Category: World

The number of people killed in Myanmar following a powerful earthquake has risen to 694, and 1,670 others injured, according to the country’s military government. The 7.7 magnitude quake struck around 12.50pm…

Vance is then asked about Donald Trump’s suggestion that the US could use military force to take control of Greenland if necessary. He ostensibly seeks to play down the potential for such…

Moment building collapses in earthquake

Bangkok felt like it erupted into chaos when the tremors hit. No one knew what was happening and there was no warning. In a city where lives are lived, there were suddenly…

At least 144 people have been killed and 730 others injured in Myanmar following a powerful earthquake, according to the head of the country’s military government. “The death toll and injuries are…

Former Brazilian football player Dani Alves has had a rape conviction against him quashed upon appeal. The top court in Spain’s Catalonia region said it overturned the original ruling in Alves’ case…

Two events this week will give Greenland and friends in Europe a juddering sense of alarm.  From the West, the US vice president JD Vance is on his way, despatched by a…

Israel has carried out a strike on Beirut for the first time since it agreed a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah in November. The Israeli military says the strike targeted infrastructure storing drones…

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar – with at least two dead and an unknown number of others trapped in a collapsed building after the impact was felt as far away…

Vladimir Putin has been talking about the war in Ukraine overnight. His latest suggestion is for the country to be put under a temporary administration to allow for elections. This, he said,…