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Picture by Kirsty Anderson. A fire which has ravaged the historic Mackintosh Building has spread to “several properties”, the fire and rescue service said. Buildings including the O2 ABC have suffered “extensive damage” as flames and smoke poured into the night sky from the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) building. A restoration project, which was […]

Artist’s conception of Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) in Arp 299 © Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/AUI/NSF; NASA, STScI Astronomers have captured a supermassive black hole rip apart a wandering star and shoot out a spectacular jet – the first time the aftermath of a black hole destruction has been observed. Scientists tracked the tidal disruption event (TDE) with radio […]

Kim Jong-un at his hotel room in Singapore. / Captured from the documentary North Korea’s state broadcaster has released a 42-minute documentary on the June 12 summit between its leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump in Singapore. The Korean Central Broadcasting Station released the documentary on Thursday, two days after the historic denuclearization […]

The Red Sea port city, Hudaida, is responsible for 70 percent of the country’s imports [Abduljabbar Zeyad/Reuters] UNSC expresses ‘deep concern’ over humanitarian situation, as Saudi, UAE forces continue offensive to capture Hudaida. The UN Security Council has called on all sides involved in fighting over the Yemeni city of Hudaida to keep its port […]

Trump says the tariffs on steel imports is meant to protect American workers [File: Reuters] European Union countries on Thursday unanimously endorsed a plan to impose import duties on $3.3bn worth of US products in response to Washington’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Canada, the EU, and Mexico, EU sources said. “Member states […]

Japan is working to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong Un after the North Korean leader said he was open to talks, local media reported Thursday. The Sankei Shimbun said Kim discussed the possibility during historic talks Tuesday with US President Donald Trump. “During the summit with Trump, Kim told […]

After years of costly preparations dogged by diplomatic scandals, the World Cup’s month-long football bonanza kicks off on Thursday with an underwhelming opener pitting the home team against Saudi Arabia. © Alexander Nemenov, AFP | Russia’s World Cup buildup has been wrought with worries about the team causing embarrassmen Russia will get the ball rolling against […]

French President Emmanuel Macron with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. Photo: Ian Langsdon/Pool/AFP French President Emmanuel Macron attempted to resolve tensions with Italy on Thursday, saying he never meant to cause offense by criticising its rejection of a migrant ship in remarks that sparked fury in Rome. Macron had ignited the worst Franco-Italian diplomatic spat […]

File Phot Turkey is interested in joint production of S-500 missile defense systems with Russia, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday. In an interview with broadcaster 24 TV, Erdoğan said he already made an offer on joint production to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Criticizing Turkey’s NATO allies over their unwillingness to sell arms to […]