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Perry’s assistant is last to be sentenced over his ketamine death
The final sentencing in the 2 1/2-year investigation and prosecution following the drug death of Matthew Perry will be of the personal assistant who sat at ... -
Planes carrying 19 Australians linked to the Islamic State land in Melbourne and Sydney
Two planes carrying 19 Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group in Syria landed in Melbourne and Sydney yesterday, despite Australia’s government warning ... -
Brazil turns to Carlo Ancelotti to end long wait for cup glory
Brazil’s biggest hope to end a 24-year World Cup title drought is not a clinical striker, a creative midfielder or a dribbling winger like in previous ... -
Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers
Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics. And the 2024 Olympics were held ... -
Early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe
Temperature records have toppled as a spring heatwave continued to scorch parts of Western Europe yesterday, triggering government warnings about risks to life. Several drownings were ... -
China launches Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with 1 of 3 astronauts set for yearlong stay
China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in space for a year. ... -
Revelers pack Cheung Chau Island for bun festival, a century-old tradition
Hong Kong’s iconic bun festival drew throngs of revelers to the densely populated city’s outlying island, Cheung Chau, to celebrate a century-old tradition that is rooted ... -
Muslims begin the annual Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns
The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, officially began yesterday. More than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside ... -
Olympiakos beats Real Madrid to win EuroLeague title
Olympiakos 92, Real M 85 Olympiakos clinched the EuroLeague basketball title yesterday [Macau time], beating Real Madrid 92-85 despite a late stretch of mistakes. Alec Peters ... -
4 dead, 17 mostly workers still missing, in collapse of unfinished hotel
Rescuers pulled out three people yesterday from an immense pile of rubble that was all that remained of a nine-story hotel which collapsed while under construction ... -
Villagers honor guardian spirits to pray for rain and good fortune
Hundreds of Cambodians yesterday morning honored their village’s guardian spirits by holding a colorful centuries-old ceremony to pray for good fortune, rain and prosperity. The “He Neak Ta” ... -
Appeals in Congo for more supplies as aid groups warn Ebola outbreak is ‘gaining momentum’
Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said yesterday they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to the rare Ebola outbreak, as armed ... -
Middle Europe faces stray Ukrainian drones as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports
Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot ... -
‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ makes a clumsy big-screen debut
It’s been nearly seven years since there was a new “Star Wars” movie released in theaters and there are lots of ways to do it. “Star Wars: ... -
Bam! Pow! Krakoom! The everlasting allure of the American comic book
Pick one up. Be seduced by its glossy cover. Gaze upon the impossibly muscular body clad in a skin-tight suit. Our hero or heroine will surely ... -
‘Minotaur,’ about murder and corruption in Putin’s Russia, jolts the Cannes Film Festival
Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev sent shock waves through the Cannes Film Festival with a soberly damning crime film about murder and corruption in Russia, set against the conscription ... -
Graduates boo pep talks on AI at college commencements
As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season’s college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted ... -
Xi and Putin highlight their friendship and cooperation on energy and other issues
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his close ties with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and said their countries are partners in trade and international affairs as they ... -
Coco Gauff has a new mindset for title defense and more confidence on her serve
Coco Gauff has a new approach for her second time around attempting to defend a Grand Slam title. The American’s strategy heading into the French Open ... -
Arsenal wins its first Premier League title in 22 years after Man City draws with Bournemouth
Arsenal’s decades-long wait is over. Mikel Arteta’s team was crowned Premier League champion for the first time since 2004 on Tuesday after Manchester City drew 1-1 ... -
North soccer team beats South hosts in rare match between divided countries
Drenched in rain, hundreds of South Koreans cheered the North Korean visitors during a rare soccer match between the divided countries yesterday as Pyongyang-based Naegohyang Women’s ... -
WHO expresses concern over scale and speed of Ebola outbreak
At least 131 deaths and over 500 suspected cases have been reported in the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, the Congolese health ministry said yesterday ... -
Top soccer talent Yan Diomande took a ‘crazy’ path from a Florida high school to world stage
Yan Diomande has had a “crazy life” and he’s still only 19. In two years, Diomande has gone from playing at a Florida high school to ... -
Guardiola to leave City after this season with Maresca to take over: reports
Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking, 10-year tenure at Manchester City might be coming to a close, according to reports in the British media. City wouldn’t comment on stories ... -
New Zealand plans to cut 14% of public sector jobs to slash spending
New Zealand’s government will lay off nearly 9,000 workers, amounting to 14% of public sector jobs, by mid-2029 as part of a bid to slash billions ... -
Minister says Modena attack raises integration concerns amid migration debate
Italy’s interior minister said yesterday that a car-ramming and stabbing attack in the northern city of Modena cannot be dismissed as an isolated act, warning it ... -
The Flying Kiwis: No longer flightless, spreading football fandom at the games
They call themselves the Flying Kiwis, an eclectic group of New Zealanders from around the world who, whenever their national soccer team plays a major match, ... -
Veteran star Son Heung-min will lead South Korea’s campaign
Veteran star Son Heung-min will lead South Korea’s World Cup campaign as coach Hong Myung-bo named his 26-man squad on Saturday. South Korea squad Goalkeepers: Jo ... -
4 crew members eject safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho
All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in ... -
An Australian journalist turns her harrowing China prison ordeal into a memoir and play
After three years as a prisoner in Beijing, Cheng Lei is busy rebuilding her life. She’s written a memoir and a play, tried her hand at ... -
Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he has not made a decision on whether to move forward with a major arms package for Taiwan after hearing concerns ... -
Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others
One of Ukraine’s largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities said yesterday. ... -
FIFA finally seals World Cup broadcast deal in China at just USD60 million
FIFA finally sealed a World Cup broadcast rights deal for China on Friday, just 27 days before the opening game and at a much lower reported price than ... -
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern yesterday after more than 300 suspected ... -
Ship is reported seized off the coast of the UAE and is heading toward Iran
A ship anchored off the east coast of the United Arab Emirates has been seized and is heading toward Iranian territorial waters, the British military said ...
