Estonians plead guilty to US charges in $577 mn crypto scheme
Washington (AFP) – Two Estonian nationals have pleaded guilty to defrauding hundreds of thousands of people around the world in a $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the Justice Department said…
US sanctions ICC chief prosecutor over Israel investigations
Washington (AFP) – The United States on Thursday sanctioned the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court over the ICC's investigations targeting US personnel as well as alleged Israeli war…
WWF legal challenge against Norway deep
Oslo (AFP) – An Oslo court on Thursday rejected a legal challenge by the WWF environmental group against Norway's bid to mine its seabed for minerals crucial to the green…
Former Olympic champion Grospiron to take top 2030 Games post
Paris (AFP) – Former Olympic champion Edgar Grospiron will be named next week as president of the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps, an official said Thursday. Issued on:…
Lebanon says refuses Israeli demand to stay in five southern locations
Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) – Lebanon's parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri said on Thursday that Beirut rejected Israel's demand to remain in five southern locations after a February 18 deadline for fully…
Injury forces Olympic champion Hodgkinson out of 800m record bid in own race
London (AFP) – Olympic 800 metres champion Keely Hodgkinson has been forced to abandon a world record attempt this weekend after the British middle-distance star withdrew from her own event,…
North Korea destroys family reunion centre in 'inhumane act', Seoul says
Seoul (AFP) – North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country, Seoul said…
Asian stocks rise, oil falls as Trump fans Ukraine peace hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) – Asian markets mostly rose Thursday and oil prices extended losses as forecast-topping US inflation was overshadowed by hopes for an end to the Ukraine war after…
Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artefacts are on display alongside contemporary art pieces, part of the kingdom's…
Tens of thousands go hungry in Sudan after Trump aid freeze
Cairo (AFP) – For the first time in nearly two years of war, soup kitchens in famine-stricken Sudan are being forced to turn people away, with US President Donald Trump's…