Showing 1 - 10 of 306
Iran says progress made towards US talks despite attack jitters
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Iran's top security official said Saturday that progress had been made towards negotiations with the United States, even as the Islamic republic's army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes.
Liverpool, Man City and Barcelona ease into Champions League last 16
AFP, Published on 29/01/2026
» PARIS - Liverpool, Manchester City and Barcelona booked last-16 places in the Champions League on Wednesday, as holders Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid missed out on the top eight.
Lid lifted on Hong Kong bid-rigging rackets
South China Morning Post, Published on 24/12/2025
» Raphael Chan entered Hong Kong’s construction industry in the mid-1990s convinced that quality building work could improve people’s lives. But he quit more than two decades later, disillusioned by what he called rampant corruption in the industry.
Seal milk is the cream of the molecular crop
New York Times, Published on 26/11/2025
» NEW YORK — Collecting milk from a nursing seal is no easy task.
Typhoon exposes centuries-old shipwreck off Vietnam port
AFP, Published on 10/11/2025
» HOI AN (VIETNAM) - Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be a historically significant find.
Japan PM to recommend Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Reuters, Published on 28/10/2025
» TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday.
Trump arrives in Malaysia, to witness Thai-Cambodia ceasefire signing
AFP, Published on 26/10/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - US President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia on Sunday on the first leg of an Asian tour that will include high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Child protection vs privacy: decision time for EU
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» BRUSSELS — Does protecting children justify snooping on private messages? That is the sensitive question facing European Union (EU) countries Wednesday as they wrangle over a push to combat child sexual abuse material online.
Macron takes risk with Palestinian state recognition
AFP, Published on 20/09/2025
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron scored a major diplomatic coup by declaring his intention to recognise a Palestinian state but the move risks being followed by bitter retaliation from Israel while not providing concrete benefits to the Palestinians, analysts and sources say.
Seoul says fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed border
AFP, Published on 24/08/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers that briefly crossed the heavily fortified border earlier this week, Seoul said Saturday after Pyongyang accused it of risking "uncontrollable" tensions.