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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India and Israel would deepen cooperation in defence and artificial intelligence as he concluded a two-day visit to Israel. Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu said in a joint statement on Thursday that their countries would work towards pursuing a free trade agreement. “We’ve taken a historic decision to elevate…

President Trump has said he is not happy with Iran in the wake of the latest talks on its nuclear programme, but said he had not yet decided whether to attack the country. “I’m not happy with the fact that they’re not willing to give us what we have to have. So I’m not thrilled,” Trump said…

Nasa is adding an extra mission to its Artemis programme before it attempts to land astronauts on the Moon for the first time in half a century. The original plan was to fly around the Moon for the Artemis II mission, which is currently scheduled for April, and then attempt a lunar landing with Artemis III in…

At least 11 people have been killed after a Bolivian air force cargo plane crashed in the western city of El Alto, according to media reports quoting firefighters. The incident happened at 18:15 local time (22:15 GMT) on Friday as the plane was arriving at El Alto’s airport from the city of Santa Cruz, aviation officials said.…

If no new measures are taken, Singapore’s citizen population will start to shrink by the early 2040s, says Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong. Singapore’s total fertility rate dropped significantly to a new low of 0.87 in 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said in parliament on Thursday (Feb 26). The country’s fertility rate fell below…

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong also addressed an insinuation that the ruling People’s Action Party “deliberately painted a doom and gloom picture for electoral advantage” last year. Fiscal projections in Singapore have frequently resulted in surpluses due to the volatility of the global environment, rather than the government being overly conservative, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Thursday…

The US Commerce Department, in a statement to HT, said the two sides “discussed ways to deepen the trade and economic relationship between the US and India.” Days after the US Supreme Court invalidated President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick made an unscheduled visit to New Delhi and had a “highly productive” lunch…

“People here are tired, scared and feel forgotten,” says Nabila*, a Muslim mother of two in Basildon, a town in the English county of Essex. Sitting in her living room with a mug of tea, a Quran visible on the bookshelf and Japanese prints hanging to its right, she recalls a string of incidents in recent months:…

John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy left their mark on New York City’s bustling dining scene — one effortlessly cool table at a time. Before their love story tragically ended in a 1999 plane crash, Carolyn and the only son of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis embodied a certain downtown duality: as…

“The Wire” actor Bobby J. Brown has died at age 62. The actor died due to smoke inhalation after being caught in a barn fire on Wednesday, his daughter told TMZ Thursday. The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed Brown’s cause of death to TMZ, stating that he suffered from smoke inhalation and diffuse thermal…

Instagram’s parent company, Meta, is investigating AI-generated social media accounts that sexualise disabled people appearing on its platform. It comes after the BBC flagged dozens of profiles showing AI-generated images of women with disabilities, including Down’s syndrome or vitiligo. Some profiles post fake images and videos of women with missing limbs, visible scarring or in wheelchairs. Many…

Speaking at a joint press statement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, “I owe India a great personal debt. When I met Sara (his wife) for the first time, I think our first or second date was in an Indian restaurant in Tel Aviv.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he owes India “a great…

The President revealed that the Yunus administration put him under virtual house arrest, tried to unseat him from the Presidency several times. Days after Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin spoke publicly about how he was treated by the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the chief of the Islamist…

The United States has deployed F-22 Raptors to Israel for the first time. The move marks a historic shift in US military policy, ending decades of reluctance to base offensive aircraft on Israeli soil. For decades, Washington avoided permanently stationing offensive combat aircraft in Israel, wary of alienating Arab partners across the Middle East. That posture has…

Paramount Skydance (PSKY.O), emerged as the winner in a months-long battle to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O), after streaming giant Netflix (NFLX.O), on Thursday refused to raise its bid for the storied Hollywood studio. “We’ve always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so…

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a congressional committee on Thursday that she did not remember ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had no information to share about his criminal activities. “I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices,”…

The U.S. aims to process 4,500 refugee applications from white South Africans per month, far above President Donald Trump’s stated refugee program cap, and is installing trailers on embassy property in Pretoria to support the effort, a U.S. contracting document said. The new target, contained in a previously unreported document from the U.S. State Department dated January…

The United States and Iran made progress in talks over Tehran’s nuclear program on Thursday, mediator Oman said, but hours of negotiation ended with no sign of a breakthrough that could avert potential U.S. strikes amid a massive military buildup. The two sides plan to resume negotiations soon after consultations in their countries’ capitals, with technical-level discussions…

