Boris Johnson deliberately misled UK Parliament over Covid lockdown breaches, inquiry finds
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament over breaches of Covid-19 lockdown rules, a parliamentary committee has found.
2023-06-15 16:22
New Zealand seizes record amount of meth in maple syrup jugs from Canada
When New Zealand police cracked open plastic jugs of maple syrup that had arrived from Canada, they found something decidedly less sweet inside.
2023-06-15 16:17
TikTok to invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia amid growing scrutiny over data security
Short video app TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, said on Thursday it would invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia over the next few years, as it doubles down on the region amid intensifying global scrutiny over its data security.
2023-06-15 15:21
As Beijing's intelligence capabilities grow, spying becomes an increasing flashpoint in US-China ties
For the second time this year, concerns of Chinese spying on the United States have cast a shadow over a planned visit to China by the US' top diplomat as the two superpowers try to improve fractured ties while keeping a watchful eye on each other.
2023-06-15 13:21
Ukrainians were 'ready to eliminate' Russian soldier before dramatic surrender, commander says
Ukrainian forces spared the life of a Russian soldier when he surrendered to a drone on the battlefield just moments before its operators were about to open fire, a Ukrainian commander has confirmed to CNN.
2023-06-15 13:15
Israel's military called the settler attack on this Palestinian town a 'pogrom.' Videos show soldiers did little to stop it
When hundreds of Israeli settlers rampaged through Huwara and surrounding Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank on February 26, leaving at least one Palestinian man dead and hundreds of others injured, it was billed as "revenge" after a Palestinian gunman killed two brothers who lived nearby.
2023-06-15 12:15
Ornate Roman mausoleum uncovered beneath London construction site
An "incredibly rare" Roman mausoleum has been discovered underneath a south London construction site, archaeologists have said.
2023-06-14 23:54
Collapse of a mountain peak in Austria amid thawing permafrost triggers a huge rockfall
Part of the summit of a mountain in the Austrian state of Tyrol has collapsed, sending more than 100,000 cubic meters of rock crashing into the valley below and triggering mudslides.
2023-06-14 23:52
Grammy Awards add Best African Music Performance category as sounds of the continent receive global acclaim
Next year's Grammys will feature three new categories, including Best African Music Performance, as the awards move to reflect the massive popularity of Afrobeats around the world.
2023-06-14 22:22
Crowds gather for scandal-ridden former Italian PM Berlusconi's state funeral
Mourners have gathered in Milan ahead of the state funeral of Silvio Berlusconi, the divisive and domineering former premier who remained omnipresent in Italian public life for decades until his death on Monday.
2023-06-14 20:49
After Saudi Arabia, Iran may be patching up with its oldest Arab foe
It was perhaps the first royal wedding of its stature to have been filmed in the Middle East.
2023-06-14 20:48
Two university students among three killed in Nottingham knife and van attacks
Two teenage students and a man in his 50s were stabbed to death, and a further three people were injured after a stolen van plowed into them, in a spree of violence across the English city of Nottingham early Tuesday morning.
2023-06-14 20:19