
Pacific islands beauty pageant turns ugly
HONIARA: An international scandal erupted on Thursday over a Pacific islands beauty pageant, hit by allegations of fraud, “degrading treatment” of contestants, and death threats

HONIARA: An international scandal erupted on Thursday over a Pacific islands beauty pageant, hit by allegations of fraud, “degrading treatment” of contestants, and death threats

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities raised the alert level for an eastern volcano to its highest level on Thursday, widening an exclusion zone and ordering half a

SAN FRANCISCO: US-based network equipment supplier Cisco announced on Wednesday that its profit for the second quarter decreased compared to the same period last year,

BUAN (South Korea): A search is under way for six people missing after a fishing boat with 11 people on board caught fire in waters

BY SHAKIR HUSAIN NEW DELHI: Relations between Malaysia and Türkiye are set for phenomenal growth in the years to come, driven by common interests and

MOSCOW: US technology giant Google has changed its policy on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) models in weapons development due to its increasing involvement

HOUSTON: The US oil giant Chevron said on Wednesday that it will lay off 15 per cent to 20 per cent of its 40,000-strong global

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused election rival Friedrich Merz of breaking his word by accepting far-right AfD support to pass an anti-immigration motion. In

Hohenfels: A US drone buzzes over a Bavarian forest as soldiers apply lessons from Ukraine’s war, where drones dominate modern combat. Both Moscow and Kyiv use

SYDNEY: The Australian government has proposed relocating hundreds of residents from the Cocos Islands within decades due to rising sea levels, igniting backlash from locals. The