MOSCOW: The United States will stick to its hardline stance on denying China cutting-edge microchips, as technological developments may be allegedly used to boost the
KHARTOUM: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said 16 civilians were killed in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the capital Khartoum
SINGAPORE: Tharman Shanmugaratnam is the new Head of State for Singapore after winning the presidential race by a decisive margin on Friday. The former senior
BANGKOK: Thailand’s jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has requested a royal pardon from the eight-year jail term he is serving, outgoing justice minister Wissanu
PARIS: While covering less than 1 per cent of the Earth’s surface, areas protected under the World Heritage programme of the United Nations Educational, Scientific
DOHA: Qatar has detected the country’s first cases of the coronavirus variant EG.5, the country’s Ministry of Public Health said on Thursday. The ministry said
MANILA: Fifteen people were killed in a fire that gutted a house in the Philippine capital region before dawn on Thursday, reported Xinhua, quoting the
CANBERRA: Southeast Australia is facing an elevated risk of summer blackouts without urgent investment, the energy market operator warned on Thursday, reported Xinhua. The Australian
VENICE: The ongoing strikes in Hollywood means it’s still unclear which stars will travel to Italy for the 80th Venice Film Festival, which gets under
WARSAW: Unidentified assailants have used radio signals to halt 25 passenger trains in Poland, according to state rail operator PKP, reported German news agency dpa.
