SAN FRANCISCO, United States -- Twitter owner Elon Musk hinted late Saturday night that he may ditch the social media network's blue cartoon bird branding -- and soon -- for an edgier logo based on an "everything app" he has long alluded to called only X. "Soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia's latest missile attack on Odesa left two dead Sunday, wounded many and badly damaged a UNESCO-listed Orthodox cathedral, drawing a vow of retaliation from Ukraine's leader. The strike on the port city, which Russia has pounded since quitting the Black Sea grain deal, came...
ATHENS, Greece -- High winds forecast for Sunday are expected to hamper firefighters' battle to contain a blaze burning out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, sparking the biggest ever fire evacuation in Greece. The island of Rhodes is one of Greece's most popular tourist destinations,...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–A UN food agency staff member has been killed in an attack in Taez province in southern Yemen, the organisation and the health minister of the internationally recognised government said Friday. Health minister Qasem Buhaibeh had tweeted his condolences to the...
MONTREAL, Canada– Canadian authorities have arrested a retired police officer on charges of foreign interference on behalf of China,  officials Friday, amid mounting tensions between the two countries. William Majcher, 60, is accused of using "his knowledge and his extensive network of...
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Purcell / HANDOUT / AFP) WASHINGTON, United States– President Joe Biden on Friday announced he will nominate Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the US Navy, which would make her the first woman to hold the position and to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But it is...
MOSCOW, Russia– Former separatist commander and nationalist military blogger Igor Girkin, a frequent critic of Russia's leadership, was arrested on Friday and remanded in custody awaiting trial on charges of extremism. Girkin -- better known by his alias Igor Strelkov -- is a supporter of...
SEOUL, Korea-- South Korean fishermen on Friday held a maritime protest rally against Japan's planned discharge of contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean. A group of local fishermen gathered on the seashore of the southwestern coastal county of...
MOSCOW, Russia -Â Former separatist commander and nationalist blogger Igor Girkin, better known by his alias Igor Strelkov, has been detained after criticising Russian President Vladimir Putin, his lawyer said on Friday. Igor Strelkov, who is also known as Igor Girkin, the top military commander...
(Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN) JAKARTA, Indonesia - Two Indonesian women have apologised after a lavish "wedding" for their dogs sparked a backlash in the middle-income country, where wealth distribution is one of the most unequal in the world. Two Alaskan Malamutes were wedded Friday at a...
SEOUL, South Korea– South Korean, US and Japanese leaders will meet in August in America, Seoul's presidential office said Thursday, as the three nations increase military cooperation to counter North Korea's growing nuclear threats. Relations between Pyongyang and Seoul are at one of...
PARIS, France–People who have a particular genetic variant are twice as likely to never get sick when they contract Covid-19, researchers said on Wednesday, offering the first potential explanation for the lucky group dubbed the "super dodgers". Those who have two copies of the variant are...
