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Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, wife and dog found dead at home
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home, authorities said yesterday. Foul play was not ... -
Southwest Airlines flight abruptly rises to avoid another plane crossing Chicago runway
Pilots on a Southwest Airlines flight attempting to land at Chicago’s Midway Airport were forced to climb back into the sky to avoid another ... -
Cuba’s cigar fair showcases humidors as the new object of desire
Cuba’s legendary cigars, hand-rolled from the finest tobacco leaves, have long captivated connoisseurs, and now a growing number of enthusiasts recognize the vital importance ... -
The main ingredients in Sierra Leone’s kush are synthetic opioids and cannabinoids, report finds
A new report released yesterday [Macau time] by an anti-transnational crime group has identified the core chemical components of kush, a synthetic drug that ... -
US refuses to blame Russia for Ukraine war, splitting with European allies in vote
In a dramatic shift in transatlantic relations under President Donald Trump, the United States split with its European allies by refusing to blame Russia ... -
Judge tosses part of a lawsuit against The 1975 for gay kiss at Malaysian music festival
Members of the British band The 1975 cannot be held personally liable for losses of a Malaysian music festival that was shut down by ... -
The FBI’s new deputy director is a popular podcaster — who has had plenty to say about the agency
The popular right-wing podcaster Dan Bongino has built a career of unleashing sometimes inflammatory rants against the media, Democrats and the federal government. Now, the 50-year-old ... -
Zelenskyy says progress made on reaching an agreement on rare minerals deal
A contentious Trump administration proposal to give the U.S. $500 billion worth of profits from Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as compensation for its wartime ... -
Xi tells Putin that China is pleased with Russia’s efforts to end Ukraine war
China’s President Xi Jinping had a call with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin yesterday and said he was pleased with Moscow’s efforts to hold a summit ... -
Tens of thousands attend funeral of late Hezbollah leader Nasrallah five months after his killing
Tens of thousands of people packed into a stadium in Beirut early yesterday to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader, nearly five months ... -
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen broke a dress code with jeans. Now he’s selling them for charity
Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is turning his controversial denim into some greens — for charity. The Norwegian chess grandmaster announced last week that ... -
Pope Francis had a peaceful night following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions
Pope Francis, in critical condition with a complex lung infection, rested well during a peaceful night following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, the Vatican said ... -
Russia seems to have time on its side as talks start
When Russian troops rolled into Ukraine three years ago, they brought their parade uniforms with them on the push to Kyiv. President Vladimir Putin ... -
Trump backs idea to send some DOGE savings to American citizens
President Donald Trump said that he likes the idea of giving some of the savings from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency back to ... -
Former President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup
Brazil’s prosecutor-general yesterday [Macau time] formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat, ... -
Top Russian, US officials talk ending the war in Ukraine —without Kyiv
The top diplomats from Russia and the U.S. met yesterday in Saudi Arabia to discuss improving ties and negotiating an end to the war ... -
Delta jet flips upside down on a snowy Toronto runway and all 80 aboard survive
A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, but all 80 people on board survived and ... -
Europe tries to muscle up as US plots mediation
European leaders took steps yesterday [Macau time] to answer assertive U.S. efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, as France announced a meeting of ... -
‘Conclave’ wins best picture as ‘The Brutalist’ takes directing and acting prizes
Papal thriller “ Conclave ” won four prizes including best picture yesterday [Macau time] at the 78th British Academy Film Awards, where genre-bending musical “ Emilia Pérez ” ... -
Mike Pence emerges as one of the few Republicans willing to challenge Trump 2.0
His group spent nearly $1 million on ads opposing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's pick to lead the nation's health agencies. He's delivering ... -
Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts
President Donald Trump said late last week that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he ... -
Tech TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US
TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a TikTok ... -
Isolated Indigenous man returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest after brief contact
A young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe who approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to his people less than 24 ... -
Trump says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war
President Donald Trump upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine yesterday [Macau time], saying that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin had agreed ... -
Blood pressure patterns differ between South and East Asian adults in UK
Disparities in how high blood pressure and cardiovascular risks may develop among South Asian and East Asian adults in the United Kingdom highlight the ... -
Chocolate love has its price as cocoa costs make hearts shudder, not flutter
St. Valentine chocolates always seek to show how deep your love is. This year, it might just also show how deep your pockets are. ... -
Amateur treasure hunters unearth pieces of British history
When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he’d unearthed in an English field, he knew it was something special. In his hand was ... -
Turkmenistan reaches deal with Turkey to ship natural gas via Iran
Turkmenistan has struck a deal to ship natural gas to Turkey via Iran, a government daily reported yesterday [Macau time]. The official daily Neutral Tyrkmenistan ... -
Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’
President Donald Trump said yesterday [Macau time] he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long. ... -
Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. UN says take your time to do it right
Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday (yesterday, Macau time) deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the most important policy ... -
US officials are bound for Europe for top-level talks on Ukraine
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said yesterday [Macau time] that top administration officials will meet with European officials this week about how to ... -
Mexican long-nosed bats are no strangers to southeastern Arizona
Scientists have long suspected that Mexican long-nosed bats migrate through southeastern Arizona, but without capturing and measuring the night-flying creatures, proof has been elusive. ... -
Turkey’s Erdogan again rejects US proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again rejected a U.S. proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and said Israel should pay for the damage it ... -
Trump’s AI ambition and China’s DeepSeek overshadow an AI summit in Paris
The geopolitics of artificial intelligence will be in focus at a major summit in France where world leaders, executives and experts will hammer out ...
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