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December 4, 2025 10:59 AM

Child deaths will rise this year as aid cuts reverse progress, says Gates

Around 200,000 more children will likely die before their fifth birthday this year than in 2024 as international aid cuts undermine decades of progress, the Gates Foundation said on Thursday. The projected increase would mark the first rise in preve...

December 4, 2025 10:32 AM

Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens

Australia's internet regulator said a teen social media ban would be the first domino to fall in a global push to rein in Big Tech, as Meta's Instagram, Facebook and Threads began locking out hundreds of thousands of accounts ahead of a deadline next...

December 4, 2025 10:15 AM

Venezuela’s Maduro says call with Trump was ‘respectful and cordial’

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday confirmed he held a "respectful and cordial" phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump about 10 days ago, framing the conversation as a potential opening for diplomacy. "If this call means steps are...

December 4, 2025 9:22 AM

Bangladesh’s Gen-Z battles to gain political ground after ousting Hasina

Thousands in Bangladesh flocked to hear the plans of the students who toppled long-time leader Sheikh Hasina when they launched a new political party this year, but now it finds itself struggling to translate the street power into votes. Fighting to...

January 1, 2026 4:56 PM

India-Russia economic ties in focus ahead of Vladimir Putin’s New Delhi visit

India and Russia are strengthening their economic partnership, with bilateral trade and investment reaching historic highs and both governments pushing to expand cooperation across energy, manufacturing, connectivity and technology. According to the...

December 3, 2025 4:16 PM

Hong Kong apartment fire toll hits 159, infant among dead

The death toll in Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades hit 159 on Wednesday, with police revealing that victims included an infant and a 97-year-old as they continued their search for remains in the burnt-out apartment complex. Residents forced to ...

December 3, 2025 3:51 PM

Israel and Lebanon set to expand truce talks

Israel and Lebanon will send new representatives to a military committee monitoring a truce between the countries, top officials from both said on Wednesday, in a move set to expand the scope of talks between the long-time foes. If both Lebanese and...

December 3, 2025 12:35 PM

Hamas hands over one of two last hostage bodies in Gaza, Red Cross says

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Tuesday handed over the remains of one of the last two deceased hostages still in Gaza,the International Committee of the Red Cross said, under terms of the October ceasefire deal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

December 3, 2025 1:28 PM

“We aim to elevate cooperation with India to a qualitatively new level,” says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow aims to "elevate cooperation" with India and China to a "qualitatively new level." His remarks come ahead of his visit to India from December 4 to 5 for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, at the...

December 3, 2025 12:15 PM

China’s LandSpace fails to complete reusable rocket test

The maiden flight of LandSpace's next-generation Zhuque-3 ended in failure on Wednesday, dashing the Chinese firm's hopesof becoming the third company after Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to successfully test a reusable rocket. The r...

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