Biden trips and falls during graduation ceremony, recovers quickly (video)
President Joe Biden tripped and fell after handing out the last diploma at a graduation ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Thursday, but got up quickly and ...
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BRICS ministers put on show of strength as Putin arrest warrant looms large
BRICS foreign ministers on Thursday asserted their bloc’s ambition to rival Western powers but their talks in South Africa were overshadowed by questions over whether Russia’s president would ...
Kosovo, Serbia presidents meet under EU pressure to defuse crisis
The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia held talks on Thursday on resolving a political crisis that has spiralled into violence, with the leaders of France and Germany pressing them to ...
Biden says Sweden will ‘soon’ join Nato at US Air Force address
U.S. President Joe Biden predicted on Thursday Sweden will join NATO “soon”, speaking at the U.S. Air Force Academy days after he hinted at a possible deal to ...
Ruud, Swiatek gain momentum as Sinner punished (wrapup)
Fourth seed Casper Ruud and holder Iga Swiatek stayed on course to reach consecutive finals at the French Open while a couple of unheralded names in the women’s draw ...
Stoltenberg to travel to Turkey to discuss Sweden’s Nato membership
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday he would soon travel to Turkey to discuss Sweden’s NATO membership, in a bid to close a process that has been delayed ...
Oath Keeper convicted of sedition in US Capitol attack sentenced to 4.5 years
Far-right Oath Keepers militant group member Roberto Minuta was sentenced to four and a half years in prison on Thursday after he was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes ...
Russia says US accessed thousands of Apple phones in spy plot
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had uncovered a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) plot using previously unknown malware to access specially made so-called backdoor ...
‘That 70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson convicted on two rape counts
“That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson was convicted on Wednesday of raping two women at his Hollywood Hills home.
A jury deadlocked on another charge that Masterson raped a third ...
Artificial intelligence can help reduce injury risks, says Kane
By William James
LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his pandemic-era notebooks and messages to the government and urged officials to pass them on to ...
South Africa mulls options on ICC arrest warrant for potential visitor Putin
South Africa is mulling its options over an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin should he accept an invitation to a BRICS summit in August, ...
Eurozone inflation tumbles, fuelling ECB rates debate
Eurozone inflation eased more than expected last month as underlying price growth also slowed, fuelling a debate about the need for further European Central Bank rate hikes beyond an increase ...
Zelenskiy presses NATO case at Moldova summit close to Ukraine’s border
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pressed his case for Ukraine to be part of the NATO military alliance as he joined European leaders on Thursday in Moldova close to his nation’s ...
Remaining Western firms face tricky Russian exits
After months of negotiations, Finland’s Nokian Tyres (TYRES.HE) was on the cusp late last year of finalising a 400-million-euro ($440.32 million) sale of its Russian business. Then Moscow changed ...
Top Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case
Members of an independent NASA panel studying UFOs, or what the U.S. government now terms UAP for “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” said in their first public meeting on Wednesday that ...
NASA UFO panel in first public meeting says better data needed
Members of an independent NASA panel studying UFOs, or what the U.S. government now terms UAP for “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” said in their first public meeting on Wednesday that ...
Nuggets stand between Heat and history in NBA Finals
The Miami Heat have the chance to make history when the NBA Finals kick off on Thursday, facing a well-rested Denver Nuggets squad that is uninterested in letting the Heat’...
French Open order of play on Thursday
Order of play on the main showcourts on the fifth day of the French Open on Thursday (play begins at 0900 GMT unless specified, prefix number denotes seeding):
COURT PHILIPPE-CHATRIER (0945)
Giulio ...
Belgorod governor says eight wounded by Ukrainian strikes, Russian Kyiv shelling continues
Eight people were wounded by overnight shelling that continued into the morning in the Russian town of Shebekino that damaged multiple buildings, the governor of the local Belgorod region said ...
UN tries to save Black Sea grain deal with ‘mutually beneficial’ proposal
The U.N. has proposed that Kyiv, Moscow and Ankara start preparatory work for the transit of Russian ammonia through Ukraine as it tries to salvage a deal allowing safe ...
Russian clothing brands plug gap left by Western rivals
Russian designers and brands are helping the retail sector gradually recover from a turbulent 15 months of store closures and slumping demand, with new labels plugging the gap left by foreign ...
US debt ceiling bill passes House with broad bipartisan support
A divided U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Wednesday, with majority support from both Democrats and Republicans to overcome opposition led ...
Credit Suisse bankers leaving by the hundreds every week
Hundreds of Credit Suisse (CSGN.S)’s employees are resigning each week in a sign of uncertainty gripping the lender while it is being taken over by rival UBS (UBSG....
Dollar hits highest since mid-March as European inflation cools
The US dollar rose strongly on Wednesday to a more than two-month high after data showed European inflation is cooling quicker than expected and China’s recovery is sputtering.
The ...