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In July last year, a visitor ate the fruit but guards quickly intervened and stuck up a replacement banana Screengrab of Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan’s conceptual work ‘Comedian’ /AFP The missing fruit, which was taped to a wall to form the provocative work by Cattelan called “Comedian”, was noticed by a guard on Saturday … Read more
Hold talks on bilateral economic, security priorities as Rubio reaffirms US commitment to Luzon Economic Corridor United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr at the Department of State in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2025. PHOTO: US STATE DEPARTMENT Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and United States Secretary … Read more
The British government is to publish a second batch of documents about Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador.
Volodymyr Zelensky’s onetime right-hand man is accused of embezzling millions of dollars and consulting a fortuneteller on political decisions.
Rules taking effect July 1 let Beijing unwind overseas deals, retaliate against countries curbing Chinese investment The Manus AI agent app is displayed on mobile phones with the logo of US tech giant Meta in the app interface, in this illustration picture taken on April 28, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS China issued sweeping new rules on Monday … Read more
Mr. Epstein banked his sperm several years before his death and said that if he died, it should be left in the control of his estate.
Tanker intercepted 400 nautical miles west of Brittany, suspected of flying false flag A French Navy personnel observes an oil tanker, subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, in this handout obtained by Reuters on June 1, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The French Navy on Sunday boarded an oil tanker, named the Tagor, which was subject to … Read more
[An analysis of six years of procurement records suggests that the People’s Liberation Army has openly tried to acquire restricted U.S. technology.
Cumaná was once an economic hub, producing Toyota Land Cruisers and exporting food across South America. Now it’s on the brink of disaster as public services collapse.
CEO apologises to victims’ families as president orders mobilisation of all resources to probe accident A police officer controls the area in front of the main gate of Hanwha Aerospace’s factory that caught fire after an explosion, in Daejeon, South Korea, on June 1, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Five people have died and two others were injured on Monday after an explosion … Read more