The decree authorises the Panama Maritime Authority to occupy the ports, run by CK Hutchison, for ‘reasons of urgent social interest’.
Social media addiction is not officially registered as a mental illness, but it affects adults and children. Here are tips on cutting down.
Dozens were on board the Kathmandu-bound bus when it veered off a highway after midnight.
Paul Thomas Anderson’s political thriller dominates UK awards, while newcomer Robert Aramayo stuns Hollywood heavyweights for best actor.
Mexican army killed ‘El Mencho’, the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel during an operation to capture him.
France’s foreign minister reacts to a US statement about the death of Quentin Deranque, rejecting ‘instrumentalisation of this tragedy’.
Authorities said the man, identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin, was carrying a shotgun and a fuel can.
Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who maintains close ties with the Kremlin, has long argued that Russian fossil fuels are indispensable for his economy.
The Afghan Defence Ministry said ‘various civilian areas’ in eastern Afghanistan were hit, including a religious madrasa and multiple homes.
Mike Huckabee’s comments were condemned by Arab and Muslim nations as ‘extremist rhetoric’.
A criminal investigation has been launched after reports that the tour had been run by an unregistered operator.
The Artemis II mission, set to be humanity’s first lunar flight in decades, is facing a helium flow issue just a day after a successful test.
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Americans win after failing to reach podium in women’s and men’s finals, where China took golds through married pair Wang Xindi, Xu Mengtao.
Zoe Atkin competes for Britain without flak, while Gu has faced more criticism for representing China, this time from the US Vice-President.
The initiative by France, Poland, Germany, the UK and Italy comes after a spate of violations of Europe’s airspace involving rogue drones.
Despite detecting a misuse of ChatGPT for ‘violent intent’, OpenAI felt the risk did not meet its bar for police referral.
The latest lethal strike pushes the overall death toll from the Trump administration’s deadly campaign to at least 148 across 43 attacks.
The earliest date for the Artemis II lunar mission has been set thanks to ‘major progress’ made after a previous failed rehearsal.
The Sagrada Familia became the world’s tallest church last October, rising over the spire of Germany’s Ulmer Munster.
The former president maintains his short-lived 2024 martial law decree was done ‘solely for the sake of the nation and our people’.
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Forget fast food in boxes: chefs at upscale restaurants in the US are elevating Chinese cuisine to fine dining status, tasting menus and all.
US president directs the Pentagon to release records on extraterrestrial life after accusing Obama of disclosing ‘classified information’.
A US general said Jakarta will take a deputy commander role in the international stabilisation force in Gaza.
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The jury rejected an insanity defence by Randy Santos for the killings of Chuen Kok, 83, and three other homeless men in 2019.
The Burma National Revolutionary Army leader’s surrender is a dramatic reminder of fractures within the armed resistance movement.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is suspected of sharing sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as the UK’s trade envoy.
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Air Force One’s next look marks a big departure from the current white and two-tone blue livery.
The Islamic holy month is a time of increased worship, reflection and charity, and starts with the sighting of a crescent moon.
Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands claim Russia had the ‘means, motive and opportunity’ to kill its opposition leader.
This is the first known use of a temporary exclusion order introduced in 2019 to prevent high-risk citizens from returning to Australia.