UK & WORLD NEWS
- 'Ocean Dream' blue-green diamond sells for more than $17 million at Christie's auction in Geneva
Christie's says a 5.5-carat triangular-cut diamond billed as the largest fancy vivid blue-green diamond known to exist has sold for more than 13.5 million […]
- Macron ends Africa trip in Ethiopia with focus on UN reform and inclusive governance
French President Emmanuel Macron has concluded his Africa visit with talks in Ethiopia
- Bahamas Prime Minister Davis declares victory for party in snap election
Incumbent Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis has declared victory for the Progressive Liberal Party in securing a second term in office in a snap election
- Clashes with militants in southwestern Pakistan kill 5 troops and 7 militants
The Pakistani military says clashes with insurgents in the country's embattled southwestern Balochistan province have killed five troops
- Foreign ticket holders from World Cup teams' countries won't have to pay bonds to enter U.S.
The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and bought tickets for the tournament […]
- Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as next chair of the Federal Reserve
Warsh has argued there's room for the central bank to lower interest rates, but that could be challenging at a time of rising inflation.
- Neanderthals may have drilled out a cavity 59,000 years ago
Scientists dug up a Paleolithic tooth that shows signs that these hominins may have been capable of executing a precise dental procedure.
- Greetings from Seville, where springtime means caracoles
Spring is snail season in Seville. Caracoles in southern Spain differ from the well-known French escargot — they're smaller and eaten directly from the […]
- The European Commission seeks to ban gay 'conversion therapy'
The European Commission plans to urge all EU nations to ban gay “conversion therapy.”
- Brazil's beloved instant payment system faces scrutiny from the Trump administration
Brazil may be politically divided but people across the spectrum all love the country's instant payment system
- France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak
French authorities have ordered over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship to stay on board due to a gastrointestinal illness outbreak
- Indonesian prosecutors seek 18 years in prison for Gojek founder over alleged corruption
Indonesian prosecutors are seeking an 18-year prison sentence for Gojek co-founder Nadiem Anwar Makarim over alleged corruption in a Chromebook procurement case
- Alex Murdaugh will get a new murder trial. Here's a timeline of his case
Alex Murdaugh — the disgraced former lawyer serving a life term for the murders of his wife and son — will get a new trial in South Carolina, the state […]
- Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate as police try to arrest senator
Witnesses say a burst of gunfire has rung out in the Philippine Senate where authorities have tried to arrest a senator who is wanted by the ICC.
- Alternative shows counter Eurovision amid larger protest over Israel's participation
Calls to boycott Eurovision over Israel's participation have led to alternative concerts across Europe
- Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator
Witnesses say a burst of gunfire has rung out in the Philippine Senate where authorities have tried to arrest a senator who is wanted by the International […]
- Russia presses its barrages of Ukraine as Trump talks of possible peace and Kyiv is emboldened
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 100 Russian drones targeted his country in the latest wave of strikes in the 4-year-old war
- Russian ship that sank near Spain may have carried nuclear reactor parts
A Russian ship that sank after its engine room exploded in the Mediterranean could have been carrying parts for nuclear reactors used in submarines, according […]
- Turkey removes a restriction on direct trade with Armenia to improve ties
Turkey has lifted a restriction on direct trade with Armenia in a symbolic step toward improved relations
- Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week's end when the vessel will resume cruises
The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak has told The Associated Press that it expects to know by the end of the week if the […]
