World
Israeli strikes killed three people in southern Lebanon on Saturday despite a ceasefire in force there, authorities said, with Iran-backed Hezbollah suggesting its patience for the "ongoing aggression" was wearing thin.The Lebanese health ministry said an "Israeli enemy" drone st...
Anyone who lights up on a beach or in a public park in France will be breaking the law from Sunday under new rules aimed at protecting children from the dangers of passive smoking.Bus shelters and areas in the immediate vicinity of libraries, swimming pools and schools will also be affected by the b...
Business & Commerce
The Group of Seven nations said Saturday they have agreed to exempt US multinational companies from a global minimum tax imposed by other countries -- a win for President Donald Trump's government, which pushed hard for the compromise.The deal will see US companies benefit from a "side-by-s...
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra made an emergency visit on Saturday to the country's flood-hit north, where the military is evacuating residents after monsoon rains inundated thousands of homes.The Royal Thai Army says more than 3,700 homes were flooded across five districts in Chiang...
Heavy rains and flash flooding across Pakistan have killed 24 people including 12 children since the start of the monsoon season this week, disaster management officials said.At least 13 people have been killed in the eastern province of Punjab since Wednesday, the area's disaster management aut...
Iran began a state funeral service Saturday for around 60 people, including its military commanders, killed in its war with Israel, after Tehran's top diplomat condemned Donald Trump's comments on supreme leader Ali Khamenei as "unacceptable".The proceedings started at 8:00 am loca...
Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in the Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday, demanding Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign after a leaked diplomatic phone call stirred public anger.A Cambodian elder statesman leaked a call meant to soothe a border spat between the two nations in...
US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons.In an extraordinary outburst on his Truth Social platform...
US President Donald Trump voiced optimism Friday about a new ceasefire in Gaza, as criticism grew over mounting civilian deaths at Israeli-backed food distribution centers in the territory.Asked by reporters how close a ceasefire was between Israel and Hamas, Trump said: "We think within the n...
World,Back Page
Italy's health ministry warned residents and tourists on Friday of soaring temperatures across the country, issuing a red alert for 21 cities this weekend.The ministry issued its top red alert for cities including the capital Rome, economic powerhouse Milan and Venice -- where the rich and famou...
Iran yesterday denied it is set to resume nuclear talks with the United States after the end of a 12-day war with Israel, and accused Washington of exaggerating the impact of US strikes.The most serious conflict yet between Israel and Iran derailed nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, b...
Defence Minister Israel Katz told media that Israel would have killed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the war between the two countries if the opportunity had presented itself."If he had been in our sights, we would have taken him out," Katz told Israel's public...
Mexican authorities discovered the bodies of 34 people in a mass grave in a western region wracked by criminal violence, the state prosecutor's office said Thursday.The remains were found during construction work in Zapopan in Jalisco state, home to one of the country's most powerful drug ca...
The death toll from a recent landslide near the Colombian city of Medellin has risen to 16, authorities said Thursday, with the search continuing for more missing.The landslide occurred Tuesday in a mountainside area of Bello, near Colombia's second-biggest city, after heavy rains caused a nearb...
The EU's 27 leaders on Thursday agreed to extend sanctions on Russia for another six months, resolving fears that Kremlin-friendly Hungary would let the measures lapse, officials said.The decision at a summit in Brussels means that the EU's sweeping sanctions over the war in Ukraine, includi...
Sports,Football
New Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti considers Neymar "a very important player" and has urged the injury-prone star "to prepare well" for the 2026 World Cup."He must prepare well and he has the time to do that," the Italian said in an interview with the South American footb...
Vinicius Junior scored one goal and made another with a touch of class as Real Madrid sealed their place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup with a 3-0 win over Salzburg on Thursday.The Brazil star opened the scoring after a superb defence-splitting pass by Jude Bellingham on 40 minutes and then se...
New Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso warned his team's stars including Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe on Wednesday that they must all pitch in defensively.Last season under Carlo Ancelotti Los Blancos failed to win a major trophy and the Italian was at times exasperated with his forward line'...
Sports,Tennis
Can anyone stop two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz or world number one Jannik Sinner lifting the Wimbledon men's title?The two standout players in the world have gobbled up the past six Grand Slams between them, earlier this month playing out a French Open final for the ages.Novak Djokov...
Myanmar's junta torched seized narcotics worth an estimated $300 million on Thursday, but a senior police officer said drug hauls were plunging because of intensifying fighting in the country's civil war.When the junta seized power in a 2021 coup it sparked conflict between the military and ...
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