World
Back to homepage
Taiwan says it drove away Chinese research ship conducting ‘illegal’ survey near island
TAIPEI, May 11 — Taiwan’s coast guard said today that it had disrupted “illegal” operations by a Chinese research ship in waters close to the island and driven it away, part of what Taipei sees a provocative pattern of China’s
Read More
Philippine lawmakers impeach Sara Duterte, putting 2028 presidential bid at risk
MANILA, May 11 — Philippine lawmakers today overwhelmingly backed the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, setting the stage for a trial in the Senate that could end her hopes for a presidential run in 2028. A House justice committee
Read More
Johor polls not discussed during audience with King, Regent, says Zahid
JOHOR BAHRU, May 11 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said his audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim and Johor Regent Tunku Mahkota Ismail at Istana Besar here today did not involve discussions on the upcoming
Read More
Turkish Airlines A330 evacuated after landing‑gear fire shuts Kathmandu airport, passengers safe
KATHMANDU, May 11 — A tyre of a Turkish Airlines plane caught fire after it landed today in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the airport for an hour. All 277 passengers and 11 crew on
Read More
No automatic quarantine for Americans repatriated from hantavirus‑struck cruise ship
WASHINGTON, May 11 — American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will not necessarily be quarantined, a top US health official said yesterday. Jay Bhattacharya, acting director of the Centres for Disease Control and
Read More
One US evacuee tests mildly positive for hantavirus as another shows symptoms on flight home
WASHINGTON, May 11 — The US Department of Health and Human Services said yesterday that one of the 17 Americans being repatriated from a hantavirus-struck luxury cruise ship has tested mildly positive for the Andes strain of the virus while
Read More
Netanyahu says Iran war ‘not over’ until uranium removed, pushes plan to ‘wean’ Israel from US aid
WASHINGTON, May 11 — Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium must be “taken out” before the US-Israeli war against Iran can be considered over, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American broadcaster yesterday. “It’s not over, because there’s still nuclear
Read More
Trump rejects peace deal as Gulf drone attacks rattle ceasefire and global markets react
PARIS, May 11 — Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: Trump rejects Iran peace response President Donald Trump said yesterday he has rejected Iran’s response to a US proposal for ending the Middle East war, deeming
Read More
South Korea welcomes rare baby bump as population shrinks
SEOUL, May 11 — Kim Su-jin and her husband have set aside their doubts and embraced parenthood, joining a small but notable wave of South Korean couples having children despite the country’s steep demographic decline. South Korea has one of
Read More
Final evacuation flights set to leave Canary Islands after deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship
MADRID, May 10 — The final evacuation flight for occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has sparked international alarm will leave the Canary Islands tomorrow, Spain’s health minister said today. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius
Read More