Police in Turkey force ousted opposition out of headquarters as crisis deepens
Turkish riot police fired tear gas and forced their way into the main opposition party’s headquarters to evict its ousted leadership on Sunday, fuelling...
Murder probe launched after tourists found killed in South Africa’s Kruger National Park
Published: 2:05am, 25 May 2026Updated: 8:33am, 25 May 2026 Security was tightened in South Africa’s Kruger National Park nature reserve after two tourists were...
Ukraine demands emergency UN Security Council meeting over Russia strikes
Ukraine is calling for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council and a gathering of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe...
Israeli fire kills parents and their baby in Gaza refugee camp, officials say
An Israeli air strike on a flat in a refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday left three people dead, including a six-month-old child,...
China merges lunar programmes as race to moon with US heats up after latest SpaceX launch
As the race to send humans back to the moon heats up, China has been fine-tuning its plans. On Saturday – the day after...
Yemen family eats tree leaves as aid dies out
With no food aid, 65-year-old Saeedah Mohammed heads out with a plastic bag to pick tree leaves near her displacement camp in southern Yemen,...
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying lifts off into space on Shenzhou-23 mission
Published: 11:14pm, 24 May 2026Updated: 11:57pm, 24 May 2026 China’s latest space mission, which includes Hong Kong’s first astronaut, lifted off on Sunday night....
Cheers, pride as Hong Kong’s first astronaut heads off on mission
Published: 11:08pm, 24 May 2026Updated: 3:11am, 25 May 2026 An electric atmosphere swept from the edge of the Gobi Desert to Hong Kong on...
Trump medical examination renews health scrutiny as 80th birthday nears
President Donald Trump’s upcoming medical examination is intensifying health-related scrutiny that has surrounded him ever since his first campaign for the nation’s highest office...