First charges laid over deadly Hong Kong fire
HONG KONG – Authorities have laid their first charges over the devastating fire at the Wang Fuk housing complex last November 2025.
Two companies and...
4 days of extreme rain killed 7% of world’s rarest orangutans – study
JAKARTA – Four days of extreme rain and landslides in the Indonesian island of Sumatra have pushed the world’s most endangered great apes even...
ICC suspends chief prosecutor after probing misconduct allegations
THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been suspended with immediate effect while an investigation into misconduct allegations...
US-Iran strikes intensify after American helicopter downed
WASHINGTON – The United States and Iran have exchanged fire after the US threatened retaliation for the downing of an American military helicopter over...
NASA astronauts for Artemis Moon programme named
FLORIDA – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has named its crew for its next major Moon mission, Artemis III, though the astronauts...
2 possible Ebola cases in Brazil test negative
BRASILIA – Two suspected cases of Ebola in Brazil have been cleared after both patients tested negative for the virus, local health authorities have...
Iran, Israel pause strikes but warn of retaliation if truce breached
TEL AVIV – Iran and Israel say they have halted attacks on each other, after the two countries exchanged fire for the first time...
Flesh-eating screwworm arrives in US with case detected in Texas cattle
HOUSTON – A flesh-eating parasite that feeds on warm-blooded animals has been detected in the United States.
New World Screwworm (NWS) has been advancing across...
Australian doctor in world’s first brain tumor treatment dies
CANBERRA – Richard Scolyer is globally recognized for his pioneering work on melanoma treatment
Pioneering Australian doctor Richard Scolyer has died, three years after being...
Iran’s World Cup team lands in Mexico amid US visa row
MEXICO City – Iran’s Fifa World Cup 2026 football team have landed in Mexico amid an ongoing row over visas and access to the...