• Fri. Jan 24th, 2025

UN humanitarian chief urges massive aid boost for Syria: AFP interview

Damascus (AFP) – Visiting UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called Wednesday for a massive aid boost for Syria to respond to "this moment of hope" after the ouster of longtime…

Perez leaves Red Bull after season of struggles

Paris (AFP) – Red Bull announced Wednesday that under-pressure Mexican driver Sergio Perez has departed the Formula One outfit after four seasons with Liam Lawson tipped to become world champion…

13 dead after Indian navy speedboat rams ferry off Mumbai

Mumbai (AFP) – An Indian navy speedboat undergoing tests in the busy seas off the financial capital Mumbai lost control and slammed into a ferry, killing 13 people, the navy…

In Israeli

Trump Heights (AFP) – At the end of a winding road on a dusty hillside in the Israeli-annexed Golan, the yellow gates of Trump Heights slowly open for cars, passing…

US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban case

Washington (AFP) – The US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear TikTok's appeal of a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the online video-sharing platform or…

US reports first severe case of bird flu in a human

Washington (AFP) – A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe infection of avian influenza, marking the first serious human case in the United States, the Centers for…

UK PM Starmer wants football governance bill passed amid Super League talk

London (AFP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for the Football Governance Bill to be passed into English law as soon as possible amid the renewed threat of…

'Lucky' Shiffrin in doubt for remainder of ski season

Paris (AFP) – Mikaela Shiffrin, who injured herself in a heavy fall during the Killington giant slalom at the end of November, hinted in an interview published on Wednesday that…

Zelensky huddles with European leaders as Trump looms

Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels Wednesday to strategise over Russia's war ahead of Donald Trump's…

Notre Dame cathedral unveils controversial new stained glass windows

Paris (AFP) – Designs for six new stained glass windows in fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral were unveiled for the first time on Wednesday, with contemporary French painter Claire Tabouret chosen…