COLD SNAP: The US president said he personally asked Russia not to fire due to the ‘extraordinary cold,’ with Ukraine expecting temperatures to dip as low as minus-30°C
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a personal request to halt attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, after Moscow’s strikes left millions without heating during an “extreme” cold snap.Trump’s claim comes as Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power in
Six members of Italy’s police and coastguard were to go on trial yesterday over a 2023 shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants, accused of failing to intervene on time.The disaster off the southern Calabrian coast was Italy’s worst in a decade and set off a firestorm of criticism against Italian
Artificial intelligence (AI) helped spot breast cancers earlier and was linked to fewer dangerous cases emerging between routine screenings in a Swedish trial of more than 100,000 women.The findings suggested AI could improve screening by reducing the number of breast cancers that are missed and dia
Two giants stared each other down before colliding with a dull thud. After years on the sidelines, sumo is back center stage as part of Japan’s soft power arsenal overseas.Behind the scenes at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament that ended on Sunday last week in Tokyo, preparations were already being
Tina and Milo, the ermine and stoat mascots of this year’s Olympic Games in Italy, are already everywhere — smiling on stuffed animals, posters, mugs and T-shirts.However, it is another story for their real-life counterparts — living out of sight and under pressure in the Alps as their snow cover sl
MIRROR STRATEGY: Iran’s foreign minister appeared to match Trump’s language, including the use of capital letters, in writing that Iran was open to a deal on nuclear talks
Turkey would offer to mediate between Washington and Tehran during a visit by Iran’s foreign minister today, officials said yesterday, as Ankara considers reinforcing security along its border should the dispute escalate.The visit by Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi comes after US
‘REINED IN’: Democrats have called for ICE agents to follow the same rules as local police officers and that there must be accountability for their actions
US Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and several other agencies, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown if Republicans and the White House do not agree to new restrictions on US Presiden
China executed 11 people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs, including “key members” of telecom scam operations, state media reported yesterday, as Beijing toughens its response to the sprawling, transnational industry.Fraud compounds where scammers lure Internet users into fake romantic relationships
Sarah Mullally was officially confirmed on Wednesday as the first woman to lead the Church of England as Archbishop of Canterbury in a traditional ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.The vast cathedral was converted into a court of law for the ancient Confirmation of Election, a legal ceremony
Germany plans to better protect its critical infrastructure as surging tensions with Russia stoke fears of sabotage attacks and other national security threats.Proposed legislation would require power utilities, water companies and even some supermarket chains to reduce their vulnerability to terror
Ali Akbar Akbar has been homeless, experienced extreme poverty and had been attacked. On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron made Pakistan-born Akbar, believed to be the last newspaper hawker in Paris, a knight in the national order of merit in recognition of his service to France.Macron pra
EUROPEAN UNIONKallas warns of ‘catastrophe’EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas yesterday warned that Ukraine was facing a “humanitarian catastrophe,” as Russian strikes cut power in frigid winter conditions. Despite US-led talks in Abu Dhabi to end the war, Rus
Ice covers the confluence of the Allegheny, left, Ohio, center, and Monongahela rivers at the Point State Park in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, when temperatures reached a low of minus-16°C. The City of Bridges got a record-setting 28cm of snow on Sunday, which is likely to stick
‘MINNESOTA STRONG’: US Representative Ilhan Omar vowed to remain resilient after a man sprayed an unknown liquid at her during a town hall
US immigration agents might have breached “protocol” in Minneapolis before shooting dead a nurse during protests, a senior White House aide said on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump suggested he would “de-escalate a little bit” in the city.The comments came the same day a man sprayed US Represen
Conservative politician and businessman Nasry Asfura was sworn in as president of Honduras on Tuesday after a closely fought election marred by allegations of fraud and political tension fueled by U.S. interference.Asfura, 67, will serve a four-year term until January 2030. He has pledged to fight p
TICKTOCK: Longstanding nuclear frameworks are under duress or collapsing, while the threat of new testing has returned with fears of nuclear proliferation
Atomic scientists on Tuesday set their “Doomsday Clock” closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behavior by nuclear powers Russia, China and the US, fraying nuclear arms control, conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, Beijing’s actions around Taiwan and artificial intelligence (AI) worrie
Australian authorities have sparked a backlash by killing a group of dingoes linked to the death of a young Canadian woman on an island in the country’s east.Six animals were put down after 19-year-old backpacker Piper James’ body was found on Monday last week at a beach on the World Heritage-listed
Venezuelan opposition figure Delsa Solorzano on Tuesday appeared in public for the first time in 17 months, hailing a new phase in the country’s history after the ouster of deposed president Nicolas Maduro.With Maduro behind bars in New York, Solorzano said that she felt safe to resurface, renew the
The dramatic US operation that deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro this month might have left North Korean leader Kim Jong-un feeling he was also vulnerable to “decapitation,” a former Pyongyang envoy to Havana said.Lee Il-kyu — who served as Pyongyang’s political counselor in Cuba from 2019
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