World
Myanmar's junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups pledged to boycott and monitors said will be used to consolidate the military's power.The military declared a state of emergency in February 2021 as it deposed the civili...
A streak of super-hot tropical nights broke a century-old South Korean weather record, according to official data released Thursday, as the peninsula bakes in a prolonged heatwave.Overnight temperatures in Seoul have sizzled above 25C for 22 consecutive days in July, officials said Thursday, marking...
Thailand and Cambodia exchanged allegations on Wednesday of breaching a ceasefire deal which has largely halted the open combat that engulfed their frontier.The nations agreed a truce starting Tuesday after five days of clashes killed at least 43 people on both sides, as a long-standing dispute over...
Business & Commerce
Banking giant HSBC said Wednesday that pre-tax profit in the first six months of 2025 fell more than 26 percent to US$15.8 billion, but said it was "well positioned" to deal with the effects of US tariffs."In the first half, we continued to execute our strategy with discipline and eac...
The Gaza Strip, largely deprived of electricity by Israel since the start of the war, appears seven times less bright at night than before October 7, 2023, according to AFP analysis of NASA satellite data.Compared to the five months preceding the conflict, satellite images between January and May th...
Japan sweltered in a new record temperature of 41.2C on Wednesday, with the mercury also hitting 40C in the ancient capital of Kyoto for the first time since observations began.Temperatures the world over have soared in recent years as climate change creates ever more erratic weather patterns, and J...
At least nine people died and two others were injured in a fireworks factory explosion in central Thailand on Wednesday, police told AFP, as officers continued to search for casualties.The factory ignited around 11:00 am (0400 GMT) in Mueang district of Suphan Buri province, north of Bangkok, where ...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday the UK will formally recognise the State of Palestine in September unless Israel takes various "substantive steps", including agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza.The potentially landmark move, part of Starmer's plan for a "lasting peace&qu...
Australia will use landmark social media laws to ban children under 16 from video-streaming site YouTube, a top minister said Wednesday stressing the need to shield them from "predatory algorithms".Communications Minister Anika Wells said four-in-ten Australian children had reported viewin...
Uganda's army, which has been supporting South Sudan's ruling faction against its internal rivals, has clashed violently with local armed forces in the country, officials said on Tuesday.Uganda has been a long-time military supporter of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and announced in...
Sports,Football
Bayern Munich on Wednesday completed the signing of forward Luis Diaz from Premier League champions Liverpool for a reported fee that could rise to 75 million euros ($86.5 million). The Colombian winger, who won the Premier League, FA Cup and two League Cups during his time at Anfield, has signed a ...
Sports,Cricket
England and India head to the Oval for the decisive fifth and final Test of a hard-fought campaign on Thursday, with both teams battling mental and physical fatigue.A congested schedule of five Tests in less than seven weeks has proved gruelling, especially for the fast bowlers from both teams, with...
Las Vegas will play host to the 2026 World Cup draw on December 5, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.ESPN and TUDN'Mexico said Vegas had been picked for the draw of the expanded 48-team event, which will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.In all, 12 groups of four nations w...
Malnutrition rates are reaching "alarming levels" in the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization warned Sunday, saying the "deliberate blocking" of aid was entirely preventable and had cost many lives."Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the Gaza Strip, marked by ...
Around 75 West African migrants have been rescued off the coast of Mauritania after their boat suffered an engine failure, Mauritanian and Guinean security sources told AFP on Sunday.Thousands of would-be migrants have died in recent years seeking to make the sea trip from North Africa to Spain and ...
Syrian authorities announced on Sunday that a new transitional parliament would be selected in September, with local electoral bodies picking two-thirds of the lawmakers and the country's interim president naming the rest.After toppling longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December after nearly 14 ...
The UN's climate chief on Monday challenged Australia to take more ambitious climate action, saying the mining superpower faced a "defining moment" as it prepared new emissions targets.Australia is due to release its latest national emissions targets in September, setting out plans to ...
England penalty hero Chloe Kelly said Sunday she had been unable to hold back the tears after finishing a roller-coaster year in her career by scoring the spot-kick that allowed the Lionesses to beat Spain in the Women's Euro 2025 final.The 27-year-old's penalty sealed a 3-1 shoot-out victor...
Israeli pressure groups B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights warned in a joint statement on Monday of what they called the development of a "genocidal regime in Israel, working to destroy Palestinian society in Gaza"."Nothing prepares you for the realisation that you are part ...
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