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Trump's Golden Dome looks for alternatives to Elon Musk's SpaceX

SpaceX still has the inside track to assist with major portions of the Golden Dome, especially launch contracts, sources say

23 Jul 2025 9:12 am
Trump says Philippines trade deal concluded with 19% tariff on imports

The U.S. President announces trade agreement with Philippines, reducing tariffs and strengthening military cooperation amid tensions with China

23 Jul 2025 8:13 am
17 dead in head-on collision between minibus taxi and truck in Zimbabwe, police say

The truck veered into the opposite lane and collided with the minibus after the driver lost control, police said

23 Jul 2025 3:07 am
China probes Tibet ex-leader over bribes, 'superstitious activities'

Former Tibetan leader dismissed for corruption and engaging in superstitious activities by Chinese anti-corruption bodies

22 Jul 2025 11:53 pm
EU top diplomat tells Israel to stop killing Gazans at aid points

EU condemns attacks on WHO facilities in Gaza, threatens action against Israel if humanitarian situation doesnt improve

22 Jul 2025 11:50 pm
Russian police raid popular online media site

Baza, a news outlet with 1.5M Telegram subscribers, faces police raids amid a crackdown on independent media in Russia

22 Jul 2025 11:32 pm
Philippines flooding displaces thousands amid new storm threats

At least six people have died and another six remain missing after Tropical Storm Wipha skirted the country

22 Jul 2025 10:00 pm
U.K. jury finds man, who dreamt of being James Bond, guilty of attempting to spy for Russia

Howard Phillips, 65, sought to pass information about former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps to two men he believed were Russian agents, who were actually agents were undercover British intelligence agents.

22 Jul 2025 7:12 pm
Israeli strikes kill at least 20 in Gaza, health officials say

The expansion of Israel's ground invasion comes as Israel and Hamas have been considering terms for a ceasefire for Gaza that would pause the fighting and free at least some hostages

22 Jul 2025 7:08 pm
France's top diplomat calls for foreign press access to Gaza

I ask that the free and independent press be allowed to access Gaza to show what is happening there and to bear witness, says French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot

22 Jul 2025 5:00 pm
Bangladesh Air Force jet crash: What to know about the crash into a Dhaka school

It is the deadliest airplane crash in the Bangladeshi capital in recent memory. In 2008, another F-7 air force training jet crashed outside Dhaka, killing its pilot, who had ejected after he discovered a technical problem

22 Jul 2025 11:02 am
Bangladesh airforce jet crash: Death toll rises to 27; several injured were critical

The government has declared a state day of mourning for July 22 in memory of those affected by the crash; Special prayers will be organised at all places of religious worship in the country for the injured and the dead

22 Jul 2025 9:34 am
Judge presses Trump administration on Harvard funding cuts

Trump preemptively fired off a post on his Truth Social platform blasting Judge Allison Burroughs, an appointee of Democratic president Barack Obama, claiming without evidence that she had already decided against his government and vowing to appeal

22 Jul 2025 7:17 am
Gita Gopinath leaving IMF in August to return to Harvard

Ms. Gopinath joined the fund in 2019 as chief economist the first woman to serve in that role and was promoted to first deputy managing director in January 2022

22 Jul 2025 7:06 am
New Russia-Ukraine talks set for Wednesday: Zelenskyy

The rival sides met in Istanbul on May 16 and June 2 amid U.S. pressure to agree a ceasefire

22 Jul 2025 3:59 am
Russia launches a major aerial attack on Kyiv hours before high-level talks on support for Ukraine

Russia has launched one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in months, targeting Kyiv overnight into Monday

21 Jul 2025 10:07 pm
Israeli tanks, snipers opened fire on crowd seeking aid in Gaza, says UN food agency

The accusation by a major aid agency that has had generally good working relations with Israel builds on descriptions by witnesses and others, who also said Israel opened fire on the crowd

21 Jul 2025 7:01 pm
China denies link to espionage group accused of attacking Singapore critical infrastructure

In a Facebook post, the Chinese embassy said such claims were groundless smears and accusations

21 Jul 2025 2:18 pm
TRF deserves designationas foreign terrorist organisation:U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee

President (Donald) Trump calls it like it is. The Resistance Front is a foreign terrorist organisation and deserves the designation, the committee, chaired byRepresentative Brian Mast, said

