US officials share details of raid that killed ISIL leader
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi lived in a three-storey building above an 'unwitting family', US official says.
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Was This Shirt Made With Forced Labor? Hugo Boss Quietly Cut Ties With The Supplier.
Hugo Boss distanced itself from a major clothing manufacturer shortly after a BuzzFeed News report on its links to cotton in Xinjiang, which the US has banned.
Tesla recalls 817,000 EVs for seat belt chime flaw
The audible chime is meant to remind drivers and passengers to buckle up when the car is started.
N Ireland first minister quits over post-Brexit trade rules
Paul Givan resigns after one of his ministers tried to block the inspection of goods arriving from other parts of UK.
Sarah Palin’s libel trial against the New York Times begins
The case, in which the former Alaska governor claims the paper defamed her, could test protections for US news media.
S Africa’s Afrigen makes mRNA COVID vaccine using Moderna data
Vaccine candidate is the first mRNA vaccine designed, developed and produced at lab scale on the African continent.
Ecuador’s Amazon residents seething after new oil spill
Some 6,300 barrels of oil leaked into a natural reserve in Ecuador in a protected area of the Amazon.
Lagarde no longer ruling out an interest-rate hike this year
European Central Bank's chief delivered surprisingly hawkish comments Thursday, citing unexpected record inflation data.
Israel, Bahrain sign security cooperation agreement in Manama
Agreement signed as Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz visits the kingdom amid heightened tensions in the region.
Lebanon: The assassination of activist Lokman Slim, one year on
Lebanese activist and Hezbollah critic Lokman Slim was found dead in his car last year; his family await accountability.
ECOWAS set to hold emergency summit after coups in West Africa
West Africa bloc expected to decide whether to impose more sanctions on Burkina Faso following a military coup.
Erdogan, playing a mediating role, heads to Ukraine: Live news
As he departs for Kyiv, Turkish president says he hopes to stop 'any form of confrontation' between Russia and Ukraine.
Myanmar military barred from ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting
Regional bloc bars Myanmar's military-appointed foreign minister from attending an upcoming meeting.
Winter storm warnings as snow, freezing rain sweep across the US
Schools closed and thousands of flights cancelled as a major winter storm hits the central US.
Timeline: UAE under drone, missile attacks
Houthi rebels have claimed several attacks on the UAE over the past week amid a new phase war in the war in Yemen.
AFCON: Senegal beat Burkina Faso to reach final
Sadio Mane sets up one goal and scores the last one himself as Senegal beat Burkina Faso 3-1 to reach the final.
Pakistani forces battle gunmen after Balochistan checkpost raids
At least four soldiers and a civilian killed in two raids overnight on security posts in southwestern province.
Civilians killed in US special operations raid in Syria
Women and children among the dead following a raid in the town of Atmeh in the province of Idlib.
Xi promises ‘safe, splendid’ Winter Olympics as COVID cases rise
IOC reports highest number of cases among Games-related personnel, condemns calls for boycott of Beijing 2022.
Long after COVID lockdowns, India’s youth struggle to find work
Nearly 36 million Indians aged 18-29 were unemployed in 2021, while many others have settled for less paying jobs.