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...

NASA counts down for first crewed lunar mission in half a century

NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon ​as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S. space...

Trump administration to shutter historic Border Road between US and Canada

The US government will close a nearly nine-mile (14km) stretch of road from 1 July along its border that runs between Montana and Alberta,...

Italy investigates Sephora and Benefit over marketing skincare to children

An Italian authority is investigating beauty brands Benefit and Sephora after they appeared to adopt a "particularly insidious" marketing strategy of using young influencers...

Austria becomes latest to propose social media ban for children

Austria has announced plans to ban social media for children aged under 14, becoming the latest country to consider introducing restrictions for children online. It...

Trump’s signature to appear on US dollars in first for sitting president

Donald Trump is set to become the first sitting US president to have his signature on US banknotes, the treasury department has announced. Trump's signature...

Travellers face ‘unusually’ long wait times amid US disruptions

Travellers across the US are facing unusually long lines at airports, with some of the worst delays reported in Houston, where security wait times...