21 Jul 2025 10:13 am
Hong Kong hit by strong winds, heavy rain as Typhoon Wipha heads mainland China

Typhoon Wipha hits Hong Kong, disrupting flights and public transport and causing damage as it heads towards mainland China

20 Jul 2025 5:01 pm
Kremlin says Putin is ready to discuss peace in Ukraine but wants to achieve goals

President Putin has repeatedly spoken of his desire to bring the Ukrainian settlement to a peaceful conclusion as soon as possible. This is a long process, it requires effort, and it is not easy, says Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov

20 Jul 2025 3:03 pm
Tsunami alert after powerful quakes strike off coast of Russia

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a warning for Russias Kamchatka Peninsula

20 Jul 2025 1:15 pm
Russia says it downed 142 Ukrainian drones, including 27 over Moscow region

The drones were reportedly shot down over a number regions in the European part of Russia, as well as over the Black Sea.

20 Jul 2025 12:58 pm
One killed as South Korea rain death toll rises to 11

We expect at least four missing now on top of one dead in Gapyeong, an Interior Ministry official said

20 Jul 2025 8:03 am
Looking beyond the U.S. for college

Factor in finances, language barriers, and post-study work visa options to make the best choice

20 Jul 2025 8:00 am
Libya deports 700 Sudanese migrants in crackdown on trafficking

Last week, the coast guard in eastern Libya said it intercepted a boat carrying 80 Europe-bound migrants off the eastern city of Tobruk

20 Jul 2025 6:58 am
Tensions rise as Lula blasts U.S. over visa sanctions tied to Bolsonaro trial

He said the action violated fundamental principles of respect and sovereignty between nations

20 Jul 2025 2:11 am
Tourist boat capsizes during thunderstorm in Vietnam, leaving 34 dead

The Wonder Sea boat was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members

20 Jul 2025 2:05 am
Pam Bondi | Bonding for cover

The Trump-appointed Attorney-General has been caught in a storm triggered by the Epstein scandal with MAGA supporters alleging a top-level cover-up

20 Jul 2025 2:00 am
Ceasefire order fails to halt fighting in Syria's Druze heartland

Clashes were reported in the west of the provincial capital as Druze fighters battled armed Bedouin supported by tribal gunmen from other parts of Syria

20 Jul 2025 1:54 am
Bus crash kills at least 15, injures 27 in south of Iran

Mr. Abed said 11 ambulances and two ambulance buses were dispatched to the scene.

19 Jul 2025 5:12 pm
China starts construction of Tibet mega-dam

Besides downstream concerns, environmentalists have also warned about the irreversible impact of such mega projects in the ecologically sensitive Tibetan plateau.

19 Jul 2025 5:10 pm
Tanker truck crashes, spills fuel into creek on Washington's Olympic Peninsula

Petroleum spill in Indian Creek impacts salmon habitat, Elwha River, and Port Angeles water supply, causing road closure

19 Jul 2025 1:07 pm
South Korea former President Yoon Suk Yeol indicted again as martial law probe continues

The new charges include obstruction of the exercise of others rights by abuse of authority, ordering the deletion of records and blocking the execution of arrest warrants, the prosecutors office said

19 Jul 2025 1:05 pm
Zelenskyy says Russia launched over 30 missiles, 300 drones in overnight attack

The attack damaged critical infrastructure in Sumy, where several thousand families suffered power cuts

19 Jul 2025 1:01 pm
AI models with systemic risks given pointers on how to comply with EU AI rules

With today's guidelines, the Commission supports the smooth and effective application of the AI Act, EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said in a statement

19 Jul 2025 1:01 pm
Pakistan records annual current account surplus of $2.1bn: Official data

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hailed the development as a sign of an improving economy

19 Jul 2025 12:10 pm
WhatsApp poses a threat to Russian security, its fate is already decided, Russian lawmaker says

Russian President Vladimir Putin last month signed a law authorising the development of a state-backed messaging app

19 Jul 2025 12:03 pm
U.S. NTSB chair calls media reports on Air India crash speculative, premature

United States National Transportation Safety Board Chair said investigations of this magnitude take time, and that the NTSB will continue to support AAIBs ongoing probe

19 Jul 2025 11:07 am
Five jets shot down during India-Pakistan conflict, claims U.S. President Donald Trump

The U.S. president did not specify whether the jets were lost by either of the two countries or whether he was referring to combined losses by both sides

19 Jul 2025 10:01 am