World
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would meet US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week as Russia intensified attacks across his country.Russia carried out one of its largest aerial attacks overnight, firing 40 missiles and some 580 dro...
US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered an annual $100,000 fee be added to H-1B skilled worker visas,creating potentially major repercussions for the tech industry where such permits are prolific.The new measure, which could likely face legal challenges, was announced alongside the introduction ...
Major European airports including Brussels, Berlin and London's Heathrow were hit by "cyber-related disruption" on Saturday affecting check-in and baggage drop systems and causing delays, airport service provider Collins Aerospace told AFP."We have become aware of a cyber-related ...
Prime Minister of Japam Shigeru Ishiba has decided to step down, local media reported on Sunday, as members of his ruling party seek to hold a new leadership race following disastrous upper house elections.The decision comes less than a year after the 68-year-old took the helm of the long-dominant L...
Sports,Football
Kylian Mbappe was again on target for Real Madrid as they overcame Real Oviedo 3-0 in La Liga on Sunday.For Oviedo, returning to Spain's top flight after an absence of almost a quarter of a century, the arrival of the 15-time European champions was a gala occasion, and the Asturian fans made the...
Sports,Tennis
Novak Djokovic fears his lack of physical conditioning may come back to haunt him as he chases a record 25th Grand Slam singles title at the US Open.The 38-year-old Serbian superstar made a winning start to his latest tilt at glory on Sunday, defeating US teenager Learner Tien 6-1, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 in...
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted Sunday that a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin remained "the most effective way forward" as the two sides exchange prisoners and the country celebrated Independence Day.Kyiv's general said that Ukrainian troops had reca...
Nuclear talks scheduled for Tuesday between Iran and Britain, France and Germany will be held in Geneva, Iranian state media reported."On Tuesday, Iran and the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, along with the European Union, will hold a new round of talks at the level of deputy f...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's poll ratings have rebounded a month after disastrous election results left his premiership hanging by a thread, a clutch of surveys suggested Monday.Ishiba took the helm of the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last year and has since lost his ...
China saw a surge in new coal power in the first half of the year even as the country added record levels of clean energy capacity, according to a report published Monday.Coal has been a pivotal energy source in China for decades but explosive growth in wind and solar installations in recent years h...
The United Nations Security Council will vote Monday on the future of the blue helmet peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon that has faced US and Israeli opposition.The Council will vote on a French-drafted compromise that would keep the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), deployed ...
Barcelona fought back from two goals down at newly-promoted Levante to win 3-2 on Saturday, while Atletico Madrid dropped more points from a winning position.First-half goals by Ivan Romero and Jose Luis Morales gave Levante a shock lead against the champions in Valencia, before Pedri and Ferran Tor...
Turkey's First Lady wrote to her US counterpart Melania Trump on Saturday, asking her to show the same concern for Gaza's children as she has shown for those of Ukraine.Emine Erdogan asked Donald Trump's spouse to write to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to show mercy to Gaza&#...
A fire broke out Sunday at a Russian nuclear power plant after the country's military downed a Ukrainian drone, the facility said after the blaze was put out.The "device detonated" upon impact at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant in western Russia, sparking a blaze which the facility said ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of two new air defence missiles, state media said Sunday, after Pyongyang accused Seoul of fomenting tensions on the border.The test-firing, which took place Saturday, showed that the two "improved" missile weapon systems had &qu...
Business & Commerce
Swiss global exports fell in July but those to the United States rose slightly before President Donald Trump imposed huge tariffs on the Alpine country, official figures showed Thursday.Exports, the wealthy country's economic engine, fell 2.7 percent last month, dragged down by a 6.8-percent dro...
Africa has everything it takes to become a "renewable superpower", UN head Antonio Guterres said Thursday, as he called for greater investment in green energy across the resource-rich continent.Guterres spoke at a three-day development conference in Japan attended by African leaders, where...
Britain has received a record number of asylum applications, official data showed Thursday, as the government faces growing pressure over the housing of thousands of migrants in hotels.A total of 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to June 2025, according to figures released by t...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but only after his allies agreed on security guarantees for Ukraine that would deter future Russian attacks once the fighting stops.In comments released Thursday, he also warned both sides were preparing...
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