S Korean president nominates would-be second woman PM
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated Han Seong-sook to be his next prime minister on Sunday, making her only the second woman to hold...
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Armenia votes in test of Westward pivot away from Russia
Armenia votes Sunday in a parliamentary election set to test Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s tilt to the West, as the country faces threats and allegations...
Greece arrests Palestinian suspected of Hamas links
Greece has arrested a Palestinian man suspected of links to the Islamist movement Hamas for “planning terrorist acts”, police said late Saturday. The 37-year-old was...
Missing Malaysian hiker’s rescue hailed a ‘miracle’
The rescue of a Malaysian hiker found alive after two weeks missing in the wilderness was hailed as “a miracle” by a friend on Sunday,...
Pentagon raises threat of Israeli spying to ‘critical’: US media
The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to its highest level, US media reported on Saturday. The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)...
Biles reveals health scare after ‘almost dying’
Seven-time Olympic champion Simone Biles has revealed she suffered a health scare, describing the experience as “almost dying”. American Biles, the most decorated gymnast of...
Giant crowds greet Pope Leo at public mass in Madrid, Spain
An oceanic crowd has filled the streets of the Spanish capital Madrid with chants, cheers and applause to greet Pope Leo XIV on the second...
Canada bans Texas cattle over flesh-eating screwworm outbreak in US
Canada’s food inspection agency has announced a temporary ban on livestock from the US state of Texas after flesh-eating screwworms were discovered in calves this...
Nearly 500 confirmed cases in Central Africa Ebola outbreak: WHO
Nearly 500 Ebola cases have now been confirmed in the deadly outbreak raging in central Africa, a WHO overview showed Saturday, amid mounting concern over...
Trump says Iran has ’22 percent’ of missiles left
Iran still has “21, 22 percent” of its missiles left, US President Donald Trump said Friday, in a week in which Tehran fired dozens of...
Iran fires missiles at Gulf after US targets Iranian radar sites
The United States says it downed multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones that were launched towards the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf, further testing...
Downing Street hits out after Vance post about Henry Nowak
Downing Street has hit out at “people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division”, after JD Vance’s comments on the...