Images of debris from Russian strikes on Ukraine strongly indicate that Moscow has used a cruise missile whose development led Donald Trump to quit a landmark nuclear pact in his first term, two experts said, confirming earlier Reuters reporting. The specialists based their analysis on images of fragments of the nuclear-capable missile provided to Reuters by three…

Hoda Kotb is set to stay in Savannah Guthrie’s “Today” seat for an extended period as the search for the star’s mother Nancy Guthrie stretches into its fourth grueling week, sources tell Page Six. Behind the scenes at the NBC morning show, bosses are dealing not only with the impact of Savannah’s absence, but also with wild…

Robert Cosby Jr., the son of “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Mary Cosby, was unconscious when police responded to a 911 call before his death. The dispatcher said, according to audio exclusively obtained by Page Six, “23-year-old male, not conscious, not breathing. One dose of Narcan has been given.” “Police have been called. Three units…

A baseline tariff may be the “price” Canada has to pay to continue shipping goods to the US, Canada’s finance minister said. François-Philippe Champagne’s remarks came after Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, in which the US president said he wants tariffs to eventually replace income taxes to become America’s main revenue source. Champagne’s comments follow…

With Washington amassing military force in the Middle East, US and Iranian representatives are again meeting in Geneva on Tehran’s nuclear program. Hopes for a breakthrough are slim. Tensions are rising shortly before renewed talks between the US and Iran, with representatives from Tehran and Washington set to negotiate on Thursday in Geneva over Iran’s nuclear program.…

The Cuban Interior Ministry said the US boat fired at the Cuban coast guard, injuring the Cuban commander of the vessel. The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Cuba and the US. The Cuban coast guard shot dead four people and injured six more in a speedboat registered in the United States, the Cuban Interior Ministry said…

Afghanistan’s female players are used to fighting and waiting. Months after their reintroduction to internationals, they now wait on another game and must wrestle with FIFA doubling down on a country that rejected them. Three years ago, a team of exiled Afghan women looked on with frustration as the Women’s World Cup took place in the Australian…

US President Donald Trump is set to travel to China from Mar 31 to Apr 2 in his first visit to the country since starting his second term in office. The United States and China have reached “stability” in their long-fractious relationship, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday (Feb 25) ahead of President Donald Trump’s…

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un also left the door open for discussions with the United States if Washington “withdraws its policy of confrontation”. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would focus on expanding his country’s nuclear arsenal and that prospects for improving relations with the US rested entirely on Washington’s attitude, state media KCNA…

PM Modi has become known internationally for greeting world leaders with embraces, a departure from traditionally formal diplomatic gestures such as a handshake. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trademark “hugplomacy”, where he embraces world leaders in his trademark hug, has once again drawn international attention after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised what he called the famous “Modi…

OpenAI said the user appeared to rely on ChatGPT as a running journal diary to document the alleged covert campaign of suppression. You should never trust an AI chatbot with your deepest, darkest secrets. A Chinese law enforcement official learned this the hard way when they decided to use ChatGPT as their personal diary. A major influence…

The FBI subpoenaed records of phone calls made by Kash Patel and Susie Wiles, now the FBI director and White House Chief of Staff, when they were both private citizens in 2022 and 2023 during the federal probe of Donald Trump, Patel told Reuters on Wednesday. Reuters is the first to report on the FBI’s actions that…

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on Wednesday said he will resign from teaching at Harvard University at the end of the academic year, amid the continuing fallout from his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I have made the difficult decision to retire from my Harvard professorship at the end of this academic…

Canadian ministers told OpenAI that if it did not quickly boost its safety protocols in the wake of a recent school shooting, Ottawa would effect the change through legislation, a top official said on Wednesday. Ottawa summoned OpenAI’s safety team for talks on Tuesday after the ChatGPT maker said it had not contacted police about an account…

A bipartisan majority of Americans believe vaccines are safe and that children should receive them to attend school, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, illustrating the challenges President Donald Trump’s administration faces to win broad support for upending decades of health policy. The six-day poll, which closed on Monday, comes as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.…

In his speech, Trump talked about the first year in the office, which he claimed to have been focused on economic revival, tougher border enforcement and more assertive of US as a superpower. US President Donald Trump delivered his address to the nation in his second term’s first State of Union speech, focusing on his agenda of…

Kenyan leader William Ruto wants more trade between the East African neighbors. But previous mooted border openings have failed and fears of Al-Shabab attacks remain. Somalia’s efforts to open the country took another step forward when President William Ruto of neighboring Kenya announced that two border crossings would be reopened in April. Officially, Kenya’s land borders to…

