The WHO on Thursday said further imported cases of the new, more dangerous mpox strain in Europe were likely, after Sweden announced the first such infection outside Africa in an outbreak that has killed hundreds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo).The case recorded in a traveler in S
Dozens of Israeli settlers, some wearing masks, attacked a Palestinian village near the city of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, burning cars and killing at least one person, authorities said on Thursday.The Palestinian health ministry said one Palestinian was killed and another critically wounde
Turning heads as they cruise past office buildings and malls, driverless taxis are slowly spreading through Chinese cities, prompting both wariness and wonder.China’s tech companies and vehicle manufacturers have poured billions of dollars into self-driving technology over the past few years in an e
Five people who allegedly supplied ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry in a bid to exploit his drug addiction for profit have been charged in relation to his overdose death, US officials said on Thursday.The actor died at his luxury Los Angeles home last year, sparking an outpouring of grief from
‘TRUE RARITY’: Ocean Park said that the staff only confirmed Ying Ying’s pregnancy on Sunday, as it is difficult to detect when pandas get pregnant
Hong Kong welcomed the birth of its first locally born giant pandas on Thursday, with their mother becoming the world’s oldest first-time mother of its kind on record, the theme park that houses them announced.Ying Ying (盈盈), the mother, gave birth to the twins — one male and one female — at Ocean P
A reputed Peruvian gang leader suspected in 23 killings in his home country was arrested on Wednesday in New York, US immigration authorities said on Thursday.Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, the leader of “Los Killers,” who is wanted for the killings in Peru, was arrested in Endicott, New York, US Immigr
DISCONTENT: Doctors in India have long complained of being overworked and underpaid, and say not enough is done to curb violence targeting medical workers
Thousands of women marched across several Indian cities overnight and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for strict punishment for crimes against women, as outrage and protests against the gruesome rape and murder of a doctor escalated.Holding candles and posters that said “reclaim the night
Russia began evacuating thousands more people from its border regions yesterday after Ukraine said it was advancing deeper into the country in a lightning incursion aimed at forcing Moscow to slow its advance along the rest of the front.The biggest foreign attack on sovereign Russian territory since
ALLEGED CYBERHARASSMENT: J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk were among the high-profile individuals to make baseless claims about Imane Khelif being a man
Olympic champion boxer Imane Khelif filed a complaint in France that named billionaire Elon Musk and author J.K. Rowling as among the high-profile figures to amplify the online attacks against her, according to Variety.Khelif’s lawyer Nabil Boudi told Variety that Musk and Rowling were named in a cr
Kiribati’s pro-China president retained his parliamentary seat in a landslide, according to the first results of an election that hinged heavily on worries about the cost of living, rising sea levels and closer ties with Beijing.Results posted by the Pacific nation’s Ministry of Culture and Internal
Members of Canada’s LGBTQ community have denounced a resurgence of “hateful comments and attacks,” including seeing rainbow flags burned, Pride marches disrupted and increasing violence targeting them — all a stark contrast to the country’s reputation of tolerance. For years, many parts of the count
UGANDALandslide kills at least 30Six more bodies, including those of two children, were recovered on Wednesday from the site of a massive garbage landslide in Kampala, bringing the death toll so far to 30, police said. Several dozen people are also still missing, police said, after the collapse at t
Shiite Muslim pilgrims in Nasiriyah, Iraq, march with banners toward the shrine city of Karbala on Wednesday ahead of the Arbaeen commemorations that mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for the seventh-century killing of the Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Husayn ibn Ali.
STATE OF EMERGENCY: The governor of Belgorod said that the situation in the border region was ‘extremely difficult and tense’ under Ukrainian bombardment
Ukraine yesterday pressed its offensive in Russian territory and bombarded the border region of Belgorod, where the governor has declared a state of emergency.Ukrainian forces entered Kursk region on Tuesday last week and have taken dozens of settlements in the biggest attack by a foreign army on Ru
‘CLIMATE OF FEAR’: UN election experts said that the CNE ‘fell short of the basic transparency and integrity measures’ by withholding polling station-level data
The UN on Tuesday voiced concern over a “climate of fear” in post-election Venezuela as lawmakers mulled a package of laws that critics say target opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.Electoral officials loyal to Maduro declared him the victor of a July 28 vote whose contested results ha
Taliban authorities yesterday began celebrations of the third anniversary of the group’s rule over Afghanistan at the former US Bagram air base.Hundreds of people, including Chinese and Iranian diplomats, gathered at the base, about 40km outside Kabul, for speeches and a military parade.The Taliban
A US judge on Tuesday ruled that the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), cannot allow pro-Palestinian protesters to block Jewish students from accessing classes and other parts of campus.The preliminary injunction marks the first time a US judge has ruled against a university over the demo
Women’s accessories sold by some of the world’s most popular online shopping firms contained toxic substances sometimes hundreds of times above acceptable levels, authorities in Seoul said yesterday.Chinese giants including Shein, Temu and AliExpress have skyrocketed in popularity around the world i
UNITED STATESWeapons sale approvedWashington has approved US$20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the Department of State announced on Tuesday. Congress was notified of the impending sale, which includes more than 50 F-15 jets, Advanc
DEJA VU: The destruction revived memories of the July 2018 fires in Mati, where 104 people died in a tragedy later blamed on evacuation delays and errors
Greece yesterday battled a massive wildfire near Athens for a third day, with hundreds of European firefighters due to join the effort to contain the deadly blaze that has scorched parts of the capital’s suburbs.Fueled by strong winds, Greece’s worst wildfire this year raced across a parched landsca