Critics brand policy as potentially unsafe and unsuitable

251 hangings confirmed this year up until end of June, two NGOs note in joint statement

Beijing ‘firmly opposed’ to visit by House speaker to island, says its Foreign Ministry

Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay until August 11

Pontiff prays for Church to choose truth over defending institution

Candidates continue with off-camera Q&A after TalkTV’s Kate McCann passes out

Slain journalist’s sister says lack of accountability for death gives ‘green light’ for other govts to kill Americans

Experts say move could set back Moscow’s cosmos sector, halt its crewed flights

No casualties reported, as tremors felt 300km away in Manila

Former president repeats false claims he won in 2020, denounces Capitol riot probe

Geographic, genomic analyses support Wuhan market as source, rather than lab leak

This comes as Russian giant Gazprom set to slash supplies to Europe from tomorrow

Local media reports country seeking $4.5 billion dollars from US-based lender