Europe secures record space budget
. ESA chief Josef Aschbacher (right), with Greek digital governance minister Dimitris Papastergiou and German’s aerospace minister Dorothee Baer meet…
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UK's Farage under pressure over teenage racism allegations
. The leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), Nigel Farage, listens during a Leave.EU campaign news conference in…
National Guard shooting suspect served alongside US army in Afghanistan: US media
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, wounded two soldiers before he was shot and taken to the hospital A picture of Rahmanullah Lakanwal,…
Three Chinese citizens killed in Tajik-Afghan border clash
Foreign ministry says drone and gun attack hit Chinese company workers in the south File image of Tajik soldier at…
Sri Lanka floods, landslides kill 40 with 21 missing after week of torrential rain
Sri Lanka’s northeast monsoon has intensified due to a depression east of the island, officials said More than 425 homes…
Bangladesh jails ousted PM Sheikh Hasina for 21 years on corruption charges
Hasina, 78, living in India, defies orders to return after receiving a death sentence in absentia Hasina fled Bangladesh by…
Deadly train crash in China’s Kunming leaves 11 dead
China’s rail network is world’s largest, spanning more than 160,000 km (100,000 miles) A train ran into a group of…
US judge dismisses Trump election interference case
. WASHINGTON: A judge on Wednesday dismissed the long-running case accusing US President Donald Trump and several associates of attempting…
10kg gold seized from Hasina’s bank lockers
. DHAKA: Anti-corruption authorities in Bangladesh have seized about 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of gold worth about $1.3 million from…
Far-right riding high in European Parliament
. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday Brussels avoid hitting back at US tariff as it seeks a…