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Saudi-led coalition demands Yemen separatists withdraw forces

NewsDecember 28, 2025

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition warned on Saturday it would back Yemen’s government in any military confrontation with separatist forces and urged them to withdraw “peacefully” from recently-seized pr...

Thailand, Cambodia agree to truce after weeks of clashes

NewsDecember 28, 2025

CAMBODIA’S Defence Minister Tea Seiha (left) and his Thai counterpart Nattaphon Narkphanit pose with documents during the special General Border Committee meeting.—AFP • Pac...

Netanyahu to meet Trump in US Monday: Israeli official

NewsDecember 27, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will depart for the United States on Sunday and meet with President Donald Trump in Florida a day later, an Israeli official told AFP. It will be Netanyahu’s ...

Trump urges release of any Epstein files naming Democrats

NewsDecember 27, 2025

United States President Donald Trump urged the Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday to “embarrass” any Democrats who worked with Jeffrey Epstein after it began poring over millions of documents linked t...

England snap 15-year losing streak to win chaotic 4th Ashes Test

NewsDecember 27, 2025

A fighting England won their first Test on Australian soil in 15 years Saturday, restoring their battered pride with a gutsy four-wicket victory to clinch a chaotic fourth Ashes clash that was all ove...

Nigeria signals more strikes likely in ‘joint’ US operations

NewsDecember 26, 2025

Nigeria on Friday signaled that more strikes against terrorist groups were expected after a Christmas Day bombardment by US forces against militants in the north of the country, which it said was a jo...

At least 8 worshippers killed in deadly blast at mosque in Syria’s Homs

HealthDecember 26, 2025

An explosion killed at least eight worshippers at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria’s Homs on Friday, state media said. The attack during Friday prayers is the latest on the Alawite co...

14 injured in Japan after stabbing, liquid spray attack

BusinessDecember 26, 2025

Fourteen people were injured in a stabbing attack in a factory in central Japan during which an unspecified liquid was also sprayed, an emergency services official said on Friday. “Fourteen people are...

US launches Christmas Day strikes on IS targets in Nigeria

NewsDecember 26, 2025

President Donald Trump said US forces conducted “powerful and deadly” strikes on Thursday against Islamic State (IS) militants in northwestern Nigeria, weeks after he warned against any systemic assau...

Heavy rain, flash floods hit southern California

NewsDecember 25, 2025

Torrential rains unleashed flash floods and warnings of debris flow across southern California, particularly in fire-scarred areas, with further downpours forecast for Thursday as authorities declared...