International News
Over 30 trapped as boat catches fire off California
Rescuers were scrambling this morning to reach more than 30 people who were sleeping below deck when their scuba-diving boat caught fire off the...
Apple Apologises For Use Of Contractors To Eavesdrop On Siri
Apple has issued an apology for allowing outsiders to listen to snippets of people’s recorded conversations with its digital assistant Siri, a practice that...
Florida Governor Declares State Of Emergency In Advance Of Hurricane Dorian
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency and is urging residents to take precautions as Hurricane Dorian strengthens in the Caribbean...
North Korea snubs peace talks with South Korea over war drills
North Korea has rejected any further talks with South Korea, calling its decision "completely the fault of South Korea's actions".
In a report, the BBC...
Zimbabwe police violently break up protests after court ban
Riot police in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, have fired tear gas and beaten demonstrators during a crackdown on opposition supporters who have taken to the...
UK PM makes plans to call no-confidence vote to stop a no-deal Brexit
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged the leaders of the other opposition parties and Tory rebels to install him as caretaker PM in...
US requests detention of Grace 1 in Gibraltar in Iranian tanker row
The US Department of Justice has made a last-minute request to the authorities in Gibraltar to halt the release of a seized Iranian supertanker.
In...
Facebook admits to listening users’ audio messages
Facebook has admitted it uses an external company to listen to audio messages sent between users in an attempt to improve its voice recognition systems.
According...
German economy slips back into negative growth
A decline in exports dampened growth, according to official data, which comes amid concerns of a global slowdown.
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1%...
Iran says Britain might release seized Grace 1 oil tanker soon
Iran has announced that the United Kingdom might free its seized oil tanker - after some documents were exchanged that would help secure its...
