Voting began this morning in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections, with polling stations opening across the country. More than 8,000 candidates are contesting the election, with more than 17 million eligible…
The body of one person was found near Brazil’s Supreme Court in the capital Brasilia after two explosions were heard and authorities evacuated the courthouse, officials said late on Wednesday.…
Chinese President Xi Jinping will inaugurate Peru’s Chancay mega-port on Thursday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima. Located about 80 kilometres from the Peruvian…
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) reported that the assembly of the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft and the Long March-7Y9 carrier rocket was transferred vertically to the launch site on Wednesday,…
The Philippines is on alert and more than 28,000 people have been evacuated as of Wednesday due to Typhoons Toraji and Usagi, which have been battering the country since Monday.…
The Russian defence ministry said today that its forces had taken control of the town of Rovnopol in Donetsk province in eastern Ukraine and repelled attacks, while its air defences…
South Africa has declared a ‘national disaster’ in the country after floods and storms caused widespread damage. Elias Sithole, head of South Africa’s National Disaster Management Centre, said in an…
The Brazilian government has announced that 9,000 troops will be deployed to provide security at the G20 summit in Brazil. Starting on Wednesday, the defence ministry will deploy 9,000 soldiers…
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to lead the Office of Government Efficiency alongside businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump said in a statement: ‘These two great…
Thirty-five people have been killed and 43 others injured in a car accident at a sports centre in Zhuhai, south China’s Guangdong province. The city’s public security bureau said on…