World’s largest cruise ship to set sail as industry rebounds
With cruise bookings seeing a resurgence after the Covid pandemic caused luxury liners to mothball, a Finnish shipyard is putting...
Month: August 2023
Wanted Hong Kong activist says parents ‘harassed, intimidated’
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok said Wednesday that her parents were "questioned, harassed and intimidated" by authorities, weeks after...
33 dead, 18 still missing after record Beijing rains: officials
Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead and 18 are still missing after Beijing's heaviest rains on record, officials said Wednesday....
Rocky US-Saudi bond boosted by Israel normalization push
A spate of high-profile visits by US officials to Saudi Arabia underscores how ties have warmed amid talks over a...
Pakistan parliament to dissolve for an election without ex-PM Khan
Pakistan's parliament was due to be dissolved Wednesday, with a technocrat-led interim government appointed to oversee an election that will...
Seven killed in SW China floods as Beijing triples rain death toll
Seven people were killed in flash floods in southwestern China on Wednesday, as authorities in Beijing tripled the death toll...
Winning $1.58 bn Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Florida
A lottery player in the US state of Florida won a record $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday, the...
West African bloc ECOWAS: Key Facts
West African bloc ECOWAS, which meets Thursday after threatening to intervene in the Niger crisis, has become a key player...
Pentagon eyes missile testing role for Australia
Australia could be a testing ground for US hypersonic and other long-range precision weapons under the AUKUS pact, a top...
UN says reached deal with Syria over key aid crossing
The United Nations has said it reached agreement with the Syrian government on aid deliveries to rebel-held areas from Turkey,...
Nine bodies found in France holiday lodging fire ‘tragedy’
Nine corpses were found Wednesday following a fire at a centre in eastern France where a group of adults with...
India’s Gandhi slams government inaction on Manipur violence
India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inaction over deadly ethnic conflict in the country's northeast on...
France softens tone on Niger coup
Two weeks after the coup in Niger, France has abandoned its tough tone on the crisis and is now inclining...
China drafts rules for using facial recognition data
Firms using facial recognition in China will be required to obtain consent or legal permission before collecting personal information, draft...
July hottest month on record: EU climate observatory
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the European Union's climate observatory confirmed Tuesday. Marked by heatwaves and...
Two dead, thousands without power as storms batter eastern US
Much of the eastern United States was lashed by intense storms Monday, leaving at least two people dead, hundreds of...
Israel demolishes home of alleged Palestinian attacker
Israel's army said Tuesday it demolished the home of a Palestinian accused of killing a soldier and his brother in...
German arrested in France for holding wife ‘captive’ for 12 years
French police on Monday said they had arrested a 55-year old German after his wife was discovered naked in a...
American Red Cross ends blood donation restrictions targeting gay men
The American Red Cross on Monday announced it will now allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood without restrictions...
Paramount announces sale of Simon & Schuster for $1.62 bn
Paramount Global said Monday it had reached an agreement to sell Simon & Schuster, a top US publisher, to private...
Delight and dismay as Colombia’s Petro marks one year in office
While Colombian farmer Crisanto celebrates finally getting the deed to his land, widow Yaneth believes an increased laxness in security...
South American summit seeks roadmap to save Amazon
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and fellow South American leaders face pressure to set out bold solutions to...
Jailed ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s lawyers to apply for bail
Lawyers for Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan were Tuesday set to file a bail application for him, as he...
Bus offers a last way out to Belarusians fleeing repression
Lyudmila, 70, has fond memories of traveling freely to Europe from her native Belarus, before its repressive government was slapped...
Scouts begin S. Korea jamboree evacuation over extreme weather challenges
Tens of thousands of scouts were being evacuated from their problem-plagued South Korean campsite on Tuesday ahead of a typhoon,...
Asian markets struggle as traders fret over another Fed hike
Asian markets stuttered Tuesday on renewed concerns that the Federal Reserve will hike rates again, while ongoing worries about the...
Scores of horses suffer sunstroke at Japan samurai event
Organizers of an annual horse festival in Japan where riders dressed as samurai re-enact battles said Tuesday they were considering...
China demands Philippines remove grounded ship from disputed waters
China Tuesday renewed calls for the Philippines to remove an aging ship from a reef which Manila uses to press...
Indonesia says Myanmar solution needs ‘political will’ from all sides
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday said a resolution to the Myanmar crisis that has dragged into its third year...
Bus offers a last way out to Belarusians fleeing repression
Lyudmila, 70, has fond memories of traveling freely to Europe from her native Belarus, before its repressive government was slapped...
