By Ahmed Rasheed and Michael Georgy BAGHDAD/DUBAI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who appeared poised for a remarkable comeback despite accusations he stoked sectarian strife and allowed the rise of Islamic State,now finds himself in U.S.
Finding herself in charge of her sick husband’s clipper, a self-taught working-class teenager overcame storms, icebergs and a disloyal first mate to get her ship to safety No one knows exactly what Mary Ann Patten said in September 1856 when she convinced a crew on the verge of
Iran on Wednesday rejected holding negotiations with the United States if it makes threats against the Islamic republic, after President Donald Trump refused to rule out military intervention over its deadly crackdown on protests. With a US naval strike group led by an aircraft
Sony Pictures Television has secured an option agreement with Thailand’s TV Thunder and Columbia Pictures’ Aquaverse to develop “100 Choices,” SPT’s unscripted entertainment format, with production set to take place at the Columbia Pictures-themed water park in Thailand. The
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The company's CEO says users are flooding the platform after the sale of TikTok in the U.S.
What would you do if your best friend’s father killed your abusive father? P. R. Monencillo Patindol’s feature examines grief, friendship and inherited violence in a rural community.
"What happens when a group of men, incarcerated under bleak conditions, are left to govern themselves? In Walpole State Prison in 1973, ‘peace reigned’ for weeks—until the guards were sent back in."
The Texas Republican’s top aide, James Kyrkanides, racked up the tab over three years, with an average nightly stay costing four times the federal benchmark rate.
Belarus joined Donald Trump's conflict resolution initiative despite concerns over its president's continued crackdown on dissent and support for Russia in its war against Ukraine.
VATICAN CITY, Jan 28 - Pope Leo called on Wednesday for an end to antisemitism worldwide, marking the annual commemoration of the Holocaust with a prayer for a world without prejudice or racism.
Ministries, agencies ordered to cut budgets to make room for areas prioritised by the president.
JAKARTA, Jan 28 - Indonesia's main rescue agency had its funding cut by a parliamentary panel on Wednesday as part of a plan to divert government expenditure to other programmes, despite concerns over the number of disasters the agency has to deal with.
With one in 10 children now living with obesity globally, the WHO is calling on governments to overhaul school food and create healthier eating environments.
Iranian contemporary artist Ayna Moazzen, lives between Italy, Azerbaijan and Gulf countries and seeks to turn her transnational experience into a form of cultural dialogue and resistance against the Tehran regime's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.
In the aftermath of the Greenland crisis, the EU's top diplomat has urged European nations to stop outsourcing their security and defence.
Russia sustained 1.2 million casualties almost four years into its all-out war in Ukraine, suffering more losses than any major power in any war since World War II, according to a CSIS report.
Last weekend, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced that the country’s two most senior generals – Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli – would be removed from office and placed under investigation for serious disciplinary violations. Zhang had been the People’s Liberation
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Jan 28 - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States and South Korea would work out a solution, in response to a query about his surprise threat a day earlier to step up tariffs to 25% on imports from the Asian ally.
Brazil has declared the acai berry a national fruit, a move to stamp its ownership on the popular "superfood" as concerns grow about foreign companies staking claims to the Amazon's biological riches.
The system may predict thunderstorms and heavy downpours up to four hours ahead.
Their mother says she tried to rescue them by lifting them out but the ice kept breaking.
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.
Thailand has given a contraceptive vaccine to wild elephants for the first time in an effort to control their ballooning population, a conservation official said on Wednesday.
The director’s black-and-white tribute to the making of Jean Luc Godard's "Breathless" picked up 10 nominations for the French equivalent of the Oscar.
The Up Helly Aa festival, Europe's largest fire festival, is held on the last Tuesday in January in Shetland.
Investors are withdrawing from sovereign bonds and currencies in an attempt to shield their assets from geopolitical volatility.
The illicit on-chain money laundering ecosystem has grown dramatically in recent years, increasing from US$10 billion in 2020 to over $82 billion in 2025. [1] This substantial topline growth reflects the growing accessibility and liquidity of cryptocurrencies, as well as a
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