Residents were told to take shelter and Lithuania’s president and prime minister were taken to safe locations because of an alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on Nato’s eastern flank over incursions related to Russia’s war with Ukraine. An emergency announcement from the military on Wednesday told people in the […]
Continue ReadingThailand will tighten its rules for visa exemptions for visitors, including shorter stays and fewer eligible countries, following a review approved by its cabinet on Tuesday, a foreign ministry official said. Thailand, one of Asia’s top holiday destinations, at its peak drew close to 40 million visitors in pre-pandemic 2019, with tourism a key source […]
Continue ReadingRescue teams in eastern Germany are searching for three people who are missing after a building collapsed in the eastern city of Gorlitz, near the Polish border. Police said a gas explosion may have been the cause for the collapse of the building, which occurred on Monday night. Emergency responders proceeded with great caution at […]
Continue ReadingA ship laden with humanitarian aid from the governments of Mexico and Uruguay has arrived in Havana to help ease Cuba’s spiralling crises. The ship, which departed from Mexico, includes food and personal hygiene items, according to a government statement. Cuba’s food industry minister, Alberto Lopez Diaz, said the items had arrived “at a time […]
Continue ReadingA man attacked by a shark off Western Australia’s coast on Saturday died of his injuries, police said, in what is the second fatal shark attack in Australia so far this year. The 38-year-old victim, yet to be identified, was bitten on Saturday morning at Horseshoe Reef near Rottnest Island, about 31 km (19.2 miles) […]
Continue ReadingAn Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Friday targeted the leader of Hamas’s military wing, Israeli officials said, but it was not immediately clear if Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed or injured. Hamas did not immediately acknowledge or comment on the strike. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Israel Katz said an airstrike carried […]
Continue ReadingAfrica’s top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far. The deaths and suspected cases have been recorded mainly in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Continue ReadingWes Streeting has quit as UK health secretary, paving the way for a leadership challenge and plunging Keir Starmer’s premiership into crisis. In his resignation letter, Streeting criticised the “drift” at the top of Government and told the British Prime Minister it is “clear” he will not lead Labour into the next election. His letter […]
Continue ReadingKeir Starmer faces another day of questions over his future as Wes Streeting mulls whether to mount a challenge for the premiership. The Health Secretary is believed to have told allies he is preparing to resign on Thursday and announce a bid for the top job after Labour descended into open division at the start […]
Continue ReadingThe head of the European Commission called on Tuesday for more protections for children against the “addictive designs” of social media platforms like TikTok, Meta META and X, raising the possibility of an age limit on teens accessing them. Europe is hardening its stance against social media, with nations from Norway and France to Turkey […]
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