World
Taipei said Wednesday it had detected a Chinese aircraft carrier group sailing towards waters separating Taiwan and China, a day after Beijing held a live-fire exercise near the self-ruled island.China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory and has ramped up military activity around the island...
Sports,Cricket
New Zealand's Chad Bowes broke the world record for the fastest double century in List A cricket on Wednesday, reaching 200 off just 103 balls in a domestic one-day match.Bowes was batting for Canterbury against Otago in Christchurch as he beat the previous mark of 114 balls by Australian Travis...
Business & Commerce
Asian equities diverged Wednesday after another unremarkable day on Wall Street, where rising bond yields and comments from Federal Reserve officials dampened expectations for US interest rate cuts.A global rally that has seen several markets hit multiple records -- particularly in New York -- appea...
World,Back Page
The Israeli army said Monday that the latest commander responsible for funding the Lebanese Hezbollah group was "eliminated" in Syria.The man, whose name was not released, headed the Iran-backed Hezbollah's Unit 4400 that is "responsible for the transfers and the amount of funds&q...
Two dozen world leaders are gathering in Russia on Tuesday for the opening of a summit of the BRICS group, an alliance of emerging economies that the Kremlin hopes will challenge Western "hegemony".The summit is the biggest such meeting in Russia since it ordered troops into Ukraine and co...
Sports
Glasgow has been confirmed as the host of the troubled 2026 Commonwealth Games, with the Scottish city staging a slimmed-down version of the troubled multi-sport event.The future of the 2026 edition was thrown into doubt when the Australian state of Victoria, the original hosts, withdrew last year c...
Former US president Donald Trump hits the campaign trail in hurricane-hit North Carolina on Monday, having heavily criticized the government's disaster response after at least 124 people were killed there by storm Helene.Emergency services are still distributing food and water in the worst-affec...
Iran denied on Monday an accusation from Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati that it was interfering in Beirut’s internal affairs over remarks attributed to Tehran’s speaker of parliament.On Thursday, France’s Le Figaro quoted Iran’s Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf...
If North Korea sent soldiers to support Russia in Ukraine, that would be "a significant escalation", NATO secretary general Mark Rutte warned on Monday.Rutte said he spoke to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol about the Alliance's "close partnership with Seoul, defence industria...
A group of Russian navy ships arrived in war-torn Myanmar to join maritime exercises with the military junta's navy, Myanmar state media said on Monday.Four corvettes and a logistics vessel from Russia's Pacific Fleet arrived at Thilawa port in Yangon on Sunday "to join the second Myanm...
More than 90 fake bomb threats have been made against flights operated by multiple Indian airlines this week, Indian media reported Sunday, sparking fear among passengers and global delays.All flights landed safely, but the spate of threats has resulted in planes being diverted to Canada and Germany...
A Libyan suspected of planning an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin and links to the Islamic State (IS) group will appear before a judge on Sunday, German prosecutors said.The suspect, identified only as Omar A., was arrested on Saturday evening at his home in Bernau, just outside the German c...
Two Israeli air strikes targeted south Beirut on Sunday after the Israeli army warned civilians to evacuate the stronghold of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, state media said.The reported strikes came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement of try...
Six-time Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy revealed Saturday that he has terminal cancer and has been told by doctors he has "two to four years" to live.The 48-year-old former track racer announced in February that he had been diagnosed with the disease and was undergoing chemotherapy but...
Sports,Football
On-fire Lionel Messi scored his second hat-trick of the week and Luis Suarez scored twice as Inter Miami beat the New England Revolution 6-2 to smash MLS's regular season points record.Miami's win, in their final game of the regular season, took them to 74 points - one more than the previous...
National,Back Page
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Hamas was alive and will survive despite the death of its leader Yahya Sinwar in an Israeli military operation in Gaza."His loss is certainly painful for the resistance front" against Israel, "but it will not end a...
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will roll out starkly contrasting celebrity back-up this weekend in Pennsylvania and Michigan -- among the most prized of the battleground states set to decide the tightest of US presidential races.Pop star Lizzo will throw multi-Grammy award winning glitter behind the...
Whatever the result in Dubai on Sunday, there will be a new name on the trophy when New Zealand line up against South Africa in the final of the Women's T20 World Cup.Australia's dominance over the years, winning six of the eight previous tournaments has restricted the opportunities for anyo...
Captain Shan Masood hailed Pakistan's second Test win over England in Multan on Friday as a "relief" but warned his team's dire recent record would take a long time to turn around.Pakistan spinner Noman Ali grabbed 8-46 and Sajid Khan took 2-93 as the pair wrapped up England's ...
An Israeli autopsy found that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by a gunshot to the head, the New York Times reported on Friday.Dr Chen Kugel, who oversaw the autopsy, told the newspaper that Sinwar was first wounded in the arm by shrapnel, maybe from a missile or tank shell.The Hamas leader then...
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