Four killed in South Korea road collapse

News Four killed in South Korea road collapse An elevated part of a highway under construction collapsed in Anseong, killing or injuring all 10 workers present. Rescuers search for missing workers after a bridge collapsed in Anseong, South Korea [Yonhap/AFP] Published On 25 Feb 202525 Feb 2025 Four people were killed and six were injured…

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Can Pakistan’s new anti-extremism policy defeat rising armed attacks?

Can Pakistan’s new anti-extremism policy defeat rising armed attacks? Amid a surge in armed attacks, Pakistan has unveiled a new strategy to tackle ‘extremism’. But experts are sceptical. Pakistan has launched several military operations in country’s northwestern province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past decade [File: Maqsood Mehdi/Reuters] By Abid HussainPublished On 25 Feb 202525 Feb 2025…

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US aligns with Russia in UN vote on Ukraine

US aligns with Russia in UN vote on Ukraine US support for Moscow resolution, rejection of EU’s, illustrates deepening division between Washington and allies. Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa at the UN Security Council meeting on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine [File: Charly Triballeau/AFP] Published On 25 Feb 202525 Feb 2025…

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Turkish football club Galatasaray accuses Mourinho of ‘racist statements’

Turkish football club Galatasaray accuses Mourinho of ‘racist statements’ Fenerbahce manager Mourinho said Galatasary’s bench had been ‘jumping like monkeys’ during the Turkish Super Lig match. Turkish football club Galatasaray says it will launch criminal proceedings against Fenerbahce’s Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho [File: Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP] Published On 25 Feb 202525 Feb 2025 Turkish football club…

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Pope Francis still critical but shows ‘slight improvement’: Vatican

Pope Francis still critical but shows ‘slight improvement’: Vatican Vatican says pope still receiving oxygen as hospitalisation for double pneumonia nears two-week mark. Decorated candles, flowers and pictures of Pope Francis are placed outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he is seeking treatment [Ciro De Luca/Reuters] Published On 24 Feb 202524 Feb 2025 Pope Francis’s condition…

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