Egypt and China yesterday signed agreements deepening their cooperation during President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s visit to Beijing. El-Sissi, accompanied by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, witnessed the signing
Pope Francis apologized yesterday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. Vatican
Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin yesterday hit Dublin Airport said in a statement that flight QR017, a
A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI accused of spying for China for at least a decade pleaded guilty Friday in a federal courtroom in Honolulu.
Thousands of journalists have fled their home countries in recent years to escape political repression, save their lives and escape conflict – but in exile they are often
Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state in a historic move yesterday. Several European Union countries indicated in recent weeks that they plan to make the
One person has died aboard a London-Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence, Singapore Airlines said yesterday, in which the plane apparently plummeted for a number of minutes before
Two local residents suffered carbon monoxide poisoning over the weekend, causing the Health Bureau (SSM) to warn residents about preventive measures. A statement from the bureau said
The last U.S. zoo with pandas in its care expects to say goodbye to the four giant bears this fall. Zoo Atlanta is making preparations to return
FIFA recently moved toward ending decades of soccer tradition by ordering a review of its policy that currently blocks domestic league games being played in other countries. Fans
Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government’s highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists. The
Moscow’s forces captured five villages in a renewed ground assault in northeastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday, and Associated Press journalists in the city of Vovchansk
China’s exports and imports returned to growth in April, suggesting that demand is improving despite an uneven economic recovery, according to customs data released yesterday. The report
After more than three billion doses, the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is being withdrawn. AstraZeneca said it was “incredibly proud” of the vaccine, but it had made a
A woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s family poisonous mushrooms pleaded not guilty in an Australian court yesterday to three charges of murder and five charges of attempted
The Pulitzer Prizes are set to be announced today , traditionally the most anticipated day of the year for those hoping to earn print journalism’s most prestigious honor.
King Charles III’s decision to be open about his cancer diagnosis has helped the new monarch connect with the people of Britain and strengthened the monarchy in the year since
The White House has a new curator and Donna Hayashi Smith is the first Asian American to hold the post. The White House announced her appointment yesterday
From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had a 27% uptick in primary forest loss
Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company Critics of the sell-or-be-banned ultimatum argue it violates TikTok users’ First Amendment rights. The app’s China-based owner, ByteDance, yesterday promised
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