Scholz visits Korean DMZ, calls North’s missile tests ‘dangerous’
SEOUL: South Korea and Germany will soon sign an agreement aimed at protecting military secrets to boost defence cooperation, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday as he met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Seoul. The military information agreement will help “smoothly operate the defence industry supply chain”, amid global economic and political […]
Man City outclass Real Madrid to reach Champions League final
Manchester City marched into the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons after outclassing holders Real Madrid 4-0 for a 5-1 aggregate victory at a raucous Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. Bernardo Silva’s first-half double put City in control against the 14-time European champions, while an own goal by Eder Militao after the […]
Webb telescope spots signs of universe’s biggest stars
PARIS: The James Webb Space Telescope has helped astronomers detect the first chemical signs of supermassive stars, ‘celestial monsters’ blazing with the brightness of millions of Suns in the early universe. So far, the largest stars observed anywhere have a mass of around 300 times that of our Sun. But the supermassive star described in […]
US lifts Covid-era asylum curbs on border
CIUDAD JUAREZ (Mexico): The United States on Friday ended a Covid-19 border restriction that had blocked many migrants at the border with Mexico, immediately replacing the order known as Title 42 with a sweeping new asylum regulation meant to deter illegal crossings. Several last-minute court actions added confusion to how President Joe Biden’s reworked border […]
Sudanese war displaced double to more than 700,000: UN
KHARTOUM: The war between Sudan’s generals is having increasingly severe consequences for civilians, with a doubling over the past week of the number uprooted from their homes, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Hundreds have already been killed in the fighting but new worries emerged as separate ethnic clashes claimed at least 16 lives in […]
Vietnam reports record-high temperature
HANOI: Vietnam has reported a record-high temperature, with climate experts warning such extreme weather events would continue. The country’s scientists have warned that global warming is exacerbating adverse weather, with the region sweltering under a heatwave in April — when neighbouring countries also registered record temperatures. A temperature of 44.1 degrees Celcius (111.38 degrees Fahrenheit) […]
Clashes rock Sudan despite truce as ex-PM warns of ‘nightmare’
Heavy fighting again rocked Sudan’s capital Sunday as tens of thousands have fled the bloody turmoil and a former prime minister warned of the “nightmare” risk of a descent into full-scale civil war. Army forces clashed with paramilitaries in downtown Khartoum as deadly hostilities have entered a third week despite the latest ceasefire, which was […]
Sunak refuses to apologise for UK’s role in slave trade
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise or to pay reparations for the UK’s historic role in the slavery, saying that ‘trying to unpick our history is not the right way forward’. According to the Guardian, Sunak was questioned in the House of Commons by the Labour MP Bell Riberio-Addy on Wednesday, where […]
Sudan’s warring rivals agree 72-hour ceasefire
A US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals officially came into effect Tuesday after 10 days of urban combat killed hundreds, wounded thousands and sparked a mass exodus of foreigners. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to the ceasefire “following intense negotiations”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in […]
China says it respects sovereignty of ex-Soviet states after EU uproar over Ukraine comment
China respects the status of former Soviet member states as sovereign nations, its foreign ministry said on Monday, distancing itself from comments by its envoy to Paris that triggered an uproar among European capitals. Several EU foreign ministers had said earlier that comments by Ambassador Lu Shaye — in which he questioned the sovereignty of […]
