Tag: the buzz
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A United Airlines flight to Spain turns back to Newark after a possible security threat midair
A United Airlines flight bound for Spain from Newark Liberty International Airport turned around midflight Saturday (yesterday, Macau time) due to a possible security threat in ... -
Caesars Entertainment, a Las Vegas Strip icon, is sold for $6 billion
Caesars Entertainment is being acquired for almost $6 billion by Fertitta, the company that owns Las Vegas’ Golden Nugget and chains like Rainforest Cafe and Morton’s. ... -
Singapore foreign affairs minister visits North Korea, agrees to boost ties: reports
Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan held talks with his North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui in Pyongyang on Tuesday, with both sides agreeing to deepen bilateral ... -
Three killed after passenger van hits an elephant in a Ugandan national park
A passenger van struck an elephant in a Ugandan national park, killing three people and injuring four others, police said. The crash happened on Sunday on ... -
Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity
Pope Leo XIV yesterday called for strict regulation of artificial intelligence, warning that the technology risks concentrating power, undermining human dignity and transforming warfare. In “Magnifica ... -
Malaysia orders TikTok to explain ‘grossly offensive’ fake content targeting king
Malaysia said yesterday it has ordered TikTok to explain and address what it described as the social media platform’s failure to act swiftly against offensive, defamatory and fake ... -
Shanghai restaurant knife attack injures 3, including 2 Japanese; China calls it isolated incident
A knife attack at a restaurant in Shanghai injured three people, including two Japanese citizens, the Chinese foreign ministry said yesterday, calling it an isolated case. ... -
Channel 4 pulls episodes of ‘Married at First Sight UK’ after sexual misconduct claims
Broadcaster Channel 4 has pulled all episodes of “Married at First Sight UK” from its platforms after three contestants claimed they were sexually assaulted by on-screen ... -
UK leadership contenders expected to launch bids to unseat prime minister after days of maneuvering
Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are likely to break out into open rebellion yesterday, with one potential rival expected to announce his bid for the ... -
Alternative shows counter Eurovision amid larger protest over Israel’s participation
In an ornate Brussels concert hall, Bashar Murad, a Palestinian songwriter, stood before hundreds and delivered a mournful performance of Nina Simone’s “I Wish I Knew ... -
Asia braces for a second wave of energy shocks from the Iran war
Asia’s first defenses against energy shocks from the Iran war are running short and a more consequential second wave of impacts is beginning to hit. When ... -
Hungary’s Péter Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule
Hungary’s Péter Magyar took his oath of office on Saturday to become the country›s new prime minister, kicking off a fresh political era after 16 years of Viktor Orbán’s autocratic ... -
Norwegian police arrest a Chinese citizen on spying allegations
Authorities in Norway arrested a Chinese citizen on espionage allegations yesterday in connection with a purported effort to set up a receiver to collect sensitive satellite ... -
Organized crime: Europol task force nets 280 arrests as ‘violence for hire’ spreads across Europe
An international task force formed to crack down on violence as a criminal service has led to 280 arrests in its first year, the European Union’s ... -
Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria and abduct 23 pupils
Gunmen raided an orphanage in north-central Nigeria and abducted 23 pupils, authorities said yesterday. Fifteen have since been rescued. The attack took place in an “isolated ... -
US launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator
U.S. officials have announced a sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro characterized Friday as a “new theater of war” ... -
2021 collision of South Korean warplanes caused by pilots taking video, report says
A 2021 midair collision of two South Korean fighter jets happened because a pilot made an abrupt maneuver to get a better angle for videos of ... -
China’s foreign and defense ministers meet with Cambodian counterparts in joint 2+2 dialogue
Cambodia and China yesterday held their first meeting of what is called a “2+2” Strategic Dialogue Mechanism, bringing together both countries’ foreign and defense ministers to ... -
Oil prices jump and stocks are mixed as the US-Iran standoff keeps the Strait of Hormuz in limbo
Oil prices climbed more than 5% while world shares were mixed yesterday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait ... -
Trump signs bill extending controversial surveillance powers until April 30
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a bill extending a controversial surveillance program until April 30, a short-term renewal that sets up another showdown in Congress. The bill ... -
AP Exclusive: Europe has ‘maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,’ energy agency head warns
Europe has “maybe six weeks or so” of remaining jet fuel supplies, the head of the International Energy Agency said yesterday in a wide-ranging interview, warning ... -
US forces to join combat drills in Philippines to show commitment to Asia while fighting Iran
More than 17,000 American and Filipino military personnel will participate in one of their largest annual combat exercises in the Philippines that underscore the United States’ ... -
A 9-year-old was found locked in a van since 2024, malnourished and unable to walk
A 9-year-old boy has been rescued after living locked in his father’s utility van in eastern France since 2024, according to the local prosecutor. The child ... -
Oil prices rise to $100 as stocks slow on doubts about the US-Iran ceasefire
Oil prices climbed back toward $100 per barrel yesterday, while stock markets worldwide slow following their big gains from the day before. The S&P 500 was nearly ... -
Markets surge worldwide as oil plunges toward $90 following ceasefire between US, Israel and Iran
Stock markets are surging worldwide, and oil prices are plunging back toward $90 per barrel after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to force ... -
Immigrants seeking asylum are ordered to countries they’ve never been to, but end up stuck in limbo
The Afghan man had fled the Taliban for refuge in upstate New York when U.S. immigration authorities ordered him deported to Uganda. The Cuban woman was ... -
Nestlé says 413,793 KitKat candy bars stolen en route from Italy to Poland
Swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy ... -
Celine Dion set to perform in Paris two years after triumphant Olympics appearance
Near, far, wherever she is … Celine Dion is heading back to Paris. Confirming clues that have been popping up, tantalizingly, on posters around the French capital, a ... -
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, USGS
A strong preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean yesterday, prompting coastal evacuations but no wider tsunami warnings. The United States Geological Survey ... -
Macau gov’t seeks to appoint two judges from Portugal
Portugal’s High Council for the Judiciary (CSM) has opened applications for two Portuguese judges to serve in Macau’s first-instance courts, with the selection process running until ... -
US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war
U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, yesterday [Macau ... -
Asian shares advance and oil slips back despite a barrage of attacks by Iran
Asia shares advanced yesterday, with benchmarks in Japan and South Korea jumping as oil prices fell back slightly despite a barrage of attacks by Iran on ... -
Iran war pushes countries into energy triage as they conserve power and curb soaring prices
The escalating war with Iran is pushing parts of the world into energy triage, forcing governments to choose where to cut demand or absorb costs, while ... -
Trump calls for help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump said he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open as Iranian strikes continued to rain down on Gulf countries ... -
Gulf states intercept new missiles and drones as Iran threatens to widen war
Arab Gulf states reported new missile and drone attacks yesterday after Iran threatened to widen its campaign as the war in the Middle East entered its third ...
