Iran | Major blackouts prompt rare apology from president

Iran’s outgoing president offered a rare apology yesterday for the country’s most severe summer power outages in recent memory, as blackouts cripple businesses and darken homes for hours a day. In

Parts of missing Russian plane found; 28 aboard feared dead

  Wreckage from a plane carrying 28 people that went missing yesterday was found a few miles from the airport in Russia’s Far East where it was supposed to land, officials

The Buzz | German who ran think tank arrested for spying for China

A German man who ran a think tank has been arrested on suspicion of being an informant for Chinese intelligence for years, German prosecutors said yesterday. Federal prosecutors said the suspect,

Hong Kong | Six students among nine arrested in alleged bomb plot

Nine people, including six secondary school students, were arrested in Hong Kong yesterday for allegedly plotting to set off homemade bombs in courts, tunnels and trash cans as political tensions

This day in history | 2005 Bomb attacks on London

A series of bomb attacks on London’s transport network has killed more than 30 people and injured about 700 others. Three explosions on the Underground left 35 dead and two died

Israel looks to renew law that keeps out Palestinian spouses

Israel’s parliament was set to vote yesterday on whether to renew a temporary law first enacted in 2003 that bars Arab citizens of Israel from extending citizenship or even residency

The Buzz | Two artworks chosen for display in London’s Trafalgar Square

A sculpture symbolizing Britain’s complex colonial ties and an artwork featuring the faces of 850 transgender people are set to go on display in Trafalgar Square, one of London’s highest-profile

Japan searches for dozens missing in resort town mudslide

Rescue workers slogged through mud and debris yesterday looking for dozens feared missing after a giant landslide ripped through a Japanese seaside resort town, killing at least three people. Eighty people

This day in history | 1954 BBC launches daily TV news

The BBC has broadcast its first daily television news programme. The 20-minute bulletin was introduced by Richard Baker as an “Illustrated summary of the news... Followed by the latest film of

Covid-19 | Europe in vaccination race against delta variant

Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more infectious delta variant, in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up

The Buzz | Afghanistan finds deadly fungal infection in Covid patients

A deadly fungal infection known as “black fungus’ that first surfaced in Indian Covid-19 patients has been detected in Afghanistan, which is in the middle of a brutal third wave

This day in history | 1992 IRA murders ‘informers’

The IRA has admitted killing the three men found by the army at different roadsides in South Armagh last night. They claim the men were informers for MI5 and the Royal

EXPLAINER | Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned

Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction was thrown out yesterday by Pennsylvania’s highest court in a ruling that swiftly freed the actor from prison more than three years after he

The Buzz | North Korea’s Kim vows to boost China ties amid pandemic hardship

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said yesterday he’ll push to further upgrade relations with China, his main ally, as he struggles to navigate his country out of a deepening

Trump Organization CFO surrenders ahead of expected charges

The Trump Organization’s Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg surrendered to authorities yesterday ahead of expected charges against him and former President Donald Trump’s company, according to multiple news outlets. Weisselberg was

This day in history | 1997 Hong Kong handed over to Chinese control

Hong Kong has been handed back to the Chinese authorities - ending more than 150 years of British control. The British flag was lowered over Government House - home to the

North Korea | Kim berates officials for ‘crucial’ virus lapse

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated top officials for failures in coronavirus prevention that caused a “great crisis,” using strong language that raised the specter of a mass outbreak

The Buzz | Putin: US aircraft involved in Black Sea UK incident

Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft was operating in sync with a British destroyer during last week’s Black Sea incident in what he described as

Protesters mark Philippine president’s last year in power

Left-wing activists and relatives of people killed in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign marked the start of his last year in office yesterday with a noisy protest and a

This day in history | 1971 Space mission ends in tragedy

Three Russian cosmonauts have been found dead in their space capsule after it made what looked like a perfect landing in Kazakhstan. Lieutenant-Colonel Georgi Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev were

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