Illinois man pleads not guilty in fatal stabbing of Muslim boy
An Illinois man charged with murder and hate crimes for stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy to death and wounding his mother pleaded not guilty before a judge on Monday at ...
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Israel ‘let down’ by UN and its agencies, envoy says
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Monday her country had been “let down” by the global body, saying its agency chiefs had not done enough ...
Canada bans WeChat, Kaspersky applications on government devices
Canada on Monday banned Chinese messaging application WeChat and Russian antivirus program Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks, but said government information had not been ...
Israeli soldier freed in Gaza during ground operation, Israeli army says
Israel said on Monday that its forces freed a soldier from Hamas captivity during the ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.
The soldier, identified as Ori Megidish, was kidnapped by ...
Hamas releases new hostage video, Netanyahu denounces ‘cruel propaganda’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned as “cruel psychological propaganda” a video released on Monday by Hamas that shows three of the hostages seized by the Islamist movement on Oct. 7.
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Friends creators say Matthew Perry’s death ‘seems impossible’
Family, friends and fellow celebrities on Sunday mourned the loss of Matthew Perry, the wise-cracking co-star of the 1990s hit television sitcom “Friends,” a day after the actor was found ...
Kremlin asked to punish mob who stormed airport to ‘catch’ Jews
A senior Russian Rabbi on Monday urged the Kremlin to ensure that rioters in the predominantly Muslim Dagestan region who stormed an airport to “catch” Jewish passengers on board a ...
South Africans call for holiday as they revel in World Cup success
South Africans woke up in a jubilant mood and with some sore heads on Sunday, basking in the glory of back-to-back Rugby World Cup wins following their nail-biting 12-11 victory ...
French football again left reeling by rioting fans as Olympics loom
French football was again marred by violence after Olympique de Marseille’s Ligue 1 match against Olympique Lyonnais was called off on Sunday when the visitors’ bus and some fans were ...
Fierce clashes in Gaza as Israeli forces expand ground offensive
Israeli troops and tanks attacked Gaza’s main northern city from both sides on Monday, three days after they began a major ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave that has ...
Meta introduces ad-free plans for Instagram, Facebook in Europe
Meta Platforms (META.O) said on Monday it will offer users in Europe a subscription plan to use Facebook and Instagram without advertisements to comply with the European Union regulations.
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Israeli woman snatched by Hamas at music festival is dead
A German-Israeli woman who was snatched by Hamas from a music festival on Oct. 7 and paraded around Gaza by the Palestinian militant group is dead, the Israeli government said on ...
Belarus’ Lukashenko says Ukraine-Russia war at stalemate, urges talks
Russia and Ukraine are locked in a stalemate on the frontlines of their war and the two sides need to sit down and negotiate an end to the conflict, Alexander ...
Gazans at ‘breaking point’ as aid centres looted, UN agency says
Thousands of Gaza residents broke into U.N. warehouses on Sunday, grabbing flour and other essential items in a sign they had reached “breaking point”, the United Nations Palestinian refugee ...
Rubiales banned from football for three years over kiss scandal
Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Association (RFEF), has been banned from all football-related activities for three years by FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee, world soccer’s ruling ...
Israeli government war messages make it into children’s video games
Maria Julia Cassis was sitting down to a meal in her terraced home in north London when her 6-year-old son ran into the dining room, his face pale.
The puzzle ...
Chevron-Hess deal may lift Bakken oil output, but no return to boom days
Chevron’s (CVX.N) deal announced last week to buy Hess (HES.N), one of the largest operators in the Bakken shale play in North Dakota, could raise oil output ...
HSBC launches $3 bln buyback, profit disappoints on rising costs
HSBC (HSBA.L) announced on Monday a fresh $3 billion share buyback, and a more than doubling of third-quarter profit that nonetheless disappointed as upward pressure on wages and technology spending ...
Toyota aims to put 1,000 km-range Lexus EV on the road by 2026
Toyota unveiled a Lexus concept car with a roughly 1,000-kilometre range on Wednesday that it aims to roll out by 2026, part of the Japanese automaker’s strategic pivot to EVs ...
Australia, EU say trade deal likely years away after rejecting terms
Australia has rejected European Union proposals for a free trade agreement, and a deal is now unlikely to be reached for several years, Australian government ministers said on Monday.
The ...
Liverpool fought for Diaz after Colombian’s father kidnapped
Liverpool were “fighting for Luis Diaz” in their 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League at home on Sunday, manager Juergen Klopp said, as authorities in Colombia search ...
Unbeaten India heap more misery on holders England
India maintained their unbeaten streak at the 2023 World Cup with a 100-run victory in a low-scoring contest against holders England, who are facing a premature exit following their fifth defeat ...
Verstappen takes record 16th win of the season in Mexico
Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen became the first Formula One driver to take 16 victories in a season when he won a crash-halted and action-packed Mexico City Grand ...
Battery maker LG Energy Solution warns of slowing EV demand, shares tumble
South Korean battery firm LG Energy Solution (LGES) (373220.KS) warned last week of slowing revenue growth in 2024 due to global economic uncertainties affecting the outlook for electric vehicle sales, sending ...