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Balendra Shah's RSP-led government takes office amid unfinished anti-corruption and accountability reforms
Sep 8, 2026 · 5:21 PM
UK Bans West Bank Settlement Imports and Tightens Israel Arms Rules
Ed Miliband unveils sweeping trade sanctions and arms restrictions in Parliament, drawing swift Israeli counter measures
Sep 8, 2026 · 5:21 PM
Russia Strikes Kyiv as Three-Day Ceasefire Expires
Deadly drone raids resume after US envoy visits fail to secure a lasting Ukraine ceasefire
Sep 8, 2026 · 7:34 AM
Yemen Counteroffensive: Forces Vow to Retake Sanaa from Houthis
Fighting spreads across Taiz, al-Bayda and al-Jawf as Saudi-backed troops push toward the capital
Sep 8, 2026 · 7:33 AM
Iran Cracks Down on Armed Threats Amid War With Israel and US
IRGC publicises arrests of monarchist cells and ethnic militant groups as sanctions pressure mounts on Tehran.
Sep 7, 2026 · 7:56 PMNetanyahu Warned of Hamas Attack Days Before October 7 Report
Haaretz report claims the Israeli leader downplayed an Emirati warning about a major Hamas operation planned by Sinwar.
Sep 9, 2026 · 5:40 AM
Taiwan Strait Conflict Would Be Disastrous, Top US Diplomat Warns
US envoy in Taipei says a Taiwan Strait clash would hurt the global economy more than World War II ahead of the Xi Jinping visit to Washington.
Sep 9, 2026 · 5:39 AM
US Reading Scores Hit Near-25-Year Low in PISA Global Assessment
PISA 2025 reveals a 14-point drop in US reading performance and the widest achievement gap among 90 countries
Sep 9, 2026 · 5:39 AM
Syria Assad-Era Reactor Was Built for Nuclear Weapons: IAEA
UN watchdog confirms Deir Az Zor facility had fissile material production capabilities as Grossi places the site under safeguards.
Sep 7, 2026 · 7:56 PM
North Korea Commissions Kang Kon Warship as Kim Jong Un Cites Threats
Kim Jong Un deploys the Kang Kon destroyer amid trilateral US, South Korea and Japan naval drills near Jeju Island.
Sep 7, 2026 · 5:55 AM
Miami Plane Crash: Five Dead as Cargo Jet Overruns Runway
A Boeing 767 cargo plane operated for Amazon by 21 Air caught fire near Miami International Airport, triggering a full ground stop and an NTSB-led aviation investigation.
Sep 7, 2026 · 5:55 AM
Gaza Funeral Held for 100 Palestinians Recovered from Zeitoun Rubble
Thousands attend Gaza City procession as recovery operations retrieve victims from destroyed homes
Sep 6, 2026 · 1:27 PM
UN Adopts Equal Earth Projection to Correct Distorted World Maps
General Assembly votes 164-1 to replace the Mercator projection, which inflates Europe and North America while shrinking Africa and South Asia.
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Trump Imposes 15% Tariff on Polysilicon Imports Amid US-China Tech Rivalry
Executive order targets critical semiconductor and solar panel material as Washington moves to rebuild domestic polysilicon production capacity
Aug 7, 2026 · 6:34 PM
New Zealand Unemployment Hits 5.6%: Highest Since Late 2015
June quarter jobless rate surpasses forecasts as rising participation and spare labor capacity cloud RBNZ rate hike outlook
Aug 5, 2026 · 8:55 PM
China Imposes Drone Export Controls and Sanctions on US Entities
Beijing blacklists seven American firms and tightens drone technology shipments in retaliatory countermeasures against Washington
Aug 5, 2026 · 8:55 PM
S&P 500 Hits Record High Above 7,700 on Strait of Hormuz Deal Hopes
Dow also notches fresh record as oil prices slide on Iran-Oman talks to restore the critical crude shipping route
Aug 5, 2026 · 8:11 AM
White House AI Safety Meeting Set After OpenAI and Anthropic Breaches
Trump administration seeks early access to advanced models for federal safety testing as state AGs demand OpenAI documentation.
