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Powerful quake strikes off Japan, tsunami advisory issued

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Iwate Prefecture, Japan, prompting a tsunami advisory; no injuries reported, but risks of aftershocks and coastal hazards remain significant

9 Nov 2025 3:35 pm
Russia's Lavrov says U.S. considering Putin's proposal on nuclear arms control: reports

So far, there has been no substantive response from Washington. We were told through diplomatic channels that the issue is under consideration, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

9 Nov 2025 2:28 pm
Myanmar junta says demolishing 150 scam hub buildings

Last month, Myanmars military announced a raid on the infamous scam centre K.K. Park, discovering more than 2,000 scammers and sending 1,500 people fleeing over the border to Thailand

9 Nov 2025 1:02 pm
One dead, six rescued as boat with 90 migrants sinks: Malaysia police

Rescue operations were underway to locate survivors, Kedah police chief Adzli Abu Shah said

9 Nov 2025 11:33 am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif once again thanks Trump for resolving Indo-Pak conflict

In his address, Mr. Sharif also mentioned Kashmir, saying that Azerbaijan's victory in Karabakh is a beacon of hope for all nations fighting against oppression.

9 Nov 2025 10:51 am
Ukraine scrambles for energy with power generation at 'zero'

Kyiv's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also urged China and India traditionally large buyers of Russian oil to pressure Moscow to cease its attacks

9 Nov 2025 10:26 am
Four killed, 11 injured as car fleeing police slams into bar in Florida

Officers identified the suspect as 22-year-old Silas Sampson, who was booked Saturday (November 8) and was being held at the Hillsborough County Jail

9 Nov 2025 9:40 am
South Korea rescuers recover third body after power plant collapse

Four people remained buried with the authorities unable to locate two of them, the reports said

9 Nov 2025 9:12 am
Syrian President al-Sharaa arrives in U.S. for landmark visit, set to meet Trump

The United States plans to establish a military base near Damascus o coordinate humanitarian aid and observe developments between Syria and Israel, a diplomatic source in Syria said

9 Nov 2025 7:24 am
New Zealand authorities send extra fire planes to battle 1,100-hectare wildfire

Fire and Emergency New Zealand said an aerial reconnaissance on Sunday (November 9) would confirm the extent of the fire

9 Nov 2025 7:08 am
U.S. airlines cancel 1,330 flights due to shutdown

Some 5,450 flights were delayed on November 8 after 7,000 were delayed and 1,025 cancelled on November 7.

9 Nov 2025 5:14 am
Bolivia's new president takes over, inherits economic mess

The outgoing government of Luis Arce exhausted almost all of Bolivias hard currency reserves to prop up gasoline and diesel subsidies

9 Nov 2025 4:43 am
CTBTO: Global watchtower

U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to restart nuclear testing poses immediate and longer-term risks for the global test ban

9 Nov 2025 2:48 am
Agents of death: Sudans Rapid Support Forces

The Sudanese paramilitary group, which seized El-Fasher late last month, is accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity

9 Nov 2025 2:24 am
Elements in Pakistans military deliberately 'sabotaging' Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks: Kabul

The border conflict between the two countries erupted following a Pakistani airstrike on Kabul. Afghanistan strongly responded to the attack following which the conflict escalated.

9 Nov 2025 2:22 am
Americas Mamdani moment

Zohran Mamdanis victory in New York, a city with a budget of over $100 billion and a population larger than that of 40 U.S. States, demonstrates that the political movement has transcended niche activism to achieve mainstream electoral viability

9 Nov 2025 2:04 am
U.K. spies handed over intel to Canada on Nijjar killing: report

Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh designated a terrorist by India in 2020 for Khalistani extremism, was allegedly among the names on the intelligence passed on to the Canadian authorities under the Five Eyes intelligence sharing agreement between the U.K., U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

8 Nov 2025 8:36 pm
Tehran to restrict water as Iran battles drought

In a speech broadcast on Friday (November 7, 2025), Irans President Masoud Pezeshkian had warned that Tehran might have to be evacuated if no rain falls before the end of the year

8 Nov 2025 7:53 pm
Gaza health officials say over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war so far

The latest jump in deaths is attributed to more bodies being recovered under the rubble since the ceasefire, and the identification of previously unidentified bodies

8 Nov 2025 7:46 pm
Pakistan brings in amendment to create new post of Chief of Defence Forces

The 27th Constitutional Amendment bill presented in Pakistans parliament proposes changes to Article 243 of the Constitution, which deals with the armed forces among other issues

8 Nov 2025 7:38 pm
Russian drone strike on tower block in eastern Ukraine kills 3, injures 12

In eastern Ukraine, fighting for the strategic city of Pokrovsk has reached a key stage, with both Kyiv and Moscow vying to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump that they can win on the battlefield.

8 Nov 2025 7:15 pm
UPS, FedEx grounding MD-11 planes following deadly Kentucky crash

The crash, on November 4, 2025, at UPS Worldport in Louisville, killed 14 people, including the three pilots on the MD-11 that was headed for Honolulu,

8 Nov 2025 6:28 pm
Bulgaria moves to prevent shutdown of its only oil refinery ahead of U.S. sanctions

Parliament in Sofia approved legal changes that grant additional state authority to a government-appointed manager of the Lukoil-owned Burgas refinery on the Black Sea coast.

