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El Salvador's Bukele defends ending term limit

He enjoys enormous domestic support for his tough campaign against criminal gangs but has been sharply criticised by international and local rights groups over his approach

3 Aug 2025 8:09 pm
Palestinians across West Bank protest Gaza war

Many protesters carried photos of Palestinians killed or imprisoned by Israel, as well as photos depicting the hunger crisis unfolding in the Gaza Strip, where U.N.-backed experts have warned that a famine is unfolding.

3 Aug 2025 7:12 pm
Armed groups attack security force personnel in Syria's Sweida, killing one, state TV reports

The report cited a security source as saying the armed groups had violated the ceasefire agreed in the predominantly Druze region, where factional bloodshed killed hundreds of people last month.

3 Aug 2025 6:04 pm
Attacks in China and Japan raise concerns about xenophobia in both countries

A Japanese woman in China was attacked with a stone-like object in Suzhou on Thursday evening

3 Aug 2025 6:10 am
Israeli fire kills at least 18 in Gaza, U.S. envoy visits hostage family protest

The danger facing aid seekers in Gaza has compounded what international hunger experts this week called a worst-case scenario of famine in the besieged enclave.

2 Aug 2025 6:13 pm
Thailand returns two wounded soldiers to Cambodia but continues to hold 18 of their comrades

Their repatriation comes amid accusations and bickering over whether either side had targeted civilians and breached the laws of war, and sharp nationalist feuding on social media

2 Aug 2025 1:57 pm
All about India-U.S. trade: Infographics

In the aftermath of U.S. President Donald Trumps tariff charges on Indian imports, here is a look at the key numbers defining India-U.S. trade.

2 Aug 2025 11:15 am
Coaches of passenger train derail in Pakistan, at least 30 injured

Rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital

2 Aug 2025 7:11 am
Colombian former President lvaro Uribe is sentenced to 12 years house arrest for bribery

The sentence, which Uribe said will be appealed, followed a nearly six-month trial in which prosecutors presented evidence that he attempted to influence witnesses

2 Aug 2025 4:58 am
Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

Fridays jobs report showed that just 73,000 jobs were added last month and that 258,000 fewer jobs were created in May and June than previously estimated

2 Aug 2025 4:54 am
U.S. deploying nuclear submarines in response to provocative Russian comments: Trump

Trump and Medvedev, who is Deputy Chairman of Russias Security Council, traded taunts in recent days

1 Aug 2025 11:14 pm
U.N. reports mounting toll among aid seekers as U.S. envoy due in Gaza

Responding to the report, the military said the GHF worked independently, but that Israeli soldiers operated in proximity to the new distribution areas in order to enable the orderly delivery of food

1 Aug 2025 11:10 pm
Lebanon says four killed in Israeli strikes on July 31

The Israeli military said on Thursday (July 31) that it had targeted Hezbollah infrastructure that was used for producing and storing strategic weapons.

1 Aug 2025 11:04 pm
EU Chief's texts to pharma boss during pandemic were likely erased, say media reports

Von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla exchanged the messages as COVID-19 ravaged European communities from Portugal to Finland and the EU scrambled to buy millions of hard to find vaccines.

1 Aug 2025 8:07 pm
India-U.S. partnership has weathered several transitions, challenges: MEA

We remain focused on substantive agenda that India and U.S. have committed to, says MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.

1 Aug 2025 5:13 pm
Judge blocks Trump s plan to end protection to 60,000 people from Central America and Nepal

U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson agreed that certain statements by President Trump and the Homeland Security Secretary have made perpetuated the discriminatory belief that certain immigrant populations will replace the white population.

1 Aug 2025 5:04 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump calls out Indian American Vasant Narasimhan, other big pharma CEOs to cut drug prices

The letter give companies time, until September 29, 2025, to commit to offering Americans the same prices they charge in Europe and other developed nations

1 Aug 2025 4:14 pm
FBI director says new office in New Zealand will counter Chinas sway, provoking Beijings ire

The Wellington office will provide a local mission for FBI staff who have operated with oversight from Canberra, Australia, since 2017

1 Aug 2025 3:04 pm
U.S. announces 20% tariff on Sri Lankan exports

U.S. announces 20% tariff on Sri Lankan exports, down from initial 44%; negotiations ongoing for further reduction

1 Aug 2025 10:12 am
Trump ended conflicts including India-Pak., should get Nobel Peace Prize: White House Press Secretary

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the President has brokered, on average, about one peace deal or ceasefire per month during his six months in office

1 Aug 2025 10:07 am
Trump administration refers Harvard to Justice Department in civil rights probe

In late June, the Trump administration said an investigation had concluded Harvard violated federal civil rights law for failing to address harassment of Jewish and Israeli students.

1 Aug 2025 8:03 am
British Sikh man stabbed to death in London attack; two arrested

A post-mortem examination has indicated the cause of death as a stab wound to the left thigh, with an inquest opened and adjourned while the police investigation into the attack is ongoing.

1 Aug 2025 7:07 am
White House announces new $200-million ballroom as part of Trumps latest makeover of The Peoples House

The construction of the ballroom will begin in September and set to be completed by 2029

1 Aug 2025 6:55 am
What are the new tariff rates Trump set on U.S. imports from dozens of countries?

Here are the new adjusted reciprocal tariff rates levied on U.S. importers that Mr. Trump announced ahead of his August 1 deadline for negotiated trade agreements

1 Aug 2025 6:55 am
Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 13 people and injures more than 130

A 5-month-old girl was among 14 children wounded, Ukraines Emergency Service said

1 Aug 2025 5:10 am
Trump's Envoy meets Netanyahu for Gaza aid, ceasefire push

Witkoff will travel to Gaza on Friday to inspect food aid delivery as he works on a final plan to speed deliveries to the enclave

1 Aug 2025 5:05 am
Pakistan to get first U.S. oil shipment as Cnergyico seals import deal

The deal follows months of multiple negotiations which first began in April, he said, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 29% tariffs on imports from Pakistan

1 Aug 2025 4:58 am
Trump envoy arrives in Israel amid rising Gaza death toll of Palestinians seeking aid

This is the first meeting between Mr. Witkoff and Mr. Netanyahu since both Israel and the U.S. summoned their negotiation teams home from Qatar one week ago

31 Jul 2025 7:13 pm
31 Jul 2025 4:27 pm
New Zealand ends Ardern-era ban on oil and gas exploration

Since winning power in late 2023, Prime Minister Christopher Luxons conservative government has passed numerous measures rolling back Labours progressive agenda

31 Jul 2025 4:10 pm
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to contest Bangladesh general polls

BNP Vice-Chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo said the 79-year-old party chief is doing well and she will contest the election from Feni.

31 Jul 2025 12:09 pm
70-year-old Ahmadi community worship place demolished in Pak.

The incident took place at Butala Sharm Singh village in Gujranwala district, some 80 km from Lahore on July 29, 2025.

31 Jul 2025 12:03 pm