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July 30, 2025 12:36 PM

India’s space programme soars to new heights with bold missions and global partnerships

From launching a modest sounding rocket in 1963 to becoming a key player in global space exploration, India has come a long way. Today, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) stands at the forefront of innovation and scientific achievement, st...

July 30, 2025 3:37 PM

Tsunami waves reach Hawaii after huge quake rattles Russia’s Far East

A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami waves of up to 5 metres (16 feet) nearby and sparked evacuation orders as far away as Hawaii and across the Pacific on Wednesday. The shallow earthqua...

July 30, 2025 12:07 AM

J.D. Vance tried to call me four to five times on May 9, but I did not pick up his calls: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that he did not take phone calls from US Vice President J.D. Vance on May 9 as he was attending a key national security meeting. “The US Vice President tried calling me four to five times....

July 29, 2025 4:05 PM

Global hunger falls but conflict and climate threaten progress, UN says

The number of hungry people around the world fell for a third straight year in 2024, retreating from a COVID-era spike, even as conflict and climate shocks deepened malnutrition across much of Africa and western Asia, a U.N. report said on Monday. A...

July 29, 2025 4:05 PM

EU proposes curbs on Israel research funding over Gaza crisis

The European Union's executive body recommended on Monday curbing Israeli access to its flagship research funding programme after calls from EU countries to increase pressure on Israel to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Multiple EU countr...

July 29, 2025 11:36 AM

Trump says many are starving in Gaza, vows to set up food centres

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday many people were starving in Gaza and suggested Israel could do more on humanitarian access, as Palestinians struggled to feed their children a day after Israel declared steps to improve supplies. As the de...

July 29, 2025 10:41 AM

Thailand-Cambodia border calm as military-level talks postponed

The Thailand-Cambodia border, where fighting has raged since last week, was calm on Tuesday following a ceasefire deal and military commanders from both sides are set to meet for talks later in the day, acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wec...

July 29, 2025 12:46 AM

Trump warns Iran that its nuclear sites could be bombed again

U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that he would order fresh U.S. attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities should Tehran try to restart facilities that the United States bombed last month. Trump issued the threat as he held talks with British ...

July 29, 2025 12:46 AM

Trump says he is reducing 50 day deadline for Russia on war in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was reducing the 50-day deadline he gave Russia over its war in Ukraine, underscoring his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for prolonging fighting between the two countries. "I'm disappo...

July 28, 2025 4:24 PM

Thai, Cambodian leaders agree to ceasefire after five days of battle

The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a ceasefire on Monday effective midnight, in a bid to bring an end to their deadliest conflict in more than a decade after five days of fierce fighting. Amid an international effort to quell the conflic...

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