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is facing trial in The Hague for his unprecedented “war on drugs,” which has killed thousands. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, the war on drugs continues. On the afternoon of October 14, 2016, four masked gunmen stormed the Manila home of Paquito Mejos, a 53-year-old father of five who worked as an electrician…

A top Democrat has accused the FBI director of causing a delayed response to high-profile cases in the US due to his personal use of the agency’s private jet. Sen Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, called for a probe into FBI Director Kash Patel over what he called “irresponsible joyriding” in the…

Abigail Spanberger, the first female governor in Virginia’s history, attacked President Donald Trump’s economic and immigration policies during Democrats’ response to the State of the Union address. She questioned whether the president was working to make life more affordable and safer for Americans, while criticising Trump’s immigration crackdown in US cities and tariffs on imports. The rebuttal…

India was one of the 51 countries that abstained from the resolution, which was introduced by Kyiv. India on Tuesday abstained from voting on a United Nations General Assembly draft resolution that called for an immediate, complete, and unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. The resolution, titled ‘Support for Lasting Peace in Ukraine,’ received 107 votes in…

Surveillance footage had showed Avtar Singh being forcibly taken by three unidentified individuals in a white SUV. His wife reported him missing when she returned home to find their infant triplets alone. Days after a 57-year-old Sikh man, who had allegedly been kidnapped from a Gurudwara complex in the Tracy area in California’s San Joaquin County, was…

At least a dozen US states have sued the Trump administration over sweeping changes to childhood vaccine recommendations, arguing the rollback threatens public health. The lawsuit challenges new CDC guidance limiting immunizations and the replacement of federal vaccine advisers, warning the move could increase outbreak risks and strain state resources. The Trump administration has been sued by…

Representative Robert Garcia has accused the Department of Justice of unlawfully withholding FBI interview records related to a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein, who also charged President Trump with serious offences. The Department of Justice “appears to have illegally withheld” FBI interview records with a survivor of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who had also accused President Donald…

Flooding in parts of Indonesia’s popular resort island of Bali prompted hundreds of people, including dozens of tourists, to seek safety, a local disaster official said on Tuesday (Feb 24). Intense rains triggered flooding since late on Monday across several Bali districts and the provincial capital city of Denpasar, said local disaster mitigation agency senior official I…

Martin Short’s daughter, Katherine, died on Monday by an apparent suicide. She was 42. “It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short,” a rep for the “Only Murders in the Building” star confirmed to Page Six Tuesday. “The Short family is devastated by this loss, and asks for privacy at this…

Federal workplace safety regulators penalized three businesses Tuesday over their failure to protect six Colorado dairy workers who were killed by exposure to highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas after a manure pipe disconnected in an enclosed space. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced proposed fines totaling $246,609 against the dairy owner and two contractors working…

New development in Nancy Guthrie’s abduction case suggests that the masked man might have visited her front door earlier than the night it is believed that she was kidnapped. Sources familiar with the probe informed ABC News that the suspect might have been surveilling the surrounding area before the suspected abduction on February 1. The Federal Bureau…

Pakistani air raids break fragile ceasefire as Islamabad faces pressure on both borders. In the weeks before the Pakistani military carried out air raids inside Afghanistan over the weekend, violence had been unrelenting. On February 6, a suicide bomber detonated explosives during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in the capital, Islamabad, killing at least 36 worshippers…

The U.S. will provide on-site passport services this week in a settlement in the West Bank, marking the first time American consular officials have offered such services to settlers in the occupied territory, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Most of the world considers Israel’s West Bank settlements illegal under international law relating to military occupations. Israel disputes…

Iran is close to a deal with China to purchase anti‑ship cruise missiles, according to six people with knowledge of the negotiations, just as the United States deploys a vast naval force near the Iranian coast ahead of possible strikes on the Islamic Republic. The deal for the Chinese‑made CM‑302 missiles is near completion, though no delivery…

Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic has no intention of easing its usage restrictions for military purposes, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, adding talks continue after a meeting to discuss its future with the Pentagon. The meeting between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was scheduled to hash out a months-long…

Ukrainian tank platoon commander Valentyn Bohdanov remembers a time earlier in Russia’s war when heavy armour fought pitched battles like boxers trading punches in the ring. Four years into the conflict, he says such showdowns are all but impossible. Small but deadly “first-person-view” drones now dominate the skies above Ukraine’s battlefields, making it extremely risky for armoured…

Washington on Monday (Feb 23) accused China of dramatically swelling its nuclear arsenal, and doubled down on claims that Beijing has conducting secret nuclear tests, demanding again it be part of any future arms control treaty. Washington said the lapsing earlier this month of New START – the last treaty between top nuclear powers, the United States…

Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam also emphasised the importance of racial and religious harmony in maintaining peace in Singapore. Action will be taken against any Singaporean who fights overseas in foreign causes, Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam said on Monday (Feb 23), emphasising the importance of racial and religious harmony in maintaining peace…

PRODUCERS of Dancing With the Stars and The Traitors will be ‘battling it out’ to snatch up this year’s biggest fan-favorite Olympians for their next TV seasons, The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal. The athletes have barely stepped off the podium but Hollywood is already circling to snag the biggest names that just finished competing at the…

The masked figure suspected of kidnapping Nancy Guthrie may have been at her front door earlier than Feb. 1 — the night she is believed to have been abducted — according to breaking details from a new report. As first reported by ABC News, a source told the outlet that one of the images released by the…

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose higher tariffs on countries that “play games” with recent trade deals, after the Supreme Court blocked many of the sweeping global levies. His warning came as countries around the world said they were evaluating what tariffs and trade deals would stand following last week’s decision, which struck down the…

The incident occurred early Sunday when 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin breached Mar-a-Lago’s security with a shotgun and fuel can, prompting the Secret Service to respond. A day after a gun-wielding intruder was shot dead while breaching the security perimeter of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, US President Donald Trump said that he was unsure “how long I’ll…

General Dan Caine has cautioned against a potential US military strike on Iran, highlighting inadequate munitions and lack of allied support that could jeopardize US personnel. The Pentagon’s top general has cautioned the White House about the risks of a potential US military strike on Iran, as President Donald Trump publicly dismissed reports of internal opposition to…

Canada is considering revoking the citizenship of Tahawwur Rana, a key figure in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India. Canada is mulling to revoke the citizenship of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack plotter Tahawwur Rana ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s India visit, reports quoted Global Times. Rana – the…

The online backlash comes against the backdrop of a rise in racial violence against Indians in Ireland last year. A simple photograph of a queue outside an Irish food bank triggered a wave of racist attacks against Indians on social media, exposing the growing xenophobia faced by the Indian community in Ireland. The said photograph, showing students…

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainians are exhausted after nearly four years of war but cannot concede to Russia, warning that surrender would mean losing the country entirely. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainians are exhausted after nearly four years of war with Russia, but made clear that conceding to Moscow’s demands is not an option, stressing…

The Arctic country had been set to hold a referendum on resuming membership talks in 2027. But according to media reports, geopolitical developments could see the vote being brought forward to this summer. Iceland’s government is considering holding a referendum on EU relations as early as August, according to two sources cited by news publication Politico. Reykjavik…

A Palestinian award-winner’s accusation that Germany has supported genocide sparked political after the closing gala, while others criticized the festival’s attempts to remain neutral on Gaza. This year’s Berlin International Film Festival prize winners, and their acceptance speeches, make clear the difficult tightrope along which the festival has to walk. Closing a 10-day festival that had been…

A U.S. judge permanently barred the Justice Department on Monday from releasing a prosecutor’s report on the criminal case accusing President Donald Trump of unlawfully retaining classified documents following his first term in office. Florida-based U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon found that releasing the report would be a “manifest injustice” to the Republican president and two former…

A group of 22 U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday introduced legislation that would require President Donald Trump’s administration to fully refund within 180 days all of the revenue, with interest, collected from tariffs struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. The legislation would require the Customs and Border Protection agency, which collects tariffs at U.S. ports of…

Over 3,000 people protested against the attendance of AfD politician Björn Höcke at a party event at Dortmund city hall on Sunday. An even bigger protest is expected in nearby Düsseldorf on Monday. Around 3,300 people gathered in the western German city of Dortmund on Sunday to protest against a visit by a fascist politician from the…

The EU and the US have very different views about the critical topic of censorship. Donald Trump’s envoy, Sarah Rogers, has attacked the EU’s new big tech laws while Europe wrestles with its far-right content problem. Whether it’s control of Greenland, security strategy or tariffs, relations between the US and Europe are dangling by a fraying thread.…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to send out a firm message of defiance. When we met this weekend in the government headquarters in Kyiv, he said that far from losing, Ukraine would end the war victorious. He was firmly against paying the price for a ceasefire deal demanded by President Vladimir Putin, which is withdrawing from strategic…

North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party has again chosen Kim Jong Un to be its general secretary, state media report. The announcement by the rubber-stamp party congress on Sunday comes as little surprise given the Kim family has ruled the dictatorship since the late 1940s. State-run KCNA said that under Kim’s leadership North Korea “radically improved” its “war…

Pakistan has carried out multiple overnight air strikes on Afghanistan, which the Taliban has said killed at least 18 people, including women and children. Islamabad said the attacks targeted seven alleged militant camps and hideouts near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and that they had been launched after recent suicide bombings in Pakistan. Afghanistan condemned the attacks, saying they…

Prince William gave insight into his mindset after his uncle, ex-Prince Andrew, was arrested last Thursday. The Prince of Wales attended the BAFTA Awards 2026 on Sunday alongside his wife, Kate Middleton, where he was asked about the movie “Hamnet.” “Hamnet,” which ended up winning in the best British film category of the annual awards show, centers…

Dr Estephan Salameh’s visit comes at the invitation of Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. The Palestinian Authority’s minister of finance and planning is in Singapore for a four-day official visit. Dr Estephan Salameh is in Singapore from Sunday (Feb 22) to Wednesday at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. The…

The Secret Service said the man was seen near the resort’s north gate carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel container, triggering an immediate armed response from security personnel. A white man in his early 20s was shot and killed by US Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy after entering…

These are the key developments from day 1,459 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Fighting A Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region killed four people, including a 17-year-old boy, while another attack on the southeastern Zaporizhia region killed a 77-year-old man, according to Ukrainian authorities. Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Odesa region wounded two people and caused…

Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned remarks made by the US ambassador to Israel suggesting that Israeli control over the entire Middle East would be acceptable, describing the comments as reckless and a violation of international law. US envoy to Israel Mike Huckabee said it would be acceptable if Israel took control of the entire Middle East, including…

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said India and Brazil are “two countries that are in need or in want.” He said no one is above the other country. “The truth is that there’s a lot of similarity between Brazil and India in the attitude and in the needs. So when you sit down around a…

One of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, or “El Mencho,” was killed in a military raid on Sunday, sparking widespread retaliatory violence. President Claudia Sheinbaum has been under mounting pressure from Washington to intensify her offensive against drug cartels blamed for producing and smuggling drugs, particularly the synthetic opioid fentanyl, across the border to the…

Iran has indicated it is prepared to make concessions on its nuclear programme in talks with the U.S. in return for the lifting of sanctions and recognition of its right to enrich uranium, as it seeks to avert a U.S. attack. Both sides remain sharply divided — even over the scope and sequencing of relief from crippling…

Hundreds of people marched through the streets of Verona a few hours before the Olympics closing ceremony to protest against housing costs and environmental concerns linked to the Winter Games. The rally, “Olympics? No thanks”, was organised by university groups and associations that oppose hosting an event they say disrupts forests, pours concrete onto fragile land and…

The European Commission demanded on Sunday that the United States stick to the terms of an EU-U.S. trade deal reached last year, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s global tariffs and he responded with new levies across the board. The Commission, which negotiates trade policy on behalf of the 27 EU member states, said…

The US space agency has said an issue with fuel supply is the culprit, though the source of the problem has not yet been found. The scheduled flyby is to be the first manned mission to the moon in five decades. The US space agency NASA on Saturday announced that an issue with the flow of helium…

Ecuador released 158 juveniles in the first phase of an ambitious rewilding effort at the World Heritage Site. Nearly 150 years after giant tortoises vanished from Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago, the species has made a long‑anticipated return. Ecuadorian authorities this week released 158 juvenile tortoises, each between 8 and 13 years old. The release is…

The political drama by Oscar nominee Ilker Catak took the top award at the Berlin International Film Festival. The Golden Bear, the Berlin International Film Festival’s top prize, was awarded on Saturday to the political drama “Yellow Letters,” by German director Ilker Catak. His previous film, “The Teachers’ Lounge” (2023) was nominated for an Oscar. Starring Tansu…

Russian authorities say divers have recovered the bodies of seven Chinese tourists and a Russian driver who died after their mini-bus plunged under the ice to the bottom of Lake Baikal in Siberia. Irkutsk regional Governor Igor Kobzev offered his “deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims”. He earlier said one Chinese tourist had…

Bruce Mouat’s rink were unable to end a 102-year wait for a men’s Winter Olympic curling gold – and vanquish their own disappointment from 2022 – as Canada denied Team GB a fourth gold medal of this year’s Games. Mouat, Grant Hardie, Hammy McMillan and Bobby Lammie – plus alternate Kyle Waddell – arrived in Cortina as…

Nasa has said that its 6 March launch day for its long-awaited lunar mission is now “out of consideration”, after it spotted several last minute issues during routine checks that would prevent lift off. On Friday, the space agency said that its Artemis II mission, which would see astronauts sent to the moon for the first time…