AI not a reliable source of news, EU media study says
22 October 2025, 02:41 AM
Sarkozy begins 5-yr prison sentence
21 October 2025, 18:00 PM
France's ex-leader Sarkozy jailed, proclaiming his innocence
21 October 2025, 17:44 PM
EU seeks ways to step up checks on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
20 October 2025, 18:21 PM
Amazon’s outage disrupts internet services
20 October 2025, 18:19 PM
Italian coastguard rescues dozens of migrants, 2 dead
20 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Louvre denies tapping Israeli firm in theft probe
20 October 2025, 15:44 PM
Louvre’s prized jewels stolen in daring heist
19 October 2025, 18:17 PM
Ex-French President Sarkozy says 'not afraid' ahead of jail term
19 October 2025, 14:15 PM
Protest hits Rome over Libya migrant deal after boat wreck
19 October 2025, 02:45 AM
More transmissable Covid-19 variant found in UK: WHO
A new Covid variant has been found in the UK, the World Health Organisation said in its latest report. The new mutant, called XE, may be more transmissible than any strain of Covid-19, the health body said.
3 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Russia declares top journo and vlogger ‘foreign agents’
Russia has declared a prominent journalist, a video blogger and six other media figures “foreign agents”, the latest in a series of such moves that critics say are designed to stifle dissent.
2 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Pope implicitly criticises Putin on invasion
Pope Francis yesterday said he was considering a trip to Kyiv and implicitly criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine, saying a “potentate” was fomenting conflict for nationalist interests.
2 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Donors pledge $2.44b in aid
International donors have pledged $2.44 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, the United Nations said, falling short of its target to provide emergency relief.
1 April 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Hybrid immunity’ gives best Covid protection: studies
People with the “hybrid immunity” of having been both fully vaccinated and previously infected with Covid-19 have the strongest protection against the virus, two new studies said yesterday.
1 April 2022, 18:00 PM
8 killed after coal mine shaft collapses in Serbia
At least eight miners were killed and about 20 were injured on Friday when a shaft collapsed in a state-owned coal mine in southern Serbia, RTS state television reported.
1 April 2022, 08:56 AM
Halt Afghan economy ‘death spiral’: UN
Afghanistan’s economy risks falling into a “death spiral” without urgent aid, with some Afghans already forced to sell their children and body parts to survive, UN
31 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Two UK judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court
Two UK Supreme Court judges yesterday resigned from Hong Kong’s top court, as the government in London said it was “no longer tenable” for its judges to serve in the former colony.
30 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Half of global pregnancies unintended
Nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide are unintended, the UN reproductive health agency said yesterday, warning that the war in Ukraine could further exacerbate what it called a “human rights crisis”.
30 March 2022, 18:00 PM
UK cops to issue 20 ‘Partygate’ fines
British police investigating breaches of coronavirus lockdown laws by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff in Downing Street yesterday announced it would be issuing 20 initial fines.
29 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Pope evokes spectre of Ukraine war sparking global conflict
The threat of a global conflict spawned by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should convince everyone that the time has come for humanity to abolish war before it abolishes humanity, Pope Francis said yesterday.
27 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Ex-colonies must decide monarchy’s role: Prince William
Prince William ended a turbulent tour of the Caribbean by starkly admitting this weekend that the region’s former British colonies must decide whether to scrap the monarchy’s role in their countries.
27 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Blinken heads to Israel, Morocco, Algeria
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was expected to fly in in Israel as the Ukraine war rages, aiming to rally regional support for Kyiv and quell the Jewish state’s worries about a looming nuclear deal with Iran.
26 March 2022, 18:00 PM
UK Covid-19 cases nearing record highs
Coronavirus levels reached all-time highs in Scotland and Wales and are nearing record levels in England, with around 4.2 million people infected across the UK last week, official figures showed Friday.
26 March 2022, 18:00 PM
‘This is apartheid’
A top UN rights expert slammed the international community Friday for allowing Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian territories to evolve into a system of “apartheid”.
26 March 2022, 18:00 PM
128 migrants rescued from Mediterranean, 2 found dead on board
A search and rescue ship saved 128 migrants trying to reach Europe on an overcrowded dinghy Friday but found two on board had died, the NGO operating it said.
26 March 2022, 07:20 AM
‘Mass bleaching’ at Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s spectacular Great Barrier Reef is suffering “mass bleaching” as corals lose their colour under the stress of warmer seas, authorities said yesterday, in a blow widely blamed on climate change.
25 March 2022, 18:00 PM
US, EU agree new pact on data transfers
President Joe Biden yesterday said the US and EU had reached a new agreement on the transfer of personal data that would replace previous arrangements that were struck down by Europe’s top court over spying concerns.
25 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Consuming artificial sweeteners linked to cancer risk: study
Consuming artificial sweetener could increase the risk of developing cancer, a large-scale study suggested Thursday, but experts not involved in the research said it was not enough proof to consider changing current health advice.
25 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Assange to marry in prison
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his fiancee Stella Moris were married yesterday, at the high-security London prison where
23 March 2022, 18:00 PM