COLOMBO: An ailing Thai elephant is being prepared for an arduous journey home from Sri Lanka after a diplomatic dispute between the two Asian nations over the creature’s alleged mistreatment. Thai authorities had gifted the 29-year-old Muthu Raja — also known back in its birthplace as Sak Surin — to
PARIS: Dior put on an austere sci-fi spectacle at Paris Fashion Week on Friday that wowed the audience with models rising unexpectedly out of hidden trapdoors. Despite the impressive gimmick, Dior’s creative director Kim Jones told AFP the stark, metallic set design was aimed at putting the focus on the
YOUNG Thug fans awoke on Friday to a new album from the Atlanta rapper, who is embroiled in a sprawling gang conspiracy trial and has been imprisoned since May 2022. The 15-track record entitled “Business is Business” includes features from Drake, Future, 21 Savage and Travis Scott, and is Young
Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, on Friday for the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years, with more than two million expected to brave the scorching Saudi Arabian heat. Pilgrims in white robes and sandals packed the ancient city, now dotted with luxury hotels and
Hong Kong, China: Equity markets sank Friday and oil extended a sharp selloff after a string of interest rate hikes by central banks revived worries about the global economy. Eyes are also on Tokyo after forecast-beating inflation figures fuelled speculation on whether the Bank of Japan will shift away from
Quito, Ecuador: Three inmates were found hanged Wednesday in a prison in Ecuador, where more than 400 people have died in bloody gang clashes at detention centers since 2021, authorities said. During a head count at the Riobamba prison, guards “identified three inmates suspended, without vital signs, with presumed indications
WEST HARTFORD (United States): Joe Biden on Friday left Americans scratching their heads with an off-the-cuff remark that was, well, royally unusual for a US president: “God save the queen, man!” What he meant, which queen he was referring to, and why he threw in what sounded like the traditional
SANTIAGO: Remains of a species of herbivorous dinosaur previously unknown in the southern hemisphere have been discovered in Chile, challenging long-held beliefs about the range of duck-billed dinosaurs, scientists said on Friday. Measuring up to four metres in length and weighing a ton, Gonkoken nanoi lived 72 million years ago
LONDON: Trooping the Colour, the annual military parade to mark the British sovereign’s official birthday, takes place on Saturday, with King Charles III inspecting troops on horseback. The colourful display of regimental precision and pageantry is the first of 74-year-old Charles’s reign, and also the first time a ruling monarch
JAKARTA: TikTok’s chief executive said the company would pour billions of dollars into Southeast Asia in the coming years, as a report showed its nascent venture into online shopping is paying off. The popular video-sharing app’s e-commerce affiliate has gained a substantial market share in the region just a year
