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Classics and myths have a way of making us look at humanity and society across the ages. The buzz surrounding Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey," his adaptation of Homer’s epic, is a reminder that stories of heroes from thousands of years ago can still speak to urgent questions about the world today — including the f…
Roughly the size of a fingernail, it’s the largest diamond found this year at Crater of Diamonds State Park.
Families who lived through one of the Troubles’ worst flashpoints fear its legacy is reaching another generation.
Police said they arrested the 18-year-old man driving the vehicle and were investigating what happened.
Just as Jews devote themselves first and foremost to protecting human life, United Hatzalah also protects sacred objects when they are threatened.
The students were each charged with threatening the president over social media posts allegedly made in the days leading up to Trump's visit, according to the Lagniappe Daily.
MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court’s Trial Chamber III has allowed prosecutors to use the prior recorded testimony of an unidentified witness, P-1100, in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, subject to the witness appearing in court and consenting to the use of the statement.
A much-loved old pool has finally reopened after it was feared it might stay shut forever — and the occasion was not a moment too soon for those enjoying school holidays.
Anderson said he and Urker “never really saw eye to eye,” though they never met face-to-face.
MANILA, Philippines — Basilan State College has officially become Basilan State University, 60 years after it opened with 120 students.
The co-pilot attacked the pilot inside the cockpit with an axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, the prosecutor general said.
Co-pilot used crash axe to attack pilot before attempting to take control of aircraft, UAE investigation reveals
Simulation hasn’t crept into rugby, it’s been invited through the front door. Four yellow cards for the Wallabies against South Africa and a four-game ban for Hunter Paisami is madness.
More than 73,000 owners of subdivided flats in Hong Kong have applied for a three-year grace period to meet the government’s minimum standards, a figure the housing chief has described as “better than expected”. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin said on Saturday that authorities received around 73,800 applica…
Landlords who applied between March and August qualified for a waiver of HK$3,000 in recognition fees per subdivided flat until February 2029.
UAE prosecutor general says flydubai co-pilot 'attempted terrorist attack' The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 attempted to carry out a "terrorist" attack during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general said on Saturday, according to the state news agency WAM. The co-pilot attacked the pilot inside…
South Korea's Lee Woo-seok captured the men's individual title in recurve archery at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, collecting his second gold medal following the team event. Lee defeated Junya Nakanishi of Japan by the set score of 6-2 in the men's individual recurve final at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park …
Israeli strikes target Bani Haiyyan town in southern Lebanon Israeli warplanes carried out two air strikes on the town of Bani Haiyyan in the Marjayoun district of southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese National News Agency. On Friday, Israeli planes targeted the town of Mansouri, south of Tyre and also carried…
Probe under way to determine 'all the circumstances', including motive, UAE's prosecutor general says.
Mainland Chinese visitor arrivals in Hong Kong during the first two days of the National Day “golden week” surpassed the pre-pandemic total for the same period in 2018, as a catering sector representative reported a 10 per cent year-on-year increase in restaurant receipts. The tourism chief expressed confidence on S…
Hong Kong recorded 511,311 arrivals, topping the 2018 total of 508,578, as tourism chief Rosanna Law says the city could hit its 53.8m annual target early.
The strike on the Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge comes after repeat attacks on another major bridge in Ukraine's capital.
Efforts to safeguard mangroves, seagrass and corals are needed, scientists say
Efforts to safeguard mangroves, seagrass and corals are needed, scientists say
Essendon has come from behind to beat GWS by eight points and claim its first win of the AFLW season, with midfielder Madison Prespakis starring.
St Kilda were 90 seconds from failing to score in their AFLW clash against the Western Bulldogs, as Essendon's first win of the year leaves the Saints as the only winless team in the league.
A second attempt to steer a 3.5-meter shark out of an artificial waterway in Busan failed within a day after the animal crossed a large net barrier and returned to its usual spot in the channel on Saturday. The shark, nicknamed “Bukang-i,” crossed over a net installed inside a waterway at North Port Waterfront Park …
President Isaac Herzog and Acting Chair of the Wolf Foundation Council, Prof. Osnat Luxenburg, announced the eight Wolf Prize winners at the President's Residence in Jerusalem.
The US and its partners said they would strengthen intelligence sharing to prevent Iran from acquiring or transferring technology linked to the development of weapons of mass destruction.
Chris Brain, who led nightclub-style services in the 1980s and 90s, is convicted of rape.
Green party debate over the motion ‘Zionism is racism’ comes amid renewed arguments over the meaning and history of a contested termZack Polanski, the leader of the Green party, has said he is an anti-Zionist. As his party conference prepares to debate a motion that “Zionism is racism”, what precisely is Zionism and…
Milan, Italy’s fashion capital and home to this year’s World’s 50 Best Bars awards ceremony, offers bites as exquisite as its reputation. For those checking out the awards this month, be sure to make time for the city’s food scene, which is every bit as compelling as its bar culture. Alongside traditional trattorias…
The Airport Authority will reposition the 11 Skies commercial project after taking it over next April, with the government expecting it to become a high-end tourism landmark with minimal public investment, the transport chief has said. After developer New World Development (NWD) announced on Wednesday that it would …
Transport chief Mable Chan says the project will align with the Airport City development, aiming to create an entertainment hub with minimal public investment.
A “handful” of Group of 20 trade ministers rejected US calls to curb excess industrial capacity and “non-market” policies, the US Trade Representative’s office said on Friday, exposing divisions within the group of major economies. The US, this year’s G20 chair, issued the statement a day after a trade meeting in M…
The US call for cooperation to eliminate goods produced with forced labour from supply chains drew support from only Mexico and Argentina.
MANILA, Philippines — Members of the Social Security System (SSS), especially those with at least 12 posted monthly contributions, have been urged to apply on its digital microloan facility - the Micro Loan Program - also known as SSS LoanLite.
Lani Pallister won four gold medals and booked her spot at the world short course championships in Sydney this week, but that didn't stop her from flying to Queensland to win the Bluff to Bar ocean race.
A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela’s behalf during the first Trump administration.
Third aircraft carrier strike group heading to Middle East
Officials predict formidable challenge in city that has endured years of fighting, hunger and siege
Officials predict formidable challenge in city that has endured years of fighting, hunger and siege
Large sharp-edged potholes have opened up along Victorian roads and highways after heavy rain across the state since Friday.
Ahead of first Palestinian national elections in 20 years, people in Gaza hope to rebuild after Israeli destruction.
Ten people have been injured — two of them critically — by a car that ploughed into a crowd gathered for the Newcastle Knights grand final procession. Here's what we know.
South Korea's teenage sailor Choi Ji-un won the gold medal in the boys' dinghy event in sailing at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, becoming the youngest gold medalist in the country's delegation. Choi finished first in the event's final at Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor in Gamagori, some 50 kilometers southeast …
Pyongyang fires towards sea a day after Kim Jong-un sister denounces South Korea for claiming North’s mines wounded South’s soldiers in DMZNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea on Saturday, South Korea and Japan said, a day after it rejected Seoul’s accusation of its mines wounding soldiers.The mis…
Eligible Medicare Part B enrollees will receive the one-time payment via direct deposit or check.
South Korea missed the podium in both the individual and team events in women's golf at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday. Yang Yun-seo was the top performing South Korean, as she finished alone in fourth place at seven-under 273, seven strokes behind the bronze medalist, Shannon Xuan Yin Tan of Singapore, at…
Assumptions about future profits are driving the AI rush, but economists say there is little evidence to suggest the technology is sure to deliver.
