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On Myanmar's frontline, Rohingya fighters and junta face a common enemy
The fighting in Rakhine now is part of a wider rebellion against Myanmar's junta, three years after it ousted an elected civilian government in a coup, triggering nationwide protests that have morphed into an armed uprising.
7 September 2024, 03:57 AM
Trump's criminal trials: where do they stand now?
The latest good news for Trump came Friday, when a judge officially delayed his sentencing in that case to November 26 -- weeks after the US presidential election.
7 September 2024, 03:48 AM
US confirms first bird flu case without animal contact
The person was the 14th to test positive for bird flu in the US this year, and the first without known contact with animals.
7 September 2024, 03:45 AM
Yagi slams into south China
Super Typhoon Yagi slammed into China’s Hainan island yesterday, bringing windspeeds of over 230 kilometres an hour in what is set to be the strongest storm to hit the region in more than a decade.
6 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Ukraine needs more weapons
President Volodymyr Zelensky joined a meeting of Ukraine's international backers in Germany today, appealing for additional weapons as Kyiv faces advancing Russian forces in the east and devastating strikes by Moscow
6 September 2024, 16:48 PM
Video footage appears to show Russians killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers
Ukraine's prosecutor general told CNN his office was investigating 28 such incidents since the start of the war, in which a total of 62 Ukrainian servicemembers had died
6 September 2024, 15:39 PM
Russia vows to curb US media over RT row
Russia will impose domestic restrictions on US media outlets in response to Washington's sanctions on Russian state-funded news network RT, the Kremlin said on Friday
6 September 2024, 15:18 PM
Putin backs Harris for US president
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said he supported Kamala Harris in November’s US presidential election, an apparent wry remark that led to a renewed call from Washington for the Kremlin to “stop interfering”.
5 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Xi promises $50b for Africa
Chinese leader Xi Jinping yesterday pledged more than $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing’s biggest summit since the Covid pandemic.
5 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Death toll in Poltava hits 55
The death toll from a Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s city of Poltava rose to 55 with over 300 wounded, Ukrainian officials said yesterday.
5 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Air pollution decline in China, Europe: UN
Fine particle air pollution declined in Europe and China last year as emissions linked to human activity dropped, the United Nations said in a report published on Thursday.
5 September 2024, 18:00 PM
14-year-old boy kills four in US school shooting
A 14-year-old boy killed four people, including two students, and wounded nine more when he opened fire at a high school in the US state of Georgia yesterday, law enforcement said.
5 September 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Main’ goal is to capture Ukraine’s Donbas
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said his main aim in Ukraine after 30 months of fighting was to capture the eastern Donbas area -- and claimed that Ukraine’s Kursk counter-offensive had made that easier.
5 September 2024, 18:00 PM
'Be prepared for war to preserve peace'
Indian defence minister asks country’s top military leadership to analyse current situation in Bangladesh, in conflict hotshots
5 September 2024, 17:44 PM
Trump has ‘surprise’ plan to end Ukraine war
Donald Trump said Tuesday he has plans that are “guaranteed” to end the deadly war in Ukraine, but will only reveal them if he wins the US presidential election in November.
4 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia adjusting nuke doctrine: Kremlin
The Kremlin yesterday said that Russia was adjusting its nuclear doctrine because the United States and its Western allies were threatening Russia by escalating the war in Ukraine and riding roughshod over Moscow’s legitimate security interests.
4 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Beware of beautiful foreign spies
China’s state security agency yesterday warned students with access to sensitive information against falling for “handsome men” or “beautiful women” that might entice them to spy for foreign powers.
4 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Deadly strike hits Lviv as Zelensky reshuffles govt
Russia struck the city of Lviv in western Ukraine yesterday, killing seven people and damaging historical buildings in a rare attack hundreds of kilometres from the frontline.
4 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Boko Haram kills at least 81 in Nigeria
At least 81 people died and several were missing after an attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in Nigeria’s northeastern Yobe State, local officials told AFP on Tuesday.
4 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Pope makes appeal on extremism as he launches Asia tour
Catholics represent fewer than three percent of the population of Indonesia -- about eight million people, compared with the 87 percent, or 242 million, who are Muslim.
4 September 2024, 06:15 AM