8 Nov 2025 5:55 pm
Indonesia police find possible explosive powder in Jakarta mosque blasts

Explosions that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers could have been an attack, officials said, with a 17-year-old student the suspected perpetrator

8 Nov 2025 4:15 pm
Turkiye issues genocide arrest warrant against Netanyahu

Turkiye has accused the officials of genocide and crimes against humanity that Israel has perpetrated systematically in Gaza

8 Nov 2025 1:03 pm
Women make inroads in Pakistan as they become firefighters, barriers slowly fall

Syeda Masooma Zaidi is a rare sight in a country where women firefighters were mostly unheard of until 2024. Her career, like those of other women in Pakistan's emergency services, underscores the gradual inroads being made in the staunchly patriarchal and traditional Islamic nation

8 Nov 2025 12:35 pm
In Israel, Zohran Mamdani's win in New York stirs alarm over shifting U.S. attitudes

Israeli PM Netanyahu did not immediately comment on the Mamdani win. But his office tried Wednesday (November 5) to remind Israelis that the country's relationship with the U.S. was still strong

8 Nov 2025 12:20 pm
Typhoon Kalmaegi rampages across Vietnam as Philippines prepares for new storm

As the storm moved on, recovery work began in battered towns and villages in both countries. Across central Vietnamese provinces, people cleared debris and repaired roofs on their homes

8 Nov 2025 12:16 pm
Tornado kills five, injures 130 in Brazil

The twister overturned cars and damaged homes in the municipality of Rio Bonito do Iguacu, in Parana state, the local weather service reported

8 Nov 2025 11:53 am
North Korea warns of more offensive action after latest missile launch

North Koreas missile launch on November 7 came just over a week after U.S. President Donald Trump on a tour of the region expressed interest in meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

8 Nov 2025 10:54 am
Pakistan-Afghanistan talks end without agreement

The third round of talks continued for two days but it failed to get a written commitment from Kabul to take action against Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan militants

8 Nov 2025 10:41 am
U.S. President Trump endorses Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio Governor

In last year's presidential election, Vivek Ramaswamy was a candidate in the Republican primary but suspended his campaign in January 2024 and went on to endorse Donald Trump for President

8 Nov 2025 10:26 am
U.S. Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

Trump administration asked the appeals court to suspend any court orders requiring it to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund, and instead allow it to continue with planned partial SNAP payments for the month

8 Nov 2025 9:56 am
Immigrants with underlying health conditions may be denied U.S. visas: report

The guidance says that such people could become a public charge a potential drain on U.S. resources because of their health issues or age, the report reads

8 Nov 2025 9:38 am
Five Indian nationals kidnapped in Mali

The workers were employed by a company that is working on electrification projects

8 Nov 2025 8:41 am
India joins Brazil-led forest fund as observer, calls for stronger ambition 10 years after Paris pact

India said COP30 is an opportunity to reflect on the global response to the challenge of global warming and to celebrate the legacy of the Rio Summit

8 Nov 2025 8:40 am
U.S. Judge rules Trump illegally ordered National Guard toPortland, Oregon

Trumps attempts to use military force to tamp down unrest are a sharp break with long-standing but rarely tested norms against deploying troops on U.S. soil

8 Nov 2025 7:32 am
Brazil top-court panel unanimously rejects Bolsonaro's prison sentence appeal

Former President Bolsonaro under house arrest for violating precautionary measures; Trump has called Bolsonaro case a 'witch hunt,' imposing tariffs on Brazilian goods

8 Nov 2025 6:56 am
More than 1,000 flights cut in U.S. shutdown fallout

Forty airports were slated for the cuts, including major hubs in Atlanta, Newark, Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles

8 Nov 2025 6:52 am
Trump says U.S. to boycott G-20 in South Africa, repeats allegations about treatment of white farmers

Trump had already announced he would not attend the annual summit for heads of state from the globes leading and emerging economies

8 Nov 2025 6:38 am
Cornell University to pay $60 million in deal with Trump Administration to restore federal funding

The university agreed to pay $30 million directly to the U.S. government along with another $30 million toward research that will support U.S. farmers

8 Nov 2025 6:31 am
Mamdanis win, other U.S. results may mark Indian diaspora vote shifting back from Trump: Expert

According to expert Milan Vaishnav, India must broadbase engagement with diaspora, not put all eggs in Republican/MAGA basket

8 Nov 2025 3:09 am
Indian national captured by RSF militia in Sudan; New Delhi in touch with authorities to secure release

Adarsh Behera, a 36-year-old resident of Odisha, was taken away by RSF fighters when the militia captured the city of El Fasher last month

8 Nov 2025 2:40 am
James Watson, Nobel prize-winning DNA pioneer, dies at 97

The eminent biologist died on Thursday in hospice care on Long Island in New York, announced the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where he was based for much of his career

8 Nov 2025 2:38 am
Economics and a Mamdani model, Big Apple style

An ideal Mamdani model is one that focuses on the architecture of inclusion, by making welfarism fiscally honest and micro-economically careful

8 Nov 2025 12:16 am
No end to Sudan fighting despite RSF paramilitaries backing truce plan

Under international pressure, the RSF now says it is ready to consider a ceasefire, but the army has not responded and observers are unconvinced

7 Nov 2025 11:31 pm
U.S. military to establish presence at Damascus airbase, sources say

The U.S. plans for the presence in the Syrian capital, which have not previously been reported, would be a sign of Syrias strategic realignment with the U.S. following the fall last year of long-time leader Bashar al-Assad, an ally of Iran.

7 Nov 2025 11:19 pm
Trump says expects international stabilisation force in Gaza very soon

Donald Trump anticipates a U.S.-coordinated international stabilisation force in Gaza very soon amid ongoing humanitarian crises and conflict

7 Nov 2025 10:58 pm
Sri Lanka set to regain economic output lost to crisis, says Dissanayake

The countrys President told lawmakers that Sri Lankas economy was now stable and it had regained the confidence of investors

7 Nov 2025 10:06 pm