Devastating floods and landslides have killed 1,006 people in Indonesia, rescuers said Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with the huge scale of relief efforts. The disaster, which has hit the northwestern island of Sumatra over the past fortnight, has also injured more than 5,400, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. The deadly torrential […]
Read MoreAn exhibition by the Franco-Chinese artist Zao Wou-Ki opened in Hong Kong on Saturday, the first time his print work has been on display in Asia. Hong Kong’s M+ museum is hosting a collection of more experimental prints by the artist, who is considered a master of the lyrical abstraction movement and whose work regularly […]
Read MoreCambodia shut its border crossings with Thailand on Saturday, after Bangkok denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that a truce had been agreed to end days of deadly fighting. Violence between the Southeast Asian neighbours, which stems from a long-running dispute over the colonial-era demarcation of their 800-kilometre (500-mile) border, has displaced around half a […]
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Nach schwierigen und langwierigen Verhandlungen haben sich die EU-Staaten in der Nacht zum Samstag auf ihre Fischereiquoten für das Jahr 2026 geeinigt. Wie der EU-Rat mitteilte, sieht die Einigung teilweise deutliche Veränderungen der zulässigen Fangmengen vor: So einigten sich die Mitgliedstaaten für die ersten sechs Monate des Jahres auf eine 70-prozentige Senkung der Obergrenze für […]
Read MoreAngry spectators broke down barricades and stormed the pitch at a stadium in India after football star Lionel Messi, who is on a three-day tour of the country, abruptly left the arena. As a part of a so-called GOAT Tour, the 38-year-old Argentina and Inter Miami superstar touched down in the eastern state of West […]
Read MoreDer US-Sondergesandte Steve Witkoff reist am Wochenende zu Ukraine-Gesprächen nach Berlin. Witkoff werde sich mit dem ukrainischen Präsidenten Wolodymyr Selenskyj und europäischen Staatenlenkern treffen, sagte ein Vertreter des Weißen Hauses am Freitag (Ortszeit) der Nachrichtenagentur AFP. Er bestätigte damit einen entsprechenden Bericht des “Wall Street Journal”. Die USA unter Präsident Donald Trump drängen auf einen […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s military junta denied on Saturday killing civilians in a hospital air strike that left more than 30 people dead. A military jet bombed late Wednesday the general hospital of Mrauk-U in western Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh, two aid workers said.”Those killed or injured were not civilians, but terrorists and their supporters,” said an article […]
Read MoreMore than 20 years after founding SpaceX, the record-breaking company that transformed the global space industry, Elon Musk is planning to take the enterprise public. Here is a look at what is expected to be the largest IPO in history.- What’s at stake? -SpaceX is owned by Elon Musk alongside several investment funds. Tech giant […]
Read MoreThailand said Saturday it was continuing military strikes against Cambodia despite US President Donald Trump saying the countries had agreed to stop fighting after calls with him. Renewed clashes between the Southeast Asian neighbours, which stem from a long-running dispute over the colonial-era demarcation of their 800-kilometre (500-mile) border, broke out this month and have […]
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