Why did the Baltimore bridge collapse and what do we know about the ship?

Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early today after a container ship smashed into a pylon, sending eight people into frigid water below..WHAT HAPPENED IN BALTIMORE?.At 1:27am ET (0527 GMT), a container ship named the Dali was sailing down the Patapsco River when it struc
26 March 2024

Russia claims West aided Moscow attackers

The head of Russia's FSB security agency claimed today that Western and Ukrainian special services had aided the attackers who stormed a Moscow concert hall last week, killing dozens..Russia continues to allege Ukraine was somehow involved in Friday's massacre, even after President Vladimi
26 March 2024

5 Chinese dam workers, driver killed in Pakistan suicide attack

Five Chinese nationals working on a major dam construction site were killed along with their driver today when a suicide bomber targeted their vehicle in northwest Pakistan, officials said
26 March 2024

Hamas says 18 dead in Gaza aid airdrop tragedy

Twelve people have drowned and six been killed in stampedes trying to recover aid airdropped into Gaza, Hamas said today
26 March 2024

UK court delays decision on Assange's last-ditch extradition appeal bid

Two UK judges yesterday delayed a decision on whether to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a last-ditch appeal against extradition to the United States, giving Washington three weeks to provide "assurances" in the case
26 March 2024

Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed after a ship collided with it, the Maryland Transportation Authority said early Tuesday
26 March 2024

Countries call for swift implementation of UN ceasefire vote

The UN Security Council on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza five months into the grinding war, despite Israel's ally the United States abstaining
26 March 2024

Biden, Netanyahu on collision course after Gaza UN vote

Relations between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sank to a wartime low on Monday with the US allowing passage of a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the United Nations and drawing a sharp rebuke from the Israeli leader
26 March 2024

Thai scientists breed coral in labs to restore degraded reefs

On a starry night, four Thai marine biologists scuba dived through shallow waters off an island in the country’s south as billions of pink specks floated up from the ocean floor in a spectacle that takes place only once a year.
25 March 2024

11 Rohingyas found dead after Indonesia boat capsize

The bodies of at least 11 Rohingya refugees have been recovered off Indonesia’s westernmost coast after their boat believed to be carrying around 150 people capsized last week, officials said yesterday.
25 March 2024

Relations with Philippines at a crossroads

China yesterday warned the Philippines to behave cautiously and seek dialogue, saying their relations were at a “crossroads” as new confrontations between their coastguards over maritime claims deepened tensions.
25 March 2024

Trump wins pause of $454m civil fraud ruling

Donald Trump won a bid to pause his $454 million civil fraud judgment if he posts a $175 million bond within 10 days, a victory for the former US president that blocks New York state authorities from beginning to seize his assets as soon yesterday.
25 March 2024

Prominent Indians flocking to Modi’s party

A billionaire industrialist and a former Indian Air Force chief on Sunday became the latest prominent figures, including a judge and an ambassador, to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party in recent weeks as it seeks to widen its lead over the opposition.
25 March 2024

Polls may not be held nationwide

Myanmar may not be able to hold its next election nationwide, the country’s junta chief admitted in comments published yesterday, as the military struggles to contain escalating violence against its rule.
25 March 2024

UNSC adopts resolution for Gaza ceasefire

The United Nations Security Council demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas yesterday as Israeli forces carried out new airstrikes in Gaza and laid siege to two hospitals.
25 March 2024

Barred from North Gaza aid deliveries: UNRWA

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has said that Israel had definitively barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest.
25 March 2024

Concert carnage: Russia casts doubt on IS attack claim

Russia yesterday cast doubt on assertions by the United States that the Islamic State militant group was responsible for a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow which killed 137 people and injured 182 more.
25 March 2024

Teen saves over 100 people in deadly Moscow terror attack

A 15-year-old boy is being credited with saving over 100 people he led away from the terrorist massacre at a Moscow concert hall on Friday
25 March 2024

UNSC for the first time demands Gaza ceasefire

US abstained from voting; resolution calls for an immediate truce marking Ramadan to lead to a 'lasting, sustainable ceasefire'
25 March 2024

UNSC to try again for ‘permanent’ Gaza ceasefire vote

The UN Security Council today was set to attempt adopting a text calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, as the veto-wielding United States shows signs of tempering its rigid Israel backing
25 March 2024