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September 16, 2025 1:24 PM

India to showcase creative economy, cultural heritage at Busan Film Festival

India will make its biggest-ever presence at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) 2025 in South Korea, with a line-up of 10 films and five projects at the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the government said on Tuesday. For the first...

September 16, 2025 1:21 PM

US reinterprets arms control pact to ease military drone exports

The United States can export "Reaper"-style and other advanced military drones more easily following a reinterpretation of its export control policies approved by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the State Department announced on Monday. Drones w...

September 16, 2025 12:45 PM

Australia wants ‘minimally invasive’ age checks under teen social media ban

Australia urged social media platforms on Tuesday to employ "minimally invasive" methods to check the age of users covered by its world-first teen social media ban, which take into account artificial intelligence (AI) and behavioural data. Governmen...

September 16, 2025 12:37 PM

WHO backs weight-loss drugs for obesity and urges change in mindset

The World Health Organization will recommend using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults, according to draft guidance from the agency that urged countries to take the condition seriously as a chronic disease. The WHO’s expert committee conc...

September 16, 2025 12:41 PM

UN inquiry finds top Israeli officials incited genocide in Gaza

A United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded on Tuesday that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had incited these acts. It cites examples of the scale of the killings,...

September 16, 2025 12:23 PM

Trump sues The New York Times for defamation and libel, seeks $15 billion

U.S. President Donald Trump sued the New York Times, four of its reporters, and publisher Penguin Random House for at least $15 billion on Monday, claiming defamation and libel, and citing reputational damage, a Florida court filing showed. Tru...

September 16, 2025 12:14 PM

Qatar, US nearing defence deal after Israel’s attack in Doha, Rubio says

Qatar and the United States are on the verge of finalising an enhanced defence cooperation agreement, top U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio said on Tuesday, after Israel's attack on Hamas political leaders in Qatar last week drew widespread condemnation. Th...

September 16, 2025 11:08 AM

Israeli military launches ground offensive to occupy Gaza City

The Israeli military launched a ground offensive on Monday to seize Gaza City, the enclave's largest urban centre, Axios reported, citing Israeli officials. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to request for comment on the reported move...

September 16, 2025 12:43 PM

After Charlie Kirk’s death, Trump team calls for dismantling leftist groups

Vice President JD Vance and another top official in President Donald Trump's administration on Monday argued that serving the memory of Charlie Kirk means pursuing left-leaning groups they portray as bent on undermining national unity. Vance, who gu...

September 16, 2025 10:19 AM

US appeals court rejects Trump bid to oust Fed’s Lisa Cook

A U.S. appeals court declined on Monday to allow Donald Trump to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook - the first time a president has pursued such action since the central bank's founding in 1913 - in the latest step in a legal battle that threat...

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