Most voters want to elect more women, but sexist double standards emerge when picturing them as president
French appeals court revisits shocking Gisèle Pelicot rape case
Less than a year after the landmark trial that shook France and turned Gisèle Pelicot into a global icon, she was back in court for the appeal of a man challenging his conviction.
“I’d easily be among the best” — Scottie Pippen doubts whether Luka Doncic or Nikola Jokic could compete against him
Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen expressed doubts about whether current stars Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic could have succeeded in the more physical 1980s and 1990s NBA. Pippen believes the intense full-court pressure of his era would challenge their ball-…
UNESCO board selects Egypt’s former antiquities minister El-Enany as new chief
UNESCO is set to appoint Egypt’s Khaled El-Enany as its new director general, according to diplomatic sources. The cultural agency’s executive board on Monday voted 55 to 2 in favor of Egypt’s former tourism and antiquities minister, whose name will b…
US presses forward on port fees despite China’s warning
The onus of calculating new US ports that kick in next week falls on ocean carriers.
Illinois lawsuit seeks to block Trump sending National Guard to Chicago
US state accuses Trump of ‘unlawful and unconstitutional’ use of National Guard in latest effort to stop deployment.
Kroger premade pasta salads sold in 28 states under recall over Listeria concerns
There have been no reports of illness stemming from the recall
US Supreme Court declines to hear Ghislaine Maxwell appeal
Former girlfriend of convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking.
Hamas representative in Tehran rejects disarmament, demands guarantees before talks
Hamas’s representative in Tehran Khaled Qaddoumi says the Palestinian resistance group’s weapons are a fundamental right and that it rejects any talk of disarmament.
Jonathan Powell to face MPs over role in collapse of espionage trial
National security adviser to answer questions over abandonment of a major Chinese spying case against two BritonsJonathan Powell will appear before parliament for the first time amid questions about his role in the collapse of a trial of two Britons ac…