1963: Train drives itself

The first automatic train on the London underground could be hurtling into stations in three weeks, the government has revealed. The trains, which operate without a driver, are currently

Ukraine war is backdrop in US push for hypersonic weapons

Lagging behind Russia in developing hypersonic weapons, the U.S. Navy is rushing to field its first, with installation on a warship starting as soon as late next

Egypt displays recently discovered ancient tombs in Saqqara

Egypt this weekend displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo. The five tombs were unearthed earlier this month and

In video call, Biden presses Xi on Russia support

Key figures for a war half a world away, President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping spoke for nearly two hours today (Friday) as the White House looked to deter

21 killed in pre-dawn Russian attack on school

Twenty-one people have been killed by Russian artillery that destroyed a school and a community center in Merefa, near the northeast city of Kharkiv, officials said.

1974 Violent border clashes at Golan Heights

  Initial reports say Syria began shelling the northern sector of the Golan Heights, captured by Israel, at 1100 local time. An hour later the shooting

Russia sees ‘business-like spirit’ in Ukraine talks

As Russia’s offensive pressed closer to Ukraine’s seat of government, missiles and artillery slammed into high-rise apartment towers in Kyiv yesterday, setting buildings ablaze and leaving

1968 Anti-Vietnam demo turns violent

More than 200 people have been arrested after thousands of demonstrators clashed in an anti-Vietnam war protest outside the United States embassy in London. The St John Ambulance Brigade

New Zealand to ‘welcome the world back’ as tourism restarts

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said yesterday her nation was “ready to welcome the world back” with most tourists allowed to return by May

Russia seeks UN humanitarian resolution not mentioning war

Russia circulated a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution today (Macau time) demanding protection for civilians "in vulnerable situations" in Ukraine and safe passage for humanitarian aid and people seeking to

Kyiv under fire; three EU nation leaders to visit

Russia's relentless bombardment of Ukraine edged closer to central Kyiv yesterday, with a series of strikes hitting a residential neighborhood as the leaders of three European Union

Putin’s war may lead to rethinking of US defense of Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine and his push to upend the broader security order in Europe may lead to a historic shift in

1953 Marshal Tito makes historic visit to London

The Duke of Edinburgh, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden greeted him at Westminster at the start of his five-day visit. He arrived by sea from

Anti-war activist interrupts live Russian state TV news show

A live evening news program on Russia’s state television channel was interrupted yesterday by a person who walked into the studio holding a poster protesting the war in

UN chief warns war is hurting poor countries

The United Nations chief warned yesterday that Russia’s war on Ukraine is holding “a sword of Damocles” over the global economy, especially poor developing countries that face

Long before shots were fired, a linguistic power struggle was playing out in Ukraine

What does the Russian invasion of Ukraine have to do with language? If you ask Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian governmental policies promoting the use

War censorship exposes Putin’s leaky internet controls

FLong before waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin was working to make Russia’s internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to

1990 Observer journalist executed in Iraq

Britain has strongly condemned the Iraqi authorities over the execution of The Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft in Baghdad. Mr Bazoft - who came to live in Britain

‘The Power of the Dog’ wins best picture at UK’s BAFTAs

Sci-fi epic “Dune” won five prizes and brooding Western “The Power of the Dog” was named best picture as the British Academy Film Awards returned yesterday

Talks to resume as Russia pressures Ukrainian capital Kyiv

Russia’s military forces kept up their punishing campaign to capture Ukraine›s capital with fighting and artillery fire in Kyiv›s suburbs yesterday after an airstrike on a military base near the

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