Ireland to bid farewell to singer Sinead O’Connor
A funeral service for Sinead O'Connor, the outspoken singer who rose to international fame in the 1990s, is to be...
Split couples and ghost voters haunt Zimbabwe elections
On election day in Zimbabwe this month, Tendai and his wife will leave home and head in opposite directions. The...
Russian strikes on east Ukraine residential building kill at least 7
Rescue workers combed through the rubble of damaged buildings in the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, the...
Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: How We Make New York City Safer
As mayor, it is my sacred duty to keep New Yorkers safe. I campaigned on making New York City a...
Thao sentenced for George Floyd killing
Former Minneapolis police officer, Tou Thao, has been sentenced to a term of 4-3/4 years in prison for his involvement...
NYPD investigates stabbing on Brooklyn subway
In a recent incident, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) has confirmed that "an individual sustained a stabbing injury...
Arrest made in relation to March homicide of smoke shop employee in Queens
Law enforcement officials announced on Monday that a significant development has been made in the investigation surrounding the tragic shooting...
Investigators scour wreckage after deadly Pakistan train crash
Investigators scoured the wreckage on Monday of a weekend train derailment that killed at least 34 people, the latest deadly...
Stranded migrants saved, but dozens missing off Italy in rough seas
At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, as...
Israel forces kill three West Bank militants: army
Israeli forces on Sunday killed three Palestinian militants in the West Bank, the army said, the latest deaths in a...
Morocco minibus plunge kills 24
A minibus plunged into a ravine in Morocco on Sunday, killing all 24 people on board in one of the...
Senegal opposition leader on hunger strike hospitalized: lawyer
Jailed Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, on hunger strike since shortly after his arrest last month, was admitted to hospital...
Sundowns win, Chiefs held, Pirates sunk as S. Africa season starts
The 'big three' South African clubs had mixed results as the league season began this weekend with title-holders Mamelodi Sundowns...
World champion Springboks face ‘very difficult’ task picking squad
Twenty-six of the 33 Springboks who won the last Rugby World Cup in Japan four years ago are contenders for...
Trump to seek new judge in election conspiracy trial
Former US president Donald Trump said Sunday he will petition to have a different judge oversee his historic criminal trial...
France suspends aid to Burkina Faso
France is suspending development aid and budgetary assistance to Burkina Faso, its foreign ministry announced Sunday. The statement comes days...
Coup sanctions plunge Niamey into the dark
The long-suffering people of Niger's capital, Niamey, are used to intermittent power cuts. But since the coup d'etat one week...
Mystery in Dubai as mega-wheel stops turning
Two years ago, Dubai's skyscraper-studded skyline welcomed a Ferris wheel touted as the world's largest, but it mysteriously stopped turning...
Water-stressed Iraq dries up fish farms
Iraqi villager Omar Ziad gazes at the cracked and barren earth where his fish farm once stood, lost to water...
Relief and despair: repeal of logging ban divides Kenya
It was the news Kenya's timber industry had waited over five years to hear: a ban on logging was over,...
Cambodian king appoints Hun Sen’s son as new PM
Cambodia's king appointed Hun Sen's son the country's new leader Monday, beginning a handover of power that ends nearly four...
Iran’s foreign minister in first Japan visit since 2019
Iran's foreign minister visited Japan on Monday for the first time since 2019, in a rare trip to a G7...
France clash is special moment for Morocco World Cup coach Pedros
Morocco's presence in the last 16 of the Women's World Cup is a dream come true for the tournament debutants,...
Jailed former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s lawyers to launch legal challenge
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's lawyers were on Monday attempting to launch legal challenges against his three year-sentence for...
Why is a rusty Philippine warship involved in the South China Sea dispute?
A crumbling World War II-era Philippine navy vessel stranded on a submerged reef in the South China Sea has long...
Saudi Aramco Q2 profits drop 38% on lower prices: statement
Oil firm Saudi Aramco on Monday announced profits of $30.08 billion for the second quarter, a sharp fall from the...
Thousands of US sailors, Marines reach Red Sea after Iran tensions
More than 3,000 US military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, as part of increased deployments...
Asian markets fluctuate after mixed US jobs report
Asian equities were mixed on Monday following a US jobs report that left investors weighing the chances of another Federal...
US scientists achieve net energy gain in fusion reaction for second time
US Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have accomplished a groundbreaking milestone in the quest for clean energy. For...
Philippines summons Chinese ambassador after water cannon incident in disputed South China sea
The Philippines has taken action by summoning China's ambassador to Manila. The incident occurred when Chinese coastguards blocked and used...
