Earthquake in Afghan village leaves no family untouched

The smell of death mingled with the sound of wailing women and scraping shovels as rescuers and residents desperately tried to find anyone still alive

31m ago

Over 1,000 killed as landslide destroys a village in Sudan: armed group

The landslide struck on August 31 after days of heavy rainfall, the group led by Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour said in a statement.

53m ago

Israel sends tanks deeper into Gaza City

Israel pushed tanks deeper into Gaza City and detonated explosives-laden vehicles in one suburb as airstrikes killed at least 19 people yesterday, Palestinian officials and witnesses said.

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KSA PORT CITY OF YANBU / Houthis target Israeli-linked ship with missile

Yemen’s Houthis said yesterday they launched a missile towards the Israeli-owned tanker Scarlet Ray near Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port city of Yanbu in a rare attack off the Saudi coast.

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NORTH KOREA BORDER / S Korea halts propaganda radio broadcasts

South Korea has stopped broadcasting propaganda radio programming into the North, the defence ministry said yesterday, the latest move by Seoul’s new administration to ease tensions with its nuclear-armed neighbour.

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EU chief’s plane hit by GPS jamming in Bulgaria

A plane carrying EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming as it readied to land in Bulgaria on Sunday, Brussels said yesterday, alleging Russia was thought to be behind the incident.

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Russia, India stand together ‘in difficult times’

India’s Narendra Modi told Vladimir Putin yesterday that India and Russia stood side by side even in difficult times after the Kremlin chief called the Indian prime minister his “dear friend” and gave him a lift in his armoured limousine.

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Trump troop deployments to US cities an ‘invasion’

US President Donald Trump’s ultimate aim in sending troops to American cities is to seize control of elections in 2026, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said Sunday, calling such deployments “an invasion.”

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Chinese cluster now world’s top innovation hotspot: UN

Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou has overtaken Tokyo-Yokohama to become the world’s top cluster for innovation, the United Nations said yesterday.

India backs Myanmar junta’s election plan

India will send teams to monitor a general election in war-torn Myanmar that is scheduled to start in December, Myanmar state media said yesterday, as New Delhi signals support for a vote that has already been derided by critics as a sham.

Putin proposes Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members should issue joint bonds

At a summit of the group in China, Putin also floated the idea of a joint payments system for trade settlements.

Earthquake in Afghan village leaves no family untouched

The smell of death mingled with the sound of wailing women and scraping shovels as rescuers and residents desperately tried to find anyone still alive

31m ago

Over 1,000 killed as landslide destroys a village in Sudan: armed group

The landslide struck on August 31 after days of heavy rainfall, the group led by Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour said in a statement.

53m ago

Afghan quake kills over 800

One of Afghanistan’s worst earthquakes killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said yesterday, as rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough mountainous terrain and inclement weather.

8h ago

S Korea halts propaganda radio broadcasts

South Korea has stopped broadcasting propaganda radio programming into the North, the defence ministry said yesterday, the latest move by Seoul’s new administration to ease tensions with its nuclear-armed neighbour.

8h ago

Houthis target Israeli-linked ship with missile

Yemen’s Houthis said yesterday they launched a missile towards the Israeli-owned tanker Scarlet Ray near Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port city of Yanbu in a rare attack off the Saudi coast.

8h ago

Israel sends tanks deeper into Gaza City

Israel pushed tanks deeper into Gaza City and detonated explosives-laden vehicles in one suburb as airstrikes killed at least 19 people yesterday, Palestinian officials and witnesses said.

8h ago

Finland jails Biafra separatist leader for terrorism offences

A Finnish court yesterday sentenced a Nigerian separatist leader to six years in prison for terrorism offences for promoting the Biafra region’s independence by “illegal means”.

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Thai opposition party fails to back new PM

Thailand’s largest opposition party yesterday failed to decide who to back as the nation’s next prime minister at a kingmaking summit, after the incumbent was ousted by court order.

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Putin defends invasion of Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday sought to defend his Ukraine offensive to Moscow’s allies, blaming the West for triggering the three-and-a-half year war that has killed tens of thousands and devastated much of eastern Ukraine.

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Women’s voices must shape COP30 policies

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday urged the government to prioritise women’s full participation in climate decision-making and address gaps in climate finance.

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