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A television drama produced by Beijing’s top counter-espionage agency has put the spotlight on real-life cases in the high-stakes intelligence battle between mainland China and Taiwan. Over the past decade, mainland Chinese spy dramas have rarely touched on contemporary espionage across the Taiwan Strait but on Sunday state broadcaster CCTV began airing a 40-episode television series about such in...
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, exit polls showed, putting it within reach of power at the state level for the first time since World War Two, though falling just short of an overall majority.
Five people died and five others were injured as the Amazon plane overshot the runway after landing at Miami International Airport.
Five people are dead and five others injured after an aircraft overran the runway, hit vehicles and caught fire.
Five people are dead and five others injured after an aircraft overran the runway, hit vehicles and caught fire.
Connection across Tumen River is further sign of closer ties between the two countries since start of war in UkraineRussia and North Korea have opened the first road bridge across their shared border, in the latest sign of the rapidly deepening ties between the two countries since the start of the war in Ukraine.The one-kilometre bridge spans the Tumen River between Khasan in Russia’s far east and...
Around 100 clowns and circus fans fill the historic centre of Mariana, Brazil, for an international gathering celebrating circus, music and colour
Mainstream politicians express alarm while lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes ‘strong’ cooperation with MuskAfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majorityMainstream politicians around Europe have expressed alarm after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) swept to a historic state election victory in Germany, while nationalist figures cheered the result as a ma...
Jamaica is pushing for Britain to pay reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces pressure after his party's defeat by the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, in a regional election
A Philippine lawmaker and former House speaker has been charged with allegedly pocketing millions from flood control projects
The British government has condemned the "intimidating and thuggish behavior" of anti-immigrant demonstrators who tried to prevent migrants arriving in southern England
Shrouded in secrecy for years, the documentary following disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes premiered at a secret screening yesterday at the Telluride Film Festival. A24 has released a trailer and announced that the film will hit cinemas next month.
Nepal is holding a day of mourning to remember those killed in the August 26 floods
Germany has told the United Nations’ top court that a genocide case over weapons sales to Israel was improperly filed by Nicaragua and should be thrown out
UK band will play 16 shows across Perth, Melbourne and Sydney, as well as five shows in SaitamaRadiohead will return to Australia to play 16 shows across three cities next year, marking the band’s first tour of the country in 15 years.On Monday afternoon, the British rock band unveiled the itinerary for its May 2027 tour, which also include five shows in Japan. Continue reading...
Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon began at dawn on Sunday, killing at least 10 people.
After visiting the monuments and department stores, for some tourists in France, it’s off to the pharmacy. More and more foreign tourists are taking advantage of their stay to stock up on cosmetic products, sold in many pharmacies in France, which are known to be less expensive and very popular on social media.
German startup Isar Aerospace successfully launched its Spectrum rocket into orbit from Norway on Saturday night, marking the first ever such launch by a commercial entity from European soil. European firms are racing to make up ground in the lucrative launch industry, currently dominated by America's SpaceX.
British minister Emma Reynolds has condemned hundreds of protesters who blocked streets in the English coastal city of Portsmouth late on Sunday to try to stop the arrival of migrants from France, calling them “thuggish”. The gathering was the second anti-migrant demonstration in two days, after masked men disrupted traffic in the port of Dover on Saturday, chanting “Stop the boats”, a referen...
Guests staying at the 72-key Nírema Hotel & Spa Samos will be just steps away from the beach once it opens later this month.
France's EDF Energy is reportedly in discussions to buy So Energy, the smaller British supplier whose Irish parent company has put it up for sale, in a deal that would add to a renewed wave of consolidation among UK gas and electricity retailers.
Carmaker, which is battling Trump tariffs and fallout from cyber-attack, wants to reduce 34,000-strong UK workforceBusiness live – latest updatesJaguar Land Rover has announced thousands of job cuts as it grapples with tough conditions in the car market, Donald Trump’s tariff wars and the fallout from a cyber-attack.Britain’s largest carmaker, which is owned by the Indian conglomerate Tata, on Mon...
Khalifa and 11 others face death sentences in a major synthetic drug trafficking case, with appeals and further legal challenges expected.
CDU politician and German MP Günter Krings calls the Saxony-Anhalt election results “devastating”, saying the situation is “even worse than expected” after the far-right AfD won 43.8% of the vote.
German startup Isar Aerospace becomes the first company to achieve a successful private orbital space launch. But first: Germany's far-right AfD party scores a big electoral victory, pushed along in part by the country's structural economic crisis and its fiscal policies.
Flags flew at half mast on the 13th day since the disaster, the last day of the Hindu mourning period.
The average US household has spent $763 extra on fuel in six months, as the US-Israel war on Iran pushes up fuel costs.
