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Israel to reopen Jordan crossing for Gaza aid today

NewsDecember 10, 2025

JERUSALEM: Israel will reopen the crossing on the Israeli-controlled border between Jordan and the occupied West Bank to humanitarian aid trucks destined for Gaza for the first time since late Septemb...

Trump says to sign order blocking AI regulation by states

CryptoDecember 9, 2025

Trump has tapped tech investor David Sacks to be his AI and crypto 'czar' - Copyright AFP Jim WATSON President Donald Trump said Monday he will attempt to strip states of the right to regulate the s...

Fresh combat forces Thais, Cambodians to well-worn shelters

NewsDecember 9, 2025

Fresh clashes along the Thai-Cambodia border are being met with grim resignation by civilians, as they flock again to makeshift shelters still standing from the last bout of combat. Displaced children...

RSF says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year

NewsDecember 9, 2025

Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all journalists killed this year worldwide, with 29 Palestinian reporters slain by its forces in Gaza. In its a...

Sri Lanka doubles troops for flood disaster recovery

NewsDecember 8, 2025

Sri Lanka has almost doubled its military deployment to regions struck by a cyclone that has killed 627, sending tens of thousands of troops to help areas hit by a wave of destruction, the army said o...

How Thailand-Cambodia conflict went from Trump-backed ceasefire to airstrikes

NewsDecember 8, 2025

Thailand said it had launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia on Monday, after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by US President Donald T...

UK’s Farage rallies in Scottish town hit by immigration protests

CryptoDecember 7, 2025

Nigel Farage has long struggled for popularity among Scots - Copyright AFP/File CARLOS JASSO Populist politician Nigel Farage rallied supporters Saturday in Scotland, decrying immigration, climate c...

UN calls on Taliban to lift ban on Afghan women in its offices

NewsDecember 7, 2025

The United Nations called on the Taliban authorities on Sunday to lift its ban on Afghan women working in its offices, saying the restriction puts “life-saving services” at risk. Since the Taliban...

Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618

BusinessDecember 7, 2025

Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 618. A chain of tropical storms and monsoo...

25 killed, 6 injured as fire rips through night club in India’s Goa

NewsDecember 7, 2025

A fire that ripped through an Indian nightclub in the popular tourist resort region of Goa killed 25 people, the state’s chief minister said on Sunday. Tourists were among the dead in the blaze, whi...