Strongest sign yet of possible life beyond Earth - study

Apr 18, 2025

New York [US], April 18: A team of scientists said Wednesday they have found the strongest signs yet of possible life on a massive planet...

Hamas ready to release all remaining hostages for end to Gaza war

Apr 18, 2025

Gaza [Palestine], April 18: Hamas' Gaza chief said the group was ready to immediately negotiate a deal to swap all hostages for an agreed number...

Judges warn Trump risks public perception of lawlessness in his fight with courts

Apr 18, 2025

New York [US], April 18: A U.S. appeals court urged the Trump administration on Thursday to back off from its escalating confrontation with the judiciary,...

US Senator Van Hollen says he met wrongly deported man in El Salvador

Apr 18, 2025

New York [US], April 18: Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Thursday he met Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man wrongly deported to El...

US envoy holds talks with Europeans in Paris on ending Ukraine war

Apr 18, 2025

Washington DC [US], April 18: US representatives have begun talks with European counterparts in Paris to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine.

Severe weather causes disruptions across Italy and Switzerland

Apr 18, 2025

Rome [Italy], April 18: Severe rains have caused disruptions across northern Italy and southern Switzerland, with a popular Swiss ski resort cut off amid heavy...

Hamas accuses Israel of weaponising aid as Gaza's hunger crisis worsens

Apr 18, 2025

Gaza City [Gaza], April 18: Hamas has accused Israel of openly using starvation as a weapon of war, a day after Israel's defence minister pledged...

Russia's Supreme Court suspends ban on Afghanistan's Taliban

Apr 18, 2025

Moscow [Russia], April 18: Russia's Supreme Court has suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more than 20 years as "a...

US, Somalia carry out airstrike against militants as battle rages for key town

Apr 18, 2025

Mogadishu [Somalia], April 18: The US and Somalia have carried out an airstrike against Islamist militants during a battle for control of a strategic central...