Reuters :Britain’s new aircraft carrier the HMS Queen Elizabeth made a stop in Singapore on Monday, part of a move to reassert itself globally and boost its military presence in Asia amid rising competition...
Reuters :Sydney’s cafes, gyms and restaurants welcomed back fully vaccinated customers on Monday after nearly four months of lockdown, as Australia aims to begin living with the coronavirus and gradually reopen with high rates...
International Desk :Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to take a break using its photo sharing app Instagram, and “nudging”...
AFP, LONDON : Britain has rescued or intercepted a total of 1,115 migrants attempting to cross the Channel over just two days, the country’s interior ministry said on Sunday. Rising numbers of Channel crossings...
Al Jazeera :A new river of lava belched on Saturday from the La Palma volcano, spreading more destruction on the Atlantic Ocean island where more than 1,000 buildings have already been engulfed or badly...
BSS :Six people died on Saturday, including four officials from the Bolivian Ministry of Health, after a Bolivian AirForce plane crashed in the Amazon area of Agua Dulce in the Pando department, local police...
Agency :Iraqis headed to the polls for an early election billed as a concession to anti-government protests but one expected to be boycotted by many voters who distrust official promises of reform.Polls opened at...
BSS :An airliner was forced to carry out an emergency evacuation after it landed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Saturday because of an unruly passenger, the airline said.An Embraer E-175 with 78 passengers...
BSS :Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel has been visiting Israel on a farewell tour from Sunday, after a 16-year term during which she cultivated warm relations with the Jewish state.Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has...
BSS :Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa on Saturday said her Nobel Peace Prize was for “all journalists around the world”, as she vowed to continue her battle for press freedom.Ressa, co-founder of news website...
BSS :Latin America’s death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 1.5 million Friday, according to an AFP tally drawn from official figures. The toll is at least 1,500,350 deaths, with more than 45 million cases of...
BSS :US authorities said Friday they will not bring federal criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back several times in an incident that rekindled anti-racism anger...
