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Russia says strike on Odessa port hit Ukrainian ‘military infrastructure’

Attack comes after Kyiv, Moscow sign landmark deal yesterday to unblock grain exports.   

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 07:40 PM

Russia says strike on Odessa port hit Ukrainian ‘military infrastructure’

Pope heads to Canada to make amends for Indigenous school scandal

Papal visit a ‘penitential pilgrimage’ of ‘healing and reconciliation’, he says.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 06:50 PM

Pope heads to Canada to make amends for Indigenous school scandal

Hit manga series One Piece celebrates 25th birthday

Last of instalment of the treasure-hunter’s tale to be released starting July 25.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 06:00 PM

Hit manga series One Piece celebrates 25th birthday

China launches second of three space station modules

Wentian propelled by a Long March 5B rocket at 2.22pm from the Wenchang launch centre.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 05:10 PM

China launches second of three space station modules

Sri Lanka president’s office to reopen after crackdown

Forensic experts finish combing secretariat for evidence of damage.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 04:20 PM

Sri Lanka president’s office to reopen after crackdown



Greece battles fierce wildfires amid heatwave

Temperatures set to rise to 42 degrees Celsius in some regions.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 03:30 PM

Greece battles fierce wildfires amid heatwave

Two Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid, says ministry

Authorities say six others wounded as army targets suspected militants in Nablus.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 02:40 PM

Two Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid, says ministry

North Korea accuses US of biological warfare in Ukraine

Moscow ally has formally recognised two self-proclaimed pro-Russian separatist regions east of war-torn nation.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 01:50 PM

North Korea accuses US of biological warfare in Ukraine

Why is the world worried about China’s property crisis?

Boom, bust, boycott all factor into analysis of Beijing’s wider economy, impact on global trade.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 01:00 PM

Why is the world worried about China’s property crisis?

Gaza’s women and girls see no escape from violence

Parents of slain teenager angry at slow road to justice in patriarchal society where domestic abuse is ‘normal’.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 12:10 PM

Thrones creator brings Westeros back to Comic-Con

Set hundreds of years earlier, House of the Dragon depicts the glory days of the ancestors of Daenerys Targaryen.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 11:20 AM

Thrones creator brings Westeros back to Comic-Con

California wildfire rages as US engulfed in heatwave

Area of devastation explodes nearly 15-fold in 24 hours, as authorities evacuate 6,000 residents.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 10:30 AM

California wildfire rages as US engulfed in heatwave

WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency

It is the highest alarm the agency can sound.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 09:30 AM

WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency

Fed set for another big rate hike with economy on knife’s edge

Avoiding an economic downturn requires luck, depends on many factors outside the Federal Reserve’s control.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 08:50 AM

Fed set for another big rate hike with economy on knife’s edge

Twice-boosted Biden’s Covid symptoms ‘continue to improve’

US president is 'experiencing no shortness of breath at all', says White House physician.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 08:00 AM

Twice-boosted Biden’s Covid symptoms ‘continue to improve’


2 Americans die in Ukraine’s Donbas war zone

Not known if duo were part of Ukraine’s International Legion.

Sunday, 24 Jul 2022 12:00 AM

2 Americans die in Ukraine’s Donbas war zone

‘Panama Papers’ whistleblower says Russia ‘wants me dead’

John Doe says he has evidence of financial wrongdoing by top Russian officials, allies.

Saturday, 23 Jul 2022 11:10 PM

‘Panama Papers’ whistleblower says Russia ‘wants me dead’

Blame game as UK port tries to clear traffic logjam

British foreign secretary risks a cross-Channel row by calling congestion ‘entirely avoidable’ and urging France to act.

Saturday, 23 Jul 2022 10:20 PM

Blame game as UK port tries to clear traffic logjam

67 Indonesian pilgrims die in Holy Land

Indonesian Haj Organising Committee  says lower amount of deaths compared to 2019.

Saturday, 23 Jul 2022 09:30 PM

67 Indonesian pilgrims die in Holy Land

Abe murder suspect to undergo mental examination

Local media says the Nara District Court approved a request by the public prosecutors’ office.

Saturday, 23 Jul 2022 08:40 PM

Abe murder suspect to undergo mental examination

Chinese real estate giant Evergrande ousts top executives

CEO and CFO resign after probe into why banks seized over US$2 billion from property services unit.

Saturday, 23 Jul 2022 07:50 PM

Chinese real estate giant Evergrande ousts top executives

Neglected forests at mercy of wildfires in Spain, Portugal

Climate change makes devastating wildfires more likely.

Saturday, 23 Jul 2022 07:00 PM

Neglected forests at mercy of wildfires in Spain, Portugal

Thai PM survives no-confidence vote

This comes after four days of censure debate in parliament.

Saturday, 23 Jul 2022 06:10 PM

Thai PM survives no-confidence vote

At least 17 killed in south Iran floods

Six others missing in Estehban County, says state media.

Saturday, 23 Jul 2022 05:20 PM

At least 17 killed in south Iran floods

Drought destroys Italy’s famous Po Valley rice fields

The area’s last ‘decent rain’ came in December, says farmer. 

Saturday, 23 Jul 2022 04:30 PM

Drought destroys Italy’s famous Po Valley rice fields