A super typhoon is set to hit the U.S. Pacific island territories of Guam and the Northern Marianas on Sunday night, bringing torrential rain and hurricane-force winds. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center said Bavi was forecast to move westward over the archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean on Monday morning, bringing maximum sustained winds of … Read more
Two of the World Cup’s most dreaded strikers face off on Sunday as five-time champions Brazil take on tournament dark horses Norway at the New York New Jersey Stadium for a place in the quarter-finals. The injured Lucas Paqueta is replaced by Gabriel Martinelli for Brazil. Follow our liveblog for minute-by-minute match commentary. Source link
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that fighting was continuing for the eastern town of Kostyantynivka, rejecting Moscow’s claim that Russian forces had captured the strategic settlement. Zelensky also warned Russia was preparing a new wave of large-scale attacks ahead of this week’s NATO summit in Turkey, where he is expected to meet US … Read more
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has reaffirmed its ambition to rule the country. Closing the party’s national conference in Erfurt, the capital of the eastern state of Thuringia, re-elected co-leader Alice Weidel was pointing to current opinion polls that show the party in the lead across Germany. He said, “We are the strongest force. … Read more
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has reaffirmed its ambition to rule the country. Closing the party’s national conference in Erfurt, the capital of the eastern state of Thuringia, re-elected co-leader Alice Weidel was pointing to current opinion polls that show the party in the lead across Germany. He said, “We are the strongest force. … Read more
Mali’s military junta is facing one of its most serious security challenges in months. A wave of coordinated attacks by the jihadist group JNIM and its Tuareg ally, the FLA, has targeted army positions across the north of the country, raising fresh questions about the government’s ability to contain the insurgency. Source link
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that some Christian villages in southern Lebanon had asked to be annexed by Israel for protection from Hezbollah, a claim made as he reaffirmed that Israeli troops would remain in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary. Source link
Jewelery worth several million euros has been stolen from the Lalique Museum in northeastern France after burglars broke into the site early on Sunday and targeted its jewelry collection. Around 20 pieces were taken in the raid, with losses estimated at close to four million euros, according to an investigation source. Source link
Turkish police have arrested several journalists, rights activists, academics and members of leftist groups, according to media and unions in Türkiye on Sunday. The raids in several provinces come as the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stepped up security operations ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara on Tuesday and Wednesday. Turkish … Read more
The images emerging from Tehran are striking. Tens of thousands of mourners dressed in black have gathered at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla for the funeral and lying in state of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following his assassination on the opening day of a war between Iran and the United States on February 28. Source link