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Biden to win Kennedy family endorsement in hit to Robert F Kennedy Jnr’s White House bid

Biden to win Kennedy family endorsement in hit to Robert F Kennedy Jnr...

2 years ago 358

In Indonesia, China’s foreign minister warns against ‘bloc confrontation’ in Indo-Pacific

In Indonesia, China’s foreign minister warns against ‘bloc confrontati...

2 years ago 397

China unloads more US Treasury bills as odds of Fed rate cuts grow slim

China unloads more US Treasury bills as odds of Fed rate cuts grow sli...

2 years ago 406

NASA chief says 'secretive' China is hiding military projects in space

NASA chief says 'secretive' China is hiding military projects in space...

2 years ago 249

Britain’s renegade royal, Prince Harry, now calls himself a U.S. resident

Britain’s renegade royal, Prince Harry, now calls himself a U.S. resid...

2 years ago 475

Gold bars melted down after Canada's biggest ever bullion heist 'used to buy guns'

Gold bars melted down after Canada's biggest ever bullion heist 'used ...

2 years ago 365

Sydney shopping mall reopens five days after six killed in stabbing

Sydney shopping mall reopens five days after six killed in stabbing

2 years ago 321

Iran feared to be MONTHS from building nuclear bomb at secret base ‘buried so deep under mountain missiles can’t hit it’

Iran feared to be MONTHS from building nuclear bomb at secret base ‘bu...

2 years ago 450

World Press Photo 2024 – global winners

World Press Photo 2024 – global winners

2 years ago 245

A portrait of Haitians trying to survive without a government

A portrait of Haitians trying to survive without a government

2 years ago 378

Takeaways From a Trove of ByteDance Records

Takeaways From a Trove of ByteDance Records

2 years ago 348

How a ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ finalist became an unlikely ambassador for Taiwan

How a ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ finalist became an unlikely ambassador for ...

2 years ago 440

What Iran’s attack on Israel revealed about its weapons arsenal

What Iran’s attack on Israel revealed about its weapons arsenal

2 years ago 246

Germany arrests men allegedly spying for Russia in plan to sabotage Ukrainian aid

Germany arrests men allegedly spying for Russia in plan to sabotage Uk...

2 years ago 298

Northern Lights shine over Iceland’s erupting volcano in stunning timelapse footage

Northern Lights shine over Iceland’s erupting volcano in stunning time...

2 years ago 298

Germany arrests 2 for allegedly spying for Russia, plotting sabotage to undermine Ukraine aid

Germany arrests 2 for allegedly spying for Russia, plotting sabotage t...

2 years ago 211

Ukraine warns of ‘World War 3’ ahead of long-stalled US Congress aid vote

Ukraine warns of ‘World War 3’ ahead of long-stalled US Congress aid v...

2 years ago 393

Elderly South Korean woman dies after 5-hour wait for hospital that can perform heart surgery amid doctors’ strike

Elderly South Korean woman dies after 5-hour wait for hospital that ca...

2 years ago 448

Penguins in the pond, kiwi in the back yard: how a city brought back its birds

Penguins in the pond, kiwi in the back yard: how a city brought back i...

2 years ago 409

Chinese-linked nickel miners in Indonesia accelerating deforestation, threatening indigenous Bajau people: report

Chinese-linked nickel miners in Indonesia accelerating deforestation, ...

2 years ago 359

Hong Kong to spend HK$4.6 million on improving public inquiry hotline, including AI

Hong Kong to spend HK$4.6 million on improving public inquiry hotline,...

2 years ago 265

Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due to ash danger

Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano and airport closes due t...

2 years ago 393

How more Asean-China agricultural trade could reshape regional, global markets

How more Asean-China agricultural trade could reshape regional, global...

2 years ago 350

Who are likely contenders for House speaker if Republicans oust Mike Johnson?

Who are likely contenders for House speaker if Republicans oust Mike J...

2 years ago 329

BP trims down executive team, picks new head of its gas and low carbon energy business

BP trims down executive team, picks new head of its gas and low carbon...

2 years ago 362

Pregnant woman airlifted from Disney cruise ship in Atlantic Ocean

Pregnant woman airlifted from Disney cruise ship in Atlantic Ocean

2 years ago 418

Qatar reassessing its role as mediator between Israel and Hamas

Qatar reassessing its role as mediator between Israel and Hamas

2 years ago 387

Bank of England to cut rates in May, Morgan Stanley says, retaining contrarian call

Bank of England to cut rates in May, Morgan Stanley says, retaining co...

2 years ago 240

Two killed in horror sheep attack as cops forced to shoot rampaging beast dead after finding bodies lying in paddock

Two killed in horror sheep attack as cops forced to shoot rampaging be...

2 years ago 475

Hamas’ head of interrogations killed in Israeli airstrike as IDF prepare to wipe out terror group in Rafah mission

Hamas’ head of interrogations killed in Israeli airstrike as IDF prepa...

