Face masks are now mandatory even outdoors in some cities in France. PARIS: France and the Netherlands imposed stricter mask-wearing rules Wednesday amid signs that the coronavirus pandemic is flaring up again across the globe, with the worldwide death toll exceeding 700,000. Toulouse in southwest […]
Army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong salutes other top brass as they attend the 133rd anniversary of the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy in Muang district of Nakhon Nayok on Wednesday. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) Thailand’s powerful army chief on Wednesday told cadets that the “hatred of […]
India’s top anti-crime agency is taking over the investigation into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, whose suicide has shaken Bollywood and sparked bitter recriminations. Rajput, 34, was found dead in June in his Mumbai apartment – with police saying he took his own […]
Croatia’s top ethnic Serb official joined a ceremony on Wednesday, marking the 25th anniversary of a military victory that ended the country’s independence war, setting a rare tone of reconciliation on a day normally charged with tension. Deputy Prime Minister Boris Milosevic is the first […]
Emergency medical aid and pop-up field hospitals have been dispatched to Lebanon as the world offers its support and pays tribute to the victims of the huge explosion that devastated Beirut. The explosion on Tuesday at the city’s port caused massive destruction and killed more […]
The mega-blast that tore through Lebanon’s capital with the force of an earthquake, killing more than 100 people and injuring more than 4,000, resulted from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at Beirut’s port, officials say, but many questions remain. Here is […]
On Thursday, August 6 at 19:30 GMT:New legislation tabled in Washington, DC could soon see all of the district’s convicted felons obtain the right to vote while in prison. It is a bold move in a country where giving prisoners the right to vote remains a […]
Lebanese President Michel Aoun called for an emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday and said a two-week state of emergency should be declared following a massive explosion in Beirut that killed at least 100 people and injured 4,000 others. The explosion on Tuesday sent shockwaves across […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a plaque on Wednesday to kick off the construction of a Hindu temple in the northern city of Ayodhya on a spot where a mosque was demolished nearly 30 years ago, prompting deadly riots nationwide. Modi offered prayers to […]
Over the past few years, Turkey’s increasingly assertive foreign policy has been felt throughout its neighbourhood. In July, following the clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh, Ankara launched military exercises with the Azerbaijani army, making it clear it stood by its ally. In May, […]
