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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
In historic development, California designates Deepavali as state holiday

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he has signed a Bill by Assembly member Ash Kalra designating Deepavali as a state holiday

8 Oct 2025 2:06 pm
Indian-origin brothers jailed for serious child sex offences in U.K.

Vruj Patel, 26, and his brother Kishan Patel were sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court after an investigation by the Metropolitan Police, which is appealing for other potential victims to come forward

8 Oct 2025 2:05 pm
Islamist militants kill 11 Pakistani soldiers in ambush, sources say

In a statement, Pakistan's army said the soldiers died during an operation that killed 19 Islamist militants in the adjoining district of Orakzai.

8 Oct 2025 12:59 pm
United Nations panel slams Sri Lanka's slow progress on enforced disappearances

A report by the UNCED pointed out that of the 16,966 cases received by the Office on Missing Persons, only 23 had been traced so far

8 Oct 2025 12:05 pm
About 900 hikers rescued from Mount Everest after severe snowstorm

A severe storm struck the area, cutting off access to where the hikers were staying in tents at an altitude of more than 4,900 metres and some hikers reportedly had hypothermia

8 Oct 2025 10:28 am
U.S. corruption indictment of billionaire politician won't block him from Guyana's parliament

The court documents unsealed last week in Florida accused the Mohameds of operating a fraud scheme between 2017 and 2024 in which Mohamed's Enterprise reused boxes with official state revenue seals to ship gold

8 Oct 2025 7:10 am
Watch: Two years, 65,000 deaths: The data story of Gazas war

Two years into the conflict, Gaza faces a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale. Nearly 2 million people are struggling with severe food insecurity, and almost one in three children suffer from malnutrition.

7 Oct 2025 11:08 pm
Nepal Gen-Z protests: FIR registered against deposed PM Oli, his Home Minister

Nineteen protesters were killed during the police firing on September 8, the first day of the Gen-Z protests. In total, 76 people were killed during the two-day protests on September 8 and 9

7 Oct 2025 10:16 pm
World Bank says Sri Lanka's economic recovery remains incomplete, calls for urgent reforms

Sri Lanka's economy crashed in 2022 due to a forex crisis stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and other flawed political and economic management reasons since 2019

7 Oct 2025 10:03 pm
Gaza babies forced to share oxygen masks as Israel blocks equipment: UNICEF

Two years of war between Israel and Hamas has increased stress and malnourishment among pregnant mothers, leading to a rise in premature and underweight babies

7 Oct 2025 9:59 pm
Dubai airshow bars Israeli companies from exhibiting: organiser

Israel's inaugural participation in 2023 was overshadowed by the start of the Gaza war. Israeli defence exhibitions were empty and unstaffed at the start of the show

7 Oct 2025 9:56 pm
Watch: Sbastien Lecornu resigns as PM: what next for France and Emmanuel Macron?

Prime Minister Sbastien Lecornu has resigned just hours after unveiling his cabinet making his government the shortest-lived government in modern French history. The resignation came only days before the government was set to present its 2026 budget bill to parliament. What options does President Macron have?

7 Oct 2025 6:57 pm
Russia says Ukrainian drone crashed into nuclear plant, without causing damage

Moscow has previously accused Kyiv of attacking nuclear power stations in the Kursk and Smolensk regions of western Russia

7 Oct 2025 5:16 pm
Election calls heap pressure on Macron to end political crisis

Resignation calls, long confined to the fringes, have entered the mainstream during one of the worst political crises since the 1958 creation of the Fifth Republic, France's current system of government.

7 Oct 2025 5:15 pm
Houthis detain nine more U.N. staff as part of Yemen crackdown

The detentions bring the number of detained U.N. workers in Houthi-held territories in Yemen to 53 since 2021, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said

7 Oct 2025 5:10 pm
Murder accused Nepali criminal killed in police encounter in Delhi

Bhim Mahabahadur Jora was involved in at least six cases of murder, dacoity, and burglary across Delhi, Gurugram, Gujarat, and Bengaluru, the police officer added

7 Oct 2025 12:17 pm
French PM in final effort to salvage cabinet

The chaos comes ahead of 2027 presidential elections expected to be a historic crossroads in French politics, with the French far right under Marine Le Pen sensing its best chance yet of taking power

7 Oct 2025 11:34 am
White House says no U.S. shutdown-related layoffs yet, but warns they could come

On Capitol Hill, Republicans and Democrats showed no signs they would end the standoff any time soon.

7 Oct 2025 6:50 am
Israel, Hamas prepare for talks in Egypt over possible Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages

The negotiations will focus on the first stage of a ceasefire, including the partial withdrawal of Israeli forces as well as the release of hostages held by the militants in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners

6 Oct 2025 5:06 pm
Medicine Nobel 2025 awarded

The Nobel Prize for 2025 in Medicine or Physiology has been awarded for discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance

6 Oct 2025 3:02 pm
In DR Congo, M23 militia takes root as diplomacy stalls

M23 armed militia consolidates control in eastern DR Congo, creating a parallel administrative structure to the Kinshasa government, including taxes, soldiers and judiciary

6 Oct 2025 1:15 pm
Russia says downed 251 Ukrainian drones overnight

It said Russian forces downed 40 drones over Crimea annexed by Russia in 2014 as well as 62 over the Black Sea

6 Oct 2025 10:51 am
U.K. police to get greater powers to restrict demos

UK Government said police would be authorised to consider the cumulative impact of protests when deciding to impose limits on protesters

5 Oct 2025 11:12 pm
Iran says cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog 'no longer relevant'

The deal had set up a framework to resume cooperation and allow the watchdog to inspect Iranian sites, after Tehran suspended cooperation following Israeli and U.S. strikes on its key nuclear sites in June

5 Oct 2025 11:07 pm
5 Oct 2025 8:01 pm
Gunmen kill two, injure 12 in shootout in crowd in Alabamas Montgomery

Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said three of the injured were hospitalised with life-threatening injuries

5 Oct 2025 7:16 pm
'We were treated like animals', deported Gaza flotilla activists say

Some boats were also hit by water cannon. All of the boats were taken by very heavily armed people and brought to shore, says Paolo Romano, a regional councillor from Lombardy in Italy

5 Oct 2025 11:06 am
Five Bangladeshi nationals detained in Tripura to be sent back to their country

The officer said the detained Bangladesh nationals claimed that they had entered Indian soil a few days ago and were engaged in construction and furniture work

19 Sep 2025 2:04 pm