Beijing calls on the US to stop ‘dangerous moves’ that ‘undermine peace and stability’ in the Taiwan Strait. China has warned the United States of “playing with fire” after Washington announced more military aid and sales to Taiwan. A statement from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday urged the US to stop its…
The mother of a nine-year-old boy killed in the German Christmas market attack has paid tribute to “my little teddy bear”. Andre Gleissner was one of at least five people who died, while more than 200 others were injured when a car ploughed into crowds in Magdeburg on Friday evening. German Christmas market attack –…
Celtic failed to score in the Scottish Premiership for the first time this season as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Dundee United at Tannadice Park. Despite dominating from the first whistle, the hosts held their ground, weathering a late flurry of chances to claim a point. Celtic started on the front foot,…
Aamir Peerzada In Damascus, members of Assad’s Alawite sect now fear reprisals Driving into Mezzeh 86, a working-class neighbourhood in the west of Damascus, we are waved through a checkpoint manned by fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Buildings are rundown and in need of repairs. This area is dominated by people from Bashar al-Assad’s…
A man accused of driving a car into crowds at a German Christmas market, killing five people and injuring more than 200, has been detained on multiple charges of murder and attempted murder. The Magdeburg police department said in a statement on Sunday the man had been issued a warrant for pre-trial detention on charges…
EPA Authorities are still trying to understand why the suspect carried out the deadly attack Magdeburg’s Christmas market is a sad sight. This should have been the busiest weekend of the season, but the whole area has been cordoned off and all the stands are shut. Police are the only people walking around the boarded-up…
Thousands of selfie-taking Ho Chi Minh City residents crammed into train carriages on Sunday as the traffic-clogged business hub celebrated the opening of its first-ever metro line after years of delays. Huge queues spilled out of every station along the $1.7bn line that runs almost 20km (12 miles) from the city centre – with women…
Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou obviously doesn’t have much time for pundit opinions, but he would like the journalists who mention them in press conferences to use their proper names. Reporter: “Would you be more inclined to listen to the opinion of someone like Arne Slot rather than a certain former Liverpool defender?”😬 Postecoglou: “Jamie…
The number of dead from a crowd crush in the south-east town of Okija in Nigeria has risen to 22, police say. It is the third case this week of people being crushed to death at events where free food was being distributed. The fatalities in Okija occurred at a charity event on Saturday, when…
At least 38 killed and more than 100 missing after ferry carrying people traveling for Christmas sank in the Busira River. At least 38 people have died and more than 100 others remain missing after a ferry carrying passengers travelling for Christmas capsized on a river in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according…
