US soliciting new bids for Moon mission amid SpaceX delays: Nasa chief
Mr Trump wants the US space agency to return to the Moon as soon as possible and also voyage to Mars. Read More
Alleged stalker not related to McCann family, expert tells court
Ms Wandelt is on trial accused of stalking the McCann parents and causing them serious alarm and distress. Read More
Russia’s Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery stops processing after drone attack, sources say
MOSCOW – Rosneft-controlled Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Volga region halted primary crude processing on Sunday following a drone attack, the second in a month, two industry sources told Reuters…
Ukraine drone attack on Russian gas plant hits Kazakh output, sources say
MOSCOW – A Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Orenburg gas plant has forced neighbouring Kazakhstan to reduce production at its Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field by 25% to 30%,…
Iran’s Khamenei rejects Trump offer of talks, denies US destroyed Iranian nuclear capabilities
DUBAI – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday rejected an offer of renewed talks from U.S. President Donald Trump and denied his assertion that the United States has…
France scrambles to protect museums after Louvre heist
PARIS – France will review the protection of cultural sites across the country and beef up security if needed, officials said on Monday as a manhunt was under way for…
Once an idyll, Tunisian protest hotspot Gabes now an environmental ‘nightmare’
GABES, Tunisia – Beneath a smog-choked sky, the once-glistening waters of Gabes in southern Tunisia run dark with rust-coloured streaks. Trees are dying, fish vanishing and a suffocating stench infuses…
Nigerian police use teargas to quash protests over separatist leader’s detention
ABUJA – Nigerian police fired teargas on Monday and occupied major roads in the capital Abuja to stop demonstrations called to protest the continued detention of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu,…
Many websites, apps go dark as Amazon’s cloud unit reports global outage
Users in Singapore also reported problems with games like Pokemon Go and Clash of Clans. Read More
Civilians in Sudan’s al-Fashir cower from drones as siege worsens hunger
Residents of Sudan’s besieged city of al-Fashir have been taking refuge in underground bunkers to try to protect themselves from drones and shells after intensifying attacks on displacement shelters, clinics…