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Virginia Giuffre, who accused Britains Prince Andrew in Epstein sex trafficking scandal, dies

Giuffre killed herself on Friday (April 25, 2025) at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed

26 Apr 2025 8:50 am
There has always been tension between India, Pak; they'll get it figured out: Trump

The U.S. Donald Trump was asked about tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack

26 Apr 2025 8:11 am
Trump signs order to ramp up U.S. deep-sea mining

Washington wants to lead efforts to scoop up mineral-rich deep-sea nodules and other material from the seabed, sidestepping an international regulatory effort and overriding the concerns of environmentalists.

25 Apr 2025 9:15 pm
Trump says Crimea will stay with Russia as he seeks end to war in Ukraine

Crimea is a strategic peninsula along the Black Sea in southern Ukraine. It was seized by Russia in 2014, while U.S. President Barack Obama was in office, years before the full-scale invasion that began in 2022.

25 Apr 2025 9:06 pm
China considers exempting some goods from U.S. tariffs, source says

A Ministry of Commerce taskforce is collecting lists of items that could be exempted from tariffs and is asking companies to submit their own requests, according to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity.

25 Apr 2025 8:56 pm
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Ecuador coast, no tsunami threat

Monitors said the epicentre was near the Pacific coast of Esmeraldas, at a depth of about 35 kilometres

25 Apr 2025 7:11 pm
'Pakistan doing West's dirty work for decades': Pakistan Defence Minister

Asked if Pakistan fears an escalation as a result of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the Minister said the country is prepared to respond

25 Apr 2025 6:05 pm
Russias senior military officer killed by a car bomb, says officials

Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a deputy head of the main operational department in the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, was killed by an explosive device placed in his car in Balashikha

25 Apr 2025 4:11 pm
Pahalgam attack: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urges India, Pakistan to exercise 'maximum restraint'

We were very clear in our condemnation of the terror attack that occurred in Jammu and Kashmir two days ago, which killed a large number of civilians, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the Secretary-General, said

25 Apr 2025 12:18 pm
Thai police plane crashes in sea, killing at least 5 on board

There were six people on board, all police officers; the cause of the crash was not immediately known.

25 Apr 2025 12:11 pm
Philippine security agency says signs of China election interference

China accused of state-sponsored interference in Philippines elections, using troll farms to undermine government, according to NSC

25 Apr 2025 8:15 am
Vladimir, STOP!: Trump tells Putin after deadly Kyiv strike

Moscow had fired missiles and drones at the Ukraine capital in the deadliest attack on the city in months

25 Apr 2025 7:59 am
U.S. prosecutors to seek death penalty against Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealth executives murder

Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to a separate New York state indictment he faces over the murder of Brian Thompson

25 Apr 2025 7:16 am
U.S. House Committee slams New York Times report on Pahalgam attack

In the post, the House Foreign Affairs Committee strikes the word militants in the headline and replaces it with the word terrorists, writing the word in bold and red

25 Apr 2025 7:05 am
U.K. lifts sanctions against some Syrian government agencies and media outlets

The U.K. had put the sanctions in place against those who supported Assads repressive rule, helped violently suppress civilians and spread misinformation

24 Apr 2025 11:06 pm
Russian strike on Kyiv kills 12 in biggest attack on Ukrainian capital since last summer

Russia has attacked Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least 12 people and wounding around 90

24 Apr 2025 10:02 pm
Pakistan to conduct surface-to-surface missile test off Karachi coast in wake of Pahalgam terror attack

According to the sources, the missile test will take place between Thursday (April 24, 2025) to Friday (April 25, 2025)

24 Apr 2025 12:12 pm
World Book Day 2025 | Notable women writers in the past year

Which notable women writers notched up honours in 2024-25? We take a look on the occasion of World Book Day.

23 Apr 2025 10:02 pm
Daily Quiz | On William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564. He died on the same day in 1616. Here is a quiz on the Bard.

