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Award-winning photo offers Syria family a new life

A Syrian father and son both missing limbs, whose feature in an international award-winning photograph inspired a fundraiser to relocate them to Italy, arrived at Rome's Fiumicino airport on Friday. Turkish photographer Mehmet Aslan's image which captured the hearts of the judges as well as...

Germany breaks new record with 140,000+ COVID cases

Germany on Friday reported a record number of daily coronavirus cases, with more than 140,000 new infections. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the country's disease control agency, confirmed 140,160 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, and 170 coronavirus-related fatalities. The...

NGO says over 60 killed in Yemen raids, detention centre struck

Three children and more than 60 adults are reported to have been killed in air strikes in Yemen on Friday, Save the Children said, after a Reuters witness said several people including African migrants were killed in a raid in Saada province. Rescue workers were still pulling bodies out...

Samsung pulls Singapore drag queen ad after backlash

South Korean tech giant Samsung has pulled an online advert in Singapore that featured a hijab-wearing Muslim woman hugging her drag queen son after it sparked a backlash from socially conservative corners. LGBTQ rights remain a sensitive topic in the prosperous city-state, where a rarely...