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Israeli airstrike on car in Gaza City kills four, others wounded, medics say

Witnesses and medics said the attack in the densely populated Rimal neighbourhood set the vehicle ablaze

22 Nov 2025 7:09 pm
Christian group says 315 seized in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping

The Niger State government closed many schools, and President Bola Tinubu cancelled international engagements, including attending the G20 summit in Johannesburg, to handle the crisis

22 Nov 2025 4:02 pm
Africa's first G20 summit opens with ambitious agenda, U.S. boycott

Many of South Africa's priorities for the group, especially a focus on climate change and its impact on developing countries, have met resistance from the United States, which is boycotting the talks

22 Nov 2025 3:08 pm
Watch: All smiles as Donald Trump hosts Zohran Mamdani at the White House

U.S. President Donald Trump had a meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on November 21. Trump congratulated Mamdani on his recent election victory and both promised to set aside their feud and cooperate on the citys future. Heres what they said about each other during a media interaction.

22 Nov 2025 2:59 pm
42 glacial lakes in Nepal at high risk of bursting: experts

Women, children, and the elderly are often the most affected during disasters

22 Nov 2025 1:03 pm
Four shot during North Carolina citys Christmas tree lighting ceremony

It wasn't immediately clear what led up to the shooting. Police are reviewing video footage of the event and speaking with witnesses

22 Nov 2025 10:10 am
Vietnam flooding death toll rises to 55

Relentless rain has lashed south-central Vietnam since late October, and popular holiday destinations have been hit by several rounds of flooding.

22 Nov 2025 10:10 am
Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa

Health Minister Christopher Tufton announced that nine cases were confirmed between October 30 and November 20, with 28 additional suspected cases.

22 Nov 2025 8:04 am
Lebanon ready to negotiate to reach an agreement that would end Israeli strikes, President says

Lebanons PM Joseph Aoun said that Lebanese troops are ready to deploy in all points from where Israeli troops withdraw

22 Nov 2025 3:03 am
Taiwan issues crisis guide on preparing for disasters, Chinese attack

The 32-page booklet offers advice on everything from how to prepare a go bag to what to do when an air-raid siren sounds and how to give first-aid.

21 Nov 2025 11:00 pm
Armed men abduct children, staff at Catholic school in Nigeria, days after latest abduction

The attack and abductions took place at St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in Agwara local government's Papiri community, said Abubakar Usman, the secretary to the Niger State government

21 Nov 2025 10:58 pm
Islamist rebels kill 89 civilians in east DR Congo: UN

The MONUSCO mission said in a statement that the ADF waged particularly deadly attacks between November 13 and 19 at several locations around the Lubero area in North Kivu

21 Nov 2025 10:56 pm
Zelenskyy says Ukraine faces choice of losing dignity or risking loss of key partner with U.S. plan

European leaders spoke with Zelenskyy, assuring him of their continued support amid thewar with Russiaas European officials scrambled to respond toU.S. peace proposalsthat apparently caught them unawares.

21 Nov 2025 9:04 pm
COP30 draft climate cover text skips mention of fossil fuel use

A flashpoint has emerged in the COP with developing countries opposing the inclusion of language committing countries to a timeline on eliminating fossil fuel from their economies

21 Nov 2025 7:56 pm
Russian glide bomb hits apartment block, kills 5 in southern Ukraine

The overnight attack, which also injured 10 people, including a teenage girl, occurred after details emerged of a U.S. plan to end the war, nearly four years after Russia's all-out invasion of its neighbour

21 Nov 2025 6:09 pm
Afghan Commerce Minister urges expanded use of Chabahar port, says Govt considering five-year tax exemption for arriving industries

Speaking at the same event, M. Anand Prakash, Joint Secretary (PAI) at the Indias Ministry of External Affairs informed air freight corridor from Kabul to Delhi and Amritsar have been activated

21 Nov 2025 6:02 pm
U.S. denies ending South Africa G20 boycott

The White House said the U.S. ambassador would attend but only for a handover ceremony as the United States will next year host the summit

21 Nov 2025 2:16 pm
Japan's cabinet approves lavish stimulus as markets fret over Takaichi's fiscal policy

The size of additional government bond issuance to fund the stimulus package has still to be finalised, but is expected to be larger than the 6.69 trillion issued for last years stimulus, sources said

