Musk’s X social media platform reinstates Kanye West’s account
Social media platform X reinstated account of Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, on Saturday, after it was suspended nearly eight months ago because the rapper had violated ...
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Russia says it brought down three Ukrainian drones attempting to attack Moscow, nobody hurt (Update 2)
Russia’s Defence Ministry said it had brought down three Ukrainian drones early on Sunday that had been trying to attack Moscow.
Nobody was hurt and there was only minor ...
Germany earmarks 20 billion euros in subsidies for chip industry
Germany plans to invest around 20 billion euros ($22.15 billion) in the semiconductor industry in the coming years, the economy ministry said on Tuesday, as it seeks to attract global chipmakers to ...
Twelve killed in Thailand as firecrackers explode at warehouse (Updated)
Twelve people were killed and more than 100 injured when firecrackers kept in a warehouse exploded in southern Thailand, an official said on Sunday.
The firecrackers set off a fire on ...
Turkey urges Denmark to take urgent action to prevent Koran burnings -source
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday urged Denmark to take urgent action to prevent burnings of the Koran, a Turkish foreign ministry source said.
In a phone call ...
Novo Nordisk weight-loss drug Wegovy launched in Germany, first big EU market
Novo Nordisk has launched blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy in Germany, its first big European market, hoping Germans will pay hundreds of euros out of pocket for a drug that public ...
Bangladesh police clash with opposition supporters calling on PM to resign
Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at stone-throwing opposition party supporters blocking major roads in the capital Dhaka on Saturday to demand the prime minister’s resignation.
The ...
Jamaica knock out Panama with 1-0 win
Jamaica defender Allyson Swaby scored from a sharp header to steer her side to a 1-0 win against Panama in Perth on Saturday, keeping alive the Caribbean side’s hopes ...
Renard header earns France late victory over Brazil
Captain Wendie Renard’s header seven minutes from time earned France a dramatic 2-1 win over Brazil at Brisbane’s Lang Park on Saturday as Herve Renard’s side picked ...
More Wagner fighters move closer to Polish border, Poland PM says
A group of a hundred soldiers from the Russian Wagner group have moved closer to the Belarusian city of Grodno near the Polish border, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said ...
Sweden scorch Italy 5-0 to reach World Cup knockout stage
A three-goal blitz just before halftime helped Sweden to a dominant 5-0 win over Italy in Wellington on Saturday as they booked their spot in the Women’s World Cup ...
Julian Assange case has ‘dragged on for too long’, Australia’s Wong says
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the long-running case of imprisoned Wikileaks founder Julian Assange had gone on too long and needs to be completed.
Assange, an ...
Exiled’ Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin hails Niger coup, touts services
Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who remains active despite leading a failed mutiny against the Russian army’s top brass last month, has hailed Niger’s military coup as good ...
Ukraine uses North Korean rockets to blast Russian forces
Ukrainian soldiers were observed using North Korean rockets that they said were seized by a “friendly” country before being delivered to Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Ukraine’s ...
Russian missiles hit apartments, security service building in Dnipro
Russian missiles hit a residential complex and a nearby building of Ukraine’s security service in the central city of Dnipro on Thursday, officials said, injuring nine people and causing ...
Big Tech looks to turn the corner on cloud as AI focus stays strong
US tech giants could signal an end to the nearly year-long slowdown in their cloud businesses as signs of economic resilience encourage clients to boost technology spending, while a pickup ...
Islamic State claims responsibility for attacks on Shi’ite shrine near Damascus
Islamic State on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on the Sayeda Zeinab shrine south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, that killed several people and wounded others, the group said ...
White House says deeply concerned by Niger events, cooperation at risk
The United States remains deeply concerned by developments in Niger in the wake of a military coup and condemns any effort to seize power by force, White House national security ...
Russia has not offered UN World Food Programme free grain
Russia has not offered the UN World Food Programme (WFP) any free grain, WFP deputy chief Carl Skau said on Friday, nearly two weeks after Moscow quit a deal that ...
G20 nations fail to agree on emission reduction targets at talks
The Group of 20 (G20) major nations failed on Friday to agree on concrete targets to cut dangerous emissions, releasing only a statement that dismissed current measures to address climate change ...
African Union chair: Putin’s grain offer not enough, Ukraine ceasefire needed
The chair of the African Union, Azali Assoumani, said on Friday that proposals by Russian President Vladimir Putin to provide grain to Africa were not sufficient, and that a ceasefire ...
Niger coup leaders dissolve gov, declare Tiani head of state
Leaders of the coup in Niger declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as the new head of state on Friday, and said they had suspended the constitution and dissolved all former institutions ...
Kyiv says Qatar will provide it with $100 mln in humanitarian aid
Qatar will provide Ukraine with $100 million in humanitarian aid to support health, education and demining, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday.
He made the announcement after talks with ...
African leaders press Putin to end Ukraine war
African leaders pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to move ahead with their peace plan to end the Ukraine war and to renew a deal on the export of ...