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23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
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China satellite launch prompts Taiwan alert
Taiwan’s government issued an island-wide alert yesterday, saying a Chinese satellite had flown over its southern airspace, which Taiwan’s foreign minister described as part of a pattern of harassment days before a pivotal election.
9 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Thai cabinet endorses clean air bill
Thailand’s cabinet endorsed a bill aimed at tackling the kingdom’s poor air quality yesterday, clearing the way for parliament to start debating the draft legislation.
9 January 2024, 18:00 PM
IS group kills 14 Syria soldiers
An Islamic State group attack killed at least 14 soldiers aboard a military bus in the Syrian desert yesterday, a war monitor said, in the second such attack this year.
9 January 2024, 18:00 PM
US air strike foils rocket attack on Iraqi air base
A US air strike on a rocket launcher late on Monday foiled an attack on Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts US and other international forces in western Iraq, two Iraqi army sources said.
9 January 2024, 18:00 PM
iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall from Alaska Airlines flight
Now that's what you call airplane mode -- an iPhone that plummeted 16,000 feet (5,000 meters) from an Alaska Airlines flight landed without a single crack in the screen and even a battery still half-charged
9 January 2024, 06:16 AM
United, Alaska Airlines report loose components on 737 MAX planes
United said Monday it had "found instances that appear to relate to installation issues in the door plug -- for example, bolts that needed additional tightening."
9 January 2024, 05:06 AM
China's Xi vows intensified crackdown on corruption
Xi, who began his second decade as China's top leader in 2022 in a break with longstanding political norms, has waged a fierce campaign against corruption since taking power.
9 January 2024, 04:58 AM
Bhutan votes as economic strife hits 'national happiness'
Some voters are expected to have trekked for days to cast their ballots in the landlocked mountain nation of about 800,000 people, similar in area to Switzerland.
9 January 2024, 04:54 AM
Ecuador under state of emergency, curfew after narco boss escapes
President Daniel Noboa, in office since November, announced a 60-day mobilization of soldiers in Ecuador's streets and prisons as a manhunt was under way for gangster Jose Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito."
9 January 2024, 04:49 AM
NY Times essay speculating over Swift's sexuality sparks backlash
The 5,000-word guest column published in the paper's opinion pages suggests the wildly popular singer is sending veiled signals to her fans that she is queer, despite identifying publicly as straight.
9 January 2024, 04:44 AM
Armed militants ambush Indian security forces
In a fresh gunbattle, armed militants reportedly carried out an ambush against Indian security personnel of the state at Moreh, the town in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district bordering Myanmar, after sundown on Sunday.
8 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Beckenbauer passes away
Legend Franz Beckenbauer, who left a unique imprint on German football as player, captain and coach, has died at the age of 78, the German football association said Monday.
8 January 2024, 18:00 PM
What aerospace analysts are saying about Boeing's mid-air blowout
Investigators are still trying to determine what caused a door plug to fall off from the side of a 737 MAX 9 aircraft operated by Alaska Airlines ALK.N on Friday, with 171 passengers on board.
8 January 2024, 07:16 AM
What is the genocide case against Israel at top UN court?
The ICJ, also called the World Court, is the highest United Nations legal body, established in 1945 to deal with disputes between states.
8 January 2024, 06:09 AM
Private industry leads America's first Moon landing since Apollo
Weather appeared favorable as fueling operations got underway Sunday night.
8 January 2024, 05:24 AM
Australia bans Nazi salute and public display of terror group symbols
The sale and trade of these symbols is similarly prohibited.
8 January 2024, 05:17 AM
Mid-air blowout puts Boeing back in the hot seat
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Sunday that 171 Boeing MAX 9 airplanes BA.N would remain grounded until the agency is convinced they can safely operate.
8 January 2024, 05:12 AM
Air strike on Myanmar village kills 15: report
At least 15 people, including children, have been killed in an air strike on a village in northwestern Myanmar, local media said yesterday.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM
IS claims bus blast that killed two in Kabul
The Islamic State group claimed responsiblity for a blast that killed two people and wounded 14 others on a bus in a mostly Shia neighbourhood in Kabul on Saturday.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Five trapped in Slovenia cave
Five people have been trapped in a cave in southwestern Slovenia since Saturday afternoon after heavy rainfall raised the water levels, making it impossible for rescuers to take them out safely, local media reported yesterday.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM