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Houthi attack kills 3 crew members in rebels' 1st fatal assault on shipping

The Houthis have launched attacks since November, and the US began an airstrike campaign in January that so far hasn't halted their attacks

Australian, Vietnamese PMs elevate their nations' economic relations

The Vietnam bilateral relationship has proved a success in Australia's hedge against Chinese economic moves

Britain's draft UN resolution calls for ceasefire in conflict-torn Sudan

Sudan plunged into chaos last April, when long-simmering tensions between its military led by Gen Abdel Fattah Burhan and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke out into street battles in the capital

Kim Jong Un calls for greater fighting power against the US, South Korea

North Korea has reacted to previous South Korean-US military exercises with missile and other weapons tests

Musk agreed ChatGPT maker should become for-profit company, says OpenAI

Elon Musk was an early investor in OpenAI when it was founded in 2015. He co-chaired its board alongside Altman. He said in his lawsuit that he invested tens of millions of dollars in OpenAI

Over 8,5000 migrants died worldwide, highest since UN started counting

A total of 8,565 migrants died on land and sea routes worldwide last year, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday, a record high since it began counting deaths a decade ago

Trump bulldozes ahead as last Republican standing in 2024 primary

Earlier, Trump finished Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses with a 30-percentage point victory that set a Republican record for the state without an incumbent in the race

IAEA chief in Russia to discuss safety of Ukrainian nuclear plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly expressed alarm about the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Pressure grows on Israel to open more aid routes into Gaza by land, sea

Last week, an attempt by the Israeli military to facilitate the movement of aid ended in tragedy when more than 100 Palestinians were shot by Israeli defence forces

Poland protests: Many injured amid violent clashes between farmers, police

Farmers in Poland are angry over the European Union's climate policies and food imports from Ukraine that they say threaten their livelihoods

OpenAI claims Elon Musk agreed maker of ChatGPT should become for profit

Musk's lawsuit said that when he funded OpenAI as it was launching, he secured an agreement that the company would remain a nonprofit developing technology for the benefit of the public

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of natural causes: Russian spymaster

Sergei Naryshkin, the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, the top spy agency known under its Russian acronym SVR, made the statement in an interview broadcast by Russian state television

Over 8,500 migrants died worldwide last year, hits record high: UN

IOM said the total number of deaths among migrants in 2023 was nearly 20 per cent more than in 2022

Champions League QFs: Mbappe scores twice as PSG beat Real Sociedad

PSG advanced 4-1 on aggregate, with Mbapp also scoring one of the goals in the 2-0 win in the first leg in Paris three weeks ago

Palestinian death toll from Israel-Hamas war climbs to 30,717: Gaza

The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its tallies, but says women and children make up around two-thirds of those killed

Champions League 2023-24: Harry Kane steers Bayern Munich into quarters

Harry Kane scored twice to steer Bayern Munich into the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Lazio.

Putin's 24-years rule: Crackdown on dissent solidifies his leadership

Vladimir Putin's Russia evolved from a country that tolerated some dissent to one that ruthlessly suppresses it. Arrests, trials and long prison terms once rare are commonplace.

Britain's governing Tories hope tax cuts can lift ailing election fortunes

The cut is expected to be partly paid for ironically by a series of tax increases, potentially on business class airfares, vapes and a higher levy charged to oil and gas producers

Hostage crisis creates dilemma for Israel, bolsters Hamas' standing

Netanyahu, at least in public, denies there is any such dilemma. He has vowed to destroy Hamas and recover all the hostages, either through rescue missions or cease-fire agreements.

Nikki Haley wins Super Tuesday in Vermont despite losing elsewhere to Trump

That victory will do little to dent Trump's primary dominance, however. The former president won 11 other states on Super Tuesday