UK accuses China of targeting ‘democratic institutions’ in cyber campaign
UK deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden said the cyberattacks were the latest in a ‘pattern of hostile activity originating in…
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Heavy gunfire in Haiti’s capital, as locals wait for progress in talks
The political chaos and street violence in Haiti are taking place against a backdrop of increasingly desperate hunger. (AP pic)…
Israel’s FM calls UN ‘anti-Israeli’ after Guterres calls for ceasefire
Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz said the United Nations had become an anti-Israeli body under Antonio Guterres’s leadership.…
Congress passes US$1.2 trillion spending bill to avert shutdown
Congress passed a US$1.2 trillion bill today to keep the government funded through September. (AP pic)
WASHINGTON: The…
Ireland’s Varadkar to quit as PM, governing party’s leader
Leo Varadkar became Ireland’s first gay prime minister and the youngest person to hold the office in 2017. (AP pic)
DUBLIN: Leo…
China launches relay satellite to support upcoming moon missions
By 2040, the Queqiao-2 is expected to be part of a constellation of relay satellites for China’s lunar missions and exploration on…
HK legislature unanimously passes new national security law
Hong Kong leader John Lee previously called for the bill to be enacted at ‘full speed’. (AP pic)
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s…
N. Korea fires ballistic missile as South hosts democracy conference
North Korea has launched multiple cruise missiles off its east coast including what it said was a new surface-to-sea missile. (AP…
1st aid ship from Cyprus unloads in Gaza
World Central Kitchen is readying another boat with food supplies in the port of Larnaca but stressed the need for road access to…
No one should go to jail for ‘smoking weed’, says VP Harris
Vice-President Kamala Harris is pushing for the expedited reclassification of marijuana as less harmful than drugs like heroin in…