21 Nov 2025 1:42 pm
Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch wins Miss Universe contest after host insult drama

Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch was ultimately crowned, chaos reigned from allegations of an insult to her intellect, to judges quitting and participants taking flops on and off the stage

21 Nov 2025 11:10 am
Death toll rises to 41 in central Vietnam flooding, more heavy rain forecast

Rainfall exceeded 1,500 mm in several parts of central Vietnam over the past three days

21 Nov 2025 10:12 am
Nobel laureate Machado will be fugitive if she leaves Venezuela to accept peace prize

Maria Corina Machado, who says she is in hiding in Venezuela, has expressed an intention to travel to Oslo for the December 10 ceremony

21 Nov 2025 9:13 am
Zelenskyy to meet Pentagon officials as U.S. plan emerges

The meeting will take place a day after Donald Trumps envoy Steve Witkoff skipped a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Turkey

20 Nov 2025 11:11 pm
ICG apprehends Bangladeshi boat with 28 crew members for illegal fishing in Indian waters

This is the fourth such apprehension in a week, highlighting the Coast Guards sustained efforts to curb illegal fishing and safeguard Indias maritime interests

20 Nov 2025 11:05 pm
Security forces in northwest Pakistan kill 23 TTP militants

The operations conducted on the reported presence of militants in the Kurram district were an expansion of operations started on November 19

20 Nov 2025 6:12 pm
Curfew reimposed after fresh tension in southern Nepal district, at least 10 injured

The clashes in the district began on November 19, when the news of ousted Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Olis party leaders were heading to Simara to address an anti-government rally spread amongst Gen Z members

20 Nov 2025 5:19 pm
U.S. army secretary set to meet with Zelenskyy to help with Ukraine peace talks, officials say

No Ukrainian official mentioned any discussion about renewing peace negotiations with Russia

20 Nov 2025 10:16 am
Trump's White House tried to slow-walk a vote on the Epstein files. It failed

White House aides ramped up their outreach to Senate leadership for amendments to the House bill, including redactions to protect victims, as a final effort to influence the measure

20 Nov 2025 8:12 am
U.S. authorises export of advanced American semiconductors to companies in Saudi, UAE

The two companies are G42, which is a state-run AI company based in Abu Dhabi, and Humain, which is a Saudi government-backed AI venture

20 Nov 2025 5:06 am
Klimt portrait becomes second most expensive artwork sold at auction

Salvator Mundi, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, remains most expensive painting ever sold at auction; Italian provocateur Maurizio Cattelans solid gold toilet go for $12.1 million

19 Nov 2025 10:56 pm
Days after delivering death sentence for former PM Hasina, Bangladesh invites NSA Doval to visit Dhaka

Doval will host his counterparts from Maldives, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the Colombo Security Conclave, the Ministry of External Affairs said in an announcement

19 Nov 2025 10:11 pm
Bangladesh EC registers NCP as political party, allots Shapla Koli symbol

The EC has registered NCP as a political party until further orders, the State-run BSS news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the notification.

19 Nov 2025 9:15 pm
Louvre to set up new cameras and anti-intrusion systems after stunning crown jewels heist

The cameras some 100 of them will be up and running by the end of next year, while anti-intrusion systems will start to be put in place within two weeks, Louvre director Laurence des Cars said

19 Nov 2025 7:56 pm
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers quits OpenAI board after release of Epstein emails

Larry has decided to resign from the OpenAI Board of Directors, and we respect his decision, the board said in a statement

19 Nov 2025 7:00 pm
Iran releases Marshall Islands-flagged tanker and crew

Iran has released a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker with all 21 crew members aboard

19 Nov 2025 3:07 pm
U.S. resident infected with H5N5 a different type of bird flu

Health officials in Washington State report a resident has contracted bird flu, marking the first U.S. human case since February

19 Nov 2025 1:03 pm
Mastercard Champions Password-Free, Number-Free Checkout Across Asia Pacific by 2030

Accelerated push for 100% tokenization and seamless authentication in Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam by 2027

12 Nov 2025 5:03 pm
Evercomm Defines the Future of Transition Finance by Turning Global Standards into Operational Systems with CTBC

Anchored on the PCAF framework, Evercomms AI-powered transition finance engine turns global standards like PCAF and IFRS S2 into measurable action, empowering banks and their clients to lower emissions faster

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