany and several other countries have begun vying for the STEM talent that may now look beyond the U.S.

9 Oct 2025 7:00 am
France's outgoing Prime Minister expects Macron to name his replacement in 48 hours

Sbastien Lecornu resigned abruptly on Monday just 14 hours after naming his Cabinet

9 Oct 2025 2:02 am
Hamas, Israel enter third day of Gaza peace talks with top Trump envoy expected to join

Hamas says it is seeking firm guarantees from Trump and mediators that Israel will not resume its military campaign in the Palestinian territory after the militant group releases all the remaining hostages

8 Oct 2025 5:14 pm
In historic development, California designates Deepavali as state holiday

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he has signed a Bill by Assembly member Ash Kalra designating Deepavali as a state holiday

8 Oct 2025 2:06 pm
Indian-origin brothers jailed for serious child sex offences in U.K.

Vruj Patel, 26, and his brother Kishan Patel were sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court after an investigation by the Metropolitan Police, which is appealing for other potential victims to come forward

8 Oct 2025 2:05 pm
Islamist militants kill 11 Pakistani soldiers in ambush, sources say

In a statement, Pakistan's army said the soldiers died during an operation that killed 19 Islamist militants in the adjoining district of Orakzai.

8 Oct 2025 12:59 pm
United Nations panel slams Sri Lanka's slow progress on enforced disappearances

A report by the UNCED pointed out that of the 16,966 cases received by the Office on Missing Persons, only 23 had been traced so far

8 Oct 2025 12:05 pm
About 900 hikers rescued from Mount Everest after severe snowstorm

A severe storm struck the area, cutting off access to where the hikers were staying in tents at an altitude of more than 4,900 metres and some hikers reportedly had hypothermia

8 Oct 2025 10:28 am
U.S. corruption indictment of billionaire politician won't block him from Guyana's parliament

The court documents unsealed last week in Florida accused the Mohameds of operating a fraud scheme between 2017 and 2024 in which Mohamed's Enterprise reused boxes with official state revenue seals to ship gold

8 Oct 2025 7:10 am
Watch: Two years, 65,000 deaths: The data story of Gazas war

Two years into the conflict, Gaza faces a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale. Nearly 2 million people are struggling with severe food insecurity, and almost one in three children suffer from malnutrition.

7 Oct 2025 11:08 pm
Nepal Gen-Z protests: FIR registered against deposed PM Oli, his Home Minister

Nineteen protesters were killed during the police firing on September 8, the first day of the Gen-Z protests. In total, 76 people were killed during the two-day protests on September 8 and 9

7 Oct 2025 10:16 pm
World Bank says Sri Lanka's economic recovery remains incomplete, calls for urgent reforms

Sri Lanka's economy crashed in 2022 due to a forex crisis stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and other flawed political and economic management reasons since 2019

7 Oct 2025 10:03 pm
Gaza babies forced to share oxygen masks as Israel blocks equipment: UNICEF

Two years of war between Israel and Hamas has increased stress and malnourishment among pregnant mothers, leading to a rise in premature and underweight babies

7 Oct 2025 9:59 pm
Dubai airshow bars Israeli companies from exhibiting: organiser

Israel's inaugural participation in 2023 was overshadowed by the start of the Gaza war. Israeli defence exhibitions were empty and unstaffed at the start of the show

7 Oct 2025 9:56 pm
Watch: Sbastien Lecornu resigns as PM: what next for France and Emmanuel Macron?

Prime Minister Sbastien Lecornu has resigned just hours after unveiling his cabinet making his government the shortest-lived government in modern French history. The resignation came only days before the government was set to present its 2026 budget bill to parliament. What options does President Macron have?

7 Oct 2025 6:57 pm
Russia says Ukrainian drone crashed into nuclear plant, without causing damage

Moscow has previously accused Kyiv of attacking nuclear power stations in the Kursk and Smolensk regions of western Russia

7 Oct 2025 5:16 pm
Election calls heap pressure on Macron to end political crisis

Resignation calls, long confined to the fringes, have entered the mainstream during one of the worst political crises since the 1958 creation of the Fifth Republic, France's current system of government.

7 Oct 2025 5:15 pm
Houthis detain nine more U.N. staff as part of Yemen crackdown

The detentions bring the number of detained U.N. workers in Houthi-held territories in Yemen to 53 since 2021, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said

7 Oct 2025 5:10 pm
Murder accused Nepali criminal killed in police encounter in Delhi

Bhim Mahabahadur Jora was involved in at least six cases of murder, dacoity, and burglary across Delhi, Gurugram, Gujarat, and Bengaluru, the police officer added

7 Oct 2025 12:17 pm
French PM in final effort to salvage cabinet

The chaos comes ahead of 2027 presidential elections expected to be a historic crossroads in French politics, with the French far right under Marine Le Pen sensing its best chance yet of taking power

7 Oct 2025 11:34 am