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Take a look at the winners of the Sony World Photography Awards 2023

We've curated a photo gallery of the winners of the Sony World Photography Awards 2023. From breathaking aerial shots of frozen Polish lakes to adorable black bear cubs in North Carolina, get ready to be transported to a world of beauty and wonder.

14/04/2023

China

Germany asks Beijing to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine

Pressure is growing on China to use its influence on the Kremlin to end the fighting.

14/04/2023

China

Brazil's Lula in China to boost ties with country's top trading partne

Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to forge closer ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Beijing on Friday.

14/04/2023

North Korea

North Korea fires 'solid-fuel' intercontinental ballistic missile

The Korean Central News Agency says the launch of the Hwasong-18 missile, supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, is the most powerful weapon in his nuclear stock that would enhance counterattack abilities in the face of external 'threats'

14/04/2023

Iran

China turbocharging crackdown on Iranian women, say experts

Chinese technology and support are contributing to women's treatment as "second-class citizens" and "propping up" the regime, according to analysts.

14/04/2023

Football Now

Is the MLS the world's fastest growing league?

In partnership with Media City

The MLS has existed for 30 years, but for the new season, the format has changed. The popularity is soaring. In partnership with Media City Qatar.

13/04/2023

Culture news

Murakami has a new book out: Here's why you should care

Haruki Murakami's new book ‘The City and Its Uncertain Walls’ has been released in Japan. We look back at what makes the writer so unique.

13/04/2023

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WATCH: Four firefighters die in Karachi garment factory fire

Four firefighters died in a deadly garment factory fire in Pakistan after the building collapsed.

13/04/2023

North Korea

Japan outraged by North Korea missile launch

Japan was outraged by North Korea's missile launch on Thursday after the government ordered the citizens of Hokkaido island to take shelter.

13/04/2023

Iran

Iran to take harsher actions against women without hijab

More and more women are refusing to cover their hair with a headscarf, following mass anti-government protests that began last year.

13/04/2023

Iran

'Killing machine': Iran ramps up executions to 'instil fear'

The number of people handed the death penalty in Iran increased by 75% last year, according to NGOs.

13/04/2023

Taiwan

China 'harasses' Taiwan with military manoeuvres

On Wednesday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said it tracked 35 flights by the People's Liberation Army warplanes within the last 24 hours, and eight navy vessels in the waters surrounding the island.

13/04/2023

The Exchange

Cyber security: An insight into the business of keeping people safe

In partnership with Media City

On this latest episode of The Exchange, we meet the military chiefs, a cyber security expert, and a billion-dollar data company at the cutting edge of the booming security sector.

12/04/2023

Culture news

Former J-pop teen idol alleges sex abuse by Japanese music mogul

Former member of Johnny's Jr. backup boys' group, Kauan Okamoto, has accused late entertainment mogul Johnny Kitagawa of sexually assaulting him multiple times between 2012 and 2016, while staying at Kitagawa's luxury house.

12/04/2023

Israel

Euroviews. Boycotting Israel’s new government would only make it more anti-EU

Any overreaction would only play into the right wing’s hands, which already portrays the EU as an actor antithetical to Israel’s national interest., Shlomo Roiter Jesner writes.

11/04/2023

Tech News

Semiconductors: How China-Taiwan tensions could affect 'every country'

Semiconductors are a key component of products we use every day, including smartphones, laptops, and cars - and the majority of them are Taiwan-made.

11/04/2023

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Saudi Arabia: Unprecedented hailstorm blocks roads in Al-Baha

The city of Al-Baha in Saudi Arabia has been transformed after a heavy hailstorm hit the region on Monday.

11/04/2023

Culture news

Car plate "P7" sold at auction in Dubai for a record €13.8 million

The charity auction for special number plates hits a record high in Dubai with the P7 number plate sold for a record €13.8 million to support the "1 Billion Meal Endowment" campaign. The initiative aims to create the biggest Ramadan sustainable food relief endowment fund.

11/04/2023

Scenes

Meet the football team from Pakistan who won the hearts of crowds in Qatar

"In Pakistan, more than 22 million children are out of school, and more than 7.5 million children are on the streets."

10/04/2023

India

Dalai Lama apologises after video shows him kissing a boy

The Dalai Lama apologised after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips triggered criticism.

10/04/2023

World News

Euroviews. Southeast Asia is turning into an economic racehorse

The ASEAN union has a growth engine and supply chain for the 21st-century global economy here in our backyard, Arsjad Rasjid writes.

10/04/2023

China

Tesla to make 10,000 power-storage devices a year in Shanghai

US billionaire business magnate and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, said on Twitter that the Shanghai factory will "supplement output of [the] Megapack factory in California."

10/04/2023

Yemen

Talks in Yemen’s capital with Saudi officials raise hopes of ceasefire

Saudi and Omani delegations have held talks with Houthi officials in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, with the hopes of agreeing on a ceasefire.

10/04/2023

Taiwan

China says it has completed three-day military drills around Taiwan

China announced it had "successfully" finished three-day military drills on Monday.

10/04/2023

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Third massive whale dies after beaching itself in Bali

A 17-metre-long sperm whale has died after washing up on a beach in Bali, making it the third whale to beach itself on the Indonesian island in just a little over a week.

09/04/2023

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Jewish worshippers pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall

Thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered on Sunday at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray, for a mass priestly benediction prayer service for Passover.

09/04/2023