North African and Sudanese officials say the United States is increasing pressure on Middle East allies and power brokers in chaos-stricken Libya and Sudan to expel a Russian private military contractor
Asian shares trade mixed ahead of US jobs report
Asian shares are trading mixed ahead of a closely watched U.S. jobs report that may affect global interest rates.
Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 345
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Mosc…
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to assaulting former girlfriend, has no conviction recorded
Nick Kyrgios had suffered severe depression, suicidal ideation and insomnia in the past, a psychologist told a court on Friday when the Australian tennis star pleaded guilty to pushing a former girlfrie…
‘Possible blanks’ fired by man in San Francisco synagogue
Police in San Francisco are investigating a shooting inside a synagogue during which the unidentified suspect may have fired blanks rather than live rounds Wednesday night in what a synagogue official calls an attempt to terrorize Jewish people.
John Barilaro’s assault charge dismissed by NSW magistrate on mental health grounds
Former deputy premier had pleaded not guilty to assaulting a camera operator in Manly last JulyFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA magistrate has dismissed…
Europe is set to ramp up its oil war against Russia — and markets are bracing for more disruption
It is thought that the EU’s forthcoming embargo on Russian petroleum products will be both more complex and more disruptive than what has come before.