Raucous, lightning-paced and brimming with eye-catching fan costumes, the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens is like no other sporting spectacle. Each spring since 1982, for one rowdy weekend, Hong Kong Stadium – nestled among skyscrapers and…
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Pope Francis will be discharged on Sunday from the hospital where he has spent more than a month being treated for double pneumonia, Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the head of the team taking care of the…
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Iceland’s minister for children and education has resigned after admitting she had a child with a teenager more than three and a half decades ago, according to Icelandic media. Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir revealed that she…
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US envoy says ‘elephant in the room’ in peace talks is whether Ukraine will cede occupied regions
by adminThe biggest obstacle to resolving Russia’s war in Ukraine is the status of Crimea and the four mainland Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia, said US special envoy Steve Witkoff, calling them “the elephant in the…
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Pope Francis plans to make his first public appearance since he was hospitalized more than a month ago on Sunday, greeting the public from the hospital where he’s being treated for double pneumonia. The 88-year-old…
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Israel strikes Hezbollah in response to rocket fire in most significant flare-up of tensions since ceasefire
by adminThe Israeli air force says it struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon in response to cross-border rocket fire in the most significant flare-up of tensions since a ceasefire brought uneasy calm to the region. Israel…
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Operations return to normal at London’s Heathrow Airport after power outage that caused global travel chaos
by adminFlights returned to normal at London’s Heathrow Airport on Saturday following a power outage and shutdown that sparked global travel chaos. The first flights of the day took off as scheduled from 6 a.m. local…
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‘We’re here to clear our names’: Tate brothers, sexist online celebrities, back in Romania to face trafficking charges
by adminSelf-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate is back in Romania along with his brother Tristan to report to the police, following a trip to Florida that triggered a state-level criminal probe. The online celebrity, who has amassed…
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For Vladimir Putin, Russia’s position in the world is personal. Here’s what he really wants
by adminUS President Donald Trump said he thinks Vladimir Putin wants peace. Ukraine and its European allies don’t believe he does, while the Russian leader himself said he wants peace but then refused to sign up…
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Russia and Ukraine traded blame on Friday over an attack on a gas metering station that lies in Russia’s Kursk region, just a few hundred meters from their shared border. The attack on the facility…