PHNOM PENH (Cambodia): At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death yesterday in Cambodia after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon’s home to receive Lunar New Year red envelopes filled with money, police said. Pictures and footage shared by local media show hundreds of people pushing
PEKALONGAN (Indonesia): Hundreds of rescuers were searching through thick mud and debris to find survivors yesterday after a rain-triggered landslide in Indonesia killed at least 19 people and left seven missing. Intense rainfall in a mountainous area near Pekalongan city in Central Java province sparked the landslide on Monday, collapsing
FUZHOU (China): Dozens of giant lanterns in the shape of mythical creatures, flowers and legendary characters light up the night sky in southern China — a dreamlike spectacle to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays. As night falls in the southern Chinese city of Fuzhou, lanterns — some of
KARTALKAYA (Turkey): A huge fire killed at least 76 people Tuesday as it ripped through a hotel at a popular ski resort in northern Turkey that was packed with people enjoying the winter holidays, including families. The blaze at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya broke out around 3.30 am
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba yesterday congratulated Donald Trump on his return to the White House and said he wanted to build a “relationship of trust”. Japan and the United States are key defence allies and each other’s top foreign investors, but businesses and diplomats are bracing themselves for
Taipei: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan yesterday, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people, triggering landslides and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local authorities. An AFP journalist in the capital Taipei felt tremors for nearly a minute as the shallow quake struck shortly after midnight.
IPSWICH (United Kingdom): Ange Postecoglou took responsibility for Tottenham’s 3-2 loss to Everton, leaving Spurs just four points above the relegation zone. Everton’s first-half goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Iliman Ndiaye, and an Archie Gray own goal exposed Tottenham’s defensive weaknesses. Despite Richarlison pulling one back, Spurs’ poor form continues, with
IPSWICH (United Kingdom): Pep Guardiola hailed Manchester City’s return to form after a resounding 6-0 victory over struggling Ipswich, with Phil Foden playing a starring role. Foden scored twice, while Mateo Kovacic added a brilliant goal as City raced to a 3-0 lead by halftime. The second half saw Jeremy
IPSWICH (United Kingdom): Ruben Amorim (pic) made a striking admission after Manchester United’s 3-1 defeat to Brighton, declaring his team “the worst in the history of Manchester United.” The loss, United’s sixth in 11 Premier League games since Amorim replaced Erik ten Hag, left the club in 13th place, 10
Brasília: Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro said he hopes Donald Trump will help him overcome his legal woes and work to oppose “judicial activism” in other countries. Bolsonaro said he was invited to attend today’s US presidential inauguration of Trump, a man he calls his hero. But the Brazilian