Denmark opens undersea graveyard for imported CO2

Denmark has inaugurated a project to store carbon dioxide 1,800 metres beneath the North Sea, becoming the first country in the world to bury CO2 imported from abroad.
9 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Jenin Shootout: Israeli forces kill three Palestinians

Three Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank yesterday, the Palestinian health ministry said, with an Israeli official saying they had opened fire first.
9 March 2023, 18:00 PM

14 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa drown off Tunisia

Fourteen migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have drowned off the coast of the Tunisian city of Sfax, the coastguard said yesterday.
9 March 2023, 18:00 PM

5,000 held in Libya detention centres: IOM

Around 5,000 migrants are being held in official detention centres in Libya and they
9 March 2023, 18:00 PM

US worries China will use supply chains as weapon

The United States worries that China will use its power in global supply chains as an additional weapon to advance its political and military might, a report released Wednesday showed.
9 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Russian strikes pound Ukraine

Russia launched a huge wave of missile strikes across Ukraine while people slept yesterday, killing at least six civilians, knocking out electricity and forcing a nuclear power plant off the grid for several hours.
9 March 2023, 18:00 PM

US worries China will use supply chains as weapon

The United States worries that China will use its power in global supply chains as an additional weapon to advance its political and military might, a report released Wednesday showed.
9 March 2023, 12:45 PM

Taliban governor of Afghan province killed in blast

A blast tore through the Taliban governor's office in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Thursday, killing him and two others, police said.
9 March 2023, 12:04 PM

3 Palestinians killed by Israel forces in West Bank: ministry

The Palestinian ministry announced the "martyrdom" of three men shot by Israeli forces in Jaba, near the flashpoint northern city of Jenin
9 March 2023, 07:41 AM

US fears increased likelihood of India-Pakistan, India-China conflicts

According to the report, the heightened military postures by both India and China along the disputed border heightens the risk of armed confrontation between two nuclear powers that might involve direct threats to US persons and interests and calls for US intervention
9 March 2023, 05:29 AM

2 dead in failed Chile airport heist

"Valuable cargo arrived on a LATAM plane from Miami which was to be taken by the Brinks (security) company, at which point the subjects burst into the area and were repelled by security officials"
9 March 2023, 02:19 AM

Antarctic sea ice cover at record low

Sea ice in Antarctica shrank to the smallest area on record in February for the second year in a row, continuing a decade-long decline, the European Union’s climate monitoring service said Tuesday.
8 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Russians claim control over Bakhmut’s east

The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group yesterday said his forces had taken full control of the eastern part of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, and Nato’s secretary general said it could all fall to the invading army in the next few days.
8 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Smiley, dimpled sphinx statue found in Egypt

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a sphinx statue “with a smiley face and two dimples” near the Hathor Temple, one of the country’s best preserved ancient sites, the tourism and antiquities ministry said.
8 March 2023, 18:00 PM

7 dead in Syria drone strike on arms factory

Seven people including several civilians were killed yesterday when a drone strike targeted a weapons factory belonging to Iran-backed factions in government-held eastern Syria, a war monitor said.
8 March 2023, 18:00 PM

UK cyber security firm warns over ChatGPT

British cyber security firm Darktrace yesterday warned that artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT may have increased the sophistication of phishing scams.
8 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Women first to suffer, last to be heard

Women are the primary victims of wars and conflict, yet they remain severely underrepresented at diplomatic negotiations, officials told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday.
8 March 2023, 18:00 PM

US announces $26m in new aid for Rohingyas

The United States announced on Tuesday $26 million in new humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in that region of Asia.
8 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Less than 1pc of world breathes clean air

Less than one percent of the world’s population breathes pollution-free air – and Asian countries face some of the most severe health risks, according to a new study.
8 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Georgia police detain dozens

Georgian opposition and civil society groups yesterday called for new protests against government plans to introduce controversial “foreign agent” legislation, reminiscent of Russian legislation to pressure critics.
8 March 2023, 18:00 PM