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Israel halts aid to Gaza until further notice as renewed fighting tests ceasefire

The fragile ceasefire in Gaza is facing its first major test

20 Oct 2025 12:41 am
Zelenskyy urges allies against appeasing Russia after U.S. trip

The Ukrainian President came to Washington after weeks of calls for Tomahawks, hoping to capitalise on U.S. President Donald Trump's growing frustration with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin

19 Oct 2025 11:10 pm
'Limp Bizkit' bassist Sam Rivers dies at 48

The Grammy-nominated band was founded in the year 1994 in Florida, assembled by frontman Fred Durst

19 Oct 2025 10:52 pm
Bolivia heads to the polls in a tight runoff as voters seek a President to lift them from crisis

The election also means a shift away from Bolivias current allies, China and Russia, and toward the United States, after decades of anti-American hostility

19 Oct 2025 10:43 pm
Iran executes individual accused of spying for Israel, news agency says

On October 4, Iran executed six people accused of conducting bombings and armed attacks in Khuzestan Province while allegedly working with Mossad

19 Oct 2025 9:24 pm
Hamas armed wing says located body of deceased hostage, to be delivered on October 19

The group said any Israeli escalation would hinder search operations, shortly after Israel said it launched airstrikes and artillery fire at targets in southern Gaza amid disputes over ceasefire violations.

19 Oct 2025 8:32 pm
Trump calls Colombias President an illegal drug dealer, announces an end to U.S. aid to country

The State Department said it would revoke Mr. Petro's visa because of his participation in a protest where he called on American soldiers to stop following Trump's commands.

19 Oct 2025 7:33 pm
Yemen's Houthi rebels detain 20 UN employees, confiscate equipment

The Houthis have launched a long-running crackdown against the UN and other international organisations working in rebel-held areas in Yemen

19 Oct 2025 7:12 pm
North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across the heavily fortified border

A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea across the rivals heavily fortified border

19 Oct 2025 5:44 pm
Israeli military launches attack on Gaza, says media report

Rafah border crossing remains closed amid ongoing ceasefires violations; government media office in Gaza said on October 19, that Israel had committed 47 violations after the ceasefire deal, leaving 38 dead and 143 wounded.

19 Oct 2025 5:13 pm
Louvre Museum in Paris closes after theft

The Galerie dApollon, where October 19s theft reportedly took place, displays a selection of the French Crown Jewels

19 Oct 2025 4:32 pm
Hamas denies U.S. statement on group's 'ceasefire violation'

U.S. State Department allegations of 'ceasefire violation' were false, says Hamas

19 Oct 2025 2:03 pm
Air China flight safely diverted to Shanghai after battery fire in cabin

A lithium battery spontaneously ignited in a passengers carry-on luggage stored in the overhead bin on flight CA139, the airline says in a statement

19 Oct 2025 11:47 am
No Kings protests against Trump nationwide

People carrying signs with slogans against Mr. Trump and protest organisers warn that the U.S. slide toward authoritarianism

19 Oct 2025 9:48 am
Taiwan's main opposition party elects new leader in a race clouded by claims of China meddling

Scheduled to take office in November, Ms. Cheng could influence how Taiwan handles its relationship with Beijing and other key policies and domestic and international political matters

19 Oct 2025 9:03 am
Exposition of holy relics of Buddha in Russia's Kalmykia draws over 90,000 devotees

The relics, originally enshrined at the at the National Museum in New Delhi, was ferried to Russia in a special Indian Air Force aircraft and reached Elista, the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia on October 11

19 Oct 2025 6:53 am
Nirav Modi claims sensational developments to come in U.K. extradition case

The fugitive diamantaire faces extradition to India for fraud and money laundering charges after six years in U.K. prison

19 Oct 2025 6:36 am
Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire during talks, mediator Qatar says

During the negotiations, the two sides agreed to an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of mechanisms to consolidate lasting peace and stability between the two countries, the Qatari Ministry said

19 Oct 2025 5:06 am
Passenger bus crash in northeastern Brazil leaves 17 dead

The vehicle crashed in Salo, a city in the state of Pernambuco, and was bound for the city of Brumado, in the neighbouring state of Bahia

19 Oct 2025 4:02 am
U.S. returning Caribbean strike survivors to Colombia and Ecuador: Trump

The U.S. military staged a helicopter rescue for the survivors on Thursday after the strike on their semi-submersible vessel, suspected of trafficking illegal narcotics. The strike killed the other two crew members on board

19 Oct 2025 3:19 am
Amir Khan Muttaqi: Talibans diplomatic front

The acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, who survived the many conflicts of the country over the years, seeks legitimacy for the regime even as repression continues at home

19 Oct 2025 1:47 am
Ashley J. Tellis: Chinese whispers

The South Asia expert is now accused of keeping in his private custody around 1,000 pages of documents marked TOP SECRET and SECRET

19 Oct 2025 1:28 am
Trump says Venezuela's Maduro offered 'everything' to ease tensions

Washington says its Caribbean campaign is dealing a decisive blow to drug trafficking, but it has provided no evidence that the people killed at least 27 so far were drug smugglers

18 Oct 2025 10:55 pm
Anti-Trump protesters fire arrows at Colombian police, injuring four

The protest group, which call themselves Congreso de los Pueblos (People's Congress), began staging protests on October 13 in various locations throughout Bogota, but they did not turn violent until October 17

