Nato to beef up forces assigned to defend Baltics in war, sources say
NATO will strengthen the defence of its eastern flank with a new structure that would facilitate the rapid deployment of forces in Latvia and Estonia in the event of a ...
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India’s prized Alphonso mango crop ruined by weather
In India’s western state of Maharashtra, mango farmer Komal Walke is scrambling to meet orders from India’s online grocers after her family’s three acres of orchards produced ...
Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrink
Some of the plants that make familiar landscapes recognisable may not survive by century’s end as climate change becomes an increasingly important driver of species loss, according to scientists, ...
Chicks hatch from artificial egg as US company aims to revive extinct species
A US company said more than two dozen healthy baby chickens have hatched from an artificial egg platform it has developed in what it calls a pivotal step in its ...
Trump, near 80, to have annual physical amid scrutiny of recent ailments
U.S. President Donald Trump, who turns 80 next month, arrived on Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for his annual physical, following a year of public attention on ...
Medvedev stunned by wildcard Walton in French Open first round
Daniil Medvedev could not avoid the French Open first‑round trapdoor as he fell 6-2 1-6 6-1 1-6 6-4 to Australian wildcard Adam Walton on Tuesday in a match marked ...
Second group of Australian women linked to Islamic State return from Syria
A cohort of Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State militant group has returned home from a Syrian refugee camp, the second such group to arrive back in ...
Sheep theft ruins Eid festivities for Palestinian shepherd
Palestinian shepherd Sameeha Rasheed was planning for the sacred ritual of sacrificing her family’s sheep for the Eid al-Adha holiday, one of the holiest occasions in Islam, but West ...
Sonny Rollins, saxophone ‘colossus’ who honed his sound on a New York bridge, dies at 95
Sonny Rollins had recorded the confidently titled “Jazz Colossus” album in 1956. But the saxophonist remained wracked with self-doubt.
So, in the summer of 1959, he began to play on the windswept ...
Belgian train hits school minivan, killing four including pupils
A train crashed into a school minivan at a level-crossing in the Belgian town of Buggenhout on Tuesday, killing four people including two special needs pupils, authorities said.
As well ...
France heatwave death toll reaches seven amid extreme temperatures
Seven people have died in France in circumstances related directly or indirectly to the current heatwave, French Junior Energy Minister Maud Bregeon said on Tuesday.
Five of the seven fatalities ...
North Korea fires ballistic missile as tensions rise on Korean Peninsula
North Korea fired several projectiles, including at least one short-range ballistic missile, toward waters off the country’s west coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said.
They were launched ...
Swiatek cruises, Wawrinka and Monfils conclude French Open chapters
Four-times French Open champion Iga Swiatek charged into the second round with a comfortable victory on Monday, but another much-admired winner in Paris was unable to extend his stay as ...
Iran says new US strikes violate ceasefire
Iran said the United States had violated a ceasefire after the U.S. conducted what it called defensive strikes in southern Iran, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...
Quarantined cruise ship passenger tests positive for hantavirus in Spain
A Spaniard who was evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship and quarantined at a military hospital in Madrid has tested positive for hantavirus, according to Spain’s Health Ministry ...
Netanyahu orders escalation of strikes in Lebanon against Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he has ordered the military to intensify operations in Lebanon, stating the aim is to increase pressure on Hezbollah following reported ...
Russia informs US of imminent strikes on Kyiv
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov advised US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday of Moscow’s decision to launch strikes on sites in Kyiv linked to the Ukrainian military, ...
Iran envoys relay potential peace deal with Qatari PM
Iran’s top negotiator and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi were in Doha on Monday for talks with Qatar’s prime minister on a possible deal with the US to end ...
Pope, urging AI regulation, warns some weapons now beyond human control
Pope Leo urged governments to slow down and closely regulate the development of AI systems in his first major document, released on Monday, warning that they spread misinformation, prioritise conflict ...
Israeli fire kills six-year-old girl and a woman in Gaza, medics say
An Israeli airstrike on a tent in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday killed two people including a six-year-old girl and wounded 17 other people, including children, Palestinian health officials said.
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Swiatek on one-way street to second round in Paris
Four-time champion Iga Swiatek cantered into the second round of the French Open, dispatching Australian wildcard Emerson Jones 6-1 6-2 in quick time under a beaming sun.
The third-seeded Pole, ...
Ferreira, Moore win New Zealand Pro after photographer suffers ‘wildlife injury’
Hawaiian Carissa Moore and Brazil’s Italo Ferreira claimed wins in top quality surf at the New Zealand Pro in Raglan on Monday, after a delay caused when an in-water ...
Greek police arrest 20 in Crete over suspected EU farm subsidies fraud
Greek police arrested 20 people on the island of Crete on Monday, saying they had dismantled a criminal gang suspected of defrauding the European Union of agricultural subsidies – the latest case ...
Rubio says US will find ‘another way’ if Iran talks fail
The United States will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country “another way,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday, as Washington played down ...