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At least 15 vessels struck in waterway in past 10 days, with rumours that they were carrying valuable goodsPeople have been scouring the strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacked at least 15 container ships passing through the crucial waterway in the past 10 days.Some ships have been hit by drones, others by mines. On Sunday, a ship was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade launched from...
At least 15 vessels struck in waterway in past 10 days, with rumours spread that they carried valuable goodsPeople have been scouring the strait of Hormuz for spilt cargo after Iran attacked at least 15 container ships traversing the crucial waterway in the past 10 days.Some ships have been hit by drones, others by mines. On Sunday, a ship was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade launched from a s...
Protesters in Albania say demonstrations will intensify as Prime Minister Edi Rama rejects calls to resign.
Witness says drone struck twice at transport hub in al-Dibab, in one of deadliest single attacks of warA drone strike near a market in southern Sudan on Sunday evening killed 80 people, mostly commuters catching rides home.Ahmed Wadi, a witness, said the attack in the town of al-Dibab in West Kordofan state left “50 bodies who I helped bury, one of them my own brother Mohamed”. Continue reading...
Voters in oil-rich Alberta overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada in the province's first-ever referendum on separation, with early results on Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity amid US President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats.
An expedition to investigate if an anomaly seen on a satellite image of a remote island in the South Pacific was Amelia Earhart’s missing plane has ended without recovering the wreckage.
Islamabad cites security concerns, while Tehran points to technical issues as Pakistan mediates between Iran and the US.
An elderly man died in hospital on Monday night after he was pulled unconscious from a flat during a fire in a residential building in Hong Kong’s Western district. Police received a report at 8.57pm that flames had erupted in a flat in Hang Fai Building on Pok Fu Lam Road in Sai Ying Pun. Firefighters deployed two water jet and breathing apparatus teams to tackle the fire, which was extinguished ...
An elderly man died in hospital on Monday night after he was pulled unconscious from a flat during a fire in a residential building in Hong Kong’s Western district on Monday night. Police received a report at 8.57pm that flames had erupted in a flat in Hang Fai Building on Pok Fu Lam Road in Sai Ying Pun. Firefighters deployed two water jet and breathing apparatus teams to tackle the fire, which w...
An elderly man was pulled unconscious from a flat after a fire broke out in a residential building in Hong Kong’s Western district on Monday night, with about 60 residents evacuating the premises. Police received a report at 8.57pm that flames had erupted in a flat in Hang Fai Building on Pok Fu Lam Road in Sai Ying Pun. Firefighters deployed a water jet and a breathing apparatus team to tackle th...
Thomas Teepell, who worked for Republican senator, demanded El-Sayed disavow Muslim Brotherhood A man who heckled Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed and demanded he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a Michigan townhall is a former aide to the Republican senator Josh Hawley, according to congressional staff records.At the event on Saturday, an attendee who gave his name only as “Tommy” ...
Elon Musk says he will give one SpaceX share to every child in America next year, a pledge worth about $10.7bn (€9.5bn) at Friday’s closing price. He has yet to explain who would qualify or how the shares would be distributed.
Elon Musk says he will give one SpaceX share to every child in America next year, a pledge worth about $10.7bn (€9.5bn) at Friday’s closing price. He has yet to explain who would qualify or how the shares would be distributed.
In a major win for animal welfare, three elderly elephants—Iringa, Toka, and Thika—have journeyed from Toronto Zoo to a sanctuary thanks to Bob Barker's generous funding of nearly $1 million. Their four-day trek concluded at the Performing Animal Welfare Society in California, where they will need time and veterinary expertise to adjust after decades of captivity. This move symbolizes hope for the...
Online games and messaging services were initially expected to receive broad exemptions, but the government has now decided to assess platforms based on their potential risks to children.
Four soldiers were killed and dozens injured in a fire at a military base in Alberta province, one of the worst peacetime tragedies to hit Canada's armed forces on home soil, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday.
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Monday accused the "ultra-left movement" of seeking to "orchestrate deep unrest across the country" in the runup to next year's presidential election. FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley looks back at Lecornu's remarks in the wake of the violent protests that shook the country over the weekend.
The researchers said what they had hoped was the plane was "likely a collection of large trees" that had washed away, leaving a "single Y-shaped segment."
Rising borrowing costs and political uncertainty are putting France’s finances under pressure. Oxford Economics warns that a severe bond-market shock could push both France and Italy into recession in 2027, although a debt crisis remains outside its central forecast.
Scottish university’s annual tradition once involved giving out raisins but fancy dress and shaving cream now in vogueNobody at the University of St Andrews in Scotland seems to remember how Raisin Monday became a giant foam fight. For 600 years, first-year students have taken part in the ritual of thanking older students for mentoring them through their first few weeks of university life.Traditio...
Brazil’s top electoral court has given Meta 24 hours to prove it is treating campaign content from incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro equally on its online platforms, threatening a daily fine for noncompliance. The ruling follows allegations from Lula's campaign that the social media giant is suppressing Lula’s campaign content ahead of Sunday’s closely cont...
The game continued after the incident. The American Conference said the decision was made before his death was known.
Downing Street emphasises sacrifices of UK troops and reasserts ‘unwavering’ support for Ukraine amid softening US policy towards RussiaUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has criticised Pete Hegseth for downplaying the role of Nato allies in helping the US with combat operations in Afghanistan, saying Donald Trump’s defence secretary had been wrong to do so.The direct condemnation cam...
The group is calling on Brussels for more funding to cope with the end of Russian energy imports in 2027, amid high electricity prices across Europe.
Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHOAn eighth person in Kenya has tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the country’s first-ever cluster of cases of the virus, as the second-largest outbreak in history kills more than 4,300 and sickens more than 9,000 people in the region.It highlights the diminished role the US has p...
Professional chefs had just 20 minutes to guide their amateur teammates through making a soufflé omelette, without using their hands to help.
The independent politician is in hospital after what the prime minister says may have been a deliberate attack.
