by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2024 | World
Three years after the Tokyo Olympics, Japan’s Hifumi Abe and his sister Uta want to go for gold again in Paris 2024 Olympics.Japan’s brother-and-sister Olympic judo champions Hifumi and Uta Abe say they are spurring each other in their bid to defend their titles at...
by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2024 | World
Yuri Kuznetsov, the second senior official arrested in the case, is accused of bribery after being found holding $1m.Russian police have arrested a senior Ministry of Defence official on bribery charges. The Investigative Committee of Russia announced on Tuesday the...
by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2024 | World
The Russian leader’s May 16-17 visit aims to underscore the deepening ‘no limits’ partnership with China’s Xi Jinping.Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China this week, both countries announced, using the first foreign trip of his new six-year term to...
by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2024 | World
Kyiv, Ukraine – Appointing an economist to helm a defence ministry during a war may sound like a recipe for disaster.Andrei Belousov, who is set to become Russia’s new defence minister after President Vladimir Putin “suggested” his candidacy to his rubber-stamp...
by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2024 | World
Authorities in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have announced a two-day curfew and banned gatherings following violent unrest.The French authorities imposed the curfew in the capital, Noumea, and other areas, closed New Caledonia’s international airport,...
by News Feed Editor | May 14, 2024 | World
Qatar says mediation efforts are being hampered by Israel’s offensive on Gaza’s southern city.Israel’s military operation in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah has set ceasefire negotiations with Hamas “backward”, mediator Qatar has said, adding that the talks have lost...