Bernie Sanders strengthened his front-runner position for the Democratic presidential nomination with a decisive victory in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, while Joe Biden was on track for a second-place …
UK PM Johnson’s Brexit team seeks to evade Irish Sea checks on goods: Sunday Times
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit team has been ordered to come up with plans to “get around” the Northern Ireland protocol in the Brexit withdrawal agreement to evade checks …
Australia’s bushfire-stricken state pays tribute to 25 victims
Families, firefighters and politicians gathered in a solemn public ceremony in Sydney on Sunday to honor the 25 people killed in recent bushfires that tore through the country’s most populous …
Family furor over Singapore founder’s will deepens after tribunal ruling
The daughter-in-law of Singapore’s founding father has been found guilty by a disciplinary tribunal of professional misconduct over her involvement in preparing his will, which is at heart of a …
Dominicans take to the streets in protest after election suspension
Hundreds of Dominicans took to the streets on Saturday night in fresh protests after the abrupt suspension of municipal elections that unleashed a political crisis months before the Caribbean island …
China reports fewer coronavirus cases outside epicenter, cases surge in South Korea
China reported another fall in the new coronavirus infections outside of its epicenter on Sunday, but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak …
Sanders scores decisive win in Nevada, Biden heading to second place
Bernie Sanders scored a decisive victory in the Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada on Saturday and gained a fresh burst of momentum, while Joe Biden appeared headed to a second-place …
Sanders heads to big win in Nevada caucuses, Biden battles Buttigieg for second place
Bernie Sanders appeared headed to a decisive victory in the Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada on Saturday, and early returns showed Joe Biden possibly landing a second-place finish that would …
IMF chief, Argentina flag path to new debt deal after G20 meet in Riyadh
Argentina on Saturday agreed to start consultations with the International Monetary Fund that could lead to a new financing program, days after the global lender said the country’s debt situation …
U.S. blocking G20 mention of climate change in draft communique, diplomats say
The United States is against mentioning climate change in the communique of the world’s financial leaders, G20 diplomats said, after a new draft of the joint statement showed the G20 …
Sanders blasts Russia for reportedly trying to boost his presidential campaign
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign. …
Now to end ‘long suffering’: South Sudan’s former rebel leader sworn in as first vice president
Former rebel leader Riek Machar was sworn in as South Sudan’s first vice president on Saturday as part of a unity government with his former adversary President Salva Kiir, a …
Far-right torchlight parade in Sofia hit by court ban
Fewer than 200 far-right activists gathered in downtown Sofia on Saturday after the country’s top court upheld the city mayor’s ban on their annual torchlight procession honoring a Bulgarian general …
L’Arche: Investigation reveals abuses committed by founder Vanier
Jean Vanier, the now deceased founder of L’Arche, a not-for-profit organization which helps people with learning difficulties, sexually abused six women in France, the body said on Saturday, citing the …
Rising stocks fuel record profit for Buffett’s Berkshire; operating profit disappoints
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday posted a 23% decrease in quarterly operating profit, while soaring prices in stock holdings such as Apple Inc enabled the conglomerate to smash …
Syrian bomb kills 16th Turkish soldier this month in Idlib
A Turkish soldier was killed in Syria’s Idlib region in a bomb attack by Russian-backed government forces, the defence ministry said on Saturday, Turkey’s 16th military death during a month …
New coronavirus cases fall in China, but WHO concerned by global spread
China reported a sharp fall in new deaths and cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak …
Rising stocks fuel record profit for Buffett’s Berkshire; operating profit falls
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday posted a 23% decrease in quarterly operating profit, while soaring prices in stock holdings such as Apple Inc enabled the conglomerate to smash …
Syrian bomb kills 16th Turkish troop in Idlib this month
A Turkish soldier was killed in Syria’s Idlib region in a bomb attack by Russian-backed government forces, the defense ministry said on Saturday, Turkey’s 16th military death during a month …
Man accused of stabbing London mosque prayer leader appears in court
A man accused of stabbing a prayer leader inside a north London mosque appeared in court on Saturday charged with causing grievous bodily harm and was remanded in custody to …