China has tested humanoid robots in a real race setting in Beijing. The event highlights advances in endurance, balance and AI behaviour. Engineers see it as a step towards wider use.
Bulgarians vote to elect a new parliament after mass protests brought down the previous conservative-led government in December.
Published On 19 Apr 2026
Bulgarians have started voting in the eighth parliamentary election in five years…
India’s Vice President CP Radhakrishnan has begun a two-day official visit to Sri…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced an easing of restrictions on research into psychedelic drugs – such as so-called “magic mushrooms” – that have shown promise in treating people with mental health conditions.
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Hundreds of people have been displaced after a fire destroyed around 200 homes in a coastal village in Malaysia’s Sabah state on Sunday, state news agency Bernama reported.
Authorities were notified of the fire in Sandakan district at around 1:32…
North Korea test-fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a recent flurry of launches by the nuclear-armed state.
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People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on April 19, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)
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The strategic Strait of Hormuz was again closed on Sunday in the stand-off between Iran and the United States, with Iran’s powerful parliament speaker signalling a final peace deal remained “far” off despite some movement in negotiations.
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Iran’s top joint military command, Khatam al-Anbiya, has accused the US of violating a ceasefire by firing at an Iranian commercial ships in the Gulf of Oman, and he has vowed Iran…
