Nobel laureate Machado will be 'fugitive' if she leaves Venezuela to accept peace prize

Earlier, Machado expressed her intention to travel to Oslo for Dec 10 ceremony
21 November 2025, 03:30 AM

Fire forces evacuation at UN climate talks

The fire was brought under control and no injuries were reported
20 November 2025, 18:58 PM

UK Covid inquiry says thousands of lives could have been saved

About 23,000 deaths could have been prevented in England if the first Covid-19 lockdown had been introduced sooner at the start of the pandemic
20 November 2025, 18:54 PM

IAEA demands Iran open up bombed nuke sites

The International Atomic Energy Agency board yesterday passed a resolution demanding that Iran provide “full and prompt” cooperation including access to sensitive nuclear sites, but Tehran immediately rejected the measure.
20 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Tunisians protest against crackdown on press freedom

Dozens of Tunisians including journalists yesterday protested to denounce attacks on press freedom, with some describing the crackdown on media as “unprecedented” since the country’s 2011 revolution.
20 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Spanish court orders Meta to pay $550 million to digital media companies

Charges for unfair competition practices and infringing EU data protection regulation
20 November 2025, 12:52 PM

Trump signs bill to release Epstein files

The scandal has been a thorn in Trump's side for months
20 November 2025, 04:12 AM

US politician accused of stealing $5m in disaster funds

The 46-year-old Democrat then allegedly laundered the ill-gotten gains into campaign
20 November 2025, 03:57 AM

Chinese woman who faked nationality to become Philippines mayor jailed for trafficking

Guo, who served as mayor of a town north of Manila, was found guilty of overseeing a Chinese-operated online gambling centre
20 November 2025, 03:53 AM

Meta to remove under-16 Australians from Facebook, Instagram on December 4

Australia will force social media platforms to remove users under the age of 16 or face hefty fines
20 November 2025, 03:12 AM

WHO aims to vaccinate 40,000 children in Gaza Strip

The WHO and its partners already vaccinated over 10,000 children under the age of three in the first eight days of an initial phase of the campaign launched on November 9.
20 November 2025, 03:02 AM

Explosive weapons killed most children on record in 2024: NGO

12,000 children were killed or injured in conflict last year worldwide
20 November 2025, 02:54 AM

Nations ‘still far’ from deal at UN climate talks

France’s environment minister said yesterday that governments remain far from reaching a deal at UN climate talks in Brazil, but she was nonetheless “more optimistic” than the day before.
19 November 2025, 19:19 PM

EU eyes training 3,000 police officers in Gaza

The European Union wants to train up to 3,000 Palestinian police officers in the Gaza Strip under a scheme similar to one it already runs in the West Bank, an EU official said yesterday.
19 November 2025, 19:18 PM

14 dead in Israeli air strike on Palestinian camp

An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on Tuesday night killed 14 people and wounded several others, the Lebanese Health Ministry said yesterday.
19 November 2025, 19:18 PM

Curacao become smallest World Cup nation

The tiny Caribbean nation of Curacao became the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday after a 0-0 draw against Jamaica in Kingston, with their coach Dick Advocaat, at 78, set to become the oldest coach at the showpiece event.
19 November 2025, 19:12 PM

Saudi prince ‘knew nothing’

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, offering a fierce defense of the visiting Saudi crown prince that contradicted a US intelligence assessment.
19 November 2025, 19:11 PM

Aid workers choose who to save in Darfur

Humanitarian workers in Sudan’s Darfur are being forced to “choose who to save” due to insufficient resources, aid group Handicap International’s logistics chief Jerome Bertrand told AFP.
19 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Afghanistan needs $129m for quake recovery

A UN-led assessment says Afghanistan requires $128.8 million to restore housing, schools and key services in its quake-hit eastern provinces, warning that reconstruction faces “significant shortfalls” as donor support for the country falls sharply.
19 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Poland to close Russian consulate

Poland said yesterday it would close the Russian consulate in the northern port city of Gdansk, after accusing Moscow of orchestrating the sabotage of a train line earlier this week.
19 November 2025, 18:00 PM