Death toll rises to 627, several hundred missing after Cyclone Ditwah's fury in Sri Lanka

Dec 08, 2025

Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 8: As Sri Lanka reels under the impact of Cyclone Ditwah, the death toll has soared to 627, with several hundred...

What Trump's immigration freeze means

Dec 08, 2025

Washington DC [US], December 8: United States President Donald Trump announced drastic measures against immigration in late November. All asylum procedures were suspended indefinitely "until...

Behind the scenes of Berlin's Pergamon Museum renovation

Dec 08, 2025

Berlin [Germany], December 8: As part of the UNESCO-listed Museum Island, the Pergamon Museum is one of Berlin's "must-see" attractions. But seeing it isn't so...

Japan says China military jet locked radar on its aircraft

Dec 08, 2025

Tokyo [Japan], December 8: Japan has recorded a protest with China on Sunday after Chinese fighter jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese fighter jets near...

Trump can use force "as he sees fit", Hegseth says on alleged cartel boat strikes

Dec 08, 2025

Washington [US], December 8: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Saturday defended recent military strikes on boats linked to alleged drug cartels, saying President...

Russian strikes kill four in Ukraine as new US policy released

Dec 08, 2025

Moscow [Russia], December 8: Russia on Sunday welcomed the Trump administration's new national security strateg y in comments by the Kremlin spokesman published by Russia's...

Man wounded in 2nd stabbing attack on North Carolina commuter train since August

Dec 08, 2025

New York [US], December 8: Police in North Carolina have charged a 33-year-old man with critically injuring another person in a stabbing on a Charlotte...

US fines New York firm $7.1m for sanctions breach over Russian oligarch

Dec 08, 2025

New York [US], December 8: The U.S. Treasury Department imposed a $7.1 million fine on a New York-based property management firm Thursday, accusing it of...

Netanyahu: Israel and Hamas near second phase of ceasefire

Dec 08, 2025

Tel Aviv [Israel]/Gaza [Palestine], December 8: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are "very shortly expected to move into the...