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Russian ‘spy’ whale surfaces in Sweden
A harness-wearing Beluga whale that turned up in Norway in 2019, sparking speculation it was a spy trained by the Russian navy, has appeared off Sweden’s coast, an organisation following him said yesterday.
29 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Shanghai records hottest May day in 100 years
Shanghai recorded its hottest May day in 100 years yesterday, the city’s meteorological service announced, shattering the previous high by a full degree.
29 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Erdogan confronts polarised Turkey after historic win
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday confronted the tough task of uniting his deeply divided country after winning a historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule to 2028.
29 May 2023, 18:00 PM
'Destructive measures' if N Korean missile threatens territory: Japan
Japan put its ballistic missile defences on alert on Monday and warned that it would shoot down any projectile that threatened its territory after North Korea notified Japan of a satellite launch between May 31 and June 11
29 May 2023, 07:12 AM
Then and now: 70 years of Everest summit
Seventy years ago, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first humans to summit Everest on May 29, 1953
29 May 2023, 06:08 AM
World leaders congratulate Turkey's victorious Erdogan
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin were among world leaders congratulating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he won Sunday's historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule
29 May 2023, 04:12 AM
China to send first civilian into space on Tuesday
China will send its first civilian astronaut into space as part of a crewed mission to the Tiangong space station on Tuesday, its Manned Space Agency announced, as Beijing pushes ahead with its extra-terrestrial ambitions
29 May 2023, 02:46 AM
40 insurgents shot dead in India’s Manipur
Commandos of the Manipur Police had been engaging insurgents for over eight hours yesterday in several areas of the Indian state hit by ethnic violence, sources have told NDTV.
28 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Good ties with China possible without BRI
Good relations with China are possible even without being part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in an interview published yesterday, as her government weighs abandoning the project.
28 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Minister trying to cover up ‘horror stories’: ex-Pak PM
PTI Chairman Imran Khan yesterday hit back at Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah’s allegations that the party had planned to orchestrate a “raid and rape” at a known worker’s home in an effort to malign law enforcement agencies, terming them an effort to pre-empt and cover up “horror stories”.
28 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Major Hong Kong democratic party to disband
The Civic Party, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy groups, voted yesterday to disband due to a leadership vacuum, after its members were squeezed out of local councils and charged under Beijing’s national security law.
27 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Avalanche kills 10 in northern Pakistan
An avalanche killed at least 10 people in a remote area of northern Pakistan today, officials said, adding that poor weather and limited accessibility were hampering rescue efforts.
27 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Pakistan establishment closes ranks
With military courts, intimidation of the press and mass arrests, Pakistan’s rulers are seeking to destroy former prime minister Imran Khan’s support ahead of elections, analysts say.
27 May 2023, 18:00 PM
US state exonerates 12 'witches'
The US state of Connecticut has exonerated 12 people convicted of witchcraft in colonial America almost 400 years ago following a campaign to clear their names.
27 May 2023, 17:33 PM
Minsk upholds sentence for Belarusian-Polish reporter
A Belarus court yesterday rejected an appeal by a jailed Polish-Belarusian journalist against his eight-year prison sentence for reporting critically on President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime.
26 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Passenger opens plane door mid-air
A passenger opened an emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight as it was preparing to land yesterday, the carrier told AFP, adding that the plane landed safely but several people were hospitalised.
26 May 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Our member states are divided’
The UN’s head of peacekeeping operations told AFP that a divided Security Council was hampering the work of the so-called Blue Helmet forces, which turn 75 on Monday.
26 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Three migrants die as boat capsizes off Greek island
Three migrants were found dead off the Greek island of Mykonos yesterday after their boat capsized and up to 12 others missing, the Greek coastguard said.
26 May 2023, 18:00 PM
EU, Google want ‘voluntary’ AI rules
The EU and Google want voluntary rules on AI before a new law comes into force in the bloc to regulate the rapidly advancing technology, the bloc’s industry commissioner Thierry Breton said yesterday.
24 May 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Queen of rock ‘n’ roll’ no more
Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died yesterday at the age of 83.
24 May 2023, 18:00 PM