WHO says Monkeypox won’t turn into pandemic, but many unknowns

The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there

1957 Arthur Miller guilty of contempt

US playwright Arthur Miller has been convicted of contempt of Congress. The conviction relates to an investigation last year by the House of Representatives’ Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) into

NATO looks to ‘historic’ Madrid summit, with Sweden, Finland

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday that next month’s summit in Madrid will be a “historic” opportunity to strengthen the alliance in the face of Russian aggression against

Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa

A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and

Russian troops storm city amid eastern Ukraine bombardments

Russian and Ukrainian troops engaged in close-quarter combat in an eastern Ukraine city yesterday as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain strategic footholds for conquering

1967 Egypt and Jordan unite against Israel

The King of Jordan and President Abdel Nasser of Egypt have signed a joint defence agreement.  The news came as a surprise to Egyptians and foreigners alike since

Gov’t touts financial aid as it aims to banish ‘partygate’

The British government unveiled a multibillion-pound package yesterday to ease a severe cost-of-living squeeze, announcing the plan a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to

G-7 nations can lead the way on ending coal use

Germany's energy and climate minister said yesterday that the Group of Seven wealthy nations can lead the way on ending the use of coal, a heavily

1994 Dissident writer Solzhenitsyn returns

Alexander Solzhenitsyn has flown back to his native Russia after 20 years of exile in the United States. His plane touched down in the far eastern port of Magadan

Attorney paying ex-casino mogul Steve Wynn defamation claim

Former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn has accepted an undisclosed financial settlement to end his federal defamation lawsuit against a well-known attorney who represented a

Gunman kills 19 children, two adults in Texas school rampage

An 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom at a Texas elementary school in a rampage that also left two adults

1950 UK drivers cheer end of fuel rations

Long queues have appeared at garages this evening and motorists have torn their ration books into confetti after the government announced an end to petrol rationing. The Minister of

Russian rockets hit eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk

The Russian rocket strikes came early in the morning in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk yesterday, shaking buildings, jolting people out of bed and sending chunks

Biden: Leaders navigating ‘dark hour’ after Ukraine invasion

President Joe Biden told fellow Indo-Pacific leaders assembled for a four-country summit yesterday that they were navigating “a dark hour in our shared history” due to

1961 Kennedy pledges man on Moon

President John F Kennedy has called for millions of dollars to fund a space programme to get the first man on the Moon by 1970. In a speech to

WHO chief to be confirmed for second term after no opposition

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to be confirmed by the U.N. health agency’s member countries for a second five-year term today . No

Russia presses Donbas attacks as Polish leader praises Kyiv

Russia pressed its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Poland’s president traveled to Kyiv to support the country’s European Union aspirations, becoming the first foreign leader

1989 Yorkshire Ripper’s wife wins damages

The award is Ł100,000 more than the previous record British libel sum. Mrs Sutcliffe, who is legally separated from her husband, made no comment. She left the court shrouded

Russian diplomat to UN in Geneva resigns over war in Ukraine

A veteran Russian diplomat to the U.N. Office at Geneva says he handed in his resignation before sending out a scathing letter to foreign colleagues inveighing against the

Biden pushes economic, security aims as he ends S. Korea visit

President Joe Biden tended to both business and security interests yesterday as he wrapped up a three-day trip to South Korea, first showcasing Hyundai’s pledge to

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