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Yemen rebels claim fresh Red Sea ship attacks
Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels said Tuesday they struck US and British ships in two separate attacks in the Red Sea, one of which was confirmed by a security firm
6 February 2024, 11:38 AM
UK's King Charles III diagnosed with cancer
King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, said Buckingham Palace
5 February 2024, 18:25 PM
What ails the Panama Canal?
The Panama Canal is one of the world’s most important maritime shortcuts.
5 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Main players in high-stakes polls
Pakistan goes to the polls on Thursday following a lacklustre election campaign overshadowed by court battles and accusations by rights groups that the vote is not being held on a level playing field. Here is a look at the main players:
5 February 2024, 18:00 PM
India won't aid Canada probe till evidence shared: report
India will not provide information to Canadian investigators over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader until Canada shares evidence, India's High Commissioner to Canada told the Globe & Mail newspaper in an interview published today
5 February 2024, 14:05 PM
Blinken arrives in Riyadh amid heightened Mideast tensions
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia today, his first stop in a wider tour of the Middle East as Washington tries to advance negotiations on a normalization deal between the kingdom and Israel, as well as make progress on talks for the governance of postwar Gaza
5 February 2024, 12:26 PM
Australia says writer Yang Jun given suspended death sentence in China
Australia's government said Monday writer Yang Jun has been given a suspended death sentence in China, describing it as "harrowing news"
5 February 2024, 05:47 AM
Chile wildfire death toll rises to 112: Interior Ministry
The confirmed death toll from ferocious wildfires in central Chile has risen to 112, an Interior Ministry official said Sunday
5 February 2024, 03:25 AM
US strikes five missiles in Yemen: military
American forces carried out air strikes against five missiles in Yemen on Sunday -- one designed for land attack and the others for targeting ships, the US military said
5 February 2024, 03:18 AM
Panamanians lost at sea count their lucky coconuts
Three Panamanians who drifted in the Pacific for 11 days, surviving on rainwater and coconuts that floated by, have been rescued, the Colombian navy said Friday.
4 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Forest fires kill 51 in Chile
Forest fires raging in central Chile have killed at least 51 people and the death toll is likely to keep climbing, authorities said on Saturday, as emergency services battled to snuff out flames threatening urban areas.
4 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Chile wildfires kill at least 46 in 'unprecedented catastrophe'
Wildfires blazing across Chile have killed at least 46 people, officials said Saturday, leaving bodies in the street and homes gutted as flames continued to spread
4 February 2024, 03:12 AM
US, Britain wage strikes against Iran-linked Houthis in Yemen
The United States and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, in the second day of major US operations against Iran-linked groups following a deadly attack on American troops last weekend
4 February 2024, 02:49 AM
19 killed in Chile wildfires
Wildfires blazing across central and southern Chile have left at least 19 people dead, officials said yesterday, warning the toll was likely to climb as responders comb through burnt-out homes and the flames continue to spread.
3 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Bones from German cave rewrite history of Homo sapiens
Bone fragments unearthed in a cave in central Germany show that our species ventured into Europe’s cold higher latitudes more than 45,000 years ago - much earlier than previously known - in a finding that rewrites the early history of Homo sapiens on a continent still inhabited then by our cousins the Neanderthals.
3 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Michael Jordan’s unpaired sneakers sell for $8 mln
A set of six individual Air Jordan sneakers worn by Michael Jordan during NBA finals sold for USD eight million at an auction in New York, setting a new global auction record for game-worn sneakers, auction house Sotheby’s said on Friday.
3 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 14
The death toll from landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain in the southern Philippines in the past week has risen to 14, official tallies showed Saturday
3 February 2024, 12:58 PM
US made ‘strategic mistake’
Says Tehran over Washington’s strikes on Iraq, Syria; Baghdad says 16 killed in US ‘aggression’
3 February 2024, 10:08 AM
Germany explores 4-day workweek amid labor shortage
Less work, same money, more happiness and productivity. As of February 1, 45 companies in Germany are testing a 4-day workweek
3 February 2024, 08:59 AM
LK Advani to be conferred Bharat Ratna
India’s former deputy prime minister and BJP patriarch Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred “Bharat Ratna,” the country’s highest civilian honour
3 February 2024, 07:18 AM