English actor and comedian Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault. He was recently on trial for four weeks over sexual misconduct allegations, including a 2009 rape and the sexual assault of three female television and radio workers b…
CEBU CITY — Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro marked her 60th birthday on Monday by launching an expanded assistance program that promises faster financial aid for residents facing medical emergencies and other crises.
JAKARTA — Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka expressed his intention to step down during a meeting on Tuesday with President Prabowo Subianto, a senior official said, as lawmakers weigh the possibility of a probe into Gibran's eligibility.
MANILA, Philippines — Planning to vote in the 2028 elections but have yet to register? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you complete your voter registration, including the qualifications, requirements and documents you need to prepare. Step 1: Ensure your eligibility To register as a voter, applicants must meet t…
Indonesia is turning to China for a major expansion of solar power and energy storage, but a new report warns that a multibillion-dollar funding gap and demands for greater domestic control will complicate the plan as the country’s energy ties deepen. The report, published on Monday by the Jakarta-based Centre of Ec…
Do Gana a Moçambique, o combate contra as notícias falsas e a desinformação ganha força. O desafio é equilibrar essa luta com a proteção da liberdade de expressão, num contexto em que alguns governos reforçam o controlo.
Ongoing clashes on the Ethiopian side have forced thousands of people to cross into Kenya seeking safety since 22 October. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is closely monitoring the situation on the Kenya–Ethiopia border in Moyale.
The killing of a Chinese food delivery rider in Melbourne has renewed safety concerns across the city just weeks ahead of the Victorian state election, where law and order is expected to be a key campaign battleground. Feng Jianming, a 47-year-old Chinese national from Shaanxi province, worked as a rider for HungryP…
Former prime minister faces death penalty upon return after being sentenced in absentia over deaths in 2024 uprisingSheikh Hasina is “confident” she will return to Bangladesh in December, according to exiled members of her party, after the disgraced former prime minister applied for a new passport this week.Hasina h…
Manchester United executives to settle head coach’s fateMauricio Pochettino a strong candidate to take overManchester United’s director of football, Jason Wilcox, and chief executive, Omar Berrada, are expected to travel to Monaco on Tuesday to meet Sir Jim Ratcliffe and recommend the sacking of Michael Carrick.Wilc…
Was the failed assassination of the Polish pope a Soviet plot or simply the work of a deranged hitman?On the afternoon of Wednesday 13 May 1981, St Peter’s Square in Rome was packed with more than 10,000 pilgrims, excited to see the charismatic John Paul II, formerly Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Kraków. Two and a ha…
FWD Private (Bermuda), a unit of Hong Kong-listed FWD Group founded by billionaire Richard Li Tzar-kai, has set a new Guinness World Record by selling a US$318 million life insurance policy, the companies said in separate announcements on Tuesday. The record-breaking sale surpasses the previous record of US$300 mill…
South Korea is facing growing concerns over the fallout from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s alleged affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, amid fears that the scandal could disrupt global AI supply chains and trigger tighter US export controls on Seoul’s semiconductor champions. The highly publicised “brom…
France Blames Iran For Cyberattack That Paralyzed Supermarket Freezers, Vows Retaliation For "Sabotage" France accused Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of masterminding last month's cyberattack, which disrupted 700 of the country's 10,000 supermarkets and struck deep inside the country's food supply chain.Fo…
President Donald Trump said on Monday night that his administration's mass deportation agenda has not put the same pressure on migrant workers as it has on people he described as murderers and drug dealers.
MIAMI — A US judge has ordered a psychiatric examination for Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Prince Harry's wife, Meghan Markle, after his arrest for alleged possession of images of child sexual abuse.
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants to finalize the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea during the upcoming 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, according to Palace Press Officer Claire Castro. At a briefing on Monday, Castro said sealing the agreement has long …
Judy star Teddy Rinner wants to be the next president of France. The 37-year-old Olympic champion announced his bid on social media on Monday. The news comes as polls show the French public largely split between the far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melanchon and the far-right's Marine Le Pen.
Shoppers appear to have taken government’s Be Ready campaign seriously, retail analysts sayBusiness live – latest updatesBritish shoppers have been stocking up on essentials such as bottled water, tinned goods and hand sanitiser, but did not panic buy after the government advised people to prepare for emergencies, s…
Eurovision, the live song contest that has launched the likes of Abba, Celine Dion and Olivia Newton-John onto the world stage, is set to make its Asia debut in Bangkok this weekend, with a coterie of singers from South Korea and Bangladesh to Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Organisers of the 11-country contest are …
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States start Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates, renewing a push for peace after several rounds of negotiations earlier this year.
The deaths, which occurred late on Monday, will be investigated by Apple, Tata and the state authorities, state officials and two industry sources with direct knowledge said.
Liberman to chair Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, which oversees legislation related to IDF conscription • Yashar submitted 61 signatures demanding Amir Ohana's replacement as speaker
Spain's Supreme Court rejects extending voting ban to children of those under Grandchildren's Law, chaos in Madrid and Catalonia due to train drivers' strike, and more news from Spain this Tuesday November 10th.
Construction executives tell inquiry they surrendered site control to CFMEU after state officials delivered political threats and union bosses promised future Big Build work.
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump said on Monday there was momentum toward ending the war with Iran, as he declared that the country 'militarily, is effectively over,' but kept open the possibility of new strikes.
From bitter rivalries and controversial decisions to dramatic knockouts, we look back at five unforgettable all-British boxing contests and ask you to vote for the greatest.
As Beijing announced a two-month extension to its rare earth export control pause, European industry insiders welcomed a positive change of mindset in the bloc’s efforts to reduce its dependency on imports of rare earths and other raw materials but cautioned that problems remained, especially in financing and regula…
Africa is seeing a potentially historic transformation in its economic relationship with China. After two decades in which Chinese engagement was primarily associated with infrastructure construction, resource extraction and commodity trade, a new phase is emerging. Chinese companies are increasingly establishing ma…
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump took a sympathetic tone towards Jensen Huang on Monday, saying the Nvidia CEO was 'suffering greatly' and didn't know a woman he had an affair with was an alleged Chinese spy.