
HK legislature rejects same-sex partnerships bill
HONG KONG: Hong Kong lawmakers rejected yesterday a bill that would have granted limited rights to same-sex couples, with the legislature’s conservative pro-Beijing voices prevailing

HONG KONG: Hong Kong lawmakers rejected yesterday a bill that would have granted limited rights to same-sex couples, with the legislature’s conservative pro-Beijing voices prevailing

LOS ANGELES: A US woman charged with registering her dog to vote appeared in court Tuesday facing charges that could see her jailed for six

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Mexico City Mayor, Clara Brugada, on Wednesday said that three people were killed and at least 70 injured when a liquefied petroleum

DOHA, Qatar: Qatar’s Ministry of Interior announced that the Israeli attack on residential compounds in Doha, where several members of the Hamas political bureau reside,

by Ben Strang HONIARA, Solomon Islands: Pacific Islands leaders will declare an “ocean of peace” urging powers to respect the region’s sovereignty, Australia’s Prime Minister

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Commission announced the preliminary allocation of a €150 billion (RM 744 billion) defence fund under its new ‘Security Action for Europe’ (SAFE) programme,

by Béatrice Joannis, Jurgen Hecker and Stuart Williams PARIS, France: France’s new Prime Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, takes office on Wednesday, facing a day of protests

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, India: Pakistan has condemned Israel’s air attack on Qatar as a “brazen violation” of Qatar’s sovereignty and expressed its unflinching

SEOUL, South Korea: A chartered plane departs Seoul for the United States (US) today to repatriate hundreds of South Korean workers detained in a sweeping

MOSCOW: The Global Sumud Flotilla, in which Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg is participating, heading to the Gaza Strip, was allegedly attacked by a drone,