- August 31, 2024
China and Philippines trade blame as ships collide
China and the Philippines have accused each other of ramming coast guard vessels in a disputed area of the South
South Africans flock to Chinese hospital ship in Cape Town
AFP Members of the public have been queuing since Monday to be seen by army medics aboard the floating hospital
Reuters journalist missing after strike in Kramatorsk
The Reuters news agency has said that one of its journalists covering the war in Ukraine is missing after a
Starbucks new boss under fire for 1,000-mile commute
Getty Images The newly announced boss of Starbucks, Brian Niccol, has come under fire after it was revealed he will
Manhunt over boy, 11, killed playing football
A police manhunt for a man suspected of killing an 11-year-old boy with a sharp object on a football pitch
Palestinian killed as Israeli settlers torch West Bank village
Cars and homes torched in West Bank village A Palestinian man was shot dead as dozens of Israeli settlers attacked
Hamas says guards killed hostage and wounded two others
Hamas’s military wing says that two of its guards have shot and killed one Israeli male hostage held in Gaza
Russia launches counter-terror operation over Ukraine incursion
Russia has imposed a “counter-terrorism operation” regime in three regions to try to halt a surprise cross-border incursion by Ukrainian
Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘provocation’ amid alleged border incursion
President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of launching “another major provocation”, after defence officials said around 300 Ukrainian troops crossed
Anti-government protests turn deadly in Bangladesh
At least 23 people have been killed in Bangladesh as clashes erupted between police and anti-government protesters who are demanding