Hush-hush diplomacy. In-person visits. And a very public no-surprises agreement on Iran. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met in Rome yesterday as their new
Sensitive defense documents containing details about the British military have been found at a bus stop in England, the BBC reported yesterday. The papers included plans for a possible U.K. military
With nearly 160 people unaccounted for and at least four dead after a seaside condominium tower collapsed into a smoldering heap of twisted metal and concrete, rescuers used both heavy
Pro-democracy protesters took to the streets of Thailand’s capital on yesterday,, marking the anniversary of the overthrow of the country’s absolute monarchy by renewing their demands that the government step
The leader of Myanmar’s military junta on Wednesday attended an international conference in Moscow, an appearance that reflected Russia’s eagerness to develop ties with the junta despite international criticism. The military
The United States has launched its latest plan to bring peace to the Middle East. US Secretary of State William Rogers announced his initiative to encourage the Arabs and Israelis to
Russia will be ready to fire to hit intruding warships, a senior diplomat warned yesterday in the wake of a Black Sea incident in which a British destroyer sailed near
America’s first woman in space has returned safely to Earth in the Challenger space shuttle after a successful six-day flight. Sally Ride, aged 32, captured the media’s attention over the weeks
Facebook’s recommendation algorithm amplifies military propaganda and other material that breaches the company’s own policies in Myanmar following a military takeover in February, a new report by the rights group
Seven researchers whose work contributed to designing Covid-19 vaccines have won Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias award for scientific research. The award panel announced yesterday it had chosen Hungary’s Katalin Karikó,
Populist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has long used soccer to advance his right-wing politics, and now widespread international criticism of a new law seen as targeting the LGBT community
The news comes only a day after the bank lending rate was increased by 1% - and four days after an interview on the BBC’s Panorama programme in which he
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed prospects for an early resumption of diplomacy with the United States, saying yesterday that U.S. expectations of talks would
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday she hopes UEFA will act “responsibly” on the issue of staging Euro 2020 matches in Britain given the spread there of the highly contagious
A man has pleaded guilty to shooting dead former Beatle John Lennon in New York. The court heard Mark Chapman dramatically change his plea to admit responsibility for the murder, saying
Britain’s foreign minister headed to Southeast Asia yesterday on a three-nation visit as his country looks to promote closer ties and trade with the region following the U.K.’s exit from
Iran’s president-elect said yesterday he wouldn’t meet with President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its support of regional militias, sticking to a hard-line position following
A Russian man who worked at a German university has been arrested on suspicion of espionage for allegedly passing information to Russian intelligence, German prosecutors said yesterday. The suspect, identified only
Hong Kong’s embattled pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily reported yesterday that its board of directors has asked authorities to unfreeze some assets so it can pay salaries and avoid labor violations,
The Philippines opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, has been assassinated just minutes after returning home from exile. Mr Aquino, 50, had spent the last three years in the US but was returning
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