Pope Francis leaves hospital, saying ‘I’m still alive’
Pope Francis left hospital to return to the Vatican on Saturday after being treated for bronchitis, making light of his illness by saying : “I wasn’t frightened, I’m still ...
China’s Xi says ties with Singapore set benchmark for region
Relations between China and Singapore have set a benchmark for countries in the region, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during talks in Beijing ...
Tornado pummels central Arkansas, killing at least 2, injuring dozens
A fierce tornado blasted through Little Rock, Arkansas, and neighboring towns on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens as it sheared roofs and walls from many buildings, ...
UAE cancels licence for Russia’s sanctioned MTS Bank
The United Arab Emirates’ central bank on Friday said it will cancel the licence it granted last year to Russia’s MTS bank, which was placed under British and US ...
Britain’s digital banks need support amid banking turmoil
Britain’s digital banks will need support over the next few weeks and months to help them cope with the market fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, a ...
Internet personality Andrew Tate to be moved to house arrest, lawyer says
Divisive internet personality Andrew Tate will be moved to house arrest after a Romanian court accepted an appeal, his lawyer said on Friday.
Tate, his brother Tristan and two Romanian ...
US extends carrier deployment after Syria attack
The United States has decided to extend the deployment of the George H.W. Bush carrier strike group to provide options to policymakers after last week’s deadly attacks in ...
Italy curbs ChatGPT, starts probe over privacy concerns
Italy’s Data Protection Authority on Friday temporarily banned OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot and launched a probe over a suspected breach of the artificial intelligence application’s data collection rules.
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Tunisia to cut off public water supplies overnight due to drought
Tunisia will cut off water supplies to citizens for seven hours a night in response to the country’s worst drought on record, state water distribution company SONEDE said in ...
China to examine US chipmaker Micron’s products for cybersecurity risks
China’s cyberspace regulator will conduct a cybersecurity review of products sold in the country by U.S. memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology Inc MU.O, the regulator said on ...
Looming spring storm to spawn blizzards, ice, tornadoes across central US
An immense spring storm emerging from the Western U.S. was expected to form a 1,000-mile (1609 km) front of extreme weather from the Great Lakes to Texas on Friday, spawning ...
Embattled Macron heads to China, leaving burning Paris behind
French President Emmanuel Macron will head to China next week for a rare visit to the rising superpower, in an awkward balancing act between his global statesman ambitions and his ...
Ukraine vows never to forget or forgive on Bucha anniversary
Wimbledon will allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at the grasscourt Grand Slam as ‘neutral’ athletes this year under certain conditions, having banned players from the two countries last ...
Wimbledon lifts ban on Russian & Belarusian players
Wimbledon will allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at the grasscourt Grand Slam as ‘neutral’ athletes this year under certain conditions, having banned players from the two countries last ...
Trump to face criminal charges, sending US into uncharted waters
Donald Trump, the ex-president and frontrunner to be Republican nominee in 2024, is set to face a mug shot, finger-printing and court appearance next week after being indicted over a probe ...
Oscar Pistorius denied parole a decade after killing girlfriend
Former South Africa Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, jailed in 2016 for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been denied parole, South Africa’s prison authorities and a lawyer for the victim’...
Jury sides with Gwyneth Paltrow in Utah ski crash trial
A jury in Utah ruled on Thursday that Oscar-winning actor Gwyneth Paltrow was not responsible for injuries sustained by a man during a ski slope collision at an upscale Park ...
UK economy avoids recession after growing in fourth quarter
Britain’s economy grew in the fourth quarter of last year, official data showed on Friday, with a jump of business at travel agents and state support for soaring energy ...
Russia’s isolation over Ukraine grows with US reporter arrest, NATO expansion
Russia charged an American journalist with spying while NATO moved closer to adding Finland as a member, deepening Moscow’s tensions with the West as the war in Ukraine reached ...
Turkish parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO accession as Sweden kept waiting
Turkey’s parliament approved a bill on Thursday to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the country to become part of the Western defence alliance as war ...
Thirty-five dead, 16 hurt in after roof of stepwell collapses in India
At least 35 people were killed and 16 were injured after the roof of a stepwell in a temple complex collapsed in central India, a local government official said on Friday.
The ...
Trump criminally charged, a first for a US ex-president
Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former U.S. president to ...
Turkish corporates can open lira deposit protection scheme accounts without converting FX
Turkish companies facing forex payments will be able to open lira accounts protecting against depreciation without needing to convert foreign exchange, and a central bank source said on Thursday there ...
State Department confirms two U.S. citizens kidnapped in Haiti
Two U.S. citizens have been kidnapped in Haiti, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel confirmed on Thursday, adding that Washington is in regular contact with Haitian authorities and will ...