St. Louis high school shooting leaves three dead, including suspect
A gunman opened fire at a St. Louis high school on Monday morning, killing at least two people and wounding six others before officers fatally shot the suspect, the city’...
Diwali delight for Indians as Rishi Sunak set to become UK PM
Many Indians are delighted at the prospect of Rishi Sunak becoming the first person of Indian origin to become British prime minister, just as Hindus like him celebrated Diwali across ...
Rishi Sunak to become Britain’s next PM after months of turmoil (Updated)
Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s first prime minister of colour on Tuesday after he won the race to lead the Conservative Party, tasked with steering a deeply divided country ...
L’Oreal’s hair straighteners caused woman’s cancer, lawsuit claims
L’Oreal has been sued by a Missouri woman who alleges she developed uterine cancer as a result of using the French cosmetic company’s hair-straightening products.
The lawsuit, filed ...
UK and EU must work together, bloc’s chairman tells new PM Sunak
The European Union and Britain need to work together to face shared challenges, the bloc’s chairman said on Monday after Rishi Sunak became Britain’s new prime minister.
Britain ...
Russia could plan ‘dirty bomb’ as pretext for Ukraine escalation, West says (Wrap)
Western countries accused Russia on Monday of plotting to use a threat of a “dirty bomb” laced with nuclear material as a pretext for escalation in Ukraine, as Moscow evacuated ...
EU countries agree to hike climate change target next year
European Union countries agreed on Monday to raise their target to curb greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris climate agreement next year, as the bloc attempts to rally ambition among ...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: who is he and how did he end up with the top job in British politics?
By Victoria Honeyman
THE CONVERSATION – When Rishi Sunak lost to Liz Truss in the first Conservative Party leadership race of 2022, few were surprised. Many of the people given the chance ...
Russia-Ukraine war latest news: West rejects Moscow’s ‘dirty bomb’ claim, Kherson evacuates (Snapshot)
Western countries accused Russia of plotting to use a threat of a bomb laced with nuclear material as a pretext for escalation in Ukraine, while Moscow evacuated civilians from a ...
Russian forces “preparing to work under radioactive contamination” – Moscow
Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Monday that it had prepared its forces to work in conditions of radioactive contamination, after Moscow accused Ukraine of planning to detonate a “dirty ...
Air strike during Myanmar concert kills at least 50
An air strike killed at least 50 people at a concert in Myanmar held by an ethnic minority group in conflict with the ruling military, opposition groups and media said on ...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy asks Israel to join fight against Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday called on Israel to join the fight against Russia and repeated a request for Israeli air defence systems.
“Isn’t it time for your ...
UK stocks close higher as Rishi Sunak looks set to be next PM
Britain’s main equity indexes closed higher on Monday as Rishi Sunak looked set to become the next prime minister after other candidates quit the race, offering investors some relief ...
Northern French town buries 12-year-old murder victim
Hundreds of people paid their respect on Monday at the funeral of a 12-year-old girl whose battered body was found stuffed in a suitcase outside her Paris home.
The case ...
Rishi Sunak faces a very different economy to the one he left as chancellor
As the incoming UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak has the immediate advantage of perceived success in his two years as chancellor.
His tenure ended last July when he resigned due ...
Macron meets pope, discusses Ukraine with Vatican officials
French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Francis held talks on Monday, with the crisis in Ukraine and prospects for peace there expected to have been their main topic of discussion.
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Swift rise to PM, but some doubt Rishi Sunak can win UK elections
Elected for the first time to parliament in 2015, Rishi Sunak became Britain’s youngest prime minister in more than 200 years on Monday, tasked with steering the country through an economic ...
Two Koreas exchange warning shots near sea border amid tensions
North and South Korea exchanged warning shots off the west coast on Monday, accusing each other of breaching their maritime borders amid heightened military tension.
The South’s Joint Chiefs ...
Israeli missile attack targets areas around Damascus (Update1)
Israeli missiles hit targets near the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday in a rare daytime attack, a Syrian military source said.
Israel has conducted strikes for years against what it ...
Netanyahu comeback dominates Israel election ‘all about Bibi’
At a dead-end road in a crime-hit town in central Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu stands on a mobile stage enclosed by a glass wall, pledging through a window to restore law ...
Russian-installed Kherson authorities create local militia
The Russian-installed administration of Ukraine’s Kherson region said on Monday it was organising some local men into militia units.
In a notice on Telegram, the occupation authorities said men ...
Sunak favourite to be UK PM after Johnson drops comeback bid
Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after Boris Johnson withdrew from the contest on Sunday, saying that although he had enough support to make the ...
Russia’s Shoigu holds second call with U.S. defense secretary in three days
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday for the second time in three days and held a flurry of calls with three ...
Ukraine urges global ban of Russia’s RT over presenter’s call to drown children
Ukraine branded the Russian state-controlled broadcaster RT as an inciter of genocide on Sunday after a presenter said Ukrainian children who saw Russians as occupiers under the Soviet Union should ...