A wildlife photographer got the snap of a lifetime when a California sea lion he was photographing found itself caught between the jaws of a “Humpback whale pictured with sea lion in its jaws in a once-in-a-lifetime photograph”
Month: July 2019
Second Democratic debate: Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren attacked over ‘wish-list economics’
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren were accused of pursuing "wish-list economics" in the second debate of Democratic presidential candidates as the gloves came off between “Second Democratic debate: Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren attacked over ‘wish-list economics’”
Bruce Lee’s daughter accuses Quentin Tarantino of unfair ‘caricature’ of father
Bruce Lee’s daughter has hit out at Quentin Tarantino’s new film for treating her father "the way that white Hollywood did when he was alive". “Bruce Lee’s daughter accuses Quentin Tarantino of unfair ‘caricature’ of father”
Fireworks shot at Hong Kong protesters as US warns troops massing on China border
Police in Hong Kong say they are investigating a drive-by attack in which crowds of protesters were hit with fireworks. At least six people were “Fireworks shot at Hong Kong protesters as US warns troops massing on China border”
British woman appears in Cyprus court over alleged false rape accusation
A group of Israeli teenagers say they plan to sue a British woman who allegedly falsely accused them of gang-raping her and chanted “the Brit “British woman appears in Cyprus court over alleged false rape accusation”
Cambodia to increase its arms purchases from China after ‘secret deal’ to lend naval base to Beijing
Cambodia has pledged to spend an additional $40 million on Chinese weapons to modernise its military, in a move that is likely to compound US “Cambodia to increase its arms purchases from China after ‘secret deal’ to lend naval base to Beijing”
Russia declares state of emergency as wildfires rage across area size of Belgium
Russia on Monday declared a state of emergency in two regions of Siberia as wildfires rage across 12,000 square miles of countryside. Terrified residents in the “Russia declares state of emergency as wildfires rage across area size of Belgium”
Iranian women face 10 years for sharing videos of hijab removal
Iranian officials have warned that posting video footage of women removing their mandatory headscarves in public could lead to up 10 years imprisonment, according to media “Iranian women face 10 years for sharing videos of hijab removal”
China claims most people in Xinjiang camps reintegrated to society
Officials from China’s northwestern Xinjiang region said on Tuesday that most of the people detained in the area’s contentious re-education centres have been moved out “China claims most people in Xinjiang camps reintegrated to society”
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles in bid to stop drills
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early on Wednesday, just days after it launched two other missiles intended to pressure South Korea and the United States “North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles in bid to stop drills”