US, UK forces shoot down Houthi missiles, drones in Red Sea
US and UK forces shot down 21 drones and missiles fired by Yemen-based Houthis on Tuesday into the Southern Red Sea towards international shipping...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy sees ‘clear signs of slowdown’ in Russian defence industry
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday there were “clear signs of a slowdown” in Russia’s defence industry and called for further action to...
Hezbollah hits Israeli base, says it does not want wider war
Hezbollah attacked an Israeli army base with explosive drones deployed from Lebanon on Tuesday, hitting the position for the first time in what the...
Spain considers nationwide hospital mask rule, as flu, Covid hit Europe
Spain’s government proposed a nationwide mandate for people to wear masks in hospitals and health clinics on Monday, and Italy said respiratory illness infection...
South Africa battling Morocco to lead UN rights body
South Africa and Morocco are at loggerheads over the presidency of the United Nations’ top human rights body ahead of a vote on Wednesday,...
Ecuador TV studio taken over live on air by masked gunmen
A live broadcast by Ecuadorean television station TC was interrupted on Tuesday by armed people who obliged staff to lie and sit on the...
Judges sceptical of Trump’s immunity claim in election subversion case
A US appeals court on Tuesday questioned Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from criminal charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election,...
Indian AI start-up CEO arrested after body of 4-year-old son found...
The CEO of an Indian AI start-up has been arrested on suspicion that she murdered her four-year-old son after his body was found in...
Nasa to push back moon mission timelines amid spacecraft delays
Nasa is set to delay its next few missions to the moon under a key programme as technical hurdles mount with the various spacecraft...
Macron sends out France’s youngest prime minister to fend off far...
By naming young political prodigy Gabriel Attal as prime minister, French President Emmanuel Macron is showing what he hopes is a winning hand to...