Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro hailed Elon Musk at a rally in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, saying the billionaire has stood up for freedom of expression — which the former president claims is at risk in his country. Musk, whose ownership of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has provoked widespread controversy, “is a man who […]
The decision by the US House of Representatives to earmark $61 billion in long-delayed aid for Ukraine shows the country will not become “a second Afghanistan,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday. The House on Saturday approved the latest massive package of military and economic assistance for Ukraine as it struggles to hold off Russian forces […]
Japan, the Philippines and the United States voiced “serious concern” Thursday over China’s actions in the South China Sea, the nations’ leaders said, amid a territorial dispute that has become increasingly tense. “We express our serious concerns about the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) dangerous and aggressive behavior in the South China Sea,” according to […]
The United States on Thursday restricted movements of its diplomats in Israel over security fears, the embassy said, as concerns mount of Iranian retaliation over an Israeli strike. “Out of an abundance of caution, US government employees and their family members are restricted from personal travel” outside the Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Beersheeva areas “until […]
O.J. Simpson, the NFL Hall of Famer whose 1995 acquittal in the so-called “trial of the century” for the brutal murders of his ex-wife and a male friend gripped the world, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 76. “Our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer” Wednesday, a message signed […]
German airline Lufthansa on Thursday said it would continue to suspend flights to and from Tehran until Saturday due to tensions in the Middle East. “Due to the current situation, Lufthansa is suspending its flights to and from Tehran up to and including Saturday, 13 April, after careful evaluation,” the airline said in a statement.
New Zealand police said Thursday they have built a strong case against a pair of Lego-loving shoplifters, charged with stealing NZ$20,000 worth (US$12,000) of the popular toy. The haul of brightly coloured interlocking plastic bricks was stolen, police said, in recent months from numerous stores across Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city. The thieves constructed an […]
Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned Thursday, calling for action to protect vulnerable people from the soaring temperatures. Global monitors have warned that 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, marked by climate extremes and rising greenhouse gas emissions. […]
Julian Assange’s wife said on Thursday it was a “good sign” that US President Joe Biden was “considering” dropping the WikiLeaks founder’s prosecution, five years on from his arrest and detention. “It looks like things could be moving in the right direction,” Stella Assange told the BBC. Australia’s parliament passed a motion in February with […]
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Ukraine peace talks due to be held in Switzerland made “no sense” unless Russian took part. “We said many times that the process of (peace) talks without Russia makes no sense,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Moscow on Thursday called on Iran and Israel to exercise restraint amid spiralling tensions in the Middle East. Tehran has issued fresh threats against Israel over a strike earlier this month that killed two Iranian generals, triggering US President Joe Biden to pledge “iron-clad” support for Israel on Wednesday. “It is very important for everybody […]