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Longer-range rockets to escalate Ukraine conflict
The Kremlin said yesterday that longer-range rockets reportedly included in an upcoming package of military aid from the United States to Ukraine would “escalate” the conflict but not change its course.
1 February 2023, 18:00 PM
World ‘dangerously unprepared’ for next pandemic
All countries remain “dangerously unprepared” for the next pandemic, the Red Cross warned yesterday, saying future health crises could also collide with increasingly likely climate-related disasters.
30 January 2023, 18:00 PM
New tiger goes on the loose in Johannesburg
A tiger escaped from a private property in Johannesburg yesterday, just weeks after another went on the loose near the city, reigniting calls for stricter regulations on keeping wild animals.
30 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Fight climate change without slowing growth
The fight against global warming should not be at the expense of economic growth, the UAE oil chief who will lead this year’s UN climate talks said yesterday.
30 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Unilever names Dutch dairy chief Hein Schumacher as new CEO
British consumer goods group Unilever on Monday named Hein Schumacher, the current head of Dutch dairy and nutrition firm Royal FrieslandCampina, as its new chief executive.
30 January 2023, 09:41 AM
Top republican says odds 'very high' of US military conflict with China
A top Republican in the US Congress said the odds of conflict with China over Taiwan "are very high," after a US general caused consternation with a memo that warned the United States would fight China in the next two years.
29 January 2023, 18:13 PM
Criminalising homosexuality is 'wrong': Pope
People who criminalise homosexuality are "wrong", Pope Francis said in a letter published on Saturday, seeking to clarify earlier comments about homosexual acts being a "sin".
28 January 2023, 16:35 PM
US-China war in 2025!
A four-star US Air Force general has warned of a conflict with China as early as 2025 -- most likely over Taiwan -- and urged his commanders to push their units to achieve maximum operational battle readiness this year.
28 January 2023, 15:27 PM
5 dead, 12 missing after Cuba migrant boat sinks
Five people died and another 12 were unaccounted for after an improvised boat they were using to reach the United States from Cuba sank, official Cuban media reported Friday.
28 January 2023, 07:56 AM
Biden calls Netanyahu over 'horrific' east Jerusalem attack
US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday condemning what he called a "horrific terror attack" outside an east Jerusalem synagogue in which a Palestinian gunman killed seven people.
28 January 2023, 03:55 AM
Syria to blame for 2018 chlorine attack: watchdog
The global chemical weapons watchdog yesterday blamed Syria for a 2018 chlorine attack that killed 43 people, in a long-awaited report on a case that sparked tensions between Damascus and the West.
27 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Egypt, India launch 'strategic partnership' to boost trade
Egypt and India yesterday announced a "strategic partnership" to increase trade by billions of dollars and strengthen diplomatic ties, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi concluded a visit to New Delhi.
26 January 2023, 18:58 PM
Nepal plane crash: black boxes to be analysed in Singapore
Black boxes recovered from a fatal Nepal plane crash will be analysed in Singapore at the request of the investigation authorities in Nepal, said Singapore’s Transport Ministry in a statement on Thursday.
26 January 2023, 14:40 PM
US blocks entry to those 'undermining' Nigerian democracy
The United States on Wednesday said it is restricting entry to people "believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Nigeria" and their family members ahead of that country's elections this year.
26 January 2023, 11:50 AM
Berlin airport cancels all flights over strike
All passenger flights were cancelled at Berlin Brandenburg airport (BER) on Wednesday, as staff walked out in a dispute over higher pay.
25 January 2023, 09:45 AM
Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand PM
Chris Hipkins was formally sworn in as New Zealand's prime minister in a ceremony on Wednesday following the unexpected resignation last week of Jacinda Ardern.
25 January 2023, 02:39 AM
Classified documents found at former US VP Pence's Indiana home
Documents marked as classified were discovered at former US Vice President Mike Pence's Indiana home last week, and he has turned those classified records over to the FBI, his representative said in letters seen by Reuters.
24 January 2023, 17:47 PM
Biden nominates first human rights envoy for N Korea since 2017
The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea, moving to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme..President Joe Biden nominated Julie Turner, a lon
24 January 2023, 03:47 AM
10 dead in California’s Asian city
Ten people have died and at least 10 others have been wounded in a mass shooting in a largely Asian city in southern California, police said yesterday, with the suspect still at large hours later.
22 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Anti-Islam act completely unacceptable, says Turkey about Stockholm protests
Protests in Stockholm on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden's bid to join NATO, including the burning of a copy of the Koran, sharply heightened tensions with Turkey at a time when the Nordic country needs Ankara's backing to gain entry to the military alliance.
22 January 2023, 05:42 AM