Russia hits energy sites in Ukraine
Russia launched a “massive” missile strike at Ukraine overnight, damaging four power plants in the latest barrage targeting the country’s energy supply, officials in Kyiv said yesterday.
Mona Lisa could get a room of her own
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the world’s most famous portrait, could get a room of its own in the Louvre, the museum’s president said on Saturday.
Putin likely didn’t kill Alexei Navalny
US intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn’t order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.
20 Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion
Twenty Cambodian soldiers have been killed in an ammunition explosion at an army base, Prime Minister Hun Manet said yesterday.
Pasteurised milk ‘safe’ from bird flu
Milk sold in US stores is “safe” from the bird flu because pasteurisation effectively kills the disease, American health authorities said Friday, following spread of the infection among herds of cows.
10 killed in fire at Brazil homeless shelter
At least 10 people were killed Friday in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials said.
Israel’s War on Gaza: US campus protests spread overseas
The protest in the US universities against Israel’s war on Gaza has spread to European and Australian universities as clashes between students and police officers have been reported all over the United States.
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 34,388
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday that at least 34,388 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory during more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas militants
Singapore Airlines ordered to pay $3,580 to couple after recliner seats failed to work
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been ordered to pay two of its passengers 200,000 rupees (S$3,300) plus other costs after they filed a complaint concerning recliner seats on a flight from Hyderabad to Australia
US announces $6 bn in security aid for Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday announced the United States will provide key air defense munitions and artillery rounds to Ukraine as part of a $6 billion military aid package that is its largest ever for Kyiv
It could take 14 yrs to clear debris in Gaza: UN official
The vast amount of rubble including unexploded ordnance left by Israel’s devastating offensive in the Gaza Strip could take about 14 years to remove, a United Nations official said yesterday.
Hamas says studying new Israeli truce proposal
UK ship sets sail to help building of Gaza aid jetty; Israel strike on Lebanon kills 3
US intel believes Putin likely didn't kill Navalny: report
US intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn't order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal reported.
At least 10 people killed in Brazil fire
At least 10 people were killed yesterday in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials said.
UN denounces Iran crackdown on women
The United Nations said yesterday that it was concerned by reports of new efforts to track and punish Iranian women, some as young as 15, who refuse to wear the headscarf required under the country’s Islamic law.
Gaza baby saved from dying mother's womb dies
A baby saved from her dying mother's womb in the war-battered Gaza Strip has died, her uncle told AFP
Microsoft expands its AI empire abroad
Microsoft, the tech titan most closely associated with AI, has announced nearly $10 billion in investments in artificial intelligence abroad in recent months, the price it is willing to pay to remain a top player in this crucial market
ByteDance says 'no plans' to sell TikTok after US ban law
Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it has no plans to sell TikTok after a new US law put it on a deadline to divest from the hugely popular video platform or have it banned in the United States
India Election: Millions queue up to vote in 2nd phase
Millions of Indians queued up before polling booths as polling for the second of the seven-phase elections to India’s Lok Sabha began today
China warns Blinken over deteriorating ties in talks
China's foreign minister on Friday urged visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address rising disagreements or risk a "downward spiral" between the two powers after months of efforts to ease tensions
Israel pounds Rafah before ‘offensive’
Israel stepped up airstrikes on Rafah after saying it would evacuate civilians from the southern Gazan city and launch an all-out assault despite allies’ warnings this could cause mass casualties.
