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Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao hailed the membership as the start of an “exciting new chapter” for Asia’s youngest country.Timor-Leste has become the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao hailing it as a “dream come true”.The flag of Timor-Leste, also known as Timor-Leste (East Timor), was added to 10 other ASEAN countries on Sunday to thunderous applause at the official ceremony of the annual summit in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listAn emotional Prime Minister Guzmán said this was a historic moment for his country and a…
rome — A Japanese tourist fell to his death late Friday night from the perimeter wall surrounding the ancient Pantheon in central Rome, local police told CNN. The man, named by the Japanese embassy as Morimasa Hibino, 69, was found by a priest in a ditch next to a monument about 7 meters (23 feet) below the road and alerted authorities. Ancient Rome lies about 23 feet below today’s road level, and many ancient ruins, such as the Pantheon, appear sunken. According to local media, the man’s daughter, who was traveling with him, said it appears the man suffered from…
Fabio Wardley is next looking to deliver the mandatory blow to undisputed heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk.Wardley insists he will give the seasoned Ukrainian a new challenge. “We haven’t dissected it thoroughly yet, but that’s next year’s work,” Wardley said. “When you put it all together, it’s crazy, but I’m next.”I have broad shoulders, so that’s okay. I’ll carry all the pressure. But there’s something different about me.”(Usyk’s previous opponents) all have similar backgrounds and similar approaches. I’m from a different school, I’m from a different school, whatever you want to call it. We’ve been throwing all the usual guys…
London-based AI creative studio Wonder Studios has raised $12 million in seed funding to scale production as it seeks to bring AI-generated content to the entertainment industry. The round was led by Aomico, along with existing investors LocalGlobe and Blackbird, and builds on Wonder’s pre-seed investment, which includes executives from Eleven Labs, Google DeepMind, and OpenAI. Wonder will use the new funding to double its engineering team and accelerate its efforts in IP ownership and original content production. The team recently collaborated with DeepMind, YouTube, and Universal Music Group to create an AI music video for Lewis Capaldi’s “Something in…
European consumers face higher prices when they go to supermarkets.Andia | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesRelations between Britain and the European Union are arguably at their best since the Brexit vote in 2016, but a cold front continues between the two neighbors over a ban on imports of continental cheese and meat.In April, Britain banned all dairy products and various meats from the EU for personal consumption, saying the ban was necessary to prevent the potential spread of foot-and-mouth disease among British livestock following an outbreak in Europe earlier this year.British holidaymakers traveling on the continent have been warned…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet shake hands during the signing of the Cambodia-Thailand Peace Agreement at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center on October 26, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump will arrive in Malaysia on Sunday for the ASEAN summit, where he will witness the expansion of a cease-fire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia and oversee crucial trade negotiations.President Trump’s first mission at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit will be to oversee a ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand, after helping broker…
Melissa is expected to intensify and become a devastating hurricane as it makes landfall in Jamaica.Published October 26, 2025October 26, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareHurricane Melissa has rapidly strengthened to become a Category 3 major with potentially devastating impacts, bringing torrential rains to the northern Caribbean and threatening catastrophic flooding and landslides in Jamaica and southern Haiti.U.S. forecasters warned Saturday that the limp Melissa is expected to strengthen as it makes landfall in Jamaica in the next day or two.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”I urge Jamaicans to take this weather threat seriously,” Jamaican Prime…
Belfast, Northern Ireland Reuters — A Belfast court on Thursday acquitted a British soldier of murder in the only trial of British military personnel over Bloody Sunday, the 1972 killing of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights protesters in Northern Ireland. In 2010, the British government apologized for the “unjust and unjustified” killing of a member of a British Army regiment when he opened fire in the predominantly Irish nationalist city of Londonderry (Derry), one of the defining moments in Northern Ireland’s recent history. However, all efforts to prosecute the soldiers failed. The soldier, who cannot be legally identified and is…
Harry Brooke’s incredible 100 runs went to waste. England paid the price for not only a dropped catch but overall poor batting in a four-wicket loss to New Zealand in the first one-day international at Mt Maunganui.England captain Brook (135 off 101 balls, 11 sixes and nine fours) accounted for 60.53% of his side’s 223 runs in 35.2 overs, with Jamie Overton (46) the only player to reach double figures and Sam Curran the third highest scorer with six. The extra-time total (17) was more than the combined innings of six of England’s top seven players, including Jamie Smith (0),…