Israeli soldiers ride in armoured personnel carriers (APC) near the Israeli-Gaza border as smoke rises in the Gaza Strip, seen from southern Israel, on January 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Delegations from Hamas and Israel on Monday (October 6, 2025) began indirect talks in Egypt on ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, with … Read more
Mary E. Brunkow (US), Fred Ramsdell (US) and Shimon Sakaguchi (Japan) win Nobel medicine prize. | Photo Credit: Courtesy: https://www.nobelprize.org/ The annual Nobel Week — when the world’s most prestigious prizes for scientific achievement are announced — kicked off Monday with three scientists — two Americans and one Japanese — sharing the Nobel Prize in … Read more
When the world leaders gathered in New York for the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s address was among the standout moments. It was the first time in nearly 60 years that a Syrian leader was addressing the U.N. Mr. al-Sharaa’s speech came weeks ahead of elections in Syria. Mr. … Read more
Israel said it deported on Monday, October 6, 2025, 171 more activists who were detained while taking part in an aid flotilla bound for Gaza, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg. Photo credit: X/@IsraelMFA Israel said it deported on Monday (October 6, 2025) 171 more activists who were detained while taking part in an aid flotilla … Read more
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, suspected by the prosecution of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Sudan’s Darfur region, attends the hearing where the judgement in his trial is delivered at the ICC in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters International Criminal Court (ICC) judges … Read more
Acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Tarique Rahman. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Bangladeshi heavyweight politician Tarique Rahman said Monday (October 6, 2025) he would return “soon” after 17 years in self-imposed exile to contest the first elections since a 2024 mass uprising. Rahman, 59, heir to Bangladesh’s longtime ruling family as son of … Read more
Nepalese army personnel get ready to rescue survivors after a flood in Jhapa district east of Nepal, on October 5, 2025. Photo: Nepal Army via AP The death toll in Nepal due to landslides and floods in the last three days has reached 60 with eight more people killed on Monday (October 6, 2025). … Read more
Cambodia’s former Prime Minister Hun Sen. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Cambodia’s powerful former leader Hun Sen on Monday (October 6, 2025) blasted a social media video of a man shooting at his image during a carnival in Thailand, amid simmering tensions over the nations’ disputed border. Territorial tensions spiralled in July into the deadliest … Read more
Western countries, spearheaded by the United States and joined by Israel, accuse Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons and define uranium enrichment as a red line. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran does not plan to immediately resume nuclear talks with European nations after they reimposed sanctions, the foreign Ministry said on Monday (October 6, 2025). … Read more
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