Turkish center Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets was named to replace injured Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the World Team for next week’s NBA All-Star tournament, the league announced on Sunday. NBA commissioner…
Machado’s close ally released in Venezuela
An opposition figure close to Venezuela’s Nobel peace laureate Maria Corina Machado was freed from jail on Sunday, one month after authorities began releasing political prisoners following the ouster of Nicolas Maduro….
Japan PM Takaichi basks in election triumph
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was savouring an election triumph on Monday, with her ruling coalition projected to have won a two-thirds majority in the powerful lower house. If confirmed by official…
Great White Shark Tracked In Oregon’s Tillamook Bay
It looks like commercial anglers and recreationists on the waters of Oregon’s Tillamook Bay might need a bigger boat. Last Friday (Jan. 30), marine biologists reported the presence of a Great white…
Israeli president to honour Bondi Beach attack victims on Australia visit
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog starts a tightly secured visit to Australia on Monday to honour the victims of an antisemitic gun attack on Sydney’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people. While the…
US astronaut to take her 3-year-old’s cuddly rabbit into space
When the next mission to the International Space Station blasts off from Florida next week, a special keepsake will be hitching a ride: a small stuffed rabbit. American astronaut and mother, Jessica…
Crash ends Vonn’s Olympic dream as Johnson wins downhill gold
Lindsey Vonn’s Winter Olympic dream ended with a broken leg after she dramatically crashed out of Sunday’s downhill won by her American teammate Breezy Johnson. Vonn had been trying to claim the…
Man City fight back to end Anfield hoodoo and reel in Arsenal
Erling Haaland’s stoppage-time penalty earned Manchester City a dramatic 2-1 win at Liverpool on Sunday to reduce Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League back to six points. City were…
Thailand’s pilot PM lands runaway election win
Fresh from an election win that far surpassed expectations, Thailand’s prime minister sat casually on the floor of a conference room at his party headquarters Sunday, joking with reporters before getting up…
Romania, Argentina leaders invited to Trump ‘Board of Peace’ meeting
The presidents of Argentina and Romania said Sunday they have been invited to attend the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s controversial “Board of Peace” in Washington on February 19. Originally…