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Winter Olympics hit by another suspected sabotage of rail services Italy’s Transport Minister Matteo Salvini says ‘lives at risk’ as services between Milano Cortina Games hit. The Olympic rings and…

India vs Pakistan match is a godsend for T20 World Cup hosts Sri Lanka Sri Lanka braced itself for massive losses after Pakistan’s boycott call, but now awaits a thrilling…

ICU patients’ lives at risk in Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital amid Israel’s war The hospital may be forced in the coming hours to ration electricity so that certain wards can be…

Swear words fly as cheating allegations made in curling at Winter Olympics Two of curling’s best men’s teams, Sweden and Canada, involved in fiery and controversial match at Winter Olympics.…

In Munich, Rubio urges transatlantic unity but lashes Europe on migration Rubio’s speech was more conciliatory than Vice President JD Vance’s speech last year – though US-EU tensions remain. US…

Tarique Rahman: From 17-year exile to landslide win in Bangladesh election Results mark a remarkable reversal of fortune for the BNP chief, who ​left the country in 2008 and returned…

AU calls for end to ‘extermination’ of Palestinians, decries African wars African heads of state gather in Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa for the 39th African Union Summit. Chairperson of the African…

Are lasers the future of anti-drone warfare? Repelling mass drone strikes is a hard and expensive task, but lasers might help. Defence companies are in a gold rush to make…

Two hurt after high-speed New Zealand-France crash at Auckland SailGP race Two sailors treated for serious injuries after Black Foils and DS ⁠Team France involved in major collision. Black Foils…

Two Philippine senators named ‘co-perpetrators’ in Duterte ICC case Former Philippine justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II also among eight current, past officials named in complaint. Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa…