S. Korea reports 110,666 new COVID-19 cases
BSS :South Korea reported 110,666 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight on Friday compared with 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to...
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Lightning strike near White House kills three people
BSS :Three people, including an elderly couple celebrating their 56th wedding anniversary, were pronounced dead on Friday after being struck by lightning in a park...
Libyan armed groups clash in Tripoli: Reports
BSS :Clashes between armed groups erupted overnight in Tripoli, according to local media reports, the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital. An AFP journalist...
Pelosi says US will ‘not allow’ China to isolate Taiwan
BSS :US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that the United States would “not allow” China to isolate Taiwan, after her visit to the...
Taiwan woman gets life sentence over blaze that killed 46
BSS/AFP :A Taiwanese woman who set off the island’s deadliest fire in decades to get back at her boyfriend escaped the death penalty Friday as...
Iran asks Saudi to release citizen arrested during Hajj
BSS :Iran on Friday called on Saudi Arabia to release one of its nationals arrested during the Hajj pilgrimage, as the two regional rivals engage...
Russia ‘ready’ to discuss prisoner swap after Griner jailing
BSS :Russia said on Friday that it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with Washington at the presidential level, a day after the drug...
China to hold fresh drills around Taiwan despite US condemnation
BSS :China was set to press ahead on Friday with its largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan despite firm statements of condemnation by the United States,...
China blasts Lithuanian approval of Pelosi in Taiwan
BSS :Beijing on Friday condemned Lithuania’s endorsement of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, calling it “erroneous” and accusing the Baltic NATO nation...
Three more grain ships leave Ukraine: Turkey
BSS :Three more ships loaded with grain sailed from Ukraine on Friday under a UN-backed deal lifting Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea, Turkey’s defence...
Kansas abortion vote rocks US midterms outlook
BSS/AFP :The surprise vote in Republican-heavy Kansas to repudiate a push for abortion bans fired shockwaves through the US political landscape ahead of November’s midterm...
First Ukrainian grain shipment since invasion set for inspection in Turkey
BSS :A team of Russian and Ukrainian officials in Turkey are due on Wednesday to inspect the first shipment of grain exported from Ukraine since...