Lai’s case has been condemned internationally by free speech advocates, human rights groups and global leaders.
‘They don’t trust the United States’: Iran wary ahead of Oman nuclear talks
FRANCE 24 Tehran correspondent Reza Sayah talks about the likely sticking points in the fresh round of nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran in Oman Friday – the first since the US joined in Israel’s bombing campaign of Iran last June during the…
Tragedy as Brit dad dies after plunging from hotel balcony in Spanish holiday hotspot
Spain’s National Police have launched an investigation.
Brit dad-of-two, 37, dies after plunging from sixth-floor balcony ‘as wife and children slept’ in Costa del Sol hotel
A BRIT dad-of-two has died after falling from a sixth-floor balcony at his Costa del Sol hotel. The 37-year-old was staying at the hotel in the popular resort of Torremolinos with his partner. His wife and two young children – both believed to be under…
France investigates four people suspected of spying for China
French authorities have placed four people, including two Chinese nationals, under formal investigation for allegedly trying to intercept satellite communications from a base in an Airbnb rental property in southwestern France.
Dubai, Sharjah to see rain as temperatures hold at 24°C; authorities issue advisory
Dubai and UAE brace for intermittent light rain and cloudy skies, particularly in the early morning hours. Coastal areas may experience fog, impacting visibility. While northern regions anticipate more showers, Dubai’s rainfall is expected to be brief….
Mercuria eyes VLCC newbuildings worth close to $500m in China
Swiss trader is said to be finalising an order for up to four vessels at Dalian Shipbuilding
Demonstrators arrested over ICE protest at Columbia University
US police arrested 12 anti-ICE protesters at Columbia University in New York.
Lockheed Martin Delivers First Sentinel A4 from LRIP 2, Advances Toward Full-Rate Production
SYRACUSE, N.Y., February 3, 2026. Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Sentinel A4 radar from Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) 2 to the US Army and completed the first phase of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation, accelerating the program clos…
Giant snails and tiny insects threaten the South’s rice and crawfish farms
Farmers in Louisiana are going toe-to-toe with some nasty enemies: apple snails that clog crawfish traps while laying millions of bubblegum-colored eggs and tiny bugs called delphacids that can wipe out half a rice field while spreading plant disease.