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Cambodian ex-PM rails against 'immoral' Thai target shooting video

Territorial tensions spiralled in July into the deadliest military clashes between Cambodia and Thailand in decades, killing more than 40 people and forcing around 3,00,000 to flee their homes

6 Oct 2025 9:53 pm
Iran says will not resume nuclear talks with Europeans 'at this stage'

Britain, France and Germany, signatories to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal, reimposed sanctions on September 28, triggering in turn the return of UN sanctions under the so-called snapback mechanism

6 Oct 2025 9:45 pm
Nepals death toll due to landslides and floods reaches 60

Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force (APF) personnel were deployed for carrying out rescue operations in different areas

6 Oct 2025 9:35 pm
Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman to take part in polls

Rahman, known in Bangladesh as Tarique Zia, has lived in London since 2008, saying he fled politically-motivated persecution

6 Oct 2025 9:30 pm
U.S. government shutdown enters second week

Democrats are refusing to provide the handful of votes the ruling Republicans need to reopen federal departments unless the two sides can agree on extending expiring health care subsidies.

6 Oct 2025 7:17 pm
U.N. to investigate suspected abuses in Afghanistan

For years, both Afghan and international rights groups have sought such a probe. Calls have become louder as the Taliban tightened restrictions on women and freedom of expression.

6 Oct 2025 5:24 pm
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
British author Jilly Cooper dies at 88

Jilly Coopers book Rivals found a new generation of fans when it was made into a series for Disney+ in 2024

6 Oct 2025 3:34 pm
Recalling Syrias political milestones, as the nation votes

One of the oldest-inhabited regions in the world, Syria has had a fraught relationship with democracy

6 Oct 2025 3:19 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
Sebastien Lecornu, France Prime Minister, resigns after less than month in office

The French presidency said in a statement that President Emmanuel Macron has accepted his resignation

6 Oct 2025 2:24 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
Over 200 climbers stranded after blizzard on Tibetan slopes of Mt. Everest, 350 rescued

Hundreds of local villagers and rescue teams rushed with essential supplies to the spot, which has been receiving snowfall since October 3, 2025

6 Oct 2025 12:47 pm
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warns India against any future military conflict

Khawaja Asifs response came days after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Army Chief Gen. Upendra Dwivedi cautioned Pakistan against any misadventure

6 Oct 2025 12:29 pm
Indonesia school building collapse: Death toll rises above 50

Death toll rises to over 50 as rescue operations continue on the Indonesias deadliest disaster this year, raising concerns about lax construction standards

6 Oct 2025 11:30 am
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
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits destroyer built to punish provocations

The Choe Hyon is one of two 5,000-tonne destroyers in the Norths arsenal, both launched this year as Kim seeks to ramp up the countrys naval capabilities

6 Oct 2025 9:43 am
Gunman opens fire on Sydney street, injuring 20, one seriously

The accused shooter was taken to hospital and treated for wounds sustained during his arrest

6 Oct 2025 6:36 am
France names new government amid political turmoil

The new Cabinet is under Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu

6 Oct 2025 12:54 am
Israel deports 29 more Gaza aid flotilla activists

Israel has so far deported at least 170 of the more than 450 activists it detained. The foreign ministry said that the legal rights of the activists were being fully upheld and that some had chosen not to sign deportation orders waiving their right to a 72-hour delay

5 Oct 2025 11:21 pm
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
Trump administration declares U.S. cities war zones

They want to create the war zone, so that they can send in even more troops, Chicago State Governor J.B. Pritzker said

5 Oct 2025 10:45 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
Hamas calls for swift prisoner release as talks with Israel set to begin in Egypt

According to U.S. President Trumps plan, Israel is expected to release 250 Palestinian prisoners with life sentences and more than 1,700 detainees from the Gaza Strip who were arrested after October 7, 2023

5 Oct 2025 6:54 pm
Israel strikes Gaza as Palestinians pin hopes on Trump's Gaza plan

As Israel pounds Gaza despite Mr. Trump's call for an end to bombing, Palestinians wonder when the peace plan will be implemented

5 Oct 2025 3:20 pm
Russian strikes kill five in Ukraine, cause power outages

Lviv has been the area that the Russian military has targeted the most since Moscow launched its full-scale offensive on Ukraine in February 2022

5 Oct 2025 2:37 pm
Indian-origin man extradited to Canada after arrest in Texas over assault case

Sukhpreet Singh was arrested in June this year by the members of the United States Marshals Service and charged in August, the report quoted York Regional Police.

