Trump-Putin summit hit the brakes after Moscow stuck to demands over Ukraine: report

US called off planned meeting between Trump and Putin after Russia insisted on territorial concessions, military reductions, and NATO guarantees from Ukraine as preconditions for ceasefire.
31 Oct, 2025
Iran’s FM slams US for testing nuclear weapons while ‘demonising’ Tehran’s peaceful programme

Abbas Araghchi says the world must unite to hold the US accountable for normalising the proliferation of such heinous weapons.
31 Oct, 2025
No evidence Iran developing nuclear weapons — IAEA

“We do not see anything that would give rise to the hypothesis of any substantive work going on there,” Rafael Grossi says.
30 Oct, 2025
UN: Killings in fresh Israeli strikes on Gaza ‘appalling’

Israeli strikes on Gaza killed over 100 people after a soldier’s death, marking the deadliest night of bombing since a US-brokered truce earlier in October.
29 Oct, 2025

Trump says ‘not allowed’ to run for third term, terms it ‘too bad’

Israel launches air strikes on Gaza in violation of truce

Man accused of killing Japan’s ex-PM Abe pleads guilty three years after assassination

China, ASEAN sign upgraded free trade agreement

UN chief Guterres says Africa deserves two permanent seats on Security Council
25 Oct, 2025
Thailand’s former queen Sirikit dies at 93
Sirikit, the mother of Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn, died at a hospital at 9.21 pm local time on Friday after developing a bloodstream infection.

24 Oct, 2025
Former New York governor Cuomo faces criticism for anti-Islam attacks on mayoral rival Mamdani
Cuomo, running as an independent, has highlighted Mamdani’s faith and heritage while suggesting the Democratic frontrunner could pose risks to public safety and counterterrorism.

24 Oct, 2025
Virtual scientists: Study shows AI agents capable of solving advanced design problems
AI agents working together as an ‘agentic system’ designed and tested advanced materials with minimal human input, study finds

22 Oct, 2025
Rare Ottoman portrait by Osman Hamdi Bey up for $1.5M auction sale
A long-hidden portrait of Osman Hamdi Bey’s wife Naile Hanim, painted in the 1880s and kept in family hands for decades, has gone on sale with a record-breaking $1.5 million.

22 Oct, 2025
China’s global governance initiative aligns with Türkiye’s vision for a new world order
As the US under Trump withdraws from its global commitments, Beijing steps in to fill the vacuum in a reorganised and multipolar world.

22 Oct, 2025
Egypt urges swift UN action to authorise Gaza peacekeeping mission
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty’s comments come amid growing fears that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could end the ceasefire and resume the Gaza war.

22 Oct, 2025
Trump says he doesn’t want ‘wasted meeting’ with Russia’s Putin
“I don’t want to have a waste of time, so I’ll see what happens,” Trump says.

21 Oct, 2025
Trump urged Ukraine to give up land in ‘tense’ talks: Kiev official
US President Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to give up the eastern Donbas region in exchange for peace during “tense” talks last Friday in Washington, a senior Ukrainian official has said.

21 Oct, 2025
Trump faces backlash after posting AI-generated video showing him targeting US protesters from plane
The video shows Trump dropping apparently feces on protesters from a fighter jet during the “No Kings” protests over the weekend.

20 Oct, 2025
Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for the first time
For the first time in recorded history, mosquitoes have been found in Iceland, with three specimens discovered this month in Kjos, a rural valley area near Hvalfjordur.


