United Kingdom facing long, tough flu season, NHS chiefs warn
LONDON – The United Kingdom (UK) is facing a long, drawn-out flu season, the boss of the National Health Service (NHS) in England is...
Over 50 people injured in Jakarta mosque blast
JAKARTA – More than 50 people have been injured in explosions during prayers at a mosque in Indonesia, with authorities identifying a 17-year-old student...
World’s oldest president sworn in for 8th straight term in Cameroon
YAOUNDE – Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya has promised to restore order in the country gripped by post-election violence, as he was sworn in...
Pope Leo offers strongest criticism of Trump yet
VATICAN – Pope Leo has called for "deep reflection" on how migrants are treated in the United States, where he said many people were...
Climate change intensified India’s heatwaves – study
NEW DELHI – Almost one-third of the heatwave days India experienced in 2024 were driven by climate change, according to a new report by...
China sentences Myanmar scam mafia members to death
BEIJING – A Chinese court has sentenced five top members of an infamous Myanmar mafia to death as Beijing continues its crackdown on scam...
Messages in a bottle from WWI soldiers found on Australian coast
CANBERRA – Messages in a bottle written by two Australian soldiers in 1916 have been found more than a century later on the country's...
Vapers overtake smokers for first time in Britain
LONDON – For the first time in Great Britain, there are more over-16s using vapes or e-cigarettes than smoking cigarettes, according to the Office...
Nepal avalanche kills 7 mountaineers
KATHMANDU – At least seven climbers, including five foreigners and two Nepalis, have died after being hit by an avalanche on a Himalayan peak...
Sudanese civilians trapped in war-hit city; safe passage sought
KHARTOUM – The United Nations (UN) has called for safe passage for trapped civilians out of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher after paramilitary fighters...