Haaland holds no fear for Man Utd, says Varane
Manchester United defender Raphael Varane said they do not fear Erling Haaland ahead of their FA Cup final showdown against Manchester City but acknowledged that their rivals pose a threat ...
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Denver Nuggets cruise to win in NBA Finals opener
Well aware of their opponent’s penchant for fast starts, the Denver Nuggets treated their first-ever NBA Finals game as if everything were on the line.
Even with the Game 1 ...
Sabalenka, Djokovic hoping to steer clear of controversy (order of play)
With Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic in action on Friday, day six of the French Open could once again see off-court issues grabbing the headlines despite both players having made ...
Governments taken by surprise, race to regulate AI tools
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT are complicating governments’ efforts to agree on laws governing the use of the technology.
Here are the latest ...
Ukraine mounts more attacks on Russian soil
Several regions in western Russia were hit by shelling and drones on Friday in overnight attacks from Ukraine, but no one was injured, local officials said in posts on the ...
US Congress averts historic default, approves debt-limit suspension
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation backed by President Joe Biden that lifts the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, averting what would have been a first-ever default.
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OPEC+ unlikely to deepen oil supply cuts at June 4 meeting, sources say
OPEC and its allies are unlikely to deepen supply cuts at their ministerial meeting on Sunday despite a fall in oil prices toward $70 per barrel, four sources from the alliance ...
US corporate debt binge could be hard to sustain
Large US companies have been on a bond issuance binge but this rapid pace in supply may be hard to sustain ahead of expected volatility related to extending the US ...
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 ...
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 ...