Top-flight tie, Nygren & Leven in focus in Scottish Cup
A tasty top-flight tie and two of Sunday's main operatives are in focus in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.
Top-flight tie, Nygren & Leven in focus in Scottish Cup
A tasty top-flight tie and two of Sunday's main operatives are in focus in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.
Julio Iglesias denies sexual abuse allegations, calling them 'absolutely untrue'
Julio Iglesias has denied allegations of sexual assault made by two former employees
Video shows Florida officers responding to zoo fire
Video shows Florida officers responding to zoo fire
Funny old world: the week's offbeat news
From the miniature deer showing a rhino who's boss to the app which asks if you're dead yet... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
Malaysia’s Umno chief denies he ‘sidelined’ Najib to secure his own legal freedom
The president of Malaysia’s Umno has denied abandoning disgraced ex-prime minister Najib Razak to save himself, as fissures emerge in the former ruling party over the mixed legal fortunes of two of its top leaders.
Umno grass-roots members have urged President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to quit Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government in protest after the High Court blocked Najib’s bid to serve the remainder of his jail term under house arrest last month. It also handed the one-time party figurehead a...
'Bad advice': Republicans criticize Trump's policies without going directly at him
President Donald Trump may at times do things that Republicans don’t like, but they say it’s not his fault.
Myanmar tells ICJ Rohingya genocide claims 'unsubstantiated'
Myanmar on Friday dismissed as "unsubstantiated" allegations that it committed genocide against its Rohingya minority, telling the International Court of Justice that its brutal crackdown was a "counter-terrorism operation."
Trump pick for South America command sidesteps China questions at Senate hearing
Days after the operation that abducted then Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump’s nominee to command US forces in Latin America dodged pressure from senators to endorse a military-first plan to counter China’s growing influence in the region.
Lieutenant General Francis Donovan, who is nominated to lead US Southern Command (Southcom), repeatedly declined to say whether Washington should rely mainly on force projection to push back against Beijing’s expanding footprint.
The...
China ‘hardcore grandma’ gains fame for farm fertilisation drone skills and as live-streamer
An 82-year-old woman from eastern China, affectionately known as the “hardcore grandma,” has captivated many with her remarkable skills in operating field fertilisation drones and her success as a live-streamer selling rice.
Born in 1943, Dai Shuying hails from Laomei Village in Xindu Town, Tongcheng, Anhui province.
In her youth, she worked as a bookkeeper and was regarded as one of the few “educated individuals” in her village, capable of reading, writing, and performing calculations.
While...
The post-World War II era is over. What comes next?
Did the rules-based order ever exist and what could replace it if it goes away?
The post-World War II era is over. What comes next?
Did the rules-based order ever exist and what could replace it if it goes away?