Pharma giants pay millions to Russian distributor entangled in corruption allegations to win cancer drug business 
Xi emerges powerful from Beijing meeting, but maybe not all-powerful 
Egyptian court orders closure of news site Mada Masr and fines editor Lina Attalah, sparking international outcry Milei renews Argentina’s Falklands claim, rails against ‘useless’ UN
Argentine President Javier Milei reaffirmed Argentina’s claim to sovereignty over the islands known to Britain as the Falklands and to Argentines as the Malvinas, calling…
Samantha Johnson
Italy greenlights return of nuclear power after decades-long ban
Italy’s Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to legislation paving the way for a return to nuclear power nearly four decades after the Chernobyl disaster…
Thailand’s Nene Royal wins America’s Got Talent, pocketing US$1 million
Thailand’s teenage guitar sensation Nene Royal won the US$1 million top prize on America’s Got Talent, capping a viral run that made the 16-year-old a…
Video of US military adjusting red carpet for China’s Xi sparks online backlash
A video clip showing uniformed US military personnel on their hands and knees making last-minute adjustments to a red carpet has gone viral online, as…
Ukraine’s Zelensky warns of painful winter for Russia if energy truce talks fail
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Moscow at the United Nations on Wednesday that Ukraine would strike back and make the coming winter deeply painful for Russia,…