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3 killed in latest clashes in India's troubled Manipur state

News April 25, 2026

Gun battles between rival ethnic groups in India’s troubled northeastern Manipur state killed three men, police said, the latest unrest in the far-flung region. Manipur has seen periodic clashes for...

Trump seeks to bring back firing squads for executions

News April 25, 2026

WASHINGTON: The Justice Department said on Friday it is seeking to expand the use of the death penalty in federal capital cases and add the firing squad, electrocution and gas to lethal injection as m...

Spain is 'reliable' Nato member, PM Sanchez says after reported US ouster threat

News April 24, 2026

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday stressed his country was a “reliable member” of Nato, after a report the United States was considering possibly trying to expel Spain over its refusa...

Warming El Nino set to return in mid-2026: UN

News April 24, 2026

The warming El Nino weather phenomenon, which pushed global temperatures to record highs the last time around, is expected back in the middle of this year, the UN said Friday. The United Nations’ we...

China's DeepSeek releases long-awaited new AI model

Business April 24, 2026

Chinese startup DeepSeek released a new artificial intelligence model with “drastically reduced” costs on Friday, more than a year after it stunned the world with a low-cost reasoning model that m...

New Delhi criticises ‘poor taste’ Trump post calling India a ‘hellhole’

News April 24, 2026

India on Thursday criticised as inappropriate a post by US President Donald Trump that called the South Asian country a “hellhole.” The comments come ahead of a planned visit next month to India b...

US soldier allegedly bet on Maduro operation using intel

Crypto April 24, 2026

A US soldier faces charges for using classified information to bet on online prediction markets related to the US operation to capture former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the Department of Jus...

Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire as Iran peace talks stall

News April 24, 2026

Israel and Lebanon extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, President Donald Trump said on Thursday, as the United States remained at a standstill in negotiations with Iran to end the Middle East wa...

Uproar as Israel kills Lebanese journalist amid peace talks

Health April 24, 2026

Mourners stand in front of a portrait of journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli strike on Wednesday, during her funeral in Baisariyeh.—Reuters • Beirut cal...

Iran's economy looks set to withstand US naval blockade

News April 23, 2026

A US naval blockade of Iranian ports is likely to squeeze Iran’s oil output in the coming weeks but claims it will throw the Islamic republic into economic free fall remain premature, analysts say. ...