Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
AFP, Cesenatico
21 August 2026 Europe
Russian ballistic missiles kill 16 in Ukraine’s Kyiv
Reuters, Kyiv
21 August 2026 World
‘US will impose toughest sanctions in history on Iran’
Reuters, Washington/Dubai
21 August 2026 World
Nasa satellite rescue mission fails
AFP, Washington
21 August 2026 World
AIRBASE BOMBING / Israel, Turkey step up warnings over Syria
Reuters, Jerusalem
21 August 2026 World
India, Japan agree to bolster defence ties
AFP, New Delhi
21 August 2026 World
US India envoy’s Kashmir remarks rile Pakistan
AFP, Islamabad
21 August 2026 World

Putin, Kim gifted each other rifles: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gifted each other rifles during their meeting in Far Eastern Russia, the Kremlin said today
14 September 2023

Kim invites Putin to North Korea

Kim Jong Un invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea during a rare summit, stoking US concerns that a revived Moscow-Pyongyang axis could bolster Russia's military in Ukraine and provide Kim sensitive missile technology.
14 September 2023

Nasa to publish long-awaited UFO report

Nasa is set to release today the findings of a long-awaited study on unexplained flying objects in Earth's skies
14 September 2023

Suu Kyi party says Myanmar junta depriving her of medical care

Myanmar's junta is endangering the life of jailed democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi, her political party said on Thursday, accusing the generals of depriving her of medical care and food during her incarceration
14 September 2023

Iran on alert ahead of Mahsa Amini's death anniversary

Iran's government has warned it will not tolerate any signs of "instability" as the first anniversary nears of the death of Mahsa Amini and the months-long protests it sparked
14 September 2023

Putin, Kim discuss sending North Korean into space

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un discussed the possibility of sending a North Korean into space, Russian news agencies quoted Putin's spokesman as saying
14 September 2023

Alleged bodies of 'non-human beings' shown in Mexican Congress

The alleged bodies of two "non-human beings" were presented during a congressional hearing in Mexico, generating a mixture of surprise, disbelief and ridicule on social media on Wednesday
14 September 2023

State secrets case: Imran Khan’s jail remand extended

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan’s jail detention related to charges of leaking state secrets was extended for another two weeks, his lawyer said yesterday. The latest extension of the remand order will keep Khan in jail until September 26,
13 September 2023

Deadly nipah virus: Kerala shuts schools, offices

India’s southern state of Kerala shut some schools, offices and public transport yesterday in a race to stop the spread of the rare and deadly Nipah virus, which has killed two people. 
13 September 2023

Vietnam apartment: Fire kills 56 people, 37 hurt

A fire at an apartment block in Vietnam’s Hanoi has killed 56 people, among them children, and injured 37, police said yesterday.
13 September 2023

Flood disaster: Fears mount of surging death toll in Libya

Bodies were washing ashore in eastern Libya yesterday, swelling the death toll from a storm that swept whole neighbourhoods out to sea, with thousands already confirmed dead and many thousands more still missing.
13 September 2023

Russia will win against ‘evil’ in Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday told Russian President Vladimir Putin via a translator that he was sure that the Russian army and people would triumph against “evil”, in what he cast as the West’s imperialism in the war in Ukraine.
13 September 2023

Four migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisia

Four Tunisian migrants died and 21 others were rescued after their boat sank while trying to reach the Italian coast, a judicial source said yesterday.
13 September 2023

Post-coup myanmar: Junta, Russia agree on polls ‘cooperation’

Myanmar’s junta and Russia have signed a memorandum on “cooperation in election activities”, state media reported yesterday, as both governments plan for polls that critics say will be neither free nor fair.
13 September 2023

UN special envoy to Sudan to step down

The United Nations special envoy to Sudan is stepping down, more than three months after Sudan declared him unwelcome after disagreements between rival factions erupted into war.
13 September 2023

Gunmen kill 10 in central Nigeria flashpoint

Gunmen have killed at least 10 people in a central Nigeria state that has become a flashpoint for intercommunal clashes, the military said.
13 September 2023

Pakistan president proposes elections be held by Nov 6

Pakistan's President Dr Arif Alvi today wrote a letter to the country's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja and proposed that elections be held by November 6
13 September 2023

Russia will win great victory over enemies: Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un told President Vladimir Putin today he was sure Russia would win a "great victory" over its enemies, as Ukraine's Western allies warned of a possible Russian arms agreement with North Korea
13 September 2023

Fire at Vietnam apartment block kills 56

A fire at an apartment block in Vietnam's capital Hanoi has killed 56 people, among them children, and injured 37, police said today
13 September 2023

Asia apparel hubs face $65 billion export hit from extreme weather: study

Extreme heat and flooding could erase USD65 billion in apparel export earnings from four Asian countries by 2030, as workers struggle under high temperatures and factories close, research from Schroders SDR.L and Cornell University showed today
13 September 2023