SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean women’s soccer team arrived in South Korea on Sunday to compete in a regional tournament, the first visit by North Korean athletes in eight years amid political tensions between the two nations. A total of 39 players and staff with North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC arrived at…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. In a post on X, the World Health Organization said the outbreak does not meet the criteria of a…
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The UK’s local elections saw the Green Party gain 440 councillors across England and win its first two elected mayors. They will join many councillors from all parties who will have to confront the same question: what can any one local authority actually do about climate change? If they ask what they are required to…
Israel’s economy slumped in the first quarter of the year when the fallout of the war with Iran imposed security-related shutdowns on businesses for more than a month. This was the first set of growth data to reflect the impact of the war ignited in late February, when the US and Israel began strikes on…
A fire caused by a drone strike broke out in an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the UAE’s Al Dhafra Region, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Sunday. Smoke rises in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air…
The silence of a “virgin girl” in Afghanistan can be treated as consent to marriage under a new family law decree introduced by the Taliban. The 31-article regulation, titled ‘Principles of Separation Between Spouses’, was approved by Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. It outlines rules governing marriages involving minors, annulments and the authority of male…
The United Kingdom has deployed a new low-cost anti-drone weapon system in the Middle East as regional tensions continue to escalate amid the Iran crisis. The weapon, known as the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), has now been fitted onto Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets to counter drone threats while reducing the cost…
A Suezmax tanker identified as carrying Iraqi crude is approaching India after apparently crossing the Strait of Hormuz in recent days. The tanker is identified by ship-tracking company Kpler as carrying Iraqi crude loaded at Basra on May 10-11. (HT) The tanker Karolos appeared in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday as it sailed away…
Amid the political turmoil in the United Kingdom, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reportedly told his inner circle that he is ready to “stand down”. From the controversy surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson and his ties to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, to the Labour Party’s poor performance in the local elections, calls…