Browse category by World News

Singapore’s ruling party extends monopoly with decisive election win

Singapore’s ruling party extends monopoly with decisive election win


May 4, 2025
Singapore’s People’s Action Party won its 14th successive election on Saturday to extend its unbroken six-decade rule, delivering a strong mandate to its new premier as the city-state braces for economic turbulence from a global trade war. The PAP, which has ruled since before Singapore’s 1965 independence, won 87 of the 97 parliamentary seats up […]
Sudan’s RSF conducts first drone attack on Port Sudan, army spokesperson says

Sudan’s RSF conducts first drone attack on Port Sudan, army spokesperson says


May 4, 2025
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a drone attack on a military air base and other facilities in the vicinity of Port Sudan Airport, a Sudanese army spokesperson said on Sunday, in the first RSF attack to reach the eastern port city. No casualties were reported from the attacks, the spokesperson said. The […]
2.1 million crowd estimated at free Lady Gaga concert on Rio’s Copacabana beach

2.1 million crowd estimated at free Lady Gaga concert on Rio’s Copacabana beach


May 4, 2025
A sea of people filled Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach on Saturday as pop superstar Lady Gaga played a colossal free concert in the Brazilian city, with more than two million fans said to have attended. Guests started queuing from early Saturday morning to secure a good spot for the show, which is paid for […]
Four-year-old girl and man dead after driver crashes SUV into Manila airport, Red Cross says

Four-year-old girl and man dead after driver crashes SUV into Manila airport, Red Cross says


May 4, 2025
A four-year-old girl and a man have been killed after a driver crashed an SUV into the entrance of Manila International Airport on Sunday, the Philippine Red Cross said. The driver crashed the car through the outer railing and onto a walkway where people were standing outside the departure area at Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s […]
Trump draws criticism with AI image of himself as the pope ahead of the papal conclave

Trump draws criticism with AI image of himself as the pope ahead of the papal conclave


May 4, 2025
President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself dressed as pope as the mourning of Pope Francis continues and just days before the conclave to elect his successor is set to begin. Trump’s action drew rebukes from a group representing Catholic bishops in New York and among Italians. The image, shared Friday night […]
Flights resume at Israel’s main airport after missile from Yemen lands nearby

Flights resume at Israel’s main airport after missile from Yemen lands nearby


May 4, 2025
Flights resumed at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv after a failed interception of a missile from Yemen on Sunday forced it to halt operations temporarily. Israel’s military said the missile landed in the airport’s vicinity after “several attempts” at intercepting it failed, adding that “the results of the interception are under review.” The […]
Five takeaways from Australia’s general election after Anthony Albanese secures second term

Five takeaways from Australia’s general election after Anthony Albanese secures second term


May 4, 2025
Australians delivered a surprise election result on Saturday; not because of who won but by the scale of the victory. It marks a strong recovery for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his center-left Labor party, which had been slumping in the polls earlier this year, and follows a similar swing away from conservatives in Canada […]
Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian fighter jet using seaborne drone for the first time

Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian fighter jet using seaborne drone for the first time


May 4, 2025
Ukraine has claimed it shot down a Russian Su-30 fighter jet in the Black Sea using a seaborne drone for the first time. “This is the first time in the world that a combat aircraft has been destroyed by a marine drone,” the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine said in a statement on Saturday, adding it […]
Why do popes choose different names and what could the name of the new pope be?

Why do popes choose different names and what could the name of the new pope be?


May 4, 2025
Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with centuries of Catholic history and dissected for its many layers of meaning. Changing his name is one of the first actions the new pope takes as head of the Roman Catholic Church and […]
Romanians vote in presidential test of Trump-style nationalism

Romanians vote in presidential test of Trump-style nationalism


May 4, 2025
Romanians voted on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that could propel hard-right eurosceptic George Simion to power in a ballot that will test the rise of Donald Trump-style nationalism in the European Union. Simion, 38, opposes military aid to neighboring Ukraine, is critical of the EU leadership and says he is […]
Prince Harry says father, King Charles, no longer speaks to him but hopes to reconcile

Prince Harry says father, King Charles, no longer speaks to him but hopes to reconcile


May 3, 2025
Britain’s Prince Harry has revealed that his father, King Charles, no longer speaks to him and that he cannot imagine bringing his family back to the UK after losing a court case over his security arrangements on Friday. In an explosive interview with the BBC after the court ruling, where at times he was visibly […]
Australia votes in national election seen as latest test of global anti-Trump sentiment

Australia votes in national election seen as latest test of global anti-Trump sentiment


May 3, 2025
Australians will cast their final votes Saturday in a national election campaign dominated by cost-of-living concerns that’s being closely watched abroad for signs of a Donald Trump-inspired swing against conservative candidates. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the Labor Party is facing off against Peter Dutton’s center-right Liberal Party, which is promising to get the country […]
Myanmar’s earthquake devastated the war-torn nation. For its reviled military leaders, it has brought opportunity

Myanmar’s earthquake devastated the war-torn nation. For its reviled military leaders, it has brought opportunity


May 3, 2025
Earthquakes are devastating for those who have lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods, but for military dictators clinging to power, such disasters can also bring opportunity. Myanmar’s military rulers have spent the past four years waging a brutal civil war across the Southeast Asian country, sending columns of troops on bloody rampages, torching and bombing […]
Singapore votes in test of ruling party’s monopoly

Singapore votes in test of ruling party’s monopoly


May 3, 2025
Singapore is holding an election on Saturday almost certain to perpetuate the unbroken rule of the People’s Action Party, in a test of public approval for its new prime minister as the city-state braces for economic turbulence from a global trade war. The election is a bellwether for the popularity of the PAP, which has […]
These kibbutzniks used to believe in peace with Palestinians. Their views now echo Israel’s rightward shift

These kibbutzniks used to believe in peace with Palestinians. Their views now echo Israel’s rightward shift


May 3, 2025
Sitting inside her new apartment in kibbutz Tzora, a leafy community just west of Jerusalem, Almog Holot ran her fingers over a bowl of crystals as the wind chime on her balcony blew in the breeze. Eighteen months ago, she spent 12 hours gripping the handle of her safe room door in kibbutz Nirim as […]