SENSEX
NIFTY
GOLD
USD/INR

Weather

image 25    C

World / The Hindu

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
White House says Nobel Committee places politics over peace after Venezuelas Maria Corina Machado wins Peace Prize

President Trump will continue making peace deals, White House spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a post on X

10 Oct 2025 5:17 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
Israeli Military says ceasefire agreement in Gaza started at noon local time

The approval marked a key step toward endinga ruinous two-year warthat has destabilized the West Asia

10 Oct 2025 3:26 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
King Mohammed VI set to speak as Gen Z protesters demand reforms in Morocco

Morocco awaits King Mohammed VIs address amid nationwide Gen Z protests questioning the governments accountability and spending over 2030 FIFA World Cup

10 Oct 2025 2:55 pm
Nobel Peace Prize 2025 awarded to VenezuelasMara Corina Machado

The Academy noted that Ms. Machado has brought Venezuelas opposition together, and has been steadfast in her support for a peaceful transition to democracy

10 Oct 2025 2:33 pm
Citing unease over graft, Japan's Komeito leaves longstanding ruling coalition headed by LDP

The ruling coalition had already lost its majorities in both houses of parliament. The lower house is due to vote on a new Prime Minister later this month

10 Oct 2025 2:16 pm
Emmanuel Macron invites heads of political parties in France as he searches for next Prime Minister

Outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu held two days of talks to seek a way out of France's worst political crisis in decades, says Emmanuel Macron's office

10 Oct 2025 1:50 pm
U.S. Senate unanimously endorses repeal of 2002 Iraq war resolution

U.S. Senate votes to repeal 2003 invasion resolution, ending war in Iraq and asserting Congresss authority over military conflicts

10 Oct 2025 1:26 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
Pakistan authorities shut roads, mobile internet in Islamabad to block religious groups march

Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan announced to hold a march in Islamabad on October 10, against the killings in Gaza

10 Oct 2025 11:50 am
Taliban investigates explosion close to Government buildings in Kabul

The Taliban government's chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said there were no reports of injuries or damage

10 Oct 2025 10:21 am
Taiwan president unveils 'T-Dome' air defence system to counter China threat

Taiwan president pledges peace through strength in National Day speech as China increases military pressure

10 Oct 2025 9:56 am
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Philippines' Mindanao, tsunami warning issued

The U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami threat, saying hazardous tsunami waves are possible

10 Oct 2025 7:49 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
Russias gas supplies down by 20% after Ukrainian attacks: Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy said Russian forces had carried out 1,550 strikes on energy-related targets in Ukraines Chernihiv, Sumy and Poltava regions over the past month but had achieved only 160 hits

9 Oct 2025 10:40 pm
United Nations to cut 25% of its global peacekeeping force in response to U.S. funding strains

Around 13,000 to 14,000 military and police personnel out of more than 50,000 peacekeepers deployed across nine global missions will be sent back to their home countries

9 Oct 2025 10:26 pm
In Focus podcast | Trumps Gaza peace plan: Can it deliver a lasting ceasefire?

Stanly Johny speaks to us about the details of Trumps Gaza peace plan, what it promises to achieve, and whether it can truly bring a lasting ceasefire.

9 Oct 2025 10:19 pm
Sudan paramilitary strike on mosque kills 13 in El-Fasher

A survivor of the strike said that there were 70 families inside the mosques walls after the Rapid Support Forces entered their homes

9 Oct 2025 10:19 pm
Nepal Gen-Z protests: At least 18 arrested for demanding ousted PM Olis arrest

The government has formed a three-member probe commission headed by former justice Gauri Bahadur Karki to investigate into the excessive use of force to crush the Gen-Z movement

9 Oct 2025 9:25 pm
He deserves it: Israeli PM Netanyahu says Trump should get Nobel Peace Prize

In July this year, Mr. Netanyahu had handed the U.S. President a nomination letter during a meeting at the White House.

