Brazil blacklists BYD for slave labour conditions at its biggest plant outside China
Brazil’s labour ministry on Tuesday added Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD to a registry of employers found to have subjected workers to conditions analogous...
Pro-Iran group says will release US journalist kidnapped in Iraq
Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah, which is aligned with Iran, said on Tuesday it would release abducted US journalist Shelly Kittleson, adding that she...
Iran war: Russia and China veto UN resolution to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz that had been repeatedly watered down...
Nasa’s Artemis crew snaps historic Earthset photo on way home from moon
The Artemis II astronauts snapped a stunning shot of Earthset – the moment when the Earth dips below the moon’s horizon – on their...
Hong Kong doctor axed for posting resuscitation photo faces Medical Council case
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has found a doctor breached its code of conduct after he posted a photo of a resuscitation procedure in a...
Ostrich escapes animal cafe, sprints down Thai highway
A pet ostrich went for a speedy jaunt down a busy Thai highway on Tuesday, before being returned safe and sound to its enclosure...
Iran allows 2 French former detainees to leave country
Iran has allowed two French former detainees, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, to leave the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. They...
US and Iran near brink of escalation as Trump deadline for deal looms
The United States and Iran appeared on the brink of a major escalation on Tuesday, with hours to go before a deadline set by...
Trump agrees to suspend bombing of Iran for 2 weeks
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States would pause its bombing campaign in Iran for two weeks, calling it a...