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Hong Kong fire inquiry begins public hearings into blaze that killed 168
HONG KONG, March 19 — An independent committee investigating a devastating fire that ripped through a Hong Kong housing complex last year was starting a series of public hearings today into the blaze that killed 168 people. The blaze on
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UN nuclear watchdog urges restraint after Iran’s only nuclear plant hit
VIENNA, March 19 — The UN nuclear watchdog said yesterday that Iranian authorities had reported a projectile impact at the country’s only operational nuclear power plant but that it caused no damage. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) “has been informed
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Saudi Arabia declares Friday as Eid al-Fitr after completing 30 days of Ramadan
RIYADH, March 19 — Saudi Arabia announced that the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan will begin tomorrow, according to a statement published by state media. “The Supreme Court has decided that tomorrow, Thursday,
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Trump attends return of six US troops killed in Iraq crash amid Iran war
DOVER, March 19 — US President Donald Trump attended the return of six crew members killed when their refueling aircraft crashed during the Iran war yesterday. It was the second time since the start of the conflict that Trump has
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UK PM Starmer urges nightclubgoers to get antibiotics after deadly meningitis outbreak
LONDON, March 19 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer yesterday called on anyone who visited a nightclub at the centre of a deadly meningitis outbreak to come forward to receive antibiotics. Starmer told parliament the outbreak in Canterbury, in southeastern
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How does the Iran war affect fertiliser supplies, prices and food security?
LONDON, March 19 — As the US-Israel war with Iran enters its third week, analysts warn it is severely disrupting fertiliser markets and endangering food security for developing countries in the near term. Here is how the conflict is affecting fertiliser
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UK, Rwanda face off in RM523m arbitration dispute in The Hague over collapsed migrant agreement
THE HAGUE, March 18 — Britain and Rwanda crossed swords at an international court today, with Kigali seeking more than £100 million (RM523 million) it says London still owes from a scrapped deal to deport migrants. Officials from the two
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Nato boosts air defences in Turkiye with new Patriot battery after Iran missile incidents
INCIRLIK AIR BASE (Turkiye), March 18 — Turkiye’s defence ministry said today Nato was deploying a new Patriot missile battery at Incirlik air base, just days after a third ballistic missile from Iran was shot down. “Another Patriot system… is
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Japan’s tourism reshuffle: Chinese numbers collapse, South Korea, Taiwan and US visitors hit new highs
TOKYO, March 18 — Chinese visitors to Japan tumbled 45.2 per cent in February from a year earlier, official data showed Wednesday, as the fallout from the countries’ diplomatic spat bit for the third month running. Previously Chinese travellers were
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UN watchdog warns of risks after projectile strike on Iran’s nuclear facility, urges restraint
VIENNA, March 18 — The UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that Iranian authorities had reported projectile impact at the country’s only operational nuclear power plant that caused no damage. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) “has been informed by Iran
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