Sudan war threatens to ‘consume entire country’: UN

War and hunger threaten to “consume” Sudan where hundreds of thousands of malnourished children are at risk of dying, as fighting between rival generals rages on, the United Nations warned yesterday.
25 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Heineken sells off business for €1 in a bid to exit Russia

Dutch brewer Heineken said on Friday it had completed its exit from Russia by selling its operations there to Russia's Arnest Group for a symbolic one euro
25 August 2023, 16:27 PM

Chandrayaan rover now ready to explore moon's South pole

Two days after landing its lander module on the moon, India's space agency today said the Chandrayaan-3 rover, "Pragyan", successfully traversed a distance of about 8m and its payloads have been turned on for analysing the chemical composition of the lunar soil
25 August 2023, 14:20 PM

Russia scolds Biden for remarks on Wagner boss Prigozhin's plane crash

Russia on Friday scolded US President Joe Biden for expressing his lack of surprise that Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed in a plane crash and cautioned that it was not appropriate for Washington to make such remarks
25 August 2023, 10:06 AM

US to begin training Ukraine F-16 pilots in Sept: Pentagon

The Pentagon said Thursday it would begin training Ukrainian F-16 pilots in the United States starting next month so they can use the advanced aircraft against Russian forces
25 August 2023, 08:54 AM

Trump's mugshot makes history

Donald Trump has had his picture taken innumerable times over the decades, from his early days as a real estate magnate to his turn as a reality TV star and throughout his tumultuous four years in the White House
25 August 2023, 03:51 AM

Trump arrested in Georgia racketeering case

Trump, who is accused of colluding with 18 co-defendants to try to overturn the 2020 election result in the southern state, arrived at Atlanta's Fulton County Jail to be booked and released on bond.
24 August 2023, 23:45 PM

No info to support missile strike theory for Prigozhin crash: Pentagon

The US Department of Defence on Thursday said there was currently no information to suggest that a surface-to-air missile took down the plane presumed to be carrying Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin
24 August 2023, 20:30 PM

BRICS admits 6 countries to bloc

BRICS leaders yesterday announced the “historic” admission of six new countries from next year as the club of large and populous emerging economies seeks to reshape the global order.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Myanmar Jet Fuel: US expands sanctions Cites junta airstrikes

The United States on Wednesday expanded its sanctions against Myanmar to include foreign companies or individuals helping the country’s military junta to procure jet fuel that it uses to launch airstrikes on its own people, the US Treasury Department said in a statement.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Putin delivers mixed tribute to Prigozhin

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to the family of Yevgeny Prigozhin yesterday, breaking his silence after the mercenary leader’s plane crashed with no survivors two months after he led a mutiny against army chiefs.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Norway opens world’s biggest floating wind park

Norway inaugurated the world’s biggest floating wind park in the North Sea on Wednesday, an emerging technology considered promising for the transition from fossil fuels to green energy.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Global warming predicted to cost Australia billions

Global warming could cost Australia’s economy hundreds of billions of dollars in the coming decades if workplaces cannot adapt to soaring temperatures, a government report said yesterday.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Japan releases water from Fukushima nuke plant China furious

Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean yesterday, prompting a furious China to ban all seafood imports from its neighbour.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Brazil experiencing winter heat wave

Brazil is enduring a heat wave in the middle of the southern hemisphere’s winter, with the metropolis of Sao Paulo close to breaking records for August and for the year 2023.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Over 4m displaced in Ethiopia: IOM

More than four million people have been driven from their homes in Ethiopia, mainly by conflict or drought, according to new UN figures.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

UK backlog hits record high

The UK’s backlog of asylum claims has hit a record high, official figures showed yesterday, heaping fresh pressure on the government which has pledged to cut immigration.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Indian rover rolls onto moon surface

The moon rover of India’s Chandrayaan-3 exited the spacecraft yesterday to begin its exploration of the lunar surface and conduct experiments to help future probes, as the media hailed the historic landing as the country’s biggest scientific feat.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Russia ‘reliable partner’ for Africa on food supply

Russian President Vladimir Putin told the BRICS summit in South Africa yesterday that Moscow intends to deepen ties with African countries, and that it would remain a reliable partner for food and fuel supplies.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Russia launches missile attacks across Ukraine

At least one person was killed and 16 people were wounded in Russian attacks across Ukraine yesterday, local officials said, as Kyiv marked 32 years of independence from Moscow.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM