Thousands of Tunisians have demonstrated in the capital Tunis, denouncing President Kais Saied’s moves to consolidate political power and demanding accountability for the country’s long-running economic crisis. Supporters from the Ennahdha party and the Free Constitutional Party held parallel rallies in adjacent areas of the […]
Elon Musk announced his company will continue to pay for Starlink satellite internet in war-torn Ukraine a day after suggesting he cannot keep funding the project. “The hell with it,” the world’s richest man wrote on Twitter on Saturday. “Even though Starlink is still losing […]
At least 20 people died and 15 others were injured when a bus overturned on the Pan-American Highway in southwestern Colombia. The bus was travelling between the port city of Tumaco, in the southwestern corner of Colombia, and Cali, 320km (200 miles) to the northeast, […]
A man died and a woman was missing after powerful storms caused flooding on Greece’s biggest island of Crete, authorities have said. The Greek fire brigade said on Saturday that a 50-year-old man died and a woman was missing after their car was carried away […]
Iraqi firebrand leader Moqtada al-Sadr’s movement announced its refusal to join a new government being formed by Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Shia al-Sudani. Saturday’s announcement came two days after lawmakers elected Abdul Latif Rashid as Iraq’s new president, and he swiftly named al-Sudani as prime minister […]
Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault, British prosecutors have said. The 21-year-old is due to appear in court on Monday facing three counts relating to the same woman. The player was first held in […]
A missile attack seriously damaged a key energy facility near Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, the country’s grid operator has said, as the Russian military strove to cut power in far-flung populated areas while also defending against Ukrainian counterattacks in occupied regions. Kyiv’s regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba […]
The United Kingdom’s new chancellor says he did not vote for Prime Minister Liz Truss but supports her economic plans. Jeremy Hunt was appointed after Truss sacked his predecessor, Kwasi Kwarteng, just six weeks into the job. His tax-cutting mini-budget, financed through billions in increased […]
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt listens to a question from correspondent Robert Peston outside BBC headquarters in London on Saturday. (Reuters Photo) LONDON: Britain’s new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday some taxes would go up and tough spending decisions were needed, […]
China reserves the right to use force over Taiwan as a last resort in compelling circumstances, though peaceful reunification is its first choice, a Communist Party spokesman has said. Reunification of China and Taiwan meets the interests of all, including Taiwan compatriots, Sun Yeli told […]
