LONDON, July 9 — Conditions at an immigration detention centre in the United Kingdom have been labelled the “worst” in the country by a watchdog, who described the “chaos” he discovered there “truly shocking”, German news agency dpa reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — National athletes due to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics from July 26 to August 11 will be provided with portable air coolers amid France’s hot summer.

WASHINGTON, July 9 — The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said yesterday it has ordered inspection of passenger masks in around 2,600 Boeing aircraft due to issues with adhesive materials that could cause them to shift out of position, reported German news agency.

WASHINGTON, July 9 — The White House denied Monday that US President Joe Biden is being treated for Parkinson's disease after visitor logs showed that a leading neurologist who specialises in the malady visited the executive mansion eight times in as many months.

GAZA CITY, July 8 — Thousands of Palestinians fled large areas of southwest Gaza City when Israeli forces unexpectedly intruded for the first time in over three months, opening heavy fire targeting roads, homes, and residential buildings, resulting in dozens of casualties early today morning, Anadolu Agency reported.

MOSCOW, July 8 — Boeing has agreed to plead guilty and pay a US$243.6 million (RM1.14 billion) fine for a criminal fraud charge related to the fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019, reported Sputnik.

PARIS, July 8 — France faced a hung parliament and the prospect of taxing negotiations starting today to form a government after a surprise left-wing surge blocked Marine Le Pen's quest to bring the far right to power.

JAKARTA, July 8 — At least six people were killed, four injured, and 26 others are missing after a landslide struck a community gold mine in Bone Bolango district, Gorontalo province, on northern Sulawesi Island yesterday.

JAKARTA/SINGAPORE, July 8 — Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto wants to give school children free meals, but the plan and his pledge to be 'daring' on spending have the country's debt and currency markets on edge.

GLENDALE, July 7 — James Rodriguez scored one goal and set up two more as Colombia thoroughly dismantled Panama in a 5-0 win at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday (July 6) to march into the Copa America semi-finals.

DÜSSELDORF, July 7 — After so many painful 12-yard setbacks, England embraced the shootout on Saturday as they beat Switzerland 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024 and move to within a step of their first overseas final.

PARIS, July 7 — France holds a parliamentary run-off election today that will reconfigure the political landscape, with opinion polls forecasting the far-right National Rally (RN) will win the most votes but likely fall short of a majority.

PARIS, July 6 — Russian wrestlers invited to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutral athletes will not take part after some leading wrestlers were left off the invitation list, the Russian Wrestling Federation (RWF) said today.

TEHRAN, July 6 — Relative moderate Masoud Pezeshkian urged people today to stick with him on “the difficult road ahead” after beating a hard-line rival to win Iran’s presidential election.

ARIZONA, July 6 — Panama will aim to continue their fairytale run at the Copa America against high-flying Colombia in the quarter-finals today in Glendale here.

HAMBURG, July 6 — France converted all their kicks in a shootout to edge Portugal 5-3 on penalties after a goalless stalemate in their European Championship quarter final yesterday, likely bringing the curtain down on Cristiano Ronaldo’s international career.

KHAN YOUNIS, July 6 — In an upstairs room behind the shattered walls of a Gaza building, sewing machines whir as men work at crowded tables; a Palestinian businessman’s effort to aid the enclave’s economy after nine months of Israeli bombardment.

LONDON, July 5 — On a night of sweeping change across British politics, one thing at the heart of the government remained the same this morning: Larry the Downing Street cat.

JAKARTA, July 5 — Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a radical extremist network with links to Al-Qaeda, has announced its dissolution, said local media.

LONDON, July 5 — Keir Starmer vowed to bring change to Britain as its next Prime Minister after his Labour Party surged to a landslide victory in a parliamentary election today, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government.