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Liechtenstein changes its rules to allow women to inherit the Alpine principality’s throne
Liechtenstein’s royal house said on Saturday that the tiny country’s rules of succession will be changed so that a woman could in the future ... -
Poland says it thwarted unprecedented plot by Russia to kill an American citizen in a NATO country
Poland’s prime minister said yesterday authorities arrested a Russian citizen who was allegedly recruited by Russia’s secret services, thwarting his plan to kill a ... -
Lebanon passes a controversial general amnesty law
Lebanon’s parliament yesterday passed a controversial general amnesty law, a day after a majority of legislators voted to formally abolish the death penalty. Lawmakers who ... -
Zuckerberg manifesto sketches out Meta’s ambitions for world-changing AI technology
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision of what he said artificial intelligence can do for the world, imagining a future where ... -
Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor says nuclear deterrence only increases risk
Nagasaki yesterday marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons “absolute evil,” denounced growing ... -
Tibetan studies conference is canceled in Nepal at the request of officials
A conference on Tibetan studies scheduled to be held this month in Nepal was called off at the request of government officials who gave ... -
Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies
Matt Walker couldn’t pet a dog without sneezing — until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle ... -
Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges
Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed. As of yesterday, 3,802 cases ... -
US dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions
The U.S. dollar weakened sharply against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in ... -
Plane carrying European tourists crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on Nazca Lines viewing flight
A plane carrying European tourists to view the famed Nazca Lines crashed into a field Saturday outside the Peruvian city of Nazca, killing 13 ... -
Raid on a Pakistani police post leaves 11 officers and 15 attackers dead
The death toll from an overnight deadly militant attack on a police post in northwestern Pakistan rose to 11 early yesterday, police and a government official ... -
Heat wave threatens to intensify France’s mega-fire near Bordeaux
A wildfire covering an area four times the size of Paris remained uncontained in southwest France yesterday as temperatures were forecast to reach 40 ... -
No Macau assistance requests reported after Japan quake
The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said its travel hotline had not received any assistance requests from Macau residents after a powerful earthquake struck ... -
South Korean court gives ousted President Yoon suspended jail term for lying during campaign
Former South Korean President President Yoon Suk Yeol was convicted of making false statements during his presidential campaign in the latest verdict after he was removed ... -
Beijing slaps export controls on 14 EU entities in retaliation for Russia-related sanctions
China announced on Friday it was adding 14 European entities to an export control list in retaliation for the European Union penalizing 14 Chinese ... -
A sailor dies after a Ukraine-bound tanker catches fire off Romania as officials probe war link
A sailor injured when a Ukraine-bound tanker ship caught fire off Romania’s Black Sea coast has died, Romanian media reported on Thursday, as authorities investigate ... -
Israel is building a miles-long earthen barrier inside Gaza, entrenching its division
The Israeli military is quietly but quickly building a giant earthen barrier separating the over 50% of the Gaza Strip it controls from the rest of ... -
Topps to release a trading card of the photo of a young Messi holding infant Lamine Yamal
Topps is creating a trading card of what became a famous photo during the World Cup of Argentina’s Lionel Messi holding Spain’s Lamine Yamal, the company said ... -
The World Cup winner will earn $51 million under expanded purse
The winner of the World Cup will hoist a trophy, receive championship rings for the first time and gain a lifetime of glory in what will ... -
Massive fire becomes Norway’s largest in modern times after destroying more than 100 homes
The largest residential fire in modern Norwegian history destroyed more than 100 homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate, authorities said Saturday. The ... -
Tens of thousands of Argentine soccer fans celebrate their team’s World Cup semifinal victory
Tens of thousands of soccer fans flooded the streets of Argentina’s capital in a collective eruption of ecstasy over their national team’s 2-1 victory over England ... -
Kenyan court dismisses Rastafari case seeking to legalize marijuana
Kenya’s High Court yesterday dismissed a petition seeking to legalize the use of cannabis by Rastafarians for religious purposes. Justice Bahati Mwamuye said Kenya’s ... -
Two Spaniards gored as the San Fermin bull run festival concludes
Spain’s famed San Fermin festival concluded with two gorings during the eighth and final bull run held yesterday. An 18-year-old from Pamplona was gored in his ... -
EU targets Russian intelligence officers accused of running a yearslong cyber spying campaign
The European Union yesterday imposed sanctions on Russian military intelligence officers, hackers and private companies, denouncing what it called a yearslong cyber espionage campaign to undermine the bloc. ... -
An islandwide blackout strikes Cuba for the second time this week as its grid crumbles
An islandwide blackout struck Cuba on Friday for the second time this week as the nation of nearly 10 million people grapples with a crumbling power grid and ... -
Meta plans billions for first AI data center in Canada, largest outside the US
Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said yesterday (Macau time) it will invest more than US$9.1 billion to build its first artificial intelligence data center ... -
Oil prices jump more than 2% after US strikes on Iran, while world shares retreat
Shares fell yesterday in Europe and Asia and oil prices surged more than 2% after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran following attacks on three ships in ... -
More than 300 children killed or injured in Sudan war in six months, UNICEF says
More than 300 children have been killed or injured in the last six months in the war in Sudan, mostly from drone strikes, the ... -
British military says cargo ship reports being under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen
A cargo ship came under attack yesterday off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, the British military said, in the latest maritime ... -
Couple caned for kissing on TikTok in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province
A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned yesterday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by ... -
Turkey tightens security and showcases strength and commitment ahead of NATO summit
Turkey is rolling out sweeping security measures for the upcoming NATO summit, deploying tens of thousands of police and placing air defenses on high ... -
WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers, closing a privacy blind spot
WhatsApp users will soon get the option of going by usernames instead of phone numbers, the company said Monday, announcing plans to address a ... -
A long-awaited Australia-Vanuatu pact blocks China from building a military base
Australia and Vanuatu signed a long-awaited bilateral security and economic treaty yesterday that prevents China creating a military base on the South Pacific island nation. Australian ... -
Central Europe sizzles as heat records are smashed in Switzerland, Denmark and Czech Republic
Temperatures soared to record highs from Switzerland to the Czech Republic and Denmark on Saturday, as a heat wave that baked western European countries this week ... -
China defends patrols east of Taiwan after three European nations raise alarm
China yesterday defended its recent patrols in waters east of Taiwan, one day after Britain, France and Germany expressed alarm about what they described as “novel ...
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