For the first time in nearly a century, the United States House of Representatives has failed to elect a speaker in the first rounds of voting as Republican Kevin McCarthy fell short of securing a majority in the chamber to succeed Democrat Nancy Pelosi. McCarthy […]
Cristiano Ronaldo described himself as a “unique player” and insisted his career was not over as he received a thunderous welcome at his new club, Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia. The Portuguese superstar, 37, said on Tuesday that he had done all he could in […]
In the United States, the former cryptocurrency magnate Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud, denying allegations that he cheated investors out of billions of dollars. On Tuesday, lawyers for the 30-year-old Bankman-Fried, founder of the now-insolvent FTX cryptocurrency exchange, entered a […]
Apple Inc’s stock market value fell sharply on Tuesday following its steep drop last year and putting it on track to end below $2 trillion for the first time since March 2021. The sell-off comes a year after the iPhone maker became the first company […]
With tears and cries of “Martyrs live forever”, thousands of Kurds from across Europe have come to the suburbs of Paris to say farewell to three of their own killed in a December attack in the French capital. Buses were chartered to bring people from […]
Mourners lined the streets in the coastal city of Santos, Brazil, on Tuesday as a black casket containing the late football legend Pele was transported from the Vila Belmiro stadium to the sports star’s final resting place at the Necropole Ecumenica Memorial Cemetery. A band […]
For the first time in nearly a century, the United States House of Representatives has failed to elect a speaker in the first round of voting as Republican Kevin McCarthy fell short of securing a majority in the chamber to succeed Nancy Pelosi. Republicans narrowly […]
Croatia has finally adopted the euro – some 10 years after joining the European Union. It’s another step in the rapid transformation of a state once part of Josip Tito’s communist Yugoslavia. The celebrations might have brought some brief distraction for the EU – away […]
When midnight approaches in New Delhi and a cold fog settles over the Indian capital, thousands of homeless people put down torn mattresses and blankets on the pavement and lie on them to keep warm. Those who can’t afford the blankets spend the night around […]
A leftist rebel group in Colombia, the National Liberation Army (ELN), says it is not part of a ceasefire with the government that had been announced by the president. On New Year’s Eve, President Gustavo Petro made a bold pronouncement on Twitter: Five of the […]
