Saturday, June 6, 2026

World

Xi Jinping to meet Kim Jong Un in rare visit to North Korea

China's president Xi Jinping will meet Kim Jong Un next week in a trip to North Korea, in his first visit in nearly seven years, according to both countries'...

US House delivers rebuke to Trump as it votes to halt Iran war

The US House of Representatives has passed a measure that seeks to halt President Donald Trump from taking...

Trump: Vance and Rubio 2028 run would be unbeatable

US President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview aired on Wednesday that ​Vice President JD Vance and...

UK police under pressure after dying student was handcuffed

British police faced a national backlash on Tuesday over ​the inflammatory case of an 18-year-old student who was...

US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China

The U.S. ‌Department of Commerce on Sunday moved to close a potential loophole that may have led companies...

Emergency jabs after 100 children die of suspected measles in a month in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has launched an emergency vaccination campaign after a fast-spreading measles outbreak is suspected of killing more than 100 people, mostly children, in what...

Pope Leo calls for global leaders to choose peace in his first Easter Mass

Thousands of worshippers flocked to St Peter's Square on Sunday to hear Pope Leo XIV deliver his first Easter Mass address as pontiff. Framed by...

Artemis II leaves Earth’s orbit on track for far side of the Moon

The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission have now left the Earth's orbit, after their Orion spacecraft fired its main engine for a...

Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after mounting frustration with her performance, especially over the release of...

UK funeral director admits to misconduct

A funeral director has admitted preventing the burials of 30 bodies and stealing donations made to charities by mourners. Robert Bush, 48, was arrested after...

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills one in Indonesia

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea off Indonesia's Ternate island early Thursday, killing at least one person. The quake, which struck at 06:48...