Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov criticised a ban on Russian soldiers wearing beards, noting his forces fighting in Ukraine are Muslims and having facial hair is a religious duty. Kadyrov’s comments are the latest outburst against the Russian military leadership as he joined Wagner Group mercenary […]
US President Joe Biden is in California to assess the damage from a series of devastating storms that slammed the western United States, damaging homes and forcing residents to flee mudslides and rising floodwaters. Biden touched down at Moffett Federal Airfield on Thursday for an […]
The United States Supreme Court has released a report about the May 2022 leak that revealed a draft version of its blockbuster ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v Wade decision that had legalised abortion nationwide. But Thursday’s report failed to identify who was behind the […]
The United States is launching a new programme that will allow groups of people and organisations in the US to “sponsor” refugees seeking sanctuary in the country, a move that was welcomed by rights groups as a positive step. On Thursday, the US Department of […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met the United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan for the highest level of in-person talks between the two allies since Israel inaugurated its most far-right, religiously conservative government in history last month. Sullivan’s visit on Thursday came amid unease in […]
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is looking into the possibility of reviving its business, Chief Executive Officer John Ray told the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. Ray, who took the reins in November, has set up a task force to explore restarting FTX.com, the company’s main […]
The Editors Guild of India (EGI), India’s premier body for protecting press freedom, has urged the government to reject a proposal to combat fake news on social media, saying it would be akin to censorship. “Determination of fake news cannot be in the sole hands […]
The Ukraine War is nearing its second year – it’s been a return to conventional warfare in Europe which would have been unimaginable only 12 months ago. While the death toll mounts, the supply of weapons to Ukraine has become something of an international political […]
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi transported fans back in time to the heyday of their storied rivalry, as both forwards got on the scoresheet in an exhibition match on Thursday before Hugo Ekitike earned 10-man Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) a 5-4 win over the Riyadh Season […]
Cristiano Ronaldo recovered from a punch in the face to score twice against Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday in a lively reunion with his great rival Lionel Messi. Ronaldo, 37, was decked by PSG ‘keeper Keylor Navas’s flailing fist but he drilled the resulting penalty and […]
