Florida school mass shooter sentenced to life in prison
Nikolas Cruz, who murdered 17 students and staff with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school, was formally sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday.
A jury voted last month ...
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Trump settles lawsuit over alleged assaults at Trump Tower protest
Donald Trump and his namesake company have settled a lawsuit by protesters who said his security guards violently attacked them while they were demonstrating outside Trump Tower in September 2015 over ...
Erdogan says he discussed with Zelenskiy sending grains to African countries
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed sending grain to African countries after Russia said it would resume participation in the Ukraine grain ...
Russia says Western media trying to stir Gulf tensions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Iranian counterpart that Western media had launched a campaign that could trigger escalation in the Gulf, his ministry said.
In a telephone call ...
White House says North Korea supplying Russia with artillery shells (Updated)
The United States has information that indicates North Korea is covertly supplying Russia with a “significant” number of artillery shells for its war in Ukraine, White House National Security spokesperson ...
Real Madrid thump Celtic 5-1 to qualify as group winners
Real Madrid beat Celtic 5-1 at home to finish top of their Champions League group on Wednesday as they bounced back from their first loss of the season against RB ...
US wants to oust Iran from UN women’s body
The United States will try to remove Iran from the 45-member U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) over the government’s denial of women’s rights and ...
Ukraine vows to repair shattered rail network to reconnect retaken towns
The head of Ukraine’s railway vowed to keep trains running and to repair the damage done to the network by Russian troops, highlighting how rail is the lifeblood of ...
Scotland to host England in 150th anniversary match
England and Scotland will mark the 150th anniversary of their first meeting with a match at Glasgow’s Hampden Park on Sept. 12 next year, the teams announced on Wednesday.
The ...
Portugal likely to scrap much-criticised ‘golden visa’ scheme
Portugal is likely to scrap its “golden visa” programme giving wealthy foreigners residence rights, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Wednesday, saying that the 10-year-old scheme had already fulfilled its ...
At least 20 migrants drown off Greek island, dozens more feared dead
Greek rescuers on Wednesday recovered 20 bodies of migrants who drowned after their small boat capsized while trying to cross from Turkey to Greece, the coast guard said, and dozens more ...
Russia: West must stop encouraging provocations to avoid nuclear disaster
Russia said on Wednesday that avoiding a nuclear clash between the world’s nuclear powers was its first priority, but accused the West of “encouraging provocations with weapons of mass ...
‘I haven’t lost my marbles,’ says ex-minister heading for reality TV show
Former British health secretaty Matt Hancock defended his decision to join “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here” on Wednesday, saying that appearing on the reality TV show ...
Robinhood, Coinbase find sanctuary in interest income amid market rout
For US online trading companies an often-overlooked financial metric could act as a bulwark against softening demand in the third quarter, according to analysts.
The US Federal Reserve’s rate ...
Erdogan says can put Turkey headscarf reform to referendum if needed
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday his ruling AK Party (AKP) could put a constitutional amendment protecting women’s right to wear headscarves to a referendum if it was ...
In power-starved Gaza’s scrapyards, batteries keep piling up
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
In a scrapyard near Gaza’s fence with Israel, thousands of old batteries are piling up – one of several such sites in the enclave set up to ...
Energy crisis chips away at Europe’s industrial might
Europe needs its industrial companies to save energy amid soaring costs and shrinking supplies, and they are delivering – demand for natural gas and electricity both fell in the past quarter.
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Russia to summon British ambassador over Black Sea Fleet drone strike
Russia will summon Britain’s ambassador to Moscow over what it said was the involvement of British specialists in a Ukrainian drone strike on its Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, ...
Why some Iranians want their own country banned from World Cup
A group of current and former Iranian sportspeople say they have no choice but to turn on their own country, citing what they called state-sponsored violence and discrimination against ordinary ...
Djokovic starts Paris defence with win
Defending champion Novak Djokovic opened his Paris Masters campaign with a routine 7-6(1) 6-4 win over Maxime Cressy on Tuesday, while Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz stayed in the hunt ...
Oil prices up on demand hopes after US crude stocks drawdown
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after industry data showed a surprise drop in US crude stocks, suggesting demand is holding up despite steep interest rate hikes dampening global growth.
Brent ...
Chelsea out to win against Dinamo despite last-16 place secured
Chelsea must bounce back from their heavy Premier League defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion and will put out a team to win against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League ...
Qatar Investment Authority plans to raise stake in Credit Suisse
The Qatar Investment Authority plans to raise its stake in Swiss lender Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.S) by investing in a share sale alongside the Saudi National Bank (1180.SE), ...
UAE and US reach deal for $100 billion in clean energy projects
The United States and United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement to spend $100 billion on clean energy projects with a goal of adding 100 gigawatts globally by 2035, US Secretary of State ...