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Main Kremlin party keeps control of Russia’s parliament
The main Kremlin party retained its majority in Russia’s parliament, election officials said Monday, after a carefully orchestrated balloting that excluded most opposition candidates and helped ... -
Barcelona sizzles, PSG simmers and Spurs struggle: The story of Europe’s top leagues this season
Just as Europe’s top soccer leagues are really hitting their stride, here comes a longer-than-usual break — three weeks! — for international matches. A few early-season, ... -
Atletico beats 10-man Real, Man City outlasts Sunderland in Premier League
Atletico Madrid won the first capital derby of the season in the Spanish league with a 2-1 win against 10-man Real Madrid, while Manchester City prevailed ... -
Joey Logano wins NASCAR race at Bristol as Carson Hocevar, Ryan Blaney fight afterward
Joey Logano won the Cup Series race Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway, while the driver he passed for the win stole the show with old-school NASCAR ... -
A state funeral honors Tung Chee-hwa, the city’s first post-colonial leader
Hong Kong held a state funeral on Sunday for its first post-colonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa, who led the city through the initial years of its transition from British ... -
Seoul set to approve abortion pills next year
South Korea plans to approve abortion pills for the first time to promote women’s rights to health and safety, deepening debates over abortions in the Asian ... -
Tens of thousands flee as Iran-backed rebels draw Yemen into the wider war
As Houthi rebels closed in, Eshraq Abdel Gelil and her husband fled their home, walking through the mountains before catching a ride to a nearby city. ... -
Carney to address EU Parliament as Trump calls associate membership hostile
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament today [Macau time] after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that allowing Canada to become an associate ... -
Ethan Hawke leads a tense, Depression-era thriller in ‘The Weight’
In April 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order banning the hoarding of gold and requiring Americans to deliver excess quantities to a Federal ... -
South African police find a ninth woman’s body, with possible links to series of killings
South African police said Thursday a ninth woman’s body has been discovered in an area east of Johannesburg, and said it could be linked to a ... -
Greenland and Antarctica lost 12 trillion tons of ice in 47 years
About 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to ... -
Real Madrid pulls off late La Liga win after squandering 2-goal lead at Elche
Elche 2, Real Madrid 3 Carlos Espí scored in stoppage time after a nifty move by Jude Bellingham and an assist by Kylian Mbappé to help ... -
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen proposes social media ban for kids under 13
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed banning children under 13 from accessing social media, online games and chatbots on Wednesday during her annual State ... -
Inquiry into man who hid his kids in forest lambasts officials’ actions
A major inquiry into the case of New Zealand man Tom Phillips, who hid his children in dense forest for years before he died in a ... -
In parts of Africa, rainmakers face cruel violence by farmers as climate change vexes many
The farmers who paid David Nabutsilili money to summon rain were angry when they received so much of it that their vegetable gardens were left flooded. ... -
Barcelona’s Camp Nou beats Wembley to host 2029 Champions League final
Barcelona’s renovated Camp Nou was picked over Wembley Stadium in London to host the 2029 Champions League final, UEFA said Tuesday. The choice gives Barcelona a ... -
Muslim region in southern Philippines holds first elections
A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first elections for a regional parliament Monday and Tuesday following years of delays, moving it closer ... -
‘Widow’s Bay’ breaks record with 14 wins including best comedy series, ‘Pitt’ wins best drama
LOS ANGELES – A “Widow’s Bay” wave slammed into the Emmy Awards on Monday night (today, Macau time) as the Apple TV show set a single-season ... -
Electric mobility brings Africa’s energy transition into the wild
Joshua Kijape eases his motorcycle through the tall grass, listening for movement in the bush. There is no engine rumble, no exhaust and little warning for ... -
‘The Pitt’ looks to repeat and ‘Widow’s Bay’ could bring an epic wave
The 78th Emmy Awards are here. “The Pitt” will look to find its place in the television pantheon and “Widow’s Bay” will ride a storm of ... -
India’s Modi and China’s Xi seek to reset ties on BRICS sidelines
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Saturday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, the latest effort by the rival neighbors to ... -
Crypto billionaires give $97 million to Reform UK, fueling concerns about money in politics
Reform UK, the anti-immigration party led by Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, received 72 million pounds ($97 million) from two cryptocurrency billionaires this weekend, fueling concerns about ... -
Olympic flame arrives in Senegal for Youth Games, the first Olympic event to be held in Africa
The Olympic flame was welcomed by music and dancing in Senegal’s capital Saturday, as a march by 100 women marked the countdown to the first Olympic sporting ... -
Romania sets Guinness record with miles-long table, raises funds for pediatric psychiatry hospital
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Romania ’s capital Saturday to sit down at a miles-long table to break a Guinness record and raise money for what ... -
Seoul trying to learn if Kim has a son but daughter’s status as heir appears solid
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service says it is trying to determine if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a son, while the spy agency maintains ... -
Japan deploys equipment to Borneo to help fight wildfires causing toxic haze
A Japanese military transport ship docked on the island of Borneo on Thursday as part of a disaster relief mission to help fight wildfires in Indonesia ... -
Trump says oil prices won’t come down until after midterms
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after U.S. midterm elections. Oil ... -
The Korean thriller ‘Hope’ is a creature feature to the tilt
Na Hong-jin makes chase movies and it can be incredible where they go. His latest, “Hope,” is his biggest and wildest movie yet. But despite its ... -
Carly Simon’s album is a journey through love and loss
On her first album with original songs in nearly 20 years, Carly Simon is still working on some old demons and still determined to outlast them. ... -
Hundreds rally at Israeli embassy to demand foreigners respect Thai laws
Hundreds of people demonstrated outside Israel’s embassy in Bangkok on Thursday to demand foreigners show more respect for Thailand’s laws and culture as public discontent over ... -
Yemen risks a return to civil war as Iran-backed rebels target a crucial shipping route
CAIRO — Yemen is moving closer to a return to civil war. The escalating events in the Arab world’s poorest country are closely linked to the ... -
Beijing hits back at US claims of ‘malicious’ AI distillation
China hit back Wednesday against U.S. claims that Chinese artificial intelligence developers are engaged in “aggressive, malicious” industrial-scale efforts to extract capabilities from frontier American AI ... -
Suspected measles cases kill nearly 1,000 as doctors struggle to contain outbreak
Eight-month-old Rojatun Jannat Ramisa is struggling to breathe in a hospital in Bangladesh’s capital as her parents sit helplessly beside her. She’s one of thousands of ... -
Real Madrid and Man City kick off with wins as Champions League returns
There were goals for Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland; and wins for Real Madrid and Manchester City as the Champions League returned Tuesday [yesterday, Macau time] ... -
Malaysian authorities recover remains of all 5 aboard ‘flying doctor’ helicopter after crash
KUALA LUMPUR, — Authorities recovered Wednesday the remains of all five people aboard a “flying doctor” service helicopter that crashed on Malaysia’s Borneo island the day ...