Aug 4, 2026 · 8:39 PMIran Economy Collapse Warning: US Treasury Sanctions Escalate
Scott Bessent says Tehran is taking new sanctions seriously as Washington prepares weekly penalties under Operation Economic Outcast.
Aug 31, 2026 · 6:31 PM
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Aug 20, 2026 · 6:21 PM
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Historic maiden Test ton in Darwin gives Bangladesh a 153-run lead over Australia
Aug 14, 2026 · 2:53 PM
Prichard Colon Dies at 33 After Boxing Injury and 221-Day Coma
The unbeaten Puerto Rican boxer never recovered from a subdural haematoma suffered against Terrel Williams in 2015
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Aug 26, 2026 · 5:59 PM
Fiji Rugby Player Saimoni Vunilagi Dies of Suspected Heatstroke in Japan
Kyushu KV forward collapses during Fukuoka practice as temperatures hit 35C amid Japan's intensifying extreme heat crisis
Aug 8, 2026 · 1:57 PM
Joe Root Returns as England Test Captain in Second Stint Revival
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Yemen Healthcare Collapse Fuels Unregulated Herbal Medicine Crisis
As conflict shuts down half of health facilities, millions of Yemenis turn to unlicensed herbal remedies with dangerous outcomes
Aug 8, 2026 · 1:58 PM
Bandar Abbas Residents Describe Life Under Airstrikes Despite Ceasefire Claims
A single mother from Iran's largest port city shares her testimony as strikes hit civilian infrastructure while state media reports a pause in hostilities.
Aug 5, 2026 · 2:27 PM
Europe Wildfire-Prone Summer Days More Than Double Since 1981
Scientific Reports study links intensifying fire weather across southern Europe directly to global warming as France, Spain, Greece, and Turkiye battle record blazes.
Jul 30, 2026 · 7:31 PM
Plastic waste chokes Yemen's agricultural valleys amid war
Farmers in Wadi Dawan struggle to clear irrigation channels of plastic debris as experts warn of damage to soil and public health
Jul 24, 2026 · 6:17 PM
US-Iran strikes escalate after ceasefire collapse in Middle East
Strait of Hormuz dispute fuels daily military exchanges as oil prices surge amid CENTCOM and IRGC confrontations
Jul 22, 2026 · 12:40 PM
US strikes Iran as IRGC reports Hormuz tanker fires
CENTCOM targets air defences as IRGC warns of Strait of Hormuz disruption in Bahrain and Kuwait
Jul 21, 2026 · 10:40 AM
The Death of Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar: What We Know So Far
Israel and the US claim intelligence provided Sinwar’s whereabouts, but this is doubtful.
Oct 20, 2024 · 10:31 AM
Iran Poll: 77.5% Back Strait of Hormuz Control Despite US War Risk
Nationwide survey shows over 75% of Iranians also favor military retaliation against US and Israeli targets
Jul 29, 2026 · 6:09 AM
How Nasser's 1952 Revolution Engineered Africa's Decolonization
Seventy-four years after the July 23 Revolution, Cairo's role as the nerve center of African liberation movements remains a defining chapter in Global South history.
Jul 28, 2026 · 2:01 PM
Europe Needs African Gas to Avert Looming Energy Crisis
EU faces urgent need for African natural gas and LNG as Russian energy imports dwindle
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Iraq as US Pressure Platform on Iran: Baghdad Raids
Green Zone operations and Piranshahr border incident fuel Iraq-Iran tensions as Washington weighs political and logistical leverage.
FIFA World Cup carbon emissions face growing scrutiny
Commentary urges verifiable climate standards over offsets
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Nicholas Grossman cites shipping disruptions and tightening supply as Trump says the critical energy chokepoint remains open.
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In the eyes of many, the Islamic Republic remains the last bastion in the Muslim world against unchecked Israeli aggression