Morning Chronicle - News around the clock from London, Great Britain and the world

Rousey demolishes Carano in MMA comeback fight

German 'chemical town' fears impact of industrial decline

Qantas flight diverted after man bites flight attendant

India scrambles to steady rupee as oil shock bites

McGregor to make UFC return with Holloway rematch

WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo

Crackdown in Southeast Asia pushes scam networks to Sri Lanka

'Geek' hangout to tourist draw: Japan's maid cafes

Spacecraft to probe how Earth fends off raging solar winds

Bulgaria's 'Bangaranga' wins Eurovision, with Israel second

Musk wants SpaceX to go public. Here's how it works

Iran's supreme leader defies US blockade as oil prices soar

Iran's supreme leader declared Thursday that the United States had suffered a shameful defeat, defiantly rejecting a warning from President Donald Trump that an economically-punishing US naval blockade could be enforced for months to come.

Ukraine wants details of Russia's army parade truce offer

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said Kyiv would seek details from Washington about a Kremlin offer for a ceasefire on May 9, when Russia holds large-scale World War II commemorations.

LIV Golf looking for new partners amid Saudi pullout reports

LIV Golf said on Thursday it was seeking to secure "long-term financial partners", amid rumours Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund will stop financing the series at the end of the 2026 season.

Cambodia deports more than 600 Thais linked to cyberscams: minister

Cambodia deported more than 600 Thais allegedly involved in online scams on Thursday, the information minister said, part of a crackdown against the multibillion-dollar illicit industry that has ballooned in the country in recent years.

Mainoo signs new five-year Man Utd contract

Kobbie Mainoo has signed a new contract at Manchester United that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2031, bringing an end to months of uncertainty over his future.

European rocket puts Amazon internet satellites in orbit

Europe's most powerful rocket Ariane 6 successfully released 32 satellites into orbit Thursday for Amazon's internet constellation, which is bidding to rival Elon Musk's giant Starlink.

Mainoo signs new Man Utd contract

Kobbie Mainoo has signed a new contract at Manchester United that will keep him at the club until 2031, bringing an end to months of uncertainty over his future.

White House against Anthropic expanding Mythos model access: report

The White House is opposing Anthropic's plans to expand access to its new artificial intelligence model Mythos to 120 companies, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Oil strikes 4-year peak, stocks diverge as central banks in focus

Oil prices struck a four-year high on Thursday on worries over a resumption of hostilities in the Middle East, while global stock markets diverged as investors turned to central bank decisions and corporate earnings.

Gaza flotilla organisers say 211 activists 'kidnapped' by Israel

Organisers of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Thursday said Israel's army had "kidnapped" 211 activists including a Paris city councillor in a raid in international waters off Greece.

In The News

Oil crisis fuels calls to speed up clean energy transition