Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek end to Sudan conflict
Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan’s warring parties were in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end ...
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At least 8 people killed by gunman at Texas mall; shooter killed by police
A gunman shot and killed eight people and wounded at least seven others at a busy mall north of Dallas police said.
The gunman, whom authorities said they think acted ...
Dished up by 3D printers, a new kind of fish to fry
Forget your hook, line and sinker. An Israeli foodtech company says it has 3D printed the first ever ready-to-cook fish fillet using animal cells cultivated and grown in a laboratory.
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Etsy tops revenue estimates on demand for personalized products, higher fees
Etsy Inc (ETSY.O) on Wednesday beat market expectations for quarterly revenue, benefiting from demand for products such as personalized gifts offered on its e-commerce platform as well as higher ...
Ukraine hails return of 45 Azov fighters, Russia says 3 pilots released
Ukraine on Saturday hailed the return of 45 Azov battalion fighters captured during the battle for Mariupol while Russia said three of its pilots had been released by Kyiv, but neither ...
Car bomb wounds pro-war Russian writer and kills his driver
A prominent Russian nationalist writer, Zakhar Prilepin, was wounded in a car bombing that killed his driver on Saturday, an attack that Russia immediately blamed on Ukraine and the West.
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Sudan paramilitary RSF to attend Jeddah talks with armed forces
Envoys of Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are in Jeddah for talks on Saturday, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said, as the gathering’s international mediators pressed ...
Two Palestinian militants killed in Israeli West Bank raid
Two Palestinian fighters were killed in an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Israeli militaryand Palestinian militant group Hamas said.
The military said it conducted a ...
Coronation draws tens of thousands in paper crowns and plastic tiaras
Young and old, from Britain and across the globe, tens of thousands of people amassed in central London on Saturday, drawn by the allure of what they said was the ...
Police arrest republican leader Smith ahead of King Charles coronation (Update 1)
British police arrested Graham Smith, leader of anti-monarchy group Republic, and a number of other individuals as part of what they called “a significant police operation” ahead of King Charles’ ...
The pendant is 20,000 years old. Ancient DNA shows who wore it
Inside a Siberian cave that has been an archeological treasure trove, an elk’s canine tooth – pierced to become a pendant – was unearthed by scientists with care to avoid contaminating ...
Turkey’s Kilicdaroglu exits Erodogan’s shadow in election race
Stuck in Tayyip Erdogan’s shadow throughout his career, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu believes his time has come to set Turkey on a new path and roll back much of ...
King Charles III crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey (Update 4)
King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years.
In front of a congregation of ...
Fewer luxury shoppers but bigger spenders return to Europe
China’s five-day Labour Day holiday in early May was once a good excuse for a quick European jaunt – with a side of luxury shopping on the agenda.
But with ...
Black Sea grain deal: No new ships authorized on Friday
Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations on Friday failed to authorize any new ships under a deal allowing safe Black Sea exports of Ukraine grain, which Moscow has threatened ...
European prosecutors question Lebanon finance minister over central bank governor fraud
European prosecutors on Friday questioned Lebanon’s Finance Minister Youssef el-Khalil, a senior judicial source said, as part of their probe into whether the country’s long-standing central bank governor ...
Sudan’s army sent delegation to Saudi’s Jeddah for truce talks
Sudan’s army sent a delegation to the Saudi city of Jeddah for truce talks as a part of a joint Saudi and U.S. initiative, an army statement said ...
WHO revokes COVID’s global health emergency status
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared that COVID-19 was no longer a global health emergency, and the virus that led to more than 6.9 million deaths, disrupted the global ...
Leeds’ ‘frail’ defence must be at its best against City – Allardyce
Leeds United will have to produce their best defensive performance of the season if they hope to take points off Manchester City as they bid to retain their Premier League ...
PM Sunak’s Conservatives rebuffed by voters at local elections
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives were facing a bleak set of local election results on Friday with voters punishing his party after a year of political scandals, surging ...
ECB policymakers promise more hikes to beat inflation
The European Central Bank will continue raising interest rates until inflation is under control, two ECB policymakers said on Friday as surveys showed the fight against rising prices was far ...
World leaders gather in London for King Charles’ coronation
King Charles will hold a reception on Friday for world leaders gathered in London for his coronation this weekend, the biggest ceremonial event to be staged in Britain for 70 years.
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Lots of sporting buzz in Miami but can F1 deliver?
With Formula One drivers facing off at the Miami Grand Prix, the Florida Panthers making a surprising Stanley Cup playoff run and Miami Heat facing the New York Knicks in ...
Russian mercenaries threaten to quit Bakhmut as counteroffensive nears
Russia’s main mercenary group threatened on Friday pull out of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in a new sign of tension among Russian armed forces as Ukraine readies ...