Salman Rushdie still hospitalised as attack suspect pleads not guilty
Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie remained hospitalised on Saturday with serious injuries a day after he was repeatedly stabbed at a public appearance in New...
Tempers fray at election centre as Kenya vote count continues
Additional riot police were deployed inside Kenya’s national election tallying centre overnight, after a crowd of men scuffled in the early hours of Sunday...
Ukraine targets Russian soldiers threatening Europe’s largest nuclear power plant
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned Russian soldiers who shoot at Europe’s largest nuclear power station or use it as a base to shoot...
Africa-bound ship carrying grain readying to leave Ukraine
The United Nations-chartered ship MV Brave Commander will depart Ukraine for Africa in coming days after it finishes loading more than 23,000 metric tons...
Scotland’s police investigate threat made to JK Rowling after Rushdie tweet
Scotland’s police said on Sunday they are investigating a report of an ’online threat’ made to the author JK Rowling after she tweeted her...
At least 40 killed in Egyptian church fire, security sources say
At least 40 people were killed and 45 injured in a fire inside a church in the Egyptian city of Giza on Sunday, two...
Shanghai prepares to reopen all schools after months of Covid closures
China’s financial hub Shanghai said on Sunday it would reopen all schools including kindergartens, primary and middle schools on September 1 after months of...
Ukraine war diverts attention from world hunger, pope says in Somalia...
Pope Francis said on Sunday that the war in Ukraine had distracted attention from the problem of world hunger and called for urgent food...
Oil prices return to $100 per barrel but cooled inflation rates...
Oil prices are down 15% since their high in mid-June, which has contributed to dulling the inflation measures, and a significant fuel price cut...
Iran says Rushdie and supporters to blame for attack
No one has the right to level accusations against Iran over Friday’s attack on Salman Rushdie, for which he and his supporters are solely...