9 Oct 2025 7:45 pm
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
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen survives no-confidence votes in Parliament

E.U. lawmakers rejected the two motions of censure with 378 members of the 720-strong Parliament expressing support for the E.U. executive chief in the first vote and 383 in the second

9 Oct 2025 4:43 pm
China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths, technology

The export curbs on rare earths come ahead of a meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, impacting global supply chains

9 Oct 2025 3:48 pm
Trump again claims he pushed India, Pakistan to peace through trade pressure, tariff threats

You look at India and Pakistan, I said, well, we're not going to do business with either of you if you don't put it together. These are two nuclear nations. Seven planes were shot down, as you know, and they were really at it, says U.S. President Donald Trump

9 Oct 2025 3:42 pm
Afghan Foreign Minister Muttaqi arrives in Delhi

In January, the Taliban regime described India as an important regional and economic power following talks between Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Mr. Muttaqi.

9 Oct 2025 11:28 am
EU wants key sectors to use made-in-Europe AI

Although the European Union is falling behind the United States and China, Brussels believes the bloc can still compete in the global AI race

9 Oct 2025 10:22 am
Canada's PM discussed reviving contentious Keystone XL pipeline with Trump during his White House visit

Mr. Biden cancelled Keystone XL's border crossing permit in 2021 over longstanding concerns that burning oil sands crude could make climate change worse and harder to reverse

9 Oct 2025 7:35 am
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
Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump's use of war powers against cartels

The vote fell mostly along party lines, 48-51, with two Republicans voting in favour and one Democrat voting against

9 Oct 2025 6:52 am
Israel-Hamas ceasefire LIVE: Israel, Hamas agree to first phase of peace plan, hostage-release, Trump says

The first phase of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is likely to be signed on Thursday (October 9, 2025) in Egypt

9 Oct 2025 6:46 am
Israel, Hamas agree to first phase of plan to end fighting, release hostages, Trump says

Hamas plans to release all 20 living hostages this weekend, while the Israeli military will begin a withdrawal from the majority of Gaza

9 Oct 2025 5:21 am
U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to end tariffs against India

These tariffs will push India to build closer relations with China and Russia

9 Oct 2025 3:46 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
Bangladesh calls Indian foreign secretarys remark on elections unwarranted

I see that statement as not their matter; it is entirely an internal issue for Bangladesh, and such comments are completely unwarranted, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said

8 Oct 2025 10:50 pm
Israeli far-right Minister visits Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem

The visit is Itamar Ben Gvirs 11th as Minister to the disputed area, located in occupied east Jerusalem, which contains Islams third-holiest site and is Judaisms holiest place, revered as the location of the first and second Jewish temples

8 Oct 2025 9:57 pm
Pakistans Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM removed from post: Imran Khans partys general secretary

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has nominated Suhail Afridi as the new chief minister of the province

8 Oct 2025 7:35 pm
Arrest warrants issued against ousted PM Hasina in enforced disappearance cases

A three-member International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) bench, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, took cognisance of the charges filed intwo separate cases, according to media reports

8 Oct 2025 7:19 pm
Why did metal-organic frameworks win the 2025 chemistry Nobel?

MOFs are crystalline structures in which metal ions serve as nodes and organic molecules as connectors

8 Oct 2025 6:51 pm
Hamas says 'optimism prevails' in Gaza talks with Israel

The Palestinian militant group submitted a list of prisoners it wants to be released in the first phase of the truce in accordance with the agreed-upon criteria and numbers

8 Oct 2025 6:43 pm
Chances of war with India are real, warns Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif

Khawaja Asif said there was a threat of armed confrontation and Pakistan was keeping its guard and watching the situation

8 Oct 2025 5:24 pm
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
Indian man fighting alongside Russian military surrenders to Ukrainian forces

The 63rd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian military, on its Telegram channel, released a video of the Indian national who identified himself as Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein from Gujarat

8 Oct 2025 2:31 pm