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France striker Kylian Mbappé scores his 13th and 14th World Cup goals
Kylian Mbappé passed Pelé on the World Cup goal-scoring list and moved into first in the record books for France›s national team. Mbappé scored his ... -
Trump’s Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill
Republicans on Capitol Hill said yesterday they need more information about the agreement between the United States and Iran announced by President Donald Trump, and some ... -
Taiwan’s spy agency launches webpage for Chinese nationals to report tips
Taiwan’s intelligence agency said Sunday it is establishing an information-reporting channel for Chinese nationals to offer tips securely, at a time when tensions between Beijing ... -
Toyota wins Le Mans 24-hour race to end Ferrari’s win streak in the endurance classic
Toyota won a close race-long fight with BMW and Cadillac to win the Le Mans 24-hour race for the sixth time yesterday in global ... -
The ‘King of the North’ seeks a path to becoming Britain’s next leader in a special election
About 75,000 voters in a pocket of northwest England are about to make a momentous decision. They will cast ballots in a contest that ... -
Hong Kong charges 7 people and 2 firms over massive fire that killed 168
Hong Kong authorities yesterday charged seven people and two companies with offenses including manslaughter and conspiracy to defraud over the city’s deadliest fire in decades. ... -
20,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37
Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines yesterday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit ... -
Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his ‘no new wars’ campaign message
President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” that he made repeatedly as ... -
The Nigerian army frees 360 abducted people in northeastern Borno state
The Nigerian army said yesterday it freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in southern Borno, in the northeastern part of the country. The ... -
US grants visa to Haitian soccer player to join team for World Cup
The United States has granted a visa to Haitian soccer player Woodensky Pierre, allowing him to join Haiti’s national team for the World Cup ... -
Protesters in Kenya call for national crisis declaration over gender-based violence
Hundreds of women yesterday took to the streets of Kenya’s capital, calling for the government to urgently investigate rising cases of gender-based violence and ... -
A United Airlines flight to Spain turns back to Newark after a possible security threat midair
A United Airlines flight bound for Spain from Newark Liberty International Airport turned around midflight Saturday (yesterday, Macau time) due to a possible security ... -
Caesars Entertainment, a Las Vegas Strip icon, is sold for $6 billion
Caesars Entertainment is being acquired for almost $6 billion by Fertitta, the company that owns Las Vegas’ Golden Nugget and chains like Rainforest Cafe ... -
Singapore foreign affairs minister visits North Korea, agrees to boost ties: reports
Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan held talks with his North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui in Pyongyang on Tuesday, with both sides agreeing to ... -
Three killed after passenger van hits an elephant in a Ugandan national park
A passenger van struck an elephant in a Ugandan national park, killing three people and injuring four others, police said. The crash happened on ... -
Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity
Pope Leo XIV yesterday called for strict regulation of artificial intelligence, warning that the technology risks concentrating power, undermining human dignity and transforming warfare. ... -
Malaysia orders TikTok to explain ‘grossly offensive’ fake content targeting king
Malaysia said yesterday it has ordered TikTok to explain and address what it described as the social media platform’s failure to act swiftly against offensive, defamatory ... -
Shanghai restaurant knife attack injures 3, including 2 Japanese; China calls it isolated incident
A knife attack at a restaurant in Shanghai injured three people, including two Japanese citizens, the Chinese foreign ministry said yesterday, calling it an ... -
Channel 4 pulls episodes of ‘Married at First Sight UK’ after sexual misconduct claims
Broadcaster Channel 4 has pulled all episodes of “Married at First Sight UK” from its platforms after three contestants claimed they were sexually assaulted ... -
An Australian journalist turns her harrowing China prison ordeal into a memoir and play
After three years as a prisoner in Beijing, Cheng Lei is busy rebuilding her life. She’s written a memoir and a play, tried her ... -
Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague at age 91
A Rwandan suspect charged in connection with the 1994 genocide died in a hospital while in custody in The Hague, Netherlands, a U.N. court said Saturday, ... -
UK leadership contenders expected to launch bids to unseat prime minister after days of maneuvering
Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are likely to break out into open rebellion yesterday, with one potential rival expected to announce his bid ... -
Alternative shows counter Eurovision amid larger protest over Israel’s participation
In an ornate Brussels concert hall, Bashar Murad, a Palestinian songwriter, stood before hundreds and delivered a mournful performance of Nina Simone’s “I Wish ... -
Group of top executives including Musk and Cook invited to join Trump on trip to China
Top executives from major U.S. tech, finance and industrial firms have been invited to join President Donald Trump on this week’s trip to China, ... -
Asia braces for a second wave of energy shocks from the Iran war
Asia’s first defenses against energy shocks from the Iran war are running short and a more consequential second wave of impacts is beginning to ... -
Hungary’s Péter Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule
Hungary’s Péter Magyar took his oath of office on Saturday to become the country›s new prime minister, kicking off a fresh political era after 16 years ... -
Some iPhone owners could get up to $95 payment after Apple agrees to settle case for $250 million
Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company this week reached a ... -
A European lawmaker is sentenced in a fraud case involving Czech populist leader Andrej Babiš
A Czech court on Monday convicted a former associate of populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš of fraud and handed her a three-year suspended sentence ... -
The first direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in seven years is to land in Caracas
The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela is scheduled to land today [Macau time] in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, seven ... -
Organized crime: Europol task force nets 280 arrests as ‘violence for hire’ spreads across Europe
An international task force formed to crack down on violence as a criminal service has led to 280 arrests in its first year, the ... -
Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms
Australia has proposed taxing digital giants Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government released draft legislation ... -
Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria and abduct 23 pupils
Gunmen raided an orphanage in north-central Nigeria and abducted 23 pupils, authorities said yesterday. Fifteen have since been rescued. The attack took place in ... -
China’s foreign and defense ministers meet with Cambodian counterparts in joint 2+2 dialogue
Cambodia and China yesterday held their first meeting of what is called a “2+2” Strategic Dialogue Mechanism, bringing together both countries’ foreign and defense ... -
Oil prices jump and stocks are mixed as the US-Iran standoff keeps the Strait of Hormuz in limbo
Oil prices climbed more than 5% while world shares were mixed yesterday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using ... -
Trump signs bill extending controversial surveillance powers until April 30
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a bill extending a controversial surveillance program until April 30, a short-term renewal that sets up another showdown in Congress. ...
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