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August 13, 2025 9:35 AM

South Korea’s former first lady imprisoned after court issues warrant

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee has been arrested after a court late on Tuesday issued a warrant to arrest her following accusations of graft that she denies, a special prosecutor leading a wide-reaching probe said. Kim is South Korea's...

August 13, 2025 2:55 PM

Typhoon Podul blows through southern Taiwan leaving one person missing

Typhoon Podul blew through Taiwan's south on Wednesday packing winds of up to 191 km per hour (118 mph) and leaving one person missing, as a large swathe of the island shut down and hundreds of flights were cancelled. Taiwan is regularly hit by typh...

August 13, 2025 2:41 PM

Judge orders Trump administration to restore part of UCLA’s suspended funding

A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to restore a part of the federal grant funding that it recently suspended for the University of California, Los Angeles. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco ruled that...

August 12, 2025 9:25 PM

PM Modi, Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev discuss bilateral ties, reaffirm strong India-Central Asia bond

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Tuesday, during which the latter extended warm greetings to the PM Modi and the people of India on the occasion of the country's upcoming 79th ...

August 12, 2025 8:24 PM

India, Nigeria discuss strengthening defence ties in New Delhi bilateral meeting

Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth held a bilateral meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, in New Delhi on Tuesday, focusing on deepening the growing defence cooperation between the two nations. The discussi...

August 12, 2025 5:20 PM

Myanmar security forces involved in systematic torture, UN report says

United Nations investigators said on Tuesday they have found evidence of systematic torture by Myanmar security forces and identified some of the most senior perpetrators. The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), formed in 2018 to...

August 12, 2025 4:43 PM

Israel bombards Gaza City overnight; Hamas leader due in Cairo in bid to salvage ceasefire talks

Israeli planes and tanks kept bombarding eastern areas of Gaza City overnight, killing at least 11 people, witnesses and medics said on Tuesday, with Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya due in Cairo for talks to revive a U.S.-backed ceasefire plan. The lat...

August 12, 2025 4:44 PM

EU leaders say Ukraine should have freedom to decide its future

Ukrainians must have the freedom to decide their own future, European Union member states said on Tuesday, seeking to weigh in ahead of talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. European leaders and Uk...

August 12, 2025 1:14 PM

Wildfire near Spanish capital under control as one person dies

Firefighters have contained a wildfire near the Spanish capital Madrid, in the Tres Cantos area, which killed one person and prompted the evacuation of 180 people, regional authorities said on Tuesday. Favourable overnight conditions allowed for the...

August 12, 2025 11:41 AM

UN nuclear watchdog official visits Tehran, talks with Iranian officials

A senior official from the UN nuclear watchdog held talks in Tehran, marking the first high-level visit since Iran suspended its cooperation with the agency in June, state media reported. Massimo Aparo, deputy director general of the International A...

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