5 Oct 2025 11:51 am
Heavy rains kill at least 22 in Nepal, block roads

Heavy rains cause flash floods, landslips and fatalities in Kathmandu, prompting rescue efforts

5 Oct 2025 11:49 am
'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
Syrian electors cast ballots in indirect vote for first post-Assad parliament

Sunday's vote will determine two-thirds of the 210-seat parliament, and results are expected the same night. But the legislature will not be formally established until Sharaa, a former Al Qaeda fighter, selects the remaining third

5 Oct 2025 10:32 am
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to announce release of all hostages from Gaza in coming days

The Israeli PM said he has sent a delegation to Egypt to finalise technical details, adding that our goal is to contain these negotiations to a time frame of a few days

5 Oct 2025 9:42 am
Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 36, search for bodies continues

Cranes were deployed to excavate debris and search and evacuation efforts were 60% complete, according to the agency, which said it expected to clear all debris and finish the search on Monday

5 Oct 2025 9:06 am
Sanae Takaichi, Japans first female governing-party leader, is an ultra-conservative star in a male-dominated group

Sanae Takaichi, 64, admires former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and is a proponent of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative vision for Japan

5 Oct 2025 8:27 am
Trump plans to federalise 300 troops in Illinois, as judge blocks similar mobilisation in Oregon

Mr. Trump has characterised both Portland and Chicago as cities rife with crime and unrest, calling the former a war zone and suggesting apocalyptic force was needed to quell problems in the latter

5 Oct 2025 8:05 am
Trump says Israel acceptedwithdrawal line, Hamas confirmation would trigger immediate ceasefire

After Hamas confirmation, Mr. Trump said a ceasefire will be effective immediately and a prisoner exchange will begin, setting the stage for the next phase of Israels withdrawal from the Palestinian

5 Oct 2025 6:38 am
Tony Blair | A man of many wars

The former British Prime Minister, who implemented the Blair Doctrine of humanitarian interventionism by sending British troops to Kosovo in 1999 and to Sierra Leone, and earned public opprobrium for cheerleading the 2003 Iraq war, is set to play a key role in governing Gaza

5 Oct 2025 1:30 am
Israel troops still operating in Gaza after Trump, hostage family appeals

Gaza Citys Baptist Hospital said it received casualties from a strike on a home in the citys Tuffah neighbourhood, including four dead and several wounded

4 Oct 2025 11:07 pm
Four students injured in bomb explosion inside school in Pakistan

Police said the injured students were immediately shifted to a hospital in Peshawar, where they were provided treatment and later discharged

4 Oct 2025 9:07 pm
Israel confirms 137 more activists from Gaza-bound flotilla deported to Turkiye

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said those deported were citizens of the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Jordan and several other countries

4 Oct 2025 8:54 pm
Czech billionaire Babis's ANO seen winning election, CNN Prima News projection shows

ANO projected to win 35.5% of vote in Czech election, falling short of majority, with Spolu alliance at 22.4%.

4 Oct 2025 7:49 pm
Israel's army says it will advance preparations for first phase of Trump's plan

Donald Trump appears keen to deliver on pledges to end the war and return dozens of hostages ahead of the second anniversary of the attack on October 7, 2025

4 Oct 2025 6:48 pm
Dozens injured in savage Russian drone strike on Ukrainian railway station

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian drone strike on a railway station in Shostka injured dozens on Saturday

4 Oct 2025 6:30 pm
Ivan Klma, Czech author and anti-communist dissident, dies at 94

A prolific author, Klima published novels, plays, short story collections and essays as well as children's books, becoming an internationally known writer whose works were translated into more than 30 languages

4 Oct 2025 3:28 pm
Pope Leo to release first document, on world's poor, on October 9

Pope Leo's document completes a writing project first started by Francis but left uncompleted before the pontiff's death in April, after 12 years leading the global Church

4 Oct 2025 2:17 pm
GOP says it's winning shutdown, some fear Trump's cuts may change that

President Trump uses federal shutdown to cut spending, sparking concerns among Republicans over potential political backlash and electoral consequences

4 Oct 2025 1:52 pm
From Pajero culture to street protests: The struggle for accountability in Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir

For decades, the Pakistani state has diplomatically showcased POJK to the world as if it were a separate country, complete with its own constitution, a Prime Minister as chief executive, and a President as constitutional head

4 Oct 2025 1:47 pm