D-Day veteran remembers brutality of war
96-year-old Leon Gautier is one of a dwindling number of Second World War veterans who were part of the D-Day landings. He still remembers the...
Stars walk Cannes red carpet for film festival finale
Guests crowded the red carpet at the Cannes film festival on Saturday (May 25) ahead of the climactic award ceremony for the world’s biggest cinema...
South Korean director Bong Joon-Ho wins Palme d’Or
“Parasite,” a wickedly humourous suspense movie about class struggles directed by South Korea’s Bong Joon-Ho, won the top Palme d’Or prize at the Cannes Film...
Papua New Guinea prime minister quits after weeks of turmoil
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill announced his resignation on Sunday after seven years in the top job following weeks of high-level defections from...
Time to get back to work as Australian PM names cabinet
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison named his new cabinet on Sunday, with most positions staying the same, saying the government had “a significant agenda” to...
Former Thai PM and influential royal adviser Prem Tinsulanonda dies at 98
Former Thai prime minister and influential royal adviser General Prem Tinsulanonda died on Sunday morning at age 98 in a Bangkok hospital, a palace official...
Aide to winning candidate of India’s ruling BJP shot dead
An aide to an Indian ruling party candidate, who recently defeated Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi for a seat in parliament, was shot dead overnight,...
Yemen’s Houthis say attacked Saudi’s Jizan airport by drone: Masirah TV
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched a drone strike on military hangars in Saudi Arabia’s Jizan airport near the Yemeni border, the group’s Masirah TV reported...
Trade put to one side, Trump and Abe do diplomacy over golf and sumo
U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off the second day of a Japan visit on Sunday with a round of golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,...
With trade differences in the background, Trump and Abe do diplomacy over golf and sumo
U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off the second day of a Japan visit on Sunday with a round of golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,...