- Influential Iranians break ranks with state after Ukrainian jet downing
“Apologies for lying to you for 13 years,” said one state TV host, announcing on Instagram she was quitting.
read more ...3 hours ago - Tear gas, rubber bullets leave more than 150 injured in Lebanon
The clashes took place with the backdrop of a rapidly worsening financial crisis and an ongoing impasse over the formation of a new government.
read more ...12 hours ago - Heavy rain brings flash floods to parts of eastern Australia as bushfires rage on
Major highways were closed in Queensland as the state was hit with some of the heaviest rain the country has seen for months.
read more ...14 hours ago - Harry, Meghan Markle will no longer receive public funds for royal duties
The Buckingham Palace announcement lays out an arrangement for the couple to step back from their royal duties.
read more ...17 hours ago - Klimt’s ‘Portait of a Lady’ painting found after 23 years missing, verified authentic
"I was 9 and I was at school when I found out and we have lived with the mystery of its disappearance ever since," said museum worker Dario Gallinari.
read more ...2 days ago - Brazilian minister sparks outrage after appearing to mimic Goebbels
In a video, the new culture minister seemed to copy a speech by Hitler's propaganda chief as a Wagner opera played in background.
read more ...2 days ago - Art lovers locked out of Louvre as staff join pension strikes in Paris
Many visitors had come to see a special exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci to mark the 500th anniversary of the Italian master's death.
read more ...2 days ago - Trump’s China deal leaves some trade experts ‘underwhelmed’
"Some of its provisions are vague, and some are unachievable," said one analyst.
read more ...3 days ago - Journalists injured in clashes between Lebanese forces and protesters
Reuters, along with Lebanese broadcasters Al Jadeed and MTV, said security forces injured cameramen for each of them during the violent unrest.
read more ...3 days ago - Putin moves the first chess piece in what many see as a grand power-grab strategy
"It is hard to see this as anything other than a ploy to remain in control beyond 2024," one expert said.
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