Biden mixes up Germany’s Angela Merkel with late Helmut Kohl
U.S. President Joe Biden mistakenly referred to a conversation he had with Angela Merkel in 2021 as having taken place with the late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who died in 2017, ...
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US conducts more ‘self-defense’ strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
The U.S. Central Command forces conducted seven “self-defense” strikes against four Houthi unmanned surface vessels and seven mobile anti-ship cruise missiles that were prepared to be launched against ships ...
How could Germany expropriate Rosneft assets?
Germany’s Economy Ministry informed Rosneft earlier this week that it was considering expropriating shares in the company’s German assets, the Russian oil giant’s law firm in Germany ...
Google rebrands Bard chatbot as Gemini, rolls out paid subscription
Google (GOOGL.O) on Thursday renamed its Bard chatbot after the new artificial intelligence that is powering it, called Gemini, and said consumers can pay for better reasoning capabilities as ...
S&P 500 hovers near 5,000-mark with earnings, jobs data in focus
The benchmark S&P 500 index was muted on Thursday, lingering near the 5,000-point mark, as investors sized up major corporate earnings reports, a roughly in-line jobs report and remarks ...
Iraq says US strikes pushing government to end US-led coalition’s mission
Repeated U.S. strikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq are pushing the Baghdad government to end the mission of the U.S.-led coalition in the country, the prime ...
UN chief vows immediate action on ‘infiltration of Hamas’ in UN
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday pledged to act immediately on any new information from Israel related to “infiltration of Hamas” in the world body after nine U.N. ...
Joy for maker of tallest matchstick Eiffel Tower as record refusal reversed
Guinness World Records on Thursday told Frenchman Richard Plaud that his 7.2-metre (23.6 ft) matchstick Eiffel Tower was a record height, a day after initially rejecting it for using the wrong ...
Biden mishandled documents, but no criminal charges, US special counsel says
President Joe Biden took classified information about the U.S. war in Afghanistan and other national security matters when he left the vice presidency in 2017, but he will not face ...
West Africa bloc urges Burkina, Niger and Mali not to withdraw
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS pushed junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali to reconsider their decision to quit the political and economic alliance, it said on Thursday, warning of ...
Israeli forces intensify Rafah strikes as diplomats seek to salvage Gaza truce
Israeli forces bombed areas in the southern border city of Rafah on Thursday where more than half of Gaza’s population is sheltering, as diplomats sought to salvage ceasefire talks ...
Iceland volcano erupts with lava fountains, disrupts heating and roads
A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday for the third time since December, spraying streams of lava up to 80 metres (260 feet) into the air and triggering an emergency warning ...
Pakistan starts vote count, clear picture expected early Friday (Updated)
Pakistan counted votes after polling ended on Thursday in a general election marred by militant attacks and suspension of mobile phone services, with no indication of a clear leader seven ...
UEFA boss Ceferin will not stand for re-election in 2027
The head of European soccer’s governing body UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, said on Thursday that he would not stand for re-election in 2027 for family reasons, even though an amendment had ...
Brazil police seizing Bolsonaro passport, arresting close aides
Brazil’s federal police on Thursday sought to confiscate former President Jair Bolsonaro’s passport and arrest some of his closest aides, sources said, as part of an investigation into ...
Paris 2024 podium finishers to take piece of Eiffel Tower home
Podium finishers at the upcoming Paris Olympics will be rewarded with a piece of the Eiffel Tower, organisers said on Thursday, unveiling the event’s medals which are set with ...
Maersk warns oversupply to hit profits amid Red Sea uncertainty
Maersk said on Thursday Red Sea trade disruptions would not be a major boost for the company and an oversupply of vessels would hit its earnings this year, sending its ...
Russia’s Yandex management to be largest shareholder after planned $5.2 billion deal
An entity formed of senior Yandex managers will become the Russian internet company’s largest shareholder with a 35 per cent stake should a $5.2 billion cash and share deal go through, ...
Chelsea ease pressure on Pochettino with classy Cup win at Villa
Chelsea responded to a troubling week with a superb 3-1 win at Aston Villa to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup and put a smile back on the ...
Feet-tastic flavours: Bigfoot chicken takes wing in Vietnamese cuisine
Known for their strangely large feet, Dong Tao chicken has for generations been a delicacy in Vietnam and mostly consumed during the Lunar New Year holiday.
The rare breed of ...
January was world’s warmest on record, EU scientists say
The world just experienced its hottest January on record, continuing a run of exceptional heat fuelled by climate change, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said ...
Gaza ceasefire hopes alive with more talks planned
Mediators from the U.S., Qatar and Egypt scrambled to forge a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in their four-month-old war in the Gaza Strip after America’s top diplomat ...
Big Oil offers record returns to lure investors back
Big Oil firms are handing shareholders more money than ever and are promising more going forward in an attempt to reassure investors of their discipline and resilience in the face ...
UK homebuilder Barratt to buy Redrow in 2.52 billion pound deal
Britain’s biggest homebuilder Barratt (BDEV.L) will buy Redrow (RDW.L) in an all-stock deal valuing its smaller rival at about 2.52 billion pounds ($3.18 billion), they said on Wednesday, aiming ...