A Chinese engineer has been jailed for eight years for spying in the US, in a case linked to Chinese efforts to steal aviation trade secrets. Ji Chaoqun, 31, had identified scientists and engineers for possible recruitment, according to the…
Ukraine war: Zelensky urges speedy delivery of Western tanks
Ukraine’s president has thanked Western leaders for sending tanks to support the fight against Russia, but said they needed to be delivered quickly. In his nightly address, Volodymyr Zelensky also urged the West to send long-range missiles and fighter jets.…
Schools chief fired after boy, 6, shoots teacher in Virginia
The superintendent of a school in the US state of Virginia has lost his job after a six-year-old pupil shot and wounded a teacher earlier this month. The school board decided by a vote of 5-to-1 to terminate George Parker…
Julian Sands search continues as police say no evidence of actor’s whereabouts found
The search for actor Julian Sands is still ongoing as police say they are yet to find evidence of his whereabouts in an update shared on Tuesday. Searches for the Room With A View actor are still not possible due…
An ancient fresco is among 60 treasures the U.S. is returning to Italy
A fresco depicting Hercules and originally from Herculaneum, a city destroyed along with Pompeii by the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius, was back in Italy Monday, along with 59 other ancient pieces illegally trafficked to the United States. Last…
UN chief shocked, saddened by U.S. California mass shooting
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed shock and sadness by the mass shooting in Monterey Park in the U.S. state of California. Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for the UN chief said in a statement. Five women and five men…
Lisa Marie Presley: Stars honour late singer at famous Graceland mansion
A public memorial service has been held for Lisa Marie Presley following her death at the age of 54. Famous faces including the Duchess of York attended the service, which took place at her father’s Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee…
Monterey Park shooting: Suspect found dead after dance studio attack
California police have identified the gunman suspected of killing 10 people in a ballroom dance studio near Los Angeles as Huu Can Tran, 72, who was later found dead in a white van. He had a self-inflicted gunshot wound and…
10 killed in shooting near LA after Lunar New Year festival
At least 10 people have been killed and 10 injured in a mass shooting east of Los Angeles following a Lunar New Year celebration that attracted thousands, police said. Sergeant Bob Boese of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said…
Lunar New Year celebrated officially for the first time in California
The alleyways have been cleaned, ruby-red lanterns hang overhead and Reverend Norman Fong is on the lookout for a microphone. The 71-year-old San Francisco Chinatown native has emceed the city’s annual Chinese New Year parade for two decades – but…