South Korea’s Scout Jamboree cut short amidst heatwave, typhoon threat
South Korea's World Scout Jamboree has been cut short due to a looming typhoon threat. Organizers are making preparations to...
Month: August 2023
US deploys navy warships in response to China-Russia joint naval patrol near Alaska
The United States has deployed four navy warships following joint maritime patrols conducted by Russian and Chinese naval forces in...
Ethiopia accuses Amhara militia of attempting government overthrow amid ongoing clashes
A senior Ethiopian official has accused militiamen in the Amhara region of plotting to overthrow both the regional and federal...
Trump maintains legal immunity, never violates US Constitution — Defense lawyer
Former President Donald Trump's defense lawyer, John Lauro, has stated that Trump maintains legal immunity and did not violate the...
NYPD invests in tactical drones to respond to emergencies
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has made significant investments in cutting-edge tactical drone technology, with a focus on utilizing...
75-year-old woman fatally struck in Brooklyn Residence, drivers abscond scene
In a heartbreaking incident that unfolded just around the corner from her dwelling in Brooklyn, a 75-year-old woman, identified as...
Imran Khan defeated in path to second Pakistan innings
Former international cricket star Imran Khan had vowed to captain the country a second time after being ousted as prime...
Liberia election campaign begins as Weah seeks re-election
Campaigning for Liberia's presidential and legislative elections kicked off on Saturday, with incumbent George Weah seeking a second six-year term...
Record floods ‘worst natural disaster’ in Slovenia in over 30 years: PM
Clean-up operations in Slovenia were in full flow Saturday after torrential rains and severe floods brought havoc to the Alpine...
Indian lunar landing mission enters Moon’s orbit
India's latest space mission entered the Moon's orbit on Saturday ahead of the country's second attempted lunar landing, as its...
Niger coup weakens fight against terror in Africa: France
The coup in Niger will undermine the fight against resurgent terror groups in Africa's Sahel region, France's defence minister said...
Pakistan’s population grows by 35 million: census
Pakistan's population has ballooned to 250 million, according to the results of the latest census published Saturday, growing by 35...
Ex-aide of Israel far-right MP held over Palestinian’s murder: media
A former aide of a lawmaker from Israel's hard-right governing coalition was among two settlers arrested Saturday over the killing...
Palestinian gunman kills Israeli, shot dead in Tel Aviv
A Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli municipal officer in commercial hub Tel Aviv on Saturday, before being fatally shot by...
Opposition mounts in Nigeria over possible Niger intervention
Political leaders in Nigeria are urging President Bola Tinubu to reconsider a threatened military intervention against junta leaders in neighboring...
Israelis take to streets again to protest judicial overhaul
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday in Tel Aviv and other cities against the hard-right government's judicial overhaul opponents see...
Parliamentarian vote clears Senegal opposition figures for presidential run, excludes Sonko
Senegal's parliament passed a vote Saturday that effectively restored the right of two key opposition deputies to run in the...
Pope to wind up Portugal visit with big outdoor Mass
Pope Francis will celebrate an open-air Mass before a huge crowd on Sunday at a riverside park near Lisbon to...
Philippines accuses China Coast Guard of firing water cannon at its boats
The Philippines condemned the China Coast Guard Sunday for allegedly firing water cannon at its vessels in the disputed South...
Tunisian brand turns sea plastic into green couture
The two men in bright overalls rooting for plastic on a Tunisian beach do so to make a living, but...
French billionaire Drahi to face investors as graft claims swirl
French-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi is set to make a rare appearance in front of investors this week with his multinational...
Netherlands tame South Africa to set up Spain World Cup clash
The Netherlands set up a heavyweight Women's World Cup quarter-final clash with Spain after ending South Africa's historic run with...
Pakistan’s economic woes leave textile industry in tatters
Factory worker Lubna Babar was made redundant at the beginning of the year, a victim of a crisis in the...
Japan condemns Russia nuclear threat on Hiroshima anniversary
Japan's prime minister hit out at Russian threats to use nuclear weapons as the country marked the 78th anniversary of...
Former Pakistan PM Khan arrested after court convicts him of graft
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was arrested at his home in Lahore on Saturday after a court in the...
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Pope presides Way of Cross ceremony at youth festival
Pope Francis presided over a Way of the Cross reenactment at a Lisbon park on Friday before hundreds of thousands...
US ‘pausing’ some assistance programs to Niger government: Blinken
The United States is suspending some aid programs to the Niger government, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday, more...
Lula to host S.American summit on saving the Amazon
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will host a regional summit next week with planetary stakes, as leaders of...
Saudi dives into Ukraine peace push with Jeddah talks
Saudi Arabia was set to host talks on the Ukraine war on Saturday in the latest flexing of its diplomatic...
