Gambian authorities have foiled a military coup attempt and arrested four soldiers plotting to overthrow President Adama Barrow’s administration, the government said on Wednesday. The Gambian military arrested four soldiers linked to the alleged coup after a military operation on Tuesday, it said in a […]
The motorbike roared as it strained to carry the ambulance sidecar up a steep river bank. The bike’s rear tire whirred in place, kicking up water and mud while the sidecar – a hospital bed on wheels under a white canvas canopy – rocked dangerously. […]
United States President Joe Biden has welcomed his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to the White House, while Washington confirmed it will transfer the Patriot air defence missile system to Ukraine as part of a $1.85bn military aid package. Sitting alongside Zelenskyy in the Oval Office […]
The United States has announced another round of sanctions against Iranian officials, targeting organisations and government figures involved in the government’s crackdown on protesters. The US Department of the Treasury said in a statement on Wednesday that it was slapping sanctions on Iran’s Prosecutor General […]
The confidence of American consumers rebounded this month to end the year on a high note despite high inflation, rising interest rates that have made credit cards and mortgages more expensive, and growing anxiety about a possible recession. The Conference Board reported Wednesday that its […]
Charles Sobhraj, a serial killer known as “The Serpent”, who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, is to be released from prison in Nepal, the Himalayan country’s Supreme Court has ruled. The 78-year-old French national has served […]
US President Joe Biden has welcomed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, as Washington confirmed that it will transfer the advanced Patriot air defence system to Ukraine for the first time as part of a $1.85bn military aid package. Sitting alongside Zelenskyy […]
The United States is bracing for extreme cold as a fierce winter storm threatens to complicate travel during the Christmas holiday. Forecasters have predicted that, starting on Wednesday, a large storm will bring heavy snow, wind, flooding and ice to a broad swathe of the […]
China could be struggling to keep a tally of COVID-19 infections as the country experiences a big spike in cases, a senior World Health Organization official has said, amid concerns about a lack of data from the country. Official figures from China have become an […]
China and Australia are marking half a century of diplomatic ties, but there has not been a lot to celebrate recently. A rift that began in 2019 only deepened over the next three years. Australia’s new government set about improving relations early on, with Prime […]
