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
SEOUL last week marks 10 years of megastars BTS, the supergroup credited with bringing K-pop into the global mainstream and generating billions of dollars for the South Korean economy. They’ve been called “icons of progressive globalism”, were once South Korean presidential envoys, and have done everything from Korean Air in-flight
Disney recently announced a new animated children’s series inspired by its 1989 film “The Little Mermaid”, which like the live-action adaptation released last month will feature a black Ariel. “Disney Junior’s Ariel”, a musical series for toddlers, is currently in production and is due for release next year. It depicts
London, United Kingdom: 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
FANS of K-pop megastars BTS flocked to hotspots around Seoul on Monday to mark the supergroup’s 10-year anniversary, with South Korea unveiling a special commemorative stamp series to celebrate. The group’s fans — known collectively as ARMY — gathered outside the offices of its agency HYBE to take selfies and
MANILA: Thousands of people living near a Philippine volcano have taken shelter in evacuation centres as officials warned on Sunday of health risks from ash and toxic gases spewing from the rumbling crater. Seismology researchers said they had recorded at least one volcanic earthquake in the past 24 hours and
VILNIUS: Lithuania’s capital was flooded with pink food, decor, and colourful outfits on Saturday, as residents celebrated the Baltic nation’s love for a cold beetroot dish commonly known as “pink soup”. While beetroot soup is beloved in many eastern European nations, Lithuania lays claim to Saltibarsciai — made of kefir,
MOGADISHU: Somali security forces brought to an end the siege of a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, state media said on Saturday, after the extremist Al-Shabaab group claimed responsibility for the attack. The rebels, affiliated with Al-Qaeda, have been waging an insurgency against the internationally backed federal government for more
KAOHSIUNG: Patrol boats circled and officers descended by rope from a helicopter during a staged hostage crisis in the southern city of Kaohsiung, as Taiwan’s armed forces held drills on Saturday. The island holds frequent military drills in the face of increasing military and political pressures from China, including near-daily
