TAIPEI: An American climber took on Taiwan’s tallest building on Sunday, becoming the first person to scale Taipei 101 without a rope, harness, or safety net. Hundreds of spectators gathered at the base of the 101-storey tower to watch Alex Honnold, 40, embark on his daredevil feat, which was also
LONDON: The UK will establish a national police force, dubbed the “British FBI”, to tackle the most complex and serious crimes, the government said on Saturday. The new National Police Service (NPS) will bring the work of an array of existing agencies scattered nationwide, including the National Crime Agency (NCA)
TOKYO: Panda lovers in Tokyo said goodbye on Sunday to a hugely popular pair of the bears that are set to return to China, leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century. Loaned out as part of China’s “panda diplomacy” programme, the distinctive black-and-white
Actor Liz Hurley on Thursday broke down in tears in the witness box of London’s High Court as she accused a tabloid publisher of “monstrous” conduct, including planting secret microphones on her home windows. Hurley, 60, the former partner of Hollywood star Hugh Grant, is suing tabloid publisher over alleged
WASHINGTON: TikTok announced Thursday it has established a majority American-owned joint venture to operate its US business, allowing the company to avoid a ban over its Chinese ownership. The TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC will serve more than 200 million users and 7.5 million businesses while implementing strict safeguards for
TOKYO, Japan: Japanese Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, dissolved Parliament on Friday (Jan 23) ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her cabinet’s high poll numbers to steer her otherwise unpopular ruling party to victory. The country’s first woman premier announced her intentions on Monday, seeking public backing
MOUNT MAUNGANUI (New Zealand): Rescuers dug into deep mud searching for at least six missing people yesterday after a landslide from an extinct volcano crashed into a popular campsite in northern New Zealand. Police said a 15-year-old was the youngest person unaccounted for after a chunk of Mount Maunganui ploughed into
PARIS: Liverpool eased to a 3-0 win in Marseille in the Champions League on Thursday as Harry Kane’s double earned Bayern Munich a 2-0 victory against Union Saint-Gilloise that secured a place in the last 16 for the German giants. Arne Slot’s Liverpool extended their unbeaten run to 13 matches
DAVOS (Switzerland): US President Donald Trump descends on Davos for a showdown with European leaders as his bid to seize Greenland threatens to tear the transatlantic alliance apart. Trump mocked the Europeans a day before heading to the World Economic Forum, where he will be the star of a dark,
MADRID: Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham said fans need to show “love” to Vinicius Junior and the rest of the team to get the best from them after Los Blancos hammered Monaco 6-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday. Vinicius scored and played a key part in three other goals
