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Amazon fire: Warplanes dump water on the forest fire
BRASILIA/PORTO VELHO: Brazilian warplanes are dumping water on the burning forest in the Amazon state of Rondonia, responding to a global outcry over the destruction of the world’s largest tropical rain forest. Yesterday, President Jair Bolsonaro had authorised military operations
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29 arrested, more protests expected in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police arrested 29 people after clashes overnight in which volleys of tear gas were fired to break up anti-government protests and as the Asian financial hub braced for further demonstrations in the day. Activists on Saturday
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First Israeli drone falls off, second one crash
BEIRUT: An Israeli drone fell in the southern suburbs of Beirut, dominated by the Iran-backed movement, and a second drone exploded near the ground before dawn on Sunday, a Hezbollah official told Reuters. The second drone caused damage when it
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Trump slaps extra 5% tariff on Chinese goods, China unrelenting
US President Donald Trump yesterday lashed back at a new round of Chinese tariffs by heaping an additional 5% duty on some US$550 billion in targeted Chinese goods in the latest tit-for-tat trade war escalation by the world’s two largest
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Brazil to send troops to fight Amazon fires after EU’s intervention
European leaders yesterday threatened to tear up a trade deal with South America, reflecting growing international anger at Brazil as a record number of fires in the Amazon rainforest intensified an unfolding environmental crisis. Amid a global chorus of concern
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Amazon on fire: Bolsonaro tells the world to quit being nosy
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO: Amid growing international criticism over the wildfires raging through the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro yesterday admitted farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze but told foreign powers not to interfere. French President Emmanuel Macron and United
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Systems disruption continues at KLIA
SEPANG: The systems disruption, which among others, causing flight delays, still persisted at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) today. The airport operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad said their team was still in the midst of stabilising the system at
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China could decimate US military bases in Asia within hours of conflict
China’s military would be able to use missiles to overwhelm American military bases in Asia within hours, a think tank has warned. The US defence strategy in the Indo-Pacific is “in the throes of an unprecedented crisis”, according to a
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NZ Parliament speaker feeds MP’s baby during debate, Internet says ‘lovely’
The Speaker of New Zealand’s Parliament, Trevor Mallard, has followed in the footsteps of politicians around the world by babysitting while presiding over a political debate. Labour MP Tāmati Coffey attended Parliament for the first time since his paternity leave
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Trump imposes rule allowing detention of migrant families indefinitely
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration yesterday unveiled a rule that allows officials to detain migrant families indefinitely while judges consider whether to grant them asylum in the US, abolishing a previous 20-day limit. The rule, which is certain to draw a
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