Zelenskiy decries neutrality in sports at time of war
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the idea of neutrality in sports at a time when his country’s athletes fight and die in war, while their Russian counterparts might ...
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New Zealand roiled by flash floods, landslides for third day
New Zealand‘s death toll from heavy rain rose to four on Sunday as flash floods and landslides on the north island continued for a third day.
Battered since Friday, ...
For automakers, the EV surge is everything everywhere all at once
The surprise leadership shuffle on Thursday at Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), renewed urgency at Renault (RENA.PA) and Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) to restructure their alliance and Elon Musk’s ...
Gold subdued as US data backs Fed rate stance
Gold edged lower on Friday as robust US economic data was seen as fodder for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates high for longer, but caution ahead of inflation ...
Cup joy for Son as Spurs reach fifth round
Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min returned to form with two goals in his side’s 3-0 defeat of second-tier Preston North End in the FA Cup fourth round with debutant ...
Italy’s Meloni in Libya to conclude $8 billion gas deal
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Tripoli on Saturday to conclude an $8 billion gas deal aimed at boosting energy supplies to Europe despite the insecurity and political chaos in the ...
For whales, study shows gigantism is in the genes
The blue, fin, bowhead, gray, humpback, right and sperm whales are the largest animals alive today. In fact, the blue whale is the largest-known creature ever on Earth, topping even ...
UN refugee chief says Russia violating principles of child protection in Ukraine
Russia is violating the “fundamental principles of child protection” in wartime by giving Ukrainian children Russian passports and putting them up for adoption, the U.N.’s refugee agency (UNHCR) ...
Afghan female students not allowed to sit university entrance exam
The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education ordered private universities in Afghanistan not to allow female students to sit university entrance exams next month, underscoring its policy to restrict women from ...
Shiffrin moves to one win away from Stenmark’s record
Mikaela Shiffrin is now one World Cup win away from equalling Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s decades-old record of 86 after a slalom victory in the Czech resort of Spindleruv Mlyn ...
France extends mandatory Covid tests for Chinese travellers until February 15
France has extended mandatory COVID tests for travellers from China until Feb. 15, a government decree published on Saturday showed.
While Chinese officials have said infections have peaked, some global experts ...
India expects more clashes with Chinese troops in Himalayas
A security assessment by Indian police in the Himalayan region of Ladakh says there could be more clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along their contested frontier there as Beijing ...
Sabalenka beats Rybakina to win Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka bludgeoned her way to a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 win over Kazakh 22nd seed Elena Rybakina on Saturday in ...
UK’s Flybe enters administration, cancels all flights
British airline Flybe entered administration for the second time and has cancelled all scheduled flights to and from the UK, the regional carrier said on Saturday.
With Britain in lockdown ...
Turkey alerts citizens to risk of attack in United States, Europe on heels of Western warnings
Turkey warned its citizens on Saturday against “possible Islamophobic, xenophobic and racist attacks” in the United States and Europe after its Western allies cautioned their citizens in Turkey about possible ...
US House panel to vote next month on possible TikTok ban
The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote next month on a bill aimed at blocking the use of China’s popular social media app TikTok in the ...
Video shows five black Memphis police officers kicking, beating Tyre Nichols
Tyre Nichols repeatedly cried, “Mom! Mom!” as the five black Memphis police officers now charged with the black motorist’s murder pummeled him with kicks, punches and baton blows after ...
Industry body clarifies what happens when crypto derivatives crash
An industry body set out a global framework on Thursday for trading derivatives linked to cryptoassets to avoid FTX-style collapses sowing confusion over ownership.
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (...
Seven killed in synagogue attack as West Bank violence spirals (Update)
A gunman killed at least seven people and wounded 10 others in a synagogue on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Friday in an attack that heightened fears of a spiral in ...
Maintenance worker crushed to death by London urinal
A man was crushed to death in central London on Friday while attempting to repair a telescopic urinal, one of a number of facilities which rise out of the ground ...
Why Biden pushes an assault weapons ban despite the political odds
Flags are lowered, sorrowful statements are issued, pleas to lawmakers are made, again.
In the wake of two mass shootings in California this week, President Joe Biden has followed a ...
Ukraine to summon Hungarian envoy over ‘unacceptable’ remarks by Orban
The Ukrainian foreign ministry will summon Hungary’s ambassador to complain about “completely unacceptable” remarks Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made about Ukraine, Kyiv said on Friday.
The announcement marks ...
US sees urgent need for de-escalation in Israel, West Bank
The United States is deeply concerned about recent violence in Israel and the West Bank and believes there is an urgent need for all parties to de-escalate in the region, ...
Russia blocks CIA, FBI websites for ‘spreading false information’
Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Friday it had blocked the websites of the CIA and FBI, accusing the two US government agencies of spreading false information, the TASS ...