Saturday, 20 Sep, 2025

International

UK will leave EU this month, Gove says

Minister Michael Gove has insisted the UK will still leave the EU by 31 October, despite a government letter sent to Brussels asking for a delay. Boris Johnson sent the letter - unsigned - after a major setback in the Commons to his Brexit strategy. But the request was accompanied

3 dead in Chile supermarket fire amid riots

Three people have been killed by a fire inside a supermarket in Santiago during a second night of protests in Chile. Two died at the scene and the other died after being taken to hospital, mayor Karla Rubilar told reporters. President Sebastián Piñera has suspended a rise in metro

Indian army attacks 4 terror camps in Pok: Sources

The army Sunday launched attacks on terror camps located inside Pakistan occupied Kashmir in which four to five Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and several were injured, sources said.   According to sources, four terror launch pads in Neelam valley - opposite the Tangdhar sector of

UK PM sends unsigned request for Brexit delay

Boris Johnson has sent a request to the EU for a delay to Brexit - but without his signature. The request was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Mr Johnson, saying he believes a delay would be a mistake, BBC reported.  The PM was required by law to ask the EU for an

UK MPs back Brexit deal delay

Boris Johnson has said he will press on "undaunted" with his Brexit strategy despite MPs backing the principle of a further delay to the process. The PM has vowed to introduce legislation needed to implement his agreement in Parliament next week. But he will have to ask the EU for

Chile’s capital in state of emergency amid unrest

A state of emergency has been declared in the Chilean capital, Santiago, afterprotests sparked by increased metro ticket prices turned violent. Protesters - many of them high school and university students - jumped turnstiles, attacked several underground stations, started fires and

Brexit: MPs set for knife-edge vote on Boris Johnson's deal

Parliament will sit on a Saturday for the first time in 37 years to vote on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal. The PM has been trying to convince MPs to support the agreement he secured with the EU, ahead of what is expected to be a knife-edge vote in the Commons. His former DUP

Dozens killed in Afghanistan mosque bombing

At least 62 people have been killed and dozens injured by a bomb during Friday prayers at a mosque in Afghanistan, according to a provincial spokesman. The force of the blast, in eastern Nangarhar province, destroyed the building's roof, eyewitnesses said. No one immediately

Pakistan blacklisting in 2020 "highly probable": FATF

Pakistan will remain in the "grey list" of global terror funding watchdog FATF after it was given a fresh deadline of February 2020 to act against terror funding.  Islamabad got four months' time after it was warned of action by the FATF if it fails to complete its full action

Turkey to suspend Syria offensive after US meeting

Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria to let Kurdish-led forces withdraw. The deal came after US Vice-President Mike Pence and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met for talks in Ankara. All fighting will be paused for five days, and the US will help facilitate

Heavy fighting erupts in Mexican city

There has been heavy fighting in northern Mexico between the security forces and members of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel after one of the group's leaders was discovered. Ovidio Guzmán López was found during a routine patrol in Culiacán. He is the son of drug lord Joaquin

UK and EU agree new Brexit deal

A Brexit deal has been agreed between the UK and EU before a meeting of European leaders in Brussels. Boris Johnson and Jean-Claude Juncker called it a "fair" outcome - and the EU Commission President said there was no need to extend the Brexit deadline, BBC reported. He said: "We

Turkey-Syria not our border, says Trump

President Donald Trump has said Turkey's incursion into Syria is "not our border", and called the former US allies the Kurds "no angels". The US is facing intense criticism for withdrawing its forces from Syria, which some say gave Turkey the green light to launch a cross-border

Bus crash near Saudi's Mecca kills 35

Authorities in Saudi Arabia say 35 pilgrims have been killed in a bus crash near the Muslim holy city of Mecca. Four others were injured in the crash, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. The agency, quoting police in Saudi Arabia's Medina province, said the

Catalan leader urges immediate halt to violence

The president of Spain's Catalonia region has called for an immediate halt to violence, as protests continued for a third night. "We condemn violence... This has to stop right now," Quim Torra said. On Wednesday, protesters set up burning barricades and hurled projectiles at

Brexit marathon makes EU eager to reach finish line

The twists and turns of Brexit - after more than three years of negotiations - dominate an EU summit on Thursday, amid signs of an emerging deal. Intensive negotiations went on all day on Wednesday to nail down complex special arrangements for Northern Ireland, the main sticking point

Brexit talks enter last day before key EU summit

EU and UK officials have resumed Brexit talks in the hope of reaching a deal that can be agreed by leaders at a key summit on Thursday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to update the cabinet on the progress of the negotiations, which continued into the early hours, BBC

Ex-Indian minister P Chidambaram arrested in INX Media Case

A three-member team of the Enforcement Directorate arrested former Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram Wednesday (Oct 16) morning after questioning him for nearly an hour at Delhi's Tihar Jail in the INX Media case.  The arrest came a day after a special court agreed to the

Chaos as Hong Kong's Carrie Lam tries to give 'state of the union'

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam was forced to suspend her annual address after being heckled in the city's parliament. Opposition lawmakers disrupted the session from the start by shouting and projecting slogans. After a first interruption, the session resumed only to be interrupted

US imposes sanctions on Turkey Syria attack

The US has imposed sanctions on Turkish ministries and senior government officials in response to the country's military offensive in northern Syria. President Donald Trump also phoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to demand an immediate truce, Vice-President Mike