Hostage Talks Progress as Heavy Israel-Hamas Fighting Grips Gaza
Israeli forces engaged in heavy fighting with Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip overnight as the US said
2023-11-20 17:58
Microsoft hires OpenAI founders to lead AI research team after ChatGPT maker's shakeup
Microsoft has announced that it's hired Sam Altman and another co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI after they unexpectedly departed the company days earlier in a corporate shakeup that shocked the artificial intelligence world
2023-11-20 17:58
Burna Boy and Rema win inaugural Billboard Afrobeats awards
The Nigerian artists are the first winners in the new category at the Billboard Music Awards in the US.
2023-11-20 17:56
China welcomes Arab and Muslim foreign ministers for talks on ending the war in Gaza
China’s top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing, saying his country would work with “our brothers and sisters” in the Arab and Islamic world to try to end the war in Gaza as soon as possible
2023-11-20 17:48
MPs Raise National Security Concerns Over UAE-Backed Telegraph Offer
Conservative lawmakers have invoked national security concerns as they push the government to scrutinize the UAE’s support of
2023-11-20 17:22
Russia-Ukraine war – live: Putin’s troops pushed back miles says Kyiv after major breakthrough on Dnipro River
Ukrainian forces say they have pushed Russian troops three to eight kilometeres back on the banks of the key Dnipro River. If confirmed, it would be the first meaningful advance by Kyiv’s forces months into a relatively slow counteroffensive. “Preliminary figures vary from three to eight kilometres, depending on the specifics, geography and landscape design of the left bank,” army spokeswoman Natalia Gumenyuk told Ukrainian television, without specifying whether Ukraine’s military had complete control of the area or if the Russians had retreated. Ukrainian and Russian forces have been entrenched on opposite sides of the vast waterway in the southern Kherson region for more than a year, after Russia withdrew its troops from the western bank last November. Ukrainian forces have staged multiple attempts to cross and hold positions on the Russian-controlled side - with officials in Kyiv finally reporting a “successful” breakthrough last week. After securing multiple footholds on the eastern bank, the Ukrainian military claimed to have repelled 12 attacks over the weekend. Mr Putin has lost around a brigade’s worth of forces there in a month, claims Kyiv. Read More Russian drones target Kyiv as UK Defense Ministry says little chance of front-line change An orphaned teenager who was taken to Russia early in the Ukraine war is back home with relatives Russia’s plan B in Ukraine is working – now is not the moment for the West to turn away
2023-11-20 17:21
China Congratulates Argentine Vote Winner Despite ‘Assassin’ Jab
China congratulated Javier Milei for winning the presidential election in Argentina, even after he questioned the need to
2023-11-20 17:19
US Defense Secretary Austin makes unannounced visit to Ukraine
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has made an unannounced visit to Kyiv
2023-11-20 16:56
German Budget Shock Major Blow for Economy, Habeck Warns
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said last week’s ruling by Germany’s top court curbing the use of off-budget
2023-11-20 16:55
Hong Kong's Disneyland opens 1st Frozen-themed attraction, part of a $60B global expansion
Hong Kong Disneyland has opened its first Frozen-themed attraction, with thousands of eager visitors turning up to experience the new rides
2023-11-20 16:48
Super Junior's Kyuhyun injured by knife-wielding intruder
Super Junior's Kyuhyun sustained a cut on his finger while trying to restrain a dressing room intruder.
2023-11-20 15:58
Key African Economies Set to Deviate From Global Rates Path
In what will be a marathon month for interest-rate decisions in Africa, its biggest economies are set to
2023-11-20 15:53