Trump, in friendly US south, calls indictment ‘ridiculous’
Former president Donald Trump appeared before ardent supporters in the deeply conservative southern state of Alabama on Friday, dismissing the...
Pope heads to Portugal’s Fatima shrine
Pope Francis will make a lightning visit to the shrine of Fatima in central Portugal on Saturday as part of...
China’s village basketball league a slam dunk
Thousands of raucous Chinese basketball fans pack tightly into a floodlit stadium filled with swirling fog, eager to spur on...
US, UK scouts abandon heatwave-hit South Korean jamboree
American and British scouts pulled out of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea Saturday citing scorching temperatures, as organizers...
Ukraine drone attack damages Russian tanker in Kerch Strait
A Russian tanker was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Kerch Strait, briefly halting traffic on the strategic...
18 dead as Mexican bus carrying foreign migrants crashes
At least 18 people were killed and at least 23 injured Thursday when a bus carrying foreign migrants and locals...
US aims to deploy troops on tankers to deter seizures by Iran
The United States is preparing to deploy Marines and Navy personnel aboard commercial tankers transiting the Gulf as part of...
Niger ambassador to US warns coup could destabilize region
Niger's junta must "come to reason" and return power to ousted President Mohamed Bazoum before the country and the wider...
US police drop Cardi B mic throw probe
Cardi B will not face criminal charges over an incident in which she threw her microphone at a member of...
Last chance saloon for Springbok World Cup hopefuls
Up to nine starters and four replacements will be desperate to impress South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber in a Rugby...
Asylum ‘ban’ at US southern border can stay: court
A de facto ban on claiming asylum at the US southern border implemented in May in an effort to stem...
Stock markets diverge on mixed US jobs data
Stock markets diverged on Friday, with US stocks pushing higher after positive earnings and a tepid jobs report that could...
Alexei Navalny: Russia’s opposition leader behind bars
Russia gives few glimpses nowadays of Alexei Navalny, an opposition icon who leveraged social media and fatigue with the Kremlin...
Lebanon marks 3 years since catastrophic Beirut blast
Lebanon on Friday marks three years since one of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut. Yet nobody has been held...
‘Happy mothers’: S. Korean couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korea has spent billions of dollars on policies to boost its birth rate. But when Kim Kyu-jin and her...
Mosques shut after religious riots near India’s capital
Most mosques were shut for Friday prayers in an important business hub on the outskirts of India's capital after six...
India’s ‘lost tribe’ of Israel hit hard by deadly violence
A "lost tribe" of Israel in northeast India has been swept up in months of deadly ethnic violence, with at...
India’s top court suspends Rahul Gandhi’s defamation conviction
India's top court on Friday suspended the defamation conviction of Rahul Gandhi, a decision that could pave the way for...
Ukrainians find ‘bit of peace’ at Catholic youth festival
At a global Catholic youth festival in Lisbon, Olena Shevchuk said she is getting a welcome break from the pain...
Romania court lifts Andrew Tate’s house arrest order
A Romanian court Friday lifted a house arrest order on controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother as the men...
Armenia funnels US cars to Russia, in sanctions’ evasion
A kilometres-long caravan of trailers loaded with used cars meanders on a dusty road leading to a customs terminal in...
Palestinians bury West Bank teen killed by Israel
Hundreds of mourners gathered on Friday for the funeral of a Palestinian teenager killed by Israeli forces in the occupied...
Ex-ally sues Monaco’s ruler in ‘Rock Files’ scandal
A former confidant of Monaco's ruler Prince Albert II is suing the monarch in an unprecedented and potentially damaging court...
India’s Supreme Court suspends Rahul Gandhi’s defamation conviction
India's Supreme Court has granted opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi relief by suspending his conviction in a defamation case....
China floods threaten downstream cities as thousands evacuated amidst devastating Storms
In the wake of Typhoon Doksuri's remnants passing through Beijing, China, the country faces severe floods and heavy rainfall, endangering...
ECOWAS delegation leaves Niger without meeting junta leader
A delegation representing the West African bloc, ECOWAS, departed Niger after failing to meet with coup leader General Abdourahmane Tiani,...
Ukrainian drone attack damages Russian warship at Black Sea port of Novorossiysk
Ukrainian sea drones have launched an attack on a navy base in Novorossiysk, one of Russia's largest Black Sea ports....
Bangladesh’s Tamim steps down as ODI captain
Tamim Iqbal stepped down on Thursday as captain of Bangladesh's one-day international side and pulled his name out of the...
West Indies stun India by four runs in first T20 International
West Indies stunned India by four runs to capture the opening Twenty20 International on Thursday as the tourists flopped in...
