Russia’s Putin won’t attend Prigozhin funeral – Kremlin
August 29, 2023 5:06 PM Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to attend the funeral of Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.…
Kremlin says Luna-25 failure ‘nothing terrible’
August 29, 2023 5:06 PM The Kremlin on Tuesday said that the failure of Russia’s Luna-25 mission to the Moon earlier this month was “nothing terrible” and that the main…
Pope had no intention to glorify Russian imperialism – Vatican
August 29, 2023 5:00 PM Pope Francis had no intention of glorifying past Russian imperialism in a speech last week to Russian youths that has come under fire in Ukraine,…
Japan says it may take China to WTO over Fukushima-driven seafood import ban
August 29, 2023 4:44 PM Japan threatened on Tuesday to take China to the World Trade Organization to seek a reversal of Beijing’s ban on all of its seafood imports…
Iran’s Raisi urges Japan to release Tehran’s frozen assets
August 29, 2023 4:24 PM Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi called on Japan on Tuesday to display its independence from Washington by releasing Tehran’s frozen assets amid U.S. sanctions. Read More
Foxconn founder muddies Taiwan election race with presidency bid
August 29, 2023 4:12 PM Billionaire Foxconn founder Terry Gou’s decision to stand for Taiwan’s presidency has thrown a spanner in the works of a January election expected to return…
Airlines scramble to restore service after UK air-traffic control system outage
August 29, 2023 3:55 PM London Heathrow showed 23 delayed flights and 29 cancellations on Tuesday. Read More
Vivek Ramaswamy is very annoying. It’s why he’s surging in the polls.
August 29, 2023 3:50 PM The day after the Republican presidential primary debate, his campaign reportedly raised more than S$1.35 million. Read More
UBS settles Credit Suisse legal fight with Zurich blog
August 29, 2023 3:20 PM The lawsuit was initiated by Credit Suisse over allegations of abusive reader comments attached to articles on the finance blog Inside Paradeplatz. Read More
Scientists voyage to Greenland’s melting sanctuary
August 29, 2023 3:04 PM The expedition, arranged by the volunteer-run French initiative Greenlandia, aims to document climate change’s effects on Scoresby Fjord Read More