Paris 2024 Olympics chief Tony Estanguet on Saturday confirmed an investigation was under way into his salary as president of the organising committee.
July 27, 2024
The rain that drenched the spectacular Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday evening was still very much in evidence as fans streamed in to watch the rowing
July 27, 2024
More than 27,000 people in northeast China were evacuated and hundreds of factories were ordered to suspend production as Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rains, the official Xinhua
July 27, 2024
Foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN on Saturday condemned violence against civilians in military-ruled Myanmar and urged all parties to end hostilities and follow
July 27, 2024
Armed with selfie sticks and phones, the tourists flood into Santorini from everywhere - on dinghies from giant ocean liners, on coaches that
July 27, 2024
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday a recently announced guideline on the operation of U.S. nuclear assets on the Korean peninsula is certain to add security
July 27, 2024
The men's street skateboarding competition at the Paris Olympics was postponed on Saturday, organisers said in a statement, as rain poured down on the outdoor urban
July 27, 2024
Nigerian courts convicted 125 Boko Haram Islamist militants and financiers of a series of terrorism-related offences in a mass trial this week, the attorney-
July 27, 2024
Hungary is planning to allow the temperature limit for a section of the Danube which receives cooling water from the Paks nuclear power plant to be exceeded for security of supply
July 27, 2024
At least 30 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza on Saturday,
July 27, 2024
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Saturday it had thwarted a series of planned militant attacks in the southern region of Dagestan, state news agency RIA reported.
July 27, 2024
Israeli airstrikes have hit a school being used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza and killed at least 30 people including seven children
July 27, 2024
Top seed Andrey Rublev of Russia succumbed to fourth-seeded Francisco Cerundolo 7-6 (6), 6-4 Friday to bow out in the semifinals of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open in Umag, Croatia.
July 27, 2024
Central banking is not boring, although being prepared to carry the label is perhaps the key to success, departing Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Saturday.
July 27, 2024
The Philippines on Saturday completed unimpeded a resupply trip to its troops at a disputed South China Sea shoal, its foreign ministry said, the first such mission under a new
July 27, 2024
Australia said on Saturday it had signed a A$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion) four-year contract with state-owned submarine builder ASC to upgrade the navy's Collins class submarines.
July 27, 2024
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July 27, 2024
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned the Philippines over the U.S. intermediate-range missile deployment, saying such a move could fuel regional tensions and spark an arms
July 27, 2024
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July 27, 2024
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the conflict in military-ruled Myanmar was worsening and her message to the ruling junta was the situation there was unsustainable
July 27, 2024
Profits at China's industrial firms rose 3.5% in the first half of 2024 compared with the same period in 2023, official data showed on Saturday.
July 27, 2024
The International Olympic Committee apologised to South Korea on Saturday after its delegation of athletes were introduced as from rival North Korea at the Paris Olympics opening
July 27, 2024
China's industrial profits grew at a faster clip in June, official data showed on Saturday, even as businesses were grappling with a downshift in consumers' sentiment amid a shaky
July 27, 2024
The FBI released a statement saying that a "bullet, whether whole or fragmented" had struck former President Donald Trump during the assassination attempt days after FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers it was unclear if it was a bullet or shrapnel that struck Trump. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe gives his take.
July 26, 2024
UN experts urge United Nations to lay foundations for global governance of artificial intelligence
Thailand household financial conditions fragile, central bank chief says
Asian shares bathed in Fed afterglow, yen jittery ahead of BOJ
China unexpectedly leaves lending rates steady; markets expect cuts soon
Dodgers clinch 12th straight playoff berth on Shohei Ohtani's historic night
Diana Taurasi all business in what could be final home game of her 20-year career
Walt Disney appoints 'Moana' writer Jared Bush as creative head of animation studios