Sunday, 10 Aug, 2025

International

Restored Nagasaki bell marks 80 years since atomic bombing

Twin cathedral bells rang in unison Saturday in Japan’s Nagasaki for the first time since the atomic bombing of the city 80 years ago, commemorating the moment the atrocity took place. On Aug. 9, 1945, at 11:02 a.m., three days after a nuclear attack on Hiroshima, the United

Israel defiant amid global backlash over Gaza City takeover plan

Israel has firmly rejected mounting international criticism following its security cabinet’s approval of a controversial plan to seize control of Gaza City. Defence Minister Israel Katz dismissed the backlash from global leaders and threats of sanctions, asserting that such

Trump, Putin to meet in Alaska next Friday

President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss a possible peace deal that could bring an end to the three-year-old Russian invasion of Ukraine.  The location, timing and other details of the meeting were not

Philippines spots 3 Chinese ships near Taiwan islets

Three Chinese coast guard vessels were being monitored in the waters off remote islands in the northern Philippines near Taiwan, maritime officials in Manila said on Friday. The vessels were first spotted on Thursday, a day after a YouTube video appeared in which Philippine President

99 die from malnutrition in Gaza this year, says WHO

The World Health Organisation said on Thursday that 99 people were now known to have died from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip so far this year, with the figure likely an underestimate. International outrage over the humanitarian situation in Gaza has ratcheted up pressure on Israel,

Floods in northwest China leave 10 dead, 33 missing

Ten people are dead and 33 missing after flash floods in northwest China's Gansu province, state media reported Friday. "From August 7, continuous heavy rain... has triggered flash floods. As of 3:30 p.m. (0730 GMT) on August 8, 10 people have died and 33 are missing,"

Netanyahu divides Israelis and allies with plan to occupy Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans for a new military push in the Gaza Strip have raised warnings from the army leadership, opposition from hostage families and concerns that more Palestinians will be killed. They also risk isolating isolating his country even further.

6 dead in Kenya medical small plane crash

Six people have been killed after a light aircraft belonging to a medical charity crashed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, according to a local official. Charity Amref Flying Doctors said the Cessna plane took off from Wilson airport on Thursday afternoon and was en route to Hargeisa

Trump may meet Putin next week: White House

President Donald Trump could meet in person with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as next week as he seeks to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, a White House official said Wednesday. The official cautioned that a meeting has not been scheduled yet and no location has

Ghana chopper crash kills two ministers, 6 others

A military helicopter crashed in Ghana on Wednesday, killing all eight people on board, including the West African country’s defense and environment ministers and two other top officials, the government said. The crash was one of Ghana’s worst air disasters in more than a

Donald Trump raises India tariffs to 50%

The White House announced Wednesday that it is imposing an additional 25% tariff on India, bringing the total levies against the major United States trading partner to 50%. “I find that the Government of India is currently directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation

Over 65 refugees die in Yemen boat tragedy

At least 68 African refugees and migrants have died and 74 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to the United Nations migration agency. Abdusattor Esoev, head of the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Yemen, told The

46 dead in Gaza as starvation rises and aid access remains limited

At least 46 deaths, including six from starvation or malnutrition, were reported in Gaza over the past 24 hours, local health authorities said on Sunday. The health ministry said that six more Palestinians died of starvation or malnutrition while 40 killed in Israeli gunfire and

Dormant Russia volcano erupts for first time in 450 years

A volcano erupted for the first time in 450 years in Russia's eastern Kamchatka region, the nation's emergency authority said Sunday, days after one of the strongest earthquakes on record hit the region. Pictures released by Russian state media show a towering plume of ash

Ukraine hits military targets and pipeline in Russia

Ukraine said Saturday it hit military targets and a gas pipeline in drone attacks in Russia, where local authorities said three people were killed and two others wounded. Ukraine’s SBU security service said the strikes, carried out Friday night by long-distance drones, hit a

Trump moves nuclear submarines after Russia’s ‘provocative statements’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in "the appropriate regions" in response to remarks from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about the risk of war between the nuclear-armed adversaries. Security analysts

3 killed in overnight Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia

​​Ukrainian drone attacks overnight into Saturday killed three people, Russian officials said Saturday. Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted or destroyed 112 drones across eight Russian regions and the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula. A drone attack

Fireworks workshop explodes in central Thailand, killing at least 9

An explosion at a fireworks workshop in central Thailand killed at least nine people on Wednesday, local officials said. The blast occurred in Suphan Buri province, about 95 kilometers (60 miles) northwest of Bangkok in the heart of the country’s central rice-growing region. The

Australia's spy chief warns of aggressive Russian espionage threat

Australia’s spy chief has singled out Russia as an “aggressive espionage threat,” saying several Moscow-linked intelligence officers have been caught and expelled in recent years. Intelligence boss Mike Burgess used a speech on Thursday night to warn of the mounting

Russia Strikes Kyiv, Killing 6 and Injuring 52

Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least six people including a 6-year-old boy, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday. Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said at least 52 other people were injured in the attacks, and