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Chinese court sentences founder of property developer Evergrande to life in prison
Chinese property developer Hui Ka Yan has been sentenced to life in prison. The decision marks a milestone in Evergrande's saga after it collapsed with more than $300 billion in l…
Russian strike on Kyiv kills 12, injures more than 30
Russian forces struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles overnight on August 20, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Men in six Russian regions say they were detained and forced to sign military contracts
The Get Lost project received 14 complaints between August 10 and 18 from men who said they were detained and forced to sign contracts with Russia’s Defense Ministry. The complain…
Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK later this month
The couple's children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are enrolled to start at a school in September.
Russian Ballistic Missile Attack Kills 12 in Kyiv
City authorities said warehouses, a school and a children's hospital were among the sites hit during the overnight barrage.
Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills 17 in Kyiv
City authorities said warehouses, a school and a children's hospital were among the sites hit during the overnight barrage.
Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills 16 in Kyiv
City authorities said warehouses, a school and a children's hospital were among the sites hit during the overnight barrage.
Edmonton Marathon route was 674m too long
The organisers of the Edmonton Marathon admit the course for the 2026 edition was measured more than half a kilometre too long.
Russian forces strike logistics center in Kiev Region with Geran UAVs — top brass
The strike destroyed the target
Verstappen extends Red Bull deal to 2030
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen signs a contract extension with Red Bull, keeping him with the Formula One team until 2030.
MOEX Index down as morning trading session opens
As of 7:10 a.m. Moscow time, the ruble-denominated index was down by 0.52% at 2,161.04 points
Russian forces deliver strike on Antonov plant assembling Lyuty UAVs in Kiev — top brass
The enterprise also developed and manufactured various types of manned aircraft
Japan seeks to integrate into NATO, Chinese ambassador to Russia says
According to Zhang Hanhui, the official Tokyo's steps are steadily eroding the peaceful nature of the Japanese Constitution
Death toll from earthquake in Colombia climbs to 319
According to the latest official update, the earthquake destroyed almost 31,000 houses and damaged 151,995 buildings
At least 12 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine grapples with air defence shortages
Apartment blocks and warehouses were targeted in the "massive attack" on Thursday, officials say.
Russian forces hit Ukraine’s military warehouses in Chernomorsk, Yuzhny ports — top brass
Targets were hit on the evening of August 19
Russian forces hit Fire Point facility manufacturing attack drone components in Kiev
The enterprise also assembled and stored boosters used in Flamingo cruise missiles
Dr. Moses Haregewoyn and the Operational Case for a Different Kind of Global Health Leadership
Filling a gap in global health governance
Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the U.K. with their children
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay starting this fall, but they won't resume their roles as working members of th…
Four workers dead after being hit by train in Japan
The train collided with the four men at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, authorities say.
Blizzards, nuclear anxiety and a fragile bond: two sisters in Japan – in pictures
Sayuri Ichida’s and her sister used to be distant – until their mother died. This exhibition traces their close relationship through sun, wind and snow Continue reading...
Melancholy made in Hungary is fuelling bestsellers across the globe – and widely misunderstood
A ‘capacity for despair’ forged by political oppression has long been consider a Magyar national trait. But after Orbán, writers in the country remind us that melancholy must not …
Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of 5-year-old and paramedics
Israel's military on Wednesday announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in Gaza, focusing on the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and of 15 P…
Some 250 drones were flying toward Moscow Region during night
Mayor Sergey Sobyanin says most of them were destroyed at distant locations