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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says one-third of the population affected by 7.3-magnitude quake. Rescuers in Vanuatu are racing to locate survivors from a powerful earthquake that has killed at least 14 people in the Pacific Island nation. The 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the capital Port Vila on Tuesday reduced buildings to […]
Here are the key developments on the 1,027th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Tuesday, December 17: Fighting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X that “initial reports suggest that Russia is trying to conceal the losses of North Korean personnel,” after Ukraine’s military intelligence said […]
Main opposition party says it will not seek to impeach the acting president after martial law attempt. South Korea is attempting to reassure its allies as the country’s opposition leader offers to work with the government, in an attempt to restore calm following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol. Acting President Han Duck-soo spoke with […]
The first day of the third Test is a near washout as Australia and India are left frustrated by rain in Brisbane. India’s bowlers were left frustrated and wicketless as rain wiped out most of the opening day’s play in the third Test against Australia in Brisbane on Saturday. Australia were 28-0 when play was […]
Singapore – Masoud Rahimi Mehrzad’s father was in a remote part of Iran when he received the news that he had long dreaded. His son was to be hanged in Singapore’s Changi Prison. Suffering from deteriorating health and with just a week’s notice until the execution at dawn on November 29, he was unable to […]
The global airline industry is expected to reap net profits of US$36.6 billion in 2025, up 16 per cent from an estimated US$31.5 billion this year, despite ongoing cost and supply chain challenges, an international trade body has said, while predicting more affordable airfares. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said the increase would be […]
As China hosted the 19th Asian Games in September last year, President Xi Jinping welcomed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad at a picturesque lakeside guesthouse in the eastern city of Hangzhou. By the time Xi and al-Assad emerged from their meeting, China and Syria had struck what they called a “strategic partnership.” A little over a […]
Visitors secure a 2-0 lead in the three-match series despite Blundell’s defiant century in New Zealand’s second innings. An aggressive England have thrashed New Zealand by 323 runs in the second Test in Wellington to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series after dominating the hosts almost from start to finish. Joe Root […]
Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It’s brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savoured in the country’s pub-like izakayas, poured during weddings and served slightly chilled for special toasts. Now, the smooth rice wine that plays a crucial role in Japan’s culinary traditions – and is a favoured tipple of celebrities such as […]
These were the key developments on the 1,015th day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Here is the situation on Thursday, December 5: Fighting Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said that a Ukrainian drone attack on Grozny damaged the premises of a special police unit fighting in Ukraine and also injured civilians, marking the second such attack on […]