23 Apr 2025 5:05 pm
Pope Francis body transferred to St. Peters Basilica for 3 days of public viewing

Heads of state are expected for Francis' funeral on April 26, but the three days of public viewing in the basilica will allow ordinary Catholics to grieve the 88-year-old pope

23 Apr 2025 3:07 pm
U.S. man, hospitalised after police punched and shocked him during arrest, dies in Alabama

John Scott Jr. dies after being tasered and punched by Alabama police sparking outrage in Decatur.

23 Apr 2025 3:06 pm
Pope Francis funeral: what you need to know

The funeral of Pope Francis will be held in the majestic Baroque plaza in front of St Peters Basilica at the Vatican on April 26

23 Apr 2025 1:11 pm
Australia's conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton pledges defence spending boost if elected

Peter Dutton pledges to boost Australias defence spending to 3% of GDP, echoing Trumps peace through strength policy

23 Apr 2025 12:14 pm
Second Fukushima debris removal trial complete

Second sample of radioactive waste from inside Fukushima retrieves in second trial of operation that started just over a week ago

23 Apr 2025 12:11 pm
Theres nothing back home for Afghan refugees as Pakistan drives them away

Islamabad, accusing Afghans of links to narcotics and supporting terrorism, announced a new campaign in March to expel hundreds of thousands of Afghans, with or without documents.

23 Apr 2025 10:57 am
Israeli military says it 'most likely' intercepted missile coming from Yemen

No casualties reported as Houthi movement shows solidarity with Palestinians by launching attacks

23 Apr 2025 9:58 am
El Salvador's president slams Venezuela's Maduro for rejecting prisoner swap proposal

Salvadoran president criticises Maduros rejection of swap for Venezuelan deportees, highlighting political tensions between the two leaders

23 Apr 2025 8:30 am
Yemens Houthi rebels fire missile targeting northern Israel, rare target for group

The Israeli Military says sirens sounded in Haifa, Krayot and other areas west of the Sea of Galilee, targeting key areas in ongoing conflict

23 Apr 2025 8:09 am
Islamist leader among two dead in air strikes on Lebanon

Lebanons civil defence said an Israeli drone targeted a car near the coastal town of Damour

22 Apr 2025 10:17 pm
China gives suspended death sentence to former Xinjiang official for corruption

The court said that Li Pengxin, former deputy secretary of the Communist Party committee in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, had amassed especially huge sums by abusing various official positions

22 Apr 2025 10:03 pm
Myanmar rebels prepare to hand key city back to junta, China says

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army ousted Myanmar's military from the city of Lashio in August 2024, capturing their northeastern command and a key trade route to China

22 Apr 2025 10:00 pm
IMF slashes U.S., global growth forecast in the wake of Trump tariffs

IMFs projections see the global economy growing by 2.8% this year, 0.5 percentage points lower than the previous World Economic Outlook forecast in January

22 Apr 2025 7:12 pm
Daily Quiz on | Pope Francis

Pope Francis, who left a mark with his humble style of ministering, died on Monday (April 21, 2025). Here is a quiz on the first Latin American Pope.

22 Apr 2025 5:10 pm
Defending migrants was a priority for Pope Francis from the earliest days of his papacy

Pope Francis repeatedly took up the plight of migrants from bringing asylum-seekers to the Vatican with him from overcrowded island camps to denouncing border initiatives of U.S. President Donald Trump

22 Apr 2025 5:07 pm
Russian drones batter Ukraine's Odesa as peace talks come to crux

Anticipation is building over whether diplomatic efforts can stop more than three years of fighting since Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbour

22 Apr 2025 4:11 pm
India, U.S. have finalised terms of reference for proposed bilateral trade agreement: USTR

India and U.S. they made significant progress in negotiations for a mutually beneficial bilateral trade pact as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance held wide-ranging talks in New Delhi

22 Apr 2025 1:09 pm
PM Modi in Saudi Arabia LIVE: Modi emplanes for Jeddah, to ink six pacts during meet

The two nations are set to sign at least six memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on Tuesday

22 Apr 2025 10:13 am