18 Oct 2025 10:39 pm
Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 68,000, as Israel identifies the remains of one more hostage

The Rafah crossing is Gazas only gateway to the outside world that wasnt controlled by Israel before the war

18 Oct 2025 9:00 pm
Ship ablaze after being struck by projectile off coast of Yemen in Gulf of Aden: British military

Yemen's Houthi rebels did not immediately claim the attack. Since the ceasefire began on October 10, no attacks have been claimed by the rebel group

18 Oct 2025 6:20 pm
Fire breaks out at Dhaka international airport, flight operations suspended

Thirty-six firefighting units are engaged in the operation, CAAB officials said the Air Forces fire units also joined the rescue campaign

18 Oct 2025 5:38 pm
Gaza civil defence says nine killed after Israeli forces fired at bus

The ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas is now in its second week, but several incidents have been reported since it began, with the military saying its troops fired at individuals who approached or crossed the yellow line.

18 Oct 2025 5:38 pm
Iran says no longer bound by 'restrictions' on its nuclear programme

Irans nuclear deal with world powers expires, lifting restrictions on its nuclear programme, but Tehran remains committed to diplomacy

18 Oct 2025 4:53 pm
Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir warns India of decisive response to any provocation

We will never be intimidated, not coerced by rhetoric and will respond decisively to even a minor provocation without any qualms, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) said

18 Oct 2025 4:36 pm
Choose between peace and chaos: Asim Munir warns Taliban amid escalating hostilities

Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir's statement came amidst Pakistan launching fresh air strikes targeting terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan late on October 17, 2025

18 Oct 2025 4:23 pm
Kamala Harris says Democrats 'are standing up for working people' in government shutdown

The Republicans control the House and the Senate. They are in charge, and they are responsible for the shutdown, the former Vice-President said

18 Oct 2025 1:04 pm
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen Ning Yang dies at 103, says Chinas state media

The Chinese Nobel laureatedied due to illness in Beijing, says the state news outlet Xinhua

18 Oct 2025 1:00 pm
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area

The emergency appeal to the high court came after a judge prevented, for at least two weeks, the deployment of Guard members from Illinois and Texas to assist immigration enforcement

18 Oct 2025 8:43 am
Stampede at funeral of Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga kills 2

A stampede ensued at the stadium in the capital, Nairobi, as the public viewed his body after the service. Doctors Without Borders said two people died and 163 patients were treated at the scene

18 Oct 2025 7:28 am
Trump commutes prison sentence of former lawmaker George Santos, orders him released

Santos falsely claimed he attended New York University, worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, and that his grandparents had fled the Nazis during World War II.

18 Oct 2025 5:21 am
Three Afghan cricketers killed in attack: cricket board

The ACB named the three players as Kabeer, Sibghatullah and Haroon, and said that five other people were also killed in the attack.

18 Oct 2025 4:06 am
Hamas says it will hand over remains of additional Israeli hostage

The Qassam Brigades did not say whose remains would be handed over.

18 Oct 2025 2:26 am
Britain's Prince Andrew gives up title of Duke of York

The reputation of Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles and second son of the late Queen Elizabeth, has taken a battering in recent years, most notably because of his links to Epstein.

18 Oct 2025 12:44 am
U.S. has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean

It is believed to be at least the sixth strike in the waters off Venezuela since early September, and the first to result in survivors who were picked up by the U.S. military.

18 Oct 2025 12:09 am
United Nations says will 'take some time' to scale back Gaza famine

The U.N. World Food Programmes spokeswoman said 57 trucks in two convoys, carrying wheat flour and nutrition supplies, crossed in on October 16 and reached WFPs warehouses intact, ready for distribution

17 Oct 2025 11:36 pm
Zelenskyy arrives for White House meeting with Trump

Zelenskyy is expected to push Trump for long-range Tomahawk missiles that can strike deep inside Russia.

17 Oct 2025 11:12 pm
China investigating 9 top-rank military officials for corruption

Eight of the individuals were expelled from Chinas ruling Communist Party, after previously serving on its elite Central Committee, Mr. Zhang said

17 Oct 2025 11:10 pm
Venezuela deploys troops, reports of new U.S. boat strike

Donald Trump indicated on October 15 that he had authorised covert CIA action against Venezuela and was considering further action against the alleged drug cartels

17 Oct 2025 10:43 pm
Russia says captured three villages in Ukraine's east

The Russian offensive has killed tens of thousands and devastated large swathes of eastern Ukraine, forcing millions to flee their homes

17 Oct 2025 10:20 pm
Bomb explodes outside home of top Italian investigative journalist

Earlier this week, the Italian journalists federation FNSI said 81 reporters had been victims of acts of intimidation, including 16 cases of physical assault, in the first half of 2025, up from 46 in the same period of 2024

17 Oct 2025 10:13 pm
Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton surrenders following charges of mishandling classified information

The indictment alleges that Mr. Bolton shared sensitive information with two of his relatives for possible use in a book he was writing, including notes on intelligence briefings and meetings with senior government officials and foreign leaders

17 Oct 2025 8:52 pm
Putin-Trump summit may happen within two weeks, but there's a lot to do first: Kremlin

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio would need to call each other and set up a meeting to sort out many pre-summit issues

17 Oct 2025 8:22 pm