World,Sports,Football
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing formal complaints to the soccer body’s ethics investigators over his public backing of U.S. President Donald Trump and the awarding of a peace prize to him.London-based human rights group FairSquare said Tuesday it requested investigations into Infanti...
World,ICT,Science & Technology
Google is facing fresh antitrust scrutiny in Europe as EU regulators on Tuesday opened a new investigation into the company’s use of online content to develop its artificial intelligence models and services.The European Commission, the bloc’s top competition watchdog, is examining whethe...
World
A bomb blast in eastern Congo killed more than 30 people and injured about 20 others after a confrontation between the Congolese army and a pro-government militia, despite a recently signed Washington peace deal that was hailed as a breakthrough.Residents and civil society representatives told The A...
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British, French and German leaders in London on Monday, as Europe rallied behind Ukraine at what they described as a pivotal stage in U.S.-led peace efforts to end Russia’s invasion.U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Zelenskyy, French President Emman...
World,Business & Commerce
China’s exports bounced back in November after a surprising decline in October, although shipments to the United States fell nearly 29% year-on-year for the eighth consecutive month of double-digit drops.Customs data released Monday showed overall exports grew 5.9% in dollar terms to $330.3 bi...
A firefighter was killed while combating wildfires that have destroyed about 40 homes across two Australian states, authorities reported Monday.The 59-year-old man was struck by a falling tree Sunday night while fighting a blaze near Bulahdelah in New South Wales. The fire had burned through 3,500 h...
World,Healthcare
A federal advisory committee voted Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine on their first day of life.The move sparked strong criticism from public health and medical experts. All current members of the committee were appointed by U.S. Hea...
Thailand launched air strikes on its neighbour Cambodia on Monday, the Thai army said, with both sides trading blame for the latest eruption of fighting on their disputed border which killed a Thai soldier.After Cambodian troops fired on Thai forces early Monday morning in Ubon Ratchathani province,...
Japan’s economy shrank more sharply than initially estimated in the July–September quarter, contracting at an annualized rate of 2.3% as exports weakened under U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff measures and public investment slowed.Revised government data released Monday show th...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are “very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire,” after Hamas returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza.Netanyahu spoke during a news conference with visiting German Chancello...
Japan is grappling with a fast-growing dementia crisis as thousands of older people wander from their homes each year.Police data shows that more than 18,000 dementia patients went missing in 2023, and almost 500 were later found dead.The number of such cases has doubled since 2012, highlighting the...
The Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe and other Indigenous communities in Louisiana, USA are struggling to protect their lands as the state’s coastline steadily disappears. Once narrow and lush, waterways like Bayou Pointe au Chien have widened and submerged pastures, threatening homes, cultural si...
After two years of shuttered shops and empty streets, Christmas celebrations have begun returning to Bethlehem, offering a fragile sense of hope to a city devastated by the war in Gaza and an economic crisis across the West Bank.On Saturday evening, John Juka’s family restaurant — closed...
Japan lodged a strong protest with China after a Chinese military aircraft locked its radar on Japanese fighter jets near Okinawa, escalating tensions between the two countries amid already strained relations over remarks by Japan’s prime minister on Taiwan.Japan’s Defense Ministry said ...
A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 11 people dead, police said. The victims included three children aged 3, 12 and 16.Another 14 people were wounded and taken to the hospital, according to a statement from the S...
Thousands of refugees around the world have been unable to enter the United States due to new policies under President Donald Trump. Many had prepared for their move, sold belongings, and secured travel documents before the program was suspended.Trump restarted the refugee program in October but set...
An international authority that will oversee the next phase of Gaza’s U.S.-brokered ceasefire is expected to be announced before the end of the year, an Arab official and a Western diplomat told the Associated Press on Friday.Under the ceasefire terms, the authority — known as the Board ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at the 23rd Russia-India Summit, where both leaders agreed to broaden economic cooperation amid U.S. pressure on India to reconsider its longstanding ties with Moscow.The summit comes at a critical juncture as the U.S...
Pakistan’s military on Friday condemned comments by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who recently called the country’s army chief “mentally unstable.” The army described Khan as “mentally ill” and accused him of using prison visits and social media to ...
Iran will play at least one match of the upcoming World Cup on American soil, although Friday’s draw ensured the long-standing geopolitical foes will not meet in the group stage.Iran, whose citizens remain under a U.S. travel ban and whose territory was hit by American airstrikes in June, will...
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