2 years ago 352

New Swedish law lowers age to change legal gender from 18 to 16

New Swedish law lowers age to change legal gender from 18 to 16

2 years ago 287

Tim Cook visits Singapore amid Apple's Southeast Asia expansion efforts

Tim Cook visits Singapore amid Apple's Southeast Asia expansion effort...

2 years ago 346

Woman in Brazil wheels corpse into bank to take out loan in dead man’s name

Woman in Brazil wheels corpse into bank to take out loan in dead man’s...

2 years ago 473

After chip breakthrough, Huawei launches fresh lineup of phones to challenge Apple in China

After chip breakthrough, Huawei launches fresh lineup of phones to cha...

2 years ago 326

Arrests made in $14.5 million gold heist, the largest ever in Canada

Arrests made in $14.5 million gold heist, the largest ever in Canada

2 years ago 513

Sinking fortunes: Hong Kong falls out of world’s top 10 busiest ports ranking for the first time as volumes slump

Sinking fortunes: Hong Kong falls out of world’s top 10 busiest ports ...

2 years ago 331

South China Sea: will Beijing ramp up militarisation after US missile system deployed in the Philippines?

South China Sea: will Beijing ramp up militarisation after US missile ...

2 years ago 323

Elephant seal swims 200km to return to Canadian city after officials try to relocate him

Elephant seal swims 200km to return to Canadian city after officials t...

2 years ago 432

Hong Kong police arrest invigilator over university entrance exam leak on social media

Hong Kong police arrest invigilator over university entrance exam leak...

2 years ago 416

Hard right makes hay with European farmers' anger ahead of June elections

Hard right makes hay with European farmers' anger ahead of June electi...

2 years ago 319

Israel’s Netanyahu is caught between hitting Iran and heeding allies

Israel’s Netanyahu is caught between hitting Iran and heeding allies

2 years ago 385

Great Barrier Reef experiencing one of its worst coral bleaching events

Great Barrier Reef experiencing one of its worst coral bleaching event...

2 years ago 230

Late Hong Kong actress Kathy Chow to be buried in Beijing, where she lived for 21 years before heart attack, family says

Late Hong Kong actress Kathy Chow to be buried in Beijing, where she l...

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Thousands forced to flee their homes as massive Indonesian ‘Ring of Fire’ volcano erupts sparking tsunami warning

Thousands forced to flee their homes as massive Indonesian ‘Ring of Fi...

2 years ago 445

Scam alert: fraudsters pose as HKMA to part Hongkongers from their money via deceptive WhatsApp messages

Scam alert: fraudsters pose as HKMA to part Hongkongers from their mon...

2 years ago 435

As India votes, women and youth could put Modi and his BJP over the top

As India votes, women and youth could put Modi and his BJP over the to...

2 years ago 236

Party with an 8ft pink panther! Ibiza in the 70s and 80s – in pictures

Party with an 8ft pink panther! Ibiza in the 70s and 80s – in pictures...

2 years ago 244

He built a ‘fantasy world’ in his apartment. It’s now a historic site.

He built a ‘fantasy world’ in his apartment. It’s now a historic site....

2 years ago 334

Britain, Germany urge Israel to exercise restraint in response to Iran

Britain, Germany urge Israel to exercise restraint in response to Iran...

2 years ago 223

Homes burned, animals killed: Palestinians describe Israeli settler rampage

Homes burned, animals killed: Palestinians describe Israeli settler ra...

2 years ago 375

Takeaways from this week's reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina

Takeaways from this week's reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that d...

2 years ago 501

Russia’s deadly attacks see Ukraine call out a Western double standard

Russia’s deadly attacks see Ukraine call out a Western double standard...

2 years ago 240

From low-level drug dealer to human trafficker: are modern slavery laws catching the wrong people?

From low-level drug dealer to human trafficker: are modern slavery law...

2 years ago 340

Six weeks, 969 million voters, 2,600 parties: India’s mammoth election explained

Six weeks, 969 million voters, 2,600 parties: India’s mammoth election...

2 years ago 224

‘I was severely stalked and severely abused’: Richard Gadd on the true story behind Baby Reindeer

‘I was severely stalked and severely abused’: Richard Gadd on the true...

2 years ago 322

Who really wins if the Enhanced Games go ahead? – podcast

Who really wins if the Enhanced Games go ahead? – podcast

2 years ago 313

Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom

Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar ...

2 years ago 486

Thousands ordered to flee homes as Indonesian volcano eruption sparks tsunami warning

Thousands ordered to flee homes as Indonesian volcano eruption sparks ...

2 years ago 281

Can Rishi Sunak create a smoke-free generation? - podcast

Can Rishi Sunak create a smoke-free generation? - podcast

2 years ago 204

House hearing turns into chaos as Republican chairman challenged over Biden ‘corruption’ smear: ‘No, you need therapy!’

House hearing turns into chaos as Republican chairman challenged over ...

2 years ago 419