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Ukraine’s Zelensky fires top aide as office faces corruption investigation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired one of his most senior officials on Wednesday as corruption investigators named a deputy head of the presidential office among the suspects in a money-laundering case. The stunning developments came a day after Ukraine’s recently fired defence minister demanded national elections, despite Russia’s more than four-year-old invasion. Zelensky has maintaine...

Zelensky’s office faces corruption probe in Ukraine as fired minister demands elections

Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies announced on Wednesday that they were investigating senior officials in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, a day after the country’s recently fired defence minister called for national elections despite the ongoing fight against Russia’s invasion. The political drama was an unwelcome distraction for Zelensky as Ukraine’s war with its bigger neighbour stretche...

Every suite and villa at this new wellness resort on the Red Sea comes with its own private pool

The 110-key property has eight restaurants as well as a spa spanning some 2,100 square metres.

Young YouTuber Buys NYC Apartment: Eden Masliah mixes savings and inheritance; questions feeling fully proud

YouTuber Eden Masliah, 21, has purchased a $740,000 two-bedroom N.Y.C. apartment after saving about $250,000 from her content career and using money left by her late father for an investment. Although the purchase marks a major milestone, Masliah admits she struggles to see it as entirely her achievement because of her inheritance. She is now renovating the apartment and hopes to create a timeless...

Canada deports former Iranian deputy interior minister Seyed Salman Samani

China’s Unitree soars in market debut as investors bet on humanoid robots

Unitree shares surge as much as 620 percent amid enthusiasm for burgeoning field of human-like robots.

Malaysia fears military ‘miscalculation’ near Sabah amid US-China rivalry

Malaysia faces a growing risk of miscalculation near its state of Sabah as US-China rivalry drives more military activities into the waters around Borneo, its defence minister has warned, bolstering the government’s push for higher spending on its armed forces. The concern is particularly acute for Malaysia, a South China Sea claimant that has long sought to keep close economic ties with China whi...

Angelique Kidjo makes history with Hollywood walk of fame star

Angelique Kidjo makes history with Hollywood walk of fame star

Bodies of climbers who vanished 34 years ago found in Swiss Alps

The bodies of two climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps in 1992 have been found, freed from a melting glacier, police said.

Helicopter crashes at Mount Ololokwe in Kenya, killing six people

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Department tells the BBC the identities of those on board are not yet known.

Amidst the AI data centre backlash, a Missouri farmer is inviting developers to buy his land

In Missouri, a farmer has taken the unexpected step of inviting data center developers to bid on his land, despite notable local opposition and recent state restrictions. He believes that data centers could revitalize struggling rural economies by creating jobs and generating tax revenue. The farmer also addresses valid concerns about water use and electricity costs, presenting his offer as an opp...

Christian metal band Demon Hunter sue Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters

The band say they face "an existential crisis" after the success of the K-pop-inspired Netflix film.

Observatory keeps eye on low-pressure area, to consider issuing T1 over weekend

The Hong Kong Observatory has said it will consider issuing the No 1 standby typhoon signal over the weekend, as it tracks a low-pressure system that could approach the city and bring stormy weather. The forecaster said on Wednesday that the area of low pressure over the northern part of the South China Sea was moving westward and edging closer to the southern section of the mainland Chinese provi...

Observatory keeps eye on low pressure-area, to consider issuing T1 over weekend

The Hong Kong Observatory has said it will consider issuing the No 1 standby typhoon signal over the weekend, as it tracks a low-pressure system that could approach the city and bring stormy weather. The forecaster said on Wednesday that the area of low pressure over the northern part of the South China Sea was moving westward and edging closer to the southern section of the mainland Chinese provi...

Republican senator Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola advance in Alaska Senate primary

Result tees up marquee race in US midterm elections, which could decide if Republicans or Democrats control SenateIncumbent Dan S Sullivan, the US senator, advanced in Alaska’s nonpartisan primary race for his seat on Tuesday alongside Mary Peltola, a former Democratic congresswoman.With the top four candidates moving forward from Alaska’s open primaries to the general election, the Associated Pre...

Spared execution eight times, oldest inmate in US dies at 101

Francis Smith was one of a growing number of elderly people who are incarcerated.

Ukraine’s new defence minister takes office as popular predecessor calls for presidential vote

Ukrainian lawmakers approved former top special forces operative Yevhenii Khmara as the country’s new defence minister Wednesday, just hours after his predecessor Mykhailo Fedorov called for fresh presidential elections. Elections have been banned in Ukraine since President Volodymyr Zelensky declared martial law following the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022. Read our liveblog to see ...

Live: Ukraine’s new defence minister takes office as popular predecessor calls for presidential vote

Ukrainian lawmakers approved former top special forces operative Yevhenii Khmara as the country’s new defence minister Wednesday, just hours after his predecessor Mykhailo Fedorov called for fresh presidential elections. Elections have been banned in Ukraine since President Volodymyr Zelensky declared martial law following the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022. Follow our liveblog for t...

Ukraine live: Zelensky fires deputy head of presidential office as corruption probe unfolds

President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed presidential office deputy head Iryna Mudra on Wednesday, according to a decree published on the presidential website. The move came after Ukraine’s anti-graft agencies said they had uncovered a money laundering group allegedly involving senior officials from Zelensky's office. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. 

China to build environmental monitoring station near disputed Scarborough Shoal

China has approved the construction of a marine environmental observation station to monitor an area that includes the disputed Scarborough Shoal, a persistent flashpoint in tensions with the Philippines in the South China Sea. The Zhongsha Islands Marine Ecological and Environmental Field Observation and Research Station, proposed by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology (SCSIO) of the Chin...

Israeli army orders criminal investigation into killing of Palestinian girl Hind Rajab

The Israeli army has ordered a criminal investigation into the killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza two years ago.

France’s ‘aid in dying’ law comes into effect after constitutional approval

Right to assisted dying established for patients with conditions assessed as incurable and causing unbearable pain Legislation granting incurably ill adults the right to assisted dying has been formally adopted in France after the text was approved by the country’s highest constitutional authority and published in the official journal.The law, known as a law on “end of life” or “aid in dying” rath...

Mable Chan uses Qatar Airways cargo office opening to drop Central Asia route reveal

Qatar Airways has set up its new regional cargo office in Hong Kong, with the city’s transport minister using the occasion to reveal a local airline would soon announce a relaunch of direct flights to Central Asia. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan dropped the hint, but did not name the airline, when she attended the opening ceremony for Qatar Airways’ regional cargo office and witn...

In 1992, Florida began restoring the Kissimmee River. 28 years later, wildlife returned

Dog food recalled after reports of pets losing their sight

Move by Years, which provides personalised meals in subscription-based service, follows recipe changeA dog food brand has recalled all of its fresh meals after reports that a recipe change may have caused some animals to develop an eye condition that, if left untreated, can lead to sight loss.Years said owners should stop feeding its fresh meals to their dogs “immediately” and also told them not t...