The leader of ISIS died this week. But the terror group remains a formidable force, UN finds
Even before his demise, according to the UN experts, ISIS had lost several important members of its senior echelon. And...
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Suspected Chinese hackers hit News Corp with ‘persistent cyberattack’
Dozens of journalists at the News Corp-owned Wall Street Journal were targeted in the hack, which appeared to focus on...
4 of Boris Johnson’s key aides quit, marking latest blow for the UK PM
Johnson's head of policy, Munira Mirza, chief of staff Dan Rosenfield, principal private secretary Martin Reynolds, and communications director Jack...
UK government bans virginity testing, but has still not apologized for past abuses on immigrants
The member of the British Parliament who proposed the changes to the law, Richard Holden, spoke of being "tipped over...
Turkey’s inflation soars to two-decade high of almost 49%
Consumer prices jumped 11.1% from the previous month, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) said, eating deeply into Turks' earnings. Both...
Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin still a ‘presence’ among Australia’s Olympic snowboarding team following his death
Pullin, a two-time world champion snowboarder who competed at three Winter Olympics, died while spearfishing in Australia in 2020 aged...
White House says it’s no longer calling potential Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘imminent’
"I used that once. I think others have used that once. And then we stopped using it because I think...
UAE intercepts and destroys 3 ‘hostile’ drones
The drones managed to penetrate Emirati airspace but were destroyed away from populated areas, the ministry said on Twitter. It's...
Rapidly intensified Cyclone Batsirai bears down on Madagascar, weeks after deadly floods
The planet's strongest storm underwent rapid intensification overnight and is now equivalent to a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane with sustained...
OPEC and Russia keep promising to pump more oil. They’re not delivering
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and 10 other major crude oil producers, including Russia, have been gradually increasing...
China’s biggest Lunar New Year release is another Korean War propaganda movie
"Water Gate Bridge" is the sequel to the 2021 Chinese blockbuster "The Battle at Lake Changjin," which glorifies the heroism...
Vladimir Putin says the West has ‘ignored’ Russia’s key concerns over Ukraine
For weeks, Putin had said little publicly about the crisis sparked by Russia's buildup of tens of thousands of troops...
West African bloc ECOWAS says coup attempt underway in Guinea-Bissau
"ECOWAS condemns the coup attempt and holds the military responsible for the physical integrity of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and...
The end of ‘Londongrad?’ UK threatens to hit Russian oligarchs with sanctions
But decades of loose regulation and courting of Russian investors mean that some Putin allies are now so deeply integrated...
Analysis: Will Vladimir Putin turn the Second Cold War into a hot one?
Last Wednesday, the United States and NATO delivered their written responses to Russian security demands, offering Moscow what US Secretary...
Kremlin accuses US of stoking ‘hysteria’ over Ukraine, as UN Security Council meets
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Washington and US outlets have played up fears of a Russian invasion. "To...
They dared to protest last July. Now these Cubans are facing years in jail
Like so many other businesses, the small cafeteria she and her husband ran was shuttered because of the Covid-19 pandemic....
More than 20 dead and hundreds displaced as heavy rain triggers floods and landslides in Brazil
More than 600 people have also been displaced, according to a statement released by the State Civil Defense, which earlier...
From visa denials to online trolling, foreign journalists in China say they face ‘unprecedented hurdles’
The report, which was released Monday, said foreign correspondents are facing "unprecedented hurdles" covering the world's most populous nation. Those...
Authorities rush to contain oil spill moving toward eastern Thailand resort island
Bangkok — Authorities are rushing to prevent an oil spill in eastern Thailand from damaging fragile corals, after officials said...
