Search expands for missing submersible and crew near Titanic wreck site
Rescue teams were racing to locate the submersible, which had a 96-hour supply of oxygen when contact was lost Sunday Missing Titanic sub – latest...
Month : June 2023
Foreign Office accused of ignoring Sudan atrocity warnings
Exclusive: Charities and civil groups say FO pursued an over-optimistic agenda of ‘democracy first’ in Sudan The UK Foreign Office has been accused of ignoring...
Antony Blinken in China: all eyes on whether US secretary of state will meet Xi Jinping
A meeting is yet to be confirmed, a day after ‘candid’ talks with China’s foreign minister, who said ties were at their lowest point since...
AstraZeneca considers spinning off its China business
UK’s largest stock-market-listed firm weighs up Hong Kong or Shanghai listing to shield it from geopolitical tensions Business live – latest updates AstraZeneca is considering...
Antony Blinken and Xi Jinping hold ‘candid’ talks in Beijing
Meeting between China’s president and US secretary of state takes place at time of heightened tension The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has wrapped...
Sunak urged to rethink visit by Chinese official linked to forcible removal of dissidents
Liu Jianchao accused of directing fugitive recovery operations targeting regime’s opponents A cross-party group of British MPs and peers has written to the prime minister...
Sudan paramilitary group boasts of detaining Islamists
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces, wants to frame Islamist opponents as a threat Hundreds of Islamist leaders and activists in Sudan...
Blinken will seek China’s cooperation in curbing fentanyl at high-stakes visit
US secretary of state ‘held candid, substantive, and constructive talks,’ state department spokesperson says US secretary of state Antony Blinken will seek China’s cooperation in...
Families in Uganda bury their dead after school massacre
Relatives grieve as search for missing continues after raid by militants in which dozens of pupils died Grieving families prepared to bury their dead in...
Brazil: 11 dead and 20 missing after cyclone strikes in south
Authorities warn of landslides after conducting several thousand flood rescues in two days At least 11 people were killed in Brazil’s southern state of Rio...
