THIS is the moment Ukraine’s special forces launched a daring air assault from a helicopter in a desperate bid to slow Russia’s advance through the fortress town of Pokrovsk. Kyiv’s elite GUR military intelligence agency shared video of its soldiers le…
Dubai launches coffee that costs $1,000 a cup
Rare Nido 7 variety of Geisha coffee is grown on volcanic slopes of Mount Barú in Panama
Mona Ziade, who helped shape the AP’s Middle East coverage in the 1980s and ’90s, dies at age 65
Former Associated Press journalist Mona Ziade has died
Italy: Worker dies in Rome tower collapse
A construction worker died after being trapped in the partial collapse of Rome’s 13th-century Torre dei Contini during restoration work. Three colleagues survived, and a second collapse narrowly missed firefighters. Prosecutors have launched an invest…
Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84
A former defense secretary and congressman, he held the nation’s No. 2 job under President George W. Bush and was an architect of policies in an era of war and economic change.
France is still struggling to pass a budget
Debates on France’s state budget continue today, with the health budget at the centre of discussions—a sensitive issue as the government seeks to make savings while maintaining access to healthcare. The executive remains in a precarious situation: wit…
Lafarge on trial in Paris for financing terrorism in Syria
The trial is opening today in Paris: the French cement company Lafarge and former executives face charges that they paid jihadist groups, such as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the al‑Nusra Front, around €5 million between 2013 and 2014 to k…
California voters decide on new congressional map
California voters decide on November 4 whether to approve a new congressional map, a mid‑decade redrawing aimed at giving Democrats up to five extra US House seats. The move is a direct response to Republican gerrymandering efforts in Texas and part …
Dick Cheney, one of the most polarising vice presidents in US history, dies at 84
Dick Cheney, a forceful and controversial figure in US politics who championed the Iraq invasion, passed away at age 84.
Dick Cheney: The most influential vice president in modern American history
Cemented by the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Cheney built unrivalled authority and influence in his role as witnessed by then Washington correspondent Rupert Cornwell