UN chief urges immediate ceasefire talks in Sudan
New York [US], October 29: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for immediate talks to end the fighting in Sudan after the paramilitary Rapid Support...
Russian drones making southern Ukraine uninhabitable
Moscow [Russia], October 29: Constant Russian drone strikes on civilians are making Ukrainian-held areas along the lower Dnipro River in the south of the country...
Category 5 hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica, NHC says
Kingston [Jamaica], October 29: Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday (local time) as a category five hurricane, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC)...
Israeli PM orders 'powerful attacks' in Gaza
Gaza City [Gaza], October 29: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he had ordered the military to "carry out powerful attacks" in Gaza...
US kills 14 in strikes on four alleged drug boats in Pacific
Washington DC [US], October 29: US forces have killed 14 people in strikes on four alleged drug boats in the Pacific, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth...
Trump rules out 2028 VP gambit
New York [US], October 28: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would technically be eligible to run for vice president after his current...
Sweden, hit by gang crime, plans prisons for 13 year old offenders
Stockholm [Sweden], October 28: Sweden, which has been plagued by severe gang-related crime, on Monday announced plans to place offenders as young as 13 in...
Zelensky warns of wider drone, missile attacks on Russia
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 28: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Monday that Kiev plans to expand its drone and missile strikes to additional Russian regions.
Strategic partnership between Russia and Venezuela goes into force
Moscow [Russia], October 28: Russia and Venezuela have entered into a strategic partnership intended to expand their cooperation in the areas of energy, mining, transport...
UK 'in touch' with US authorities after commentator detained by ICE
London [UK], October 28: A British commentator who travelled to the US for a speaking tour has been detained by US immigration and had his...
US fighter jet and helicopter crash in South China Sea; all crew...
Washington [US], October 28: A US fighter jet and a military helicopter went down in the South China Sea within a short time of each...
Spain's Sanchez sees hold on power weaken
Madrid [Spain], October 28: The left-wing minority government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Spain is losing one of its allies in parliament, putting the...
'Int'l forces unlikely to enforce Gaza peace'
Jerusalem [Israel], October 28: Countries would reject being asked to "enforce" peace in Gaza if deployed under the Trump ceasefire plan, King Abdullah of Jordan...
International Minifootball Federation approves organisation of Asian Champions League in Jakarta
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 28: The International Minifootball Federation (IMF) has approved the organisation of the Asian Champions League, to be held by the Asian Minifootball...
ISALEX 3.0 exercise launches in Bahrain
Manama [Bahrain], October 28: The third joint exercise, ISALEX 3.0, has launched in Bahrain in the presence of Lieutenant General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al...
UN chief pleased with signing of first UN cybercrime convention by 65...
New York [US], October 28: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed delight with the signing of the first UN cybercrime convention by 65 countries, calling...
Trump gets royal welcome in Japan, China trade truce hopes rise
New York [US], October 28: U.S. President Donald Trump received a royal welcome on Monday in Japan, the latest leg of a five-day Asia trip...
WHO urges New Zealand to close measles immunisation gaps
Geneva [Switzerland], October 28: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned Aotearoa New Zealand to urgently close the "alarming" gaps in measles immunisation, particularly among...
Trump rules out 2028 vice president bid
Washington [US], October 28: U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out running for vice president in the 2028 election but declined to definitively say...
Protester questions King Charles on Prince Andrew during UK visit
London [UK], October 28: King Charles was confronted by a protester during a visit to Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire on Monday.
Jamaica in path of 'life-threatening' category five Hurricane Melissa
New York [US], October 28: A slow-moving but deadly hurricane is inching towards Jamaica, threatening to unleash torrential rains and destructive winds on the Caribbean...
Flight delays soar past 4,300 as government shutdown hits Day 27
New York [US], October 28: Air travel turmoil deepened with more than 4,300 flights delayed nationwide on Monday following more than 8,800 delays on Monday,...
World's oldest ruler re-elected in Cameroon, protests erupt
Washington [US], October 28: Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving ruler, secured an eighth term in office on Monday, election results showed, triggering...
Virginia, Indiana join national fight over Trump's redistricting campaign
New York [US], October 28: Virginia and Indiana were poised on Tuesday to become the latest battlegrounds in a rare and widening mid-decade redistricting war...
Kurdish PKK announces it is withdrawing all the fighters from Turkiye to...
Ankara [Turkey], October 27: The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has said it is withdrawing all its forces from Turkiye to northern Iraq as part of...
Red Cross, Egyptian teams assist Hamas in search for Israeli bodies in...
Gaza [Palestine], October 27: Hamas has expanded its search for the remains of 13 captives as Israel relented and allowed teams from Egypt and the...
Catherine Connolly elected as Ireland's 10th president
London [UK], October 27: Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly pledged to be a president for all after being elected as Ireland's 10th president.