British navy warns of ‘potential hijack’ of ship off UAE coast

The British navy warned of a “potential hijack” of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman yesterday , though the circumstances remained

This day in history | 1964 Three civil rights activists found dead

Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation found the three young men - two white and one black man - about six miles from the town in a wooded area

North Korea | Military releases army rice reserves amid shortage: Seoul

North Korea is releasing emergency military rice reserves as its food shortage worsens, South Korea’s spy agency said yesterday, with a heat wave and drought reducing the country’s supply. North Korea’s

The Buzz | Lithuania to turn migrants crossing in from Belarus away

Lithuania has ordered its border guards to turn away, by force if needed, migrants attempting to enter the Baltic country as the rapidly growing number of immigrants illegally crossing from

MIECF 2021 | Environmental forum to be held online

Due to the sudden appearance of four new Covid-19 cases in Macau, this year’s Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF), to run from August 5 to 7, will

This day in history | 1990 UK temperatures reach record high

A weather station in Leicestershire has recorded the highest temperature ever known in Britain. The figure of 37.1C, or 99F, recorded at a weather station in Nailstone, Leicestershire, is 1 degree

Tokyo 2020 | Activists say Belarus sprinter plans to seek asylum in Poland

A Belarusian Olympic sprinter plans to seek asylum in Poland after alleging that officials tried to force her home from Japan and that she feared for her safety, an activist

The Buzz | Giant panda in French zoo gives birth to female twins

A giant panda on loan to France from China gave birth to two female twin cubs yesterday, a French zoo announced. The Beauval Zoo, south of Paris, said the twins were

At an extraordinary Olympics, acts of kindness abound

A surfer jumping in to translate for the rival who’d just beaten him. High-jumping friends agreeing to share a gold medal rather than move to a tiebreaker. Two runners falling

This day in history | 1984 Euro Court condemns phone-tapping

James Malone, a former antiques dealer from Dorking in Surrey, claims that while he was on trial for handling stolen goods in 1977, the police intercepted his telephone calls and

US | Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors

The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts of some of the most prominent federal prosecutors’ offices around the country last year, the Justice

Iran | Outgoing president says gov’t not always truthful

Iran’s outgoing president yesterday acknowledged his nation at times “did not tell part of the truth” to its people during his eight-year tenure, as he prepares to leave office with

The Buzz | Hong Kong police arrest man for booing national anthem

Hong Kong police have arrested a man accused of booing the Chinese national anthem while watching an Olympic event at a mall. The 40-year-old man was allegedly waving colonial-era Hong Kong

Myanmar | Military leader says elections will be in two years

Six months after seizing power from the elected government, Myanmar’s military leader yesterday repeated his pledge to hold fresh elections in two years and cooperate with Southeast Asian nations on

This day in history | 1973 Final deal for thalidomide victims

The drugs company who marketed thalidomide have agreed to pay more than £20 million in compensation to those born with birth defects as a result, at the end of an

AstraZeneca to seek US approval of Covid vaccine in second half

AstraZeneca said yesterday that it intends to seek U.S. authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the second half of this year, offering a new timetable for the much-delayed application. The Anglo-Swedish

US defense secretary visits Vietnam, vows support for region

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is seeking to bolster ties with Vietnam, one of the Southeast Asian nations embroiled in a territorial rift with China, during a two-day visit

The Buzz | Sunisa Lee takes gold in women’s gymnastics final

An American finished atop the podium in the women’s Olympic gymnastics all-around, just like always. Sunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title yesterday, edging Rebeca

Lawyer for Hong Kong protester asks court for shorter term

A lawyer for the first person convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law asked yesterday for no more than 10 years in prison instead of the possible life sentence faced

This day in history | 1981 Charles and Diana marry

Crowds of 600,000 people filled the streets of London to catch a glimpse of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer on their wedding day. The couple were married at St Paul’s

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