A top Chinese intelligence official has visited Myanmar to discuss military “cooperation” with the junta, Myanmar state media reported on Wednesday (May 31), the latest high-profile delegation sent by Beijing to its internationally...
Iran has significantly increased its stockpile of enriched uranium in recent months, continuing its nuclear escalation, a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday seen by AFP said. The agency, however, noted progress in its...
A senior Federal Reserve official tapped for the number two position at the US central bank said Wednesday that pausing interest-rate hikes would give the Fed time to weigh additional economic data. “Skipping a rate hike at a coming meeting...
If New York is the city that never sleeps then how’s this for keeping you up at night? It is also sinking. The Big Apple is gradually going down partly because of the weight of the skyscrapers that make the concrete jungle famous, a new study...
The Pentagon announced a new $300 million arms package for Ukraine on Wednesday, including air defense systems and tens of millions of rounds of ammunition. The Defense Department said the latest shipments will bring the total value of US security...
Actor Al Pacino will soon be a father for the fourth time — at age 83, US media said Wednesday. His partner, 29-year-old Noor Alfallah, is eight months pregnant, according to the showbiz and gossip news site TMZ. Pacino’s agent did not...
The Chinese military on Wednesday said a US surveillance aircraft involved in a confrontation last week over the South China Sea “broke into” a military training area. “A US RC-135 reconnaissance plane deliberately broke into our...
Ukraine on Wednesday warned that bans on its grain exports imposed by some EU countries were helping Russian President Vladimir Putin divide Europe. Several of Ukraine’s neighbours, including staunch ally Poland, imposed temporary restrictions...
Russian lawmakers have submitted a draft bill to parliament that would ban legal or surgical sex changes, as Moscow sharpens its conservative turn during the Ukraine offensive. Russia has for years been an inhospitable environment for anyone whose...
Russia will evacuate hundreds of children from villages on its border with Ukraine given a “worsening situation” in the western Belgorod region, intensely shelled for days, authorities said Wednesday. Belgorod has seen near daily attacks...
Elon Musk praised China’s “vitality and promise” on Wednesday, Beijing said, during a trip to the Chinese capital in which he has met multiple government officials and reportedly declared he will expand his business there. The...
The US Geological Survey on Wednesday reported a 6.2-magnitude earthquake off New Zealand’s southern coast, near the mostly uninhabited Auckland Islands. New Zealand’s GeoNet monitoring agency said the epicentre was 33 kilometres (21 miles) below...
Japan on Wednesday passed a law allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years, as it tries to reinvigorate the sector to meet energy challenges and climate targets. The bill intends to “establish an electricity supply system that will...
Russia on Wednesday claimed it had destroyed the last major warship of the Ukrainian naval forces, which it said was stationed in the southern port of Odesa. “On May 29, a high-precision strike by the Russian Air Force on a ship anchorage site...
North Korea attempted to launch a spy satellite Wednesday but it crashed into the sea after a rocket failure, with the South Korean military retrieving part of the likely wreckage in a potential intelligence bonanza. North Korea does not have a...
