World
An attempted coup is underway in Madagascar, President Andry Rajoelina said Sunday, a day after members of an elite army unit were seen joining youth-led protests against his government.The Indian Ocean Island nation has been gripped by three weeks of its most serious unrest in years, with demonstra...
A Chinese coast guard ship fired a powerful water cannon and rammed a Philippine government vessel on Sunday near Thitu island in the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine coast guard reported. The BRP Datu Pagbuaya, part of the fisheries fleet supporting Filipino fishermen, sustained minor damag...
Ten days after Myanmar’s military recaptured Kyaukme, the town in Shan State remains eerily quiet. Schools have reopened, but the once-bustling market is mostly empty, and vendors shut their stalls at the sight of visiting journalists.An AP reporter, allowed to enter under military supervision...
Afghanistan on Sunday claimed to have killed 58 Pakistani soldiers and captured 25 army posts in overnight operations along the border, accusing Islamabad of repeated violations of its territory and airspace.The announcement came days after Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of bombing the capital ...
World,Business & Commerce
China on Sunday reaffirmed that it would not yield to U.S. threats of a 100% tariff hike, urging Washington to resolve trade disputes through dialogue rather than coercion.“China’s position remains consistent,” the Commerce Ministry said in an online statement. “We do not see...
Afghan security forces launched attacks on Pakistani border posts late Saturday in what the Taliban government described as retaliation for repeated violations of its territory and airspace, marking an escalation in tensions between the two neighbours.Earlier this week, Afghan authorities accused Pa...
The Taliban’s growing restrictions on internet and social media platforms are infringing upon the rights of Afghans, United Nations experts said Friday, after the country faced severe disruption to telecom services in recent weeks.Afghanistan suffered a 48-hour internet blackout from September...
As the Middle East broadly welcomes the newly brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Iran finds itself increasingly isolated and weakened — arguably at one of its lowest points since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.For decades, Tehran has maintained what it calls an “Axis of Res...
Three Qatari diplomats were killed and two others injured in a car accident on Saturday while traveling to Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, health officials said.The crash occurred when their vehicle overturned about 50 kilometers from Sharm el-Sheikh, the officials said, adding...
World,Sports
Kylian Mbappe will be absent for Monday’s World Cup qualifier in Iceland, where France could secure their spot in the 2026 tournament, after suffering another knock to his already sore right ankle, the French team confirmed.Mbappe, who was already managing a “small niggle” in his r...
Business & Commerce
Indian business community has said Bangladesh is proving to be a ‘good manufacturing hub’ for many of the international players, including players from India and described the current situation in Bangladesh as a ‘temporary phase’ when the business is to some extent ‘no...
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on all Chinese imports starting November 1 — or possibly sooner — intensifying trade tensions that could reach levels last seen in April when fears of a global recession were sparked.The warning came in response to new C...
US President Donald Trump has said this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, told him she was accepting the award “in honor” of him, after he was overlooked for the prestigious recognition.“The person who actually got the ...
Israel launched heavy airstrikes early Saturday on southern Lebanon, killing one person and injuring seven, while temporarily blocking a key highway connecting Beirut to southern regions, the Health Ministry reported.The pre-dawn strikes targeted the village of Msayleh, hitting a heavy machinery bus...
Marwan Barghouti, the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader, is not among the prisoners Israel plans to free as part of the new Gaza ceasefire exchange, officials said. A list of roughly 250 Palestinians posted Friday on the Israeli government website did not include Barghouti, no...
President Donald Trump is in “exceptional health,” his physician said Friday following a checkup at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center that included lab tests and preventive assessments.Trump spent about three hours at the Bethesda, Maryland, hospital for a “scheduled fol...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Keir Starmer met in Mumbai on Thursday to strengthen cooperation in trade, defense, and technology, and to advance a landmark trade deal between the two nations.The meeting marked Starmer’s first official visit to India since taki...
North Korea is set to mark the 80th anniversary of its ruling Workers’ Party on Friday, with high-profile delegations from China, Russia, Vietnam, and Laos joining the celebrations in Pyongyang.The event highlights Pyongyang’s growing alignment with key allies Beijing and Moscow amid its...
Israel must guarantee the safety and human rights of all individuals aboard the ‘Conscience’ and other vessels of the ‘Freedom Flotilla Coalition’ which were intercepted early Wednesday, a UN expert has said.“This attack against unarmed civilians on the high seas is yet...
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a temporary halt in hostilities in Gaza to facilitate the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The agreement reflects key elements of a peace proposal introduced by the Trump administration, which Palestinians cautiously welcomed on...
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