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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan appointed as UAE president

Rulers in the United Arab Emirates have announced they have unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as president. The state-run WAM news agency...

Shanghai seeks to ease seven-week virus lockdown with next few days

Shanghai will try to reopen within a few days as a Covid-19 outbreak in China’s largest city subsides, an official has said. The strict lockdown...

China criticises ‘irresponsible’ WHO remarks on zero-Covid approach

China has defended sticking to its strict zero-Covid approach, calling critical remarks from the head of the World Health Organisation “irresponsible”. The response from the...

Supplies launched to China’s new space station for next crew

A Chinese cargo vessel has docked with the country’s under-construction space station ahead of a new three-person crew expected to arrive next month. The Tianzhou-4...

Hong Kong leader says Chinese patriots now firmly in charge

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said Chinese patriots are now firmly in charge of the city following the election of its new leader,...

Fire at Wisconsin anti-abortion office investigated as arson

Vandals struck at an anti-abortion group’s office in Wisconsin, apparently setting a fire after a Molotov cocktail thrown into the building failed to ignite,...

Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders order women to wear burka in public

Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership has ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burka in public, officials said. The move evokes similar restrictions imposed on women...

North Korea fires unidentified projectile, says Seoul

North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile toward its eastern sea on Saturday in its second launch this week. The move apparently continued a...

‘Eight dead’ as explosion damages hotel in Cuban capital Havana

A powerful explosion has damaged a hotel in the Cuban capital, with officials reporting that at least eight people have died. No tourists were staying...

Mexican leader criticises US on tour of Central America

Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has started a five-day tour to four Central American countries and Cuba by lashing out at the US...

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