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A food delivery rider rides past district court building with burned residue visible on a road, following a blast on November 11, in Islamabad, Pakistan November 13, 2025.
A food delivery rider rides past district court building with burned residue visible on a road, following a blast on November 11, in Islamabad, Pakistan November 13, 2025.`
Asia & Pacific

Afghan nationals carried out two suicide bombings in Pakistan, says minister

Both the bombers involved in the attacks have been identified as Afghans, he told parliament in a session carried live on television.

8 hours ago
Europe

World's fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2025: Study

Global fossil fuel emissions are set to hit a new high in 2025, according to research published Thursday that also warns curbing warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius would now be essentially "impossible".

11 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia, Australia sign new security deal

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up their security cooperation through a new treaty that mandates more frequent leader and ministerial-level consultations, a move described by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as “historic” during President Prabowo Subianto’s whirlwind visit to Sydney.

18 hours ago

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Asia & Pacific premium

ASEAN ‘benches’ in Jeju celebrate bloc’s ties with South Korea

The installations are located at the Jeju Olle Trail Route 8, which was dubbed the ASEAN-Korea Olle in 2024 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ASEAN-Korea Dialogue Relations and its elevation to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysia scrambles to find anyone 'still alive' after migrant shipwreck

Fourteen people have been rescued alive so far since the boat capsized last week near Thailand's Tarutao island while trying to reach Malaysia.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Cambodia, Thailand trade accusations of fresh border clashes

Five days of hostilities erupted between Thailand and Cambodia this summer, killing 43 people and displacing around 300,000 before a peace pact backed by US President Donald Trump cooled tensions.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia, Indonesia agree to sign new security treaty

Canberra has drawn ever nearer to longtime ally Washington, bolstering its military in an attempt to deter the might of a rising China in the Asia-Pacific region.

1 day ago
Europe premium

Indonesia, Croatia vow closer cooperation and OECD support

Both countries are seeking to become a member of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

2 days ago
asia-pacific

Cambodia, Thailand trade accusations of fresh border clashes

Five days of hostilities erupted between Thailand and Cambodia this summer, killing 43 people and displacing around 300,000 before a peace pact backed by US President Donald Trump cooled tensions.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

Australia, Indonesia agree to sign new security treaty

Canberra has drawn ever nearer to longtime ally Washington, bolstering its military in an attempt to deter the might of a rising China in the Asia-Pacific region.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

Thailand says 'hostilities' remain despite Cambodia peace pact

The deal, brokered by US President Donald Trump in October, was meant to wind down a conflict that peaked with five days of clashes in July that killed at least 43 people and displaced about 300,000 civilians on both sides.

2 days ago
asia-pacific

India orders drugmakers to meet global standards by January after cough syrup deaths

The government had directed drugmakers in late 2023 to upgrade plants to norms recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), including measures to prevent cross-contamination and enable batch testing.

5 days ago
asia-pacific

Trump pressed China's Xi to release jailed Hong Kong media tycoon, sources say

US President Donald Trump appealed directly to China's Xi Jinping to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when the two leaders met in South Korea last week, according to three people briefed on the talks and a US administration official.

1 week ago
asia-pacific

Probe into Thales defence group looking at Indonesian contract

In November last year, Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said it had launched a joint investigation with its French counterparts into "suspected bribery and corruption" at the multinational, which denies any wrongdoing.

1 week ago
americas

Big lips and botox: In Trump's world, fashion and makeup get political

With the rise of Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, a group of well-connected and well-off Republican women have come into the spotlight sporting what the US media have dubbed the "MAGA look."

3 days ago
americas

Trump says no US government official will attend G20 summit in South Africa

Trump has claimed Afrikaners face persecution based on their race in the Black-majority country, allegations the South African government has denied.

5 days ago
americas

Brazil top-court panel unanimously rejects Bolsonaro's prison sentence appeal

Bolsonaro has been under house arrest for three months for violating precautionary measures related to his alleged attempts to persuade United States President Donald Trump to interfere in his criminal case.

5 days ago
americas

Trump says lost 'sovereignty' in New York after Mamdani win

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States had lost "sovereignty" after New Yorkers elected leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor.

1 week ago
americas

Leaders meet for Amazon summit amid worries over global cooperation

Dozens of country leaders will gather on Thursday in Brazil’s Amazon city of Belem ahead of the annual UN summit on climate change, hoping to advance progress despite growing concerns that multilateral cooperation is on the brink.

1 week ago
americas

US orders 10% flights cut at major US airports due to shutdown

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday that he would order a 10 percent cut in flights at 40 major US airports, citing air traffic control safety concerns as a government shutdown hit a record 36th day.

1 week ago
americas

At least seven dead after UPS plane crashes in Kentucky, erupts into ball of fire

Flames from the crash, which occurred shortly before sundown, ignited a string of fires on the ground in an industrial corridor adjacent to the airport, forcing authorities to halt airport operations through the night, according to officials.

1 week ago
europe

BBC chief resigns after row over Trump documentary

Tim Davie and the broadcaster's head of news, Deborah Turness, resigned after accusations that a documentary by its flagship Panorama program had edited a speech by Trump in a misleading way.

3 days ago
europe

British grandmother on death row arrives back in London

Sandiford was released on humanitarian grounds along with Shahab Shahabadi, 36, who had been serving a life sentence for drug offenses after his arrest in 2014.

5 days ago
europe

Germany bans Muslim group accused of advocating caliphate

Police raided seven buildings in the northern port city of Hamburg, where the Muslim Interaktiv group was based, as the ban was announced.

1 week ago
europe

Editors leave Hungary top tabloid after pro-Orban group takeover

The purchase is widely seen as another example of Orban's business allies buying media outlets, with expectations that it will be turned into another pro-ruling party organ.

1 week ago
europe

EU tentatively agrees weakened climate target in final-hour deal for COP30

EU climate ministers struck a tentative deal on a 2040 climate change target in the early hours of Wednesday after watering down the goal in last-minute negotiations, a draft EU document showed, as they raced to clinch the deal before the UN COP30 summit in Brazil.

1 week ago
europe

Two more suspects including woman charged over Louvre heist

The latest to be charged, a 38-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man, were arrested on Wednesday along with three other individuals, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians reach record number in October: UN

Home to 2.7 million Palestinians, the West Bank has long been at the heart of plans for a future Palestinian state existing alongside Israel, but successive Israeli governments have expanded settlements rapidly, fragmenting the land.

5 days ago
middle-east-africa

US may ask UN to mandate international force in Gaza for two years, document shows

The United States has drafted a United Nations resolution that approves a two-year mandate for a Gaza transitional governance body and an international stabilization force in the Palestinian enclave, according to the text seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

UN mandate for Gaza force still in the works, Turkey says

Fidan spoke after he and ministers from several Muslim-majority countries met in Istanbul to discuss the fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, as Hamas and Israel trade accusations of violations. 

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

Turkey set to rally Muslim allies over Gaza war

Turkey will welcome the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia in Istanbul on Monday.

1 week ago

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