A metal structure that mysteriously appeared on a roundabout in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been destroyed over fears about its origins. People in the capital, Kinshasa, stoned and torched the 12ft (3.7m) triangular prism that looked like other metal monoliths that have cropped up around the world over the last few months. It […]
Two French military planes that flew very close to the ground have struck electrical lines and cut the power supply to a village in the south of France. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon in the small village of Le Castellet, near Manosque. The two Rafale aircraft had taken off from a nearby air base […]
Texas Senator Ted Cruz flew to Mexico with his family amid a winter weather crisis that has left millions in his state without power. In a statement on Thursday, Mr Cruz said that he planned the trip for his daughters, “wanting to be a good dad”. Photos of the Republican lawmaker at an airport emerged […]
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said his government will not be intimidated by Facebook blocking news feeds to users. He described the move to “unfriend Australia” as arrogant and disappointing. Facebook is responding to a proposed law which would make tech giants pay for news content on their platforms. It says the legislation “fundamentally […]
By Sachin Ravikumar BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares eased on Wednesday after scaling record highs for two successive sessions, as investors sold off high-flying financial stocks and Nestle slid after reporting disappointing earnings. Strong corporate earnings, progress in COVID-19 vaccinations and a high-spending federal budget have pushed Indian stocks up 12% in February. The NSE […]
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog it will dramatically scale back cooperation with it in a week, a report by the agency to its member states showed on Tuesday, ratcheting up protests against U.S. sanctions still choking its economy. Iran has accelerated its breaches of its 2015 nuclear […]
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s wife, Ri Sol Ju, appeared in state media for the first time in more than a year on Wednesday, joining her husband at a concert on one of the country’s biggest holidays. The official ruling Worker’s Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun released photos of […]
By Ju-min Park, Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) – After a sexism row sparked by Tokyo Olympics chief’s saying women talked too much at meetings, Japan’s ruling party wants women at key meetings – but only if they don’t talk. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed a new plan that allows five female lawmakers to join […]
By Jeff Mason MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Reuters) – China will pay a price for its human rights abuses, U.S. President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday, responding to queries at a televised event on the Asian nation’s handling of Muslim minorities in its far western region of Xinjiang. Chinese President Xi Jinping has drawn global criticism for […]
At least 40 people have been killed after a bus plunged into a canal in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Some 60 people were on board when the packed bus veered off a bridge and fell into the canal on Tuesday in Sidhi district. Officials say that seven passengers, including the driver, managed […]
