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US software mogul John McAfee dies by hanging in Spanish prison -lawyer says
U.S. technology entrepreneur John McAfee apparently hanged himself in his prison cell on Wednesday after the Spanish high court authorised his extradition to the United States, his lawyer told Reuters.
23 June 2021, 20:29 PM
Iran foils sabotage attack: state media
Iran said it foiled a sabotage attack yesterday on an atomic energy agency building in a mysterious incident that comes as the US blocked Iran-linked websites and as talks to revive a nuclear deal progressed.
23 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Russia fires warning shots at British ship in Black Sea
Russia yesterday fired warning shots at a British Navy destroyer in the Black Sea after it violated the country’s territorial waters, the Russian defence ministry said in a statement to news agencies.
23 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Khashoggi killers got training in US: report
Four members of the Saudi hit squad that killed US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 had received paramilitary training in the United States that had been approved by the State Department, the New York Times reported late Tuesday.
23 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Pandemic has increased trust in media: report
The pandemic has helped rebuild a little of the confidence lost in the media, and pushed news companies even more towards digital, according to the annual Reuters Institute report published yesterday.
23 June 2021, 18:00 PM
No Scotland independence vote before 2024: minister
Scotland will not be given a new referendum on independence before 2024, a senior UK cabinet minister said in an interview published yesterday.
23 June 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1901 - The first exhibition by the 19-year-old painter Pablo Picasso opened in Paris to critical acclaim.
23 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Quotes of the day
We are not considering even the possibility of any contact with the US, let alone having it, which would get us nowhere.
North Korea Foreign minister Ri Son Gwon
23 June 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Ecocide’ redefined
After six months of deliberation, a team of international lawyers has unveiled a new legal definition of “ecocide” that, if adopted, would put environmental destruction on a par with war crimes – paving the way for the prosecution of world leaders and corporate chiefs for the worst attacks on nature.
23 June 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Life can recover, humans cannot’
Climate change will fundamentally reshape life on Earth in the coming decades, even if humans can tame planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to a landmark draft report from the UN’s climate science advisors obtained by AFP.
23 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Russia says warning shots deter UK warship; London denies it
The Russian military said one of its warships in the Black Sea fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs Wednesday to force a British destroyer away from an area near Crimea that Moscow claims as its territorial waters, but Britain denied that account and insisted its ship wasn’t fired upon.
23 June 2021, 15:26 PM
Covid-19 pandemic has helped rebuild confidence in media: report
The pandemic has helped rebuild a little of the confidence lost in the media, and pushed news companies even more towards digital, according to the annual Reuters Institute report published Wednesday.
23 June 2021, 12:11 PM
China condemns latest US warship transit of Taiwan Strait
China condemned the United States on Wednesday as the region’s greatest security “risk creator” after a US warship again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from China.
23 June 2021, 05:33 AM
Saudis who killed Khashoggi received paramilitary training in US: NYT
Four Saudis who participated in the 2018 killing of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training in the United States the previous year under a contract approved by the State Department, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
23 June 2021, 02:56 AM
US takes down Iran-linked news sites, alleges disinformation
American authorities seized a range of Iran’s state-linked news website domains they accused of spreading disinformation, the US Justice Department said Tuesday, a move that appeared to be a far-reaching crackdown on Iranian media amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
22 June 2021, 20:26 PM
'Grotesque': EU countries condemn Hungary over anti-LGBTQ law
Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, France and Ireland were among European Union countries condemning their peer Hungary on Tuesday for a new anti-LGBTQ law as the bloc zeroed in again on democratic failings in Budapest and its nationalist ally Warsaw.
22 June 2021, 18:50 PM
US has ‘wrong’ expectation for dialogue: Kim’s sister
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday said that Washington had “wrong” expectations for dialogue with Pyongyang and was facing “greater disappointment”, state media reported.
22 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Army, militia clashes kill 6
Four protesters and at least two officers were killed as Myanmar soldiers battled an anti-junta civilian militia with small arms and grenades in the country’s second city yesterday, military sources said.
22 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Catalan separatists pardoned
Spain cabinet yesterday pardoned nine jailed Catalan separatists behind a failed 2017 independence bid in a bid to break the deadlock over the political crisis in this wealthy northeastern region.
22 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Grave concerns raised about China at UN rights council
More than 40 countries led by Canada yesterday voiced grave concerns at the UN Human Rights Council about China’s actions in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet -- triggering a fierce backlash from Beijing.
22 June 2021, 18:00 PM