News

Most Read
This file photo shows Errol Musk, father of Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk, gesturing as he speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa February 4, 2025. — Reuters pic

Musk’s father says Elon made a mistake ‘under stress’ and Trump will prevail

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Council on Russia's language policy via video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia June 5, 2025. — Reuters pic

Putin approves big revamp of Russia's navy, Kremlin aide says

Police officers stand guard as smoke covers the area during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, US June 8, 2025. — Reuters

‘Serious breach of state sovereignty’: California governor slams Trump’s National Guard deployment in LA as unlawful

This file picture shows a general view of the Kadena US Air Force Base in Kadena Town on the southern island of Okinawa August 24, 2023. — Reuters pic

Explosion at US air base in Japan’s Okinawa injures four soldiers

This handout frame grab taken from video footage provided by whale rescue group Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA) shows a distressed humpback whale tangled in a rope swimming south of Sydney Harbour June 9, 2025. — AFP pic

Distressed humpback whale tangled in rope sparks rescue mission near Sydney

People demonstrate during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, US June 8, 2025. — Reuters pic

More scuffles in Los Angeles as soldiers sent by Trump fan out

This file photo released on June 2 on social media shows activist Greta Thunberg (right) and crew standing aboard the aid ship Madleen, which left the Italian port of Catania on June 1 to travel to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid. — Picture via Reuters/Freedom Flotilla Coalition

Israeli forces intercept Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg, activists say they were ‘kidnapped’

A man walks over the rubble of a house after an earthquake in Paratebueno, Cundinamarca department, Colombia June 8, 2025. — AFP pic

Colombia’s capital rattled by strong 6.3 earthquake, minor damage near epicentre

Activist Greta Thunberg and crew stand aboard the aid ship Madleen, which left the Italian port of Catania on June 1 to travel to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid, in this picture released on June 2, 2025 on social media. — Picture via Reuters/Freedom Flotilla Coalition

Israel orders army to intercept Gaza aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg, activists vow to press on

This picture taken on June 8, 2025, shows Israeli soldiers standing at the entrance of a tunnel at the European Hospital during a controlled embed organised by the Israeli military, in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. — AFP pic

Israeli army says body of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar found under emergency room of Gaza hospital

This file photo shows police officers standing guard in front of the Royal Embassy of Cambodia during a protest by royalist activists, following a clash at the Thailand-Cambodia border in Bangkok, Thailand May 28, 2025. — AFP pic

Thailand, Cambodia reach agreement to reposition troops at disputed border after May clash

France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Prince Albert II of Monaco (2nd R) walk on the seaside after visiting the 'thalassothermic' marine thermal energy company SeaWergie during a two-day state visit in Monaco ahead of the Unoc3, June 8, 2025. — AFP pic

Money, mining and marine parks: The big issues at UN ocean summit

Since taking office on January 20, Donald Trump has aggressively cracked down on immigration, including revoking some student visas and increasing scrutiny of all visa applicants. — Reuters pic

Reality TV stars, ex-lawmakers among beneficiaries of Trump’s questionable pardons

A Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow forced the closure of two airports, with Russian air defences destroying nine drones, mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. — Reuters pic

Ukrainian drone attack forces closure of Moscow’s main airports

Law enforcement confronts demonstrators during a protest following federal immigration operations in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles. — AFP pic

Trump deploys National Guard to Los Angeles as immigration raids spark violent protests

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers a speech during a visit to Mellor Bus in Rochdale, northern England on June 4. — AFP pic

UK announces major investment in science, technology, and defence by 2030