World
A UK ship to house hundreds of US army personnel building a jetty to speed up aid delivery to Gaza has set sail from Cyprus, a UK defence source said Saturday.Royal Navy support ship "Cardigan Bay" will help support the international effort to construct the temporary floating pier, w...
Business & Commerce
Washington's top diplomat is among leaders expected at a Saudi-hosted economic summit set to begin today (Sunday) with a strong focus on the grinding war in Gaza, organisers said.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be "coming in directly from his visits in China and on his way to Isra...
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Saudi Arabia could have its first Miss Universe contestant this year, organisers said this week, after a fashion model and influencer claimed she had been selected.“The Miss Universe Organization is currently undergoing a rigorous vetting process qualifying a potential candidate to be awarded ...
Pro-Palestinian protests spread to more college campuses in the United States on Thursday as authorities appeared to be running out of patience and police began to push back forcefully.Riot officers used chemical irritants and tasers at one university as administrators at some of the country's m...
The weak yen is putting pressure on the Bank of Japan to tighten monetary policy, analysts say, although it is not expected to hike its main interest rate when it wraps up a two-day meeting on Friday.With the yen at three-decade lows, speculation has grown that Japan's government could intervene...
A centuries-old settlement submerged by the construction of a dam in the northern Philippines in the 1970s has reappeared as water levels drop due to a drought affecting swathes of the country.The ruins in the middle of Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija province are a tourist draw, even as the region s...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a multiple rocket launcher, state media said Friday, its latest weapons test after accusations Pyongyang has supplied arms to Russia.The largely isolated country has recently bolstered military ties with Russia, and Pyongyang thanked Moscow ...
A huge black barrier to block Mount Fuji from view will be installed in a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists.Construction of the mesh net -- 2.5 metres (8 feet) high and the length of a cricket pitch at 20 metres -- will begin as early ...
Sports,Football
Atletico Madrid have the chance to keep Athletic Bilbao at arm’s length in the race to qualify for the Champions League when the sides meet on Today in La Liga.Diego Simeone’s stumbling Atletico, fourth, have a three point lead on Copa del Rey winners Athletic, fifth.It will be a high-in...
Jurgen Klopp's nearly nine years at Liverpool have been filled with memorable milestones but an unwanted first of his reign leaves his final few weeks at Anfield with little left to play for. Liverpool will now play away to West Ham on Saturday.Just a few weeks ago, Liverpool were on course for ...
Thailand issued fresh warnings about scorching hot weather on Thursday as the government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year.City authorities in Bangkok gave an extreme heat warning as the heat index was expected to rise above 52 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit).T...
Thousands of flights were cancelled in France and Europe on Thursday as a strike by French air traffic controllers over pay caused stoppages not seen in decades.Airlines cut more than half of their normal flight schedules at Paris's two main airports Orly and Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle, with many ...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday on the United States and China to manage their differences "responsibly" as he went on a charm offensive ahead of expected tough talks.A day before meeting Beijing's top brass to tackle thorny issues including Russia, Taiwan and trad...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Europe to rise up to the challenges of a changed world, warning that "our Europe, today, is mortal and it can die"."It can die and this depends only on our choices," Macron said in a keynote speech, warning that Europe was "...
The White House said Wednesday it wanted "answers" from Israeli authorities after the discovery of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals destroyed in Israeli sieges.Gaza's Civil Defense agency said the day prior that health workers uncovered nearly 340 bodies of people allegedly killed and...
Marine biologists raced Thursday to save more than 100 pilot whales after a mass stranding on an Australian beach, with officials fearing many will have to be euthanised.Western Australia's Parks and Wildlife Service said 26 of the beached pilot whales had already died.As many as 160 pilot whale...
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Thursday said net profit jumped 21 percent in the first three months of the year thanks to strong growth in sales of cancer drugs.Profit after tax climbed more than one fifth compared with the first quarter last year to $2.18 billion, AstraZeneca said in a...
French President Emmanuel Macron continues to show off his sporting abilities ahead of the Paris Olympics after dispatching a penalty in a charity soccer match on Wednesday.Macron, playing alongside a mix of former international players and healthcare professionals, fired his shot low into the botto...
Everton secured their first win in a Merseyside derby at Goodison Park since 2010 to leave Liverpool's Premier League title aspirations in ruins after a 2-0 defeat on Wednesday.Defeat leaves Jurgen Klopp's men still three points adrift of leaders Arsenal and only one point in front of defend...
China will send a fresh crew to its Tiangong space station on Thursday evening, Beijing's Manned Space Agency announced, the latest mission in a programme that aims to send astronauts to the Moon by 2030.The Shenzhou-18 mission -- crewed by three astronauts -- is scheduled to take off at 8:59 pm...
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