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Study: Investment in nuclear weapons production rises as arms race fears grow

GENEVA, April 25 -- Financial institutions are increasing their investments in atomic weapons production, anti-nuclear campaigners said yesterday, warning the trend risked fuelling already surging mil... Read More


Slow-stirred legacy: Chik Ah's dodol still defines tradition after five decades

IPOH, April 25 -- Nearly five decades after losing her husband, Bakiah Omar still stands at the heart of her kitchen, her legacy simmering slowly in pots of rich, caramelised dodol. Now 89, the soft-... Read More


India's climbing boom hits a wall - funding still out of reach for its best

PUNE, April 25 -- Blink and you might miss Indian speed climber Deepu Mallesh scaling a wall five buses high in five seconds. India, a country obsessed with cricket, has seen a surge in popularity in... Read More


'Free Timmy!': Stranded whale's ordeal in Germany sparks compassion - and a storm of division

BERLIN, April 25 -- The sad saga of a humpback whale stranded a month ago on the German coast has sparked a flood of compassion but also a media frenzy, angry spats, conspiracy theories and death thre... Read More


In Supreme Court fight against deportation shield, Trump says judges have no role

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Among President Donald Trump's main arguments at the US Supreme Court defending his moves to rescind humanitarian protections that shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants fr... Read More


'There's gunfire everywhere': Gunmen stage simultaneous attacks in Mali capital and northern towns, army says

BAMAKO, April 25 -- Militants staged attacks in Mali's capital Bamako and in several locations in the interior of the country this morning, the Mali army said, in an apparently coordinated assault inv... Read More


Vietnam's Da Nang named host of Pickleball World Cup 2026, Asia's first edition

DA NANG, April 25 -- The central city of Da Nang has been named as host of the Pickleball World Cup 2026, marking the tournament's first-ever edition in Asia, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. The ... Read More


EU aviation regulator drafting guidance to replace Jet A‑1 with Jet A if supplies run short

MOSCOW, April 25 -- The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is preparing recommendations that will allow the use of Jet A as an alternative to the standard European jet fuel, Jet A-1, in the ... Read More


Turkish foreign minister says Ankara open to Hormuz mine‑clearing if Iran‑US deal reached

ANKARA, April 25 -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said ‌that Turkiye could consider taking part in demining operations in the Strait of ‌Hormuz following a possible peace agreement ... Read More


Latest in Middle East war: US envoys seek Iran talks, Kuwait frees journalist, Spain defends Nato role, six killed in Lebanon

PARIS, April 25 -- The latest developments in the Middle East war: US envoys head to Islamabad  US envoys headed to the Pakistani capital today in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negoti... Read More