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Ukraines President Volodymyr Zelensky (AFP)

'Come to Ukraine', Zelensky slams Elon Musk's peace proposal

Musk sparked controversy by proposing peace deal involving re-running under UN supervision referendums in...

1 Dec 2022 5:09 AM GMT

The new leader of the Islamic State group is a nobody with little apparent reputation but the United States hopes he will be killed soon, a US official said Wednesday. (Representational Image/ File)

Islamic State group announces death of leader

Speaking in an audio message, the spokesman identified the group's new leader as Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi

30 Nov 2022 4:24 PM GMT

China has warned US officials not to interfere in its relationship with India, according to a Pentagon report (PTI file photo)

China warns US officials not to interfere in its relationship with...

China has previously criticised the US for commenting on its border dispute with India

30 Nov 2022 7:14 AM GMT

A health worker takes a swab sample from a resident to be tested for Covid-19 coronavirus in Jiayuguan, in Chinas northwestern Gansu province on November 24, 2022. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

China COVID cases hit fresh record high after weekend of protests

China has stuck with Xi's zero-COVID policy even as much of the world has lifted most restrictions

28 Nov 2022 4:50 AM GMT

This photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter posing with soldiers who were involved in the the recent launch of what it says a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile, at an unidentified location in North Korea. (Korea News Service via AP)

Kim vows North Korea to have world's most powerful nuclear force

Kim exhorted the scientists and workers to 'expand and bolster up the nuclear war deterrent of the country at an...

27 Nov 2022 7:55 AM GMT

Protesters are taken away by police in a bus in Shanghai on Saturday. Protests against Chinas restrictive COVID measures appeared in a number of cities Saturday night, in displays of public defiance fanned by anger over a deadly fire in the western Xinjiang region. (AP Photo)

Protests over China's COVID controls spread across country

President Xi Jinping's government faces mounting anger at its 'zero-COVID' policy that has shut down access to areas...

27 Nov 2022 6:03 AM GMT

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim waves to his supporters as he arrives at a nomination center for the general election in Tambun, Malaysia. Malaysias king named Anwar as the countrys prime minister. (AP Photo/John Shen Lee)

Reformist leader Anwar named prime minister of Malaysia

Anwar's Alliance of Hope led Saturday's election with 82 seats, short of the 112 needed for a majority

24 Nov 2022 7:19 AM GMT

In this image taken from video police respond to the scene of a fatal shooting at a Walmart on Tuesday night in Chesapeake, Va. (WAVY-TV 10 via AP)

Shooting at Walmart store in Virginia, several people dead

The Virginia shooting comes three days after a person opened fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado, killing five people...

23 Nov 2022 7:39 AM GMT

Counting of votes for the Nepal Parliamentary and Provincial Assembly elections underway, in Kathmandu, (PTI)

Nepal polls: PM Deuba wins from Dadeldhura; Nepali Congress ahead in...

Elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and seven provincial assemblies were held on Sunday

23 Nov 2022 4:57 AM GMT

Rescue workers carry the body of a victim in Cianjur on November 22, 2022, following a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 162 people, with hundreds injured and others missing. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesia quake death toll rises to 268; 151 still missing

In addition to those killed, authorities reported more than 300 people were seriously hurt and at least 600 more...

22 Nov 2022 12:28 PM GMT

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

Every 11 minutes, a woman killed by an intimate partner or family...

Guterres' remarks come in the backdrop of the recent Shraddha Walker murder case that has shocked India with its brutal...

22 Nov 2022 7:54 AM GMT

Workers inspect a store damaged during an earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. An earthquake shook Indonesias main island of Java on Monday damaging dozens of buildings and sending residents into the capitals streets for safety. (Photo: AP)

At least 44 dead in Indonesia quake: local official

At least 44 people have been killed in the earthquake

21 Nov 2022 10:35 AM GMT