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October 3, 2025 3:04 PM

UK names Mullally as first female Archbishop to lead Church of England

Britain appointed Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, the first time a woman has been named leader of the Church of England in the 1,400 year history of the role. Mullally also becomes the ceromonial head of some 85 million...

October 3, 2025 9:37 AM

Israel stops 13 Gaza aid boats, organisers say, sparking international criticism

Israeli forces have stopped 13 boats carrying foreign activists and aid bound for Gaza, but 30 boats are continuing to sail towards the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave, flotilla organisers said on Thursday. A video from the Israeli foreign ministry ...

October 1, 2025 10:13 PM

International Day of Non-Violence: Mahatma Gandhi’s enduring message for India and the World

On his 156th birth anniversary, Mahatma Gandhi’s life and philosophy reverberate across India and the world. While the nation observes Gandhi Jayanti, the international community commemorates the International Day of Non-Violence, a United Nations ...

October 1, 2025 10:17 AM

What would it take to end the US government shutdown?

A deep impasse between Republican President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats has triggered the 15th U.S. government shutdown since 1981. Here's a look at what it will take to reopen the government. WHAT DO REPUBLICANS WANT? Trump's Republic...

September 30, 2025 5:18 PM

Afghanistan’s cellphone, internet services down, monitoring shows

Internet and mobile telephone services were down across Afghanistan on Tuesday, residents and monitoring services said, but the Taliban administration offered no immediate explanation. In the past, the Taliban have voiced concern about online po...

September 30, 2025 1:36 PM

Developing countries accuse rich of broken climate promises at UN

Leaders of developing countries threatened by climate change told rich nations at the United Nations General Assembly that they are falling far short of promises to fund measures to combat rising sea levels, droughts and deforestation. "It...

September 30, 2025 12:58 PM

US proposal for ‘temporary’ Gaza governance includes Tony Blair, Trump

A peace plan released by the White House on Monday to end Israel's war in Gaza included surprise roles in a post-war Gaza for two familiar political figures: former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President Donald Trump. Here are details of th...

September 30, 2025 9:48 AM

PM Modi welcomes President Trump’s peace initiative on Gaza conflict

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed US President Donald J. Trump’s announcement of a comprehensive peace plan aimed at ending the Gaza conflict. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, “We welcome President Donald J. Trump's announcement ...

September 29, 2025 11:25 PM

China’s DeepSeek releases ‘intermediate’ AI model on route to next generation

Chinese AI developer DeepSeek has released its "experimental" latest model, which it said was more efficient to train and better at processing long sequences of text than previous iterations of its large language models. The Hangzhou-based company c...

September 29, 2025 3:50 PM

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy proposes joint aerial shield with European allies

Ukraine would like to build a joint aerial defence shield to protect against threats from Russia together with its European partners, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday. NATO leaders have said that Russia has been testi...

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