Potential crack in California chemical tank may help avert catastrophic explosion
Published: 4:46am, 25 May 2026Updated: 10:11am, 25 May 2026 Experts trying to prevent a tank holding a highly toxic and flammable chemical from exploding...
Trump’s Justice Department purges website of January 6 criminal cases news releases
Published: 4:09am, 25 May 2026Updated: 10:23am, 25 May 2026 The US Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases...
Cuba receives 15,000-tonne shipment of rice donated by China
A shipment of 15,000 tonnes of rice donated by the Chinese government to Cuba has arrived at the port of Havana, the island’s president...
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,...