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Family: Saudis sentence US citizen to 16 years over tweets

An American citizen has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets he sent while in the United States, his son said Tuesday

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Nord Stream gas leaks to continue until end of week: DEA

The gas leaks from the Nord Stream pipelines will continue until the end of the week, Danish Energy Agency (DEA) Director General Kristoffer Bottzauw said on Wednesday.

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Echoing Biden, Blinken says he believes Russia committing 'war crimes' in Ukraine

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that he personally believes war crimes have been committed in Ukraine, a day after President Joe Biden labeled Russian P

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Ukraine's first lady emerges as a staunch defender of her nation on social media

Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, posted an open letter addressed to the world's media on Tuesday, detailing what she described as the "mass murder of Ukrainia

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GOP Sen. Tom Cotton won't condemn Trump's praise of Putin

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has refused to condemn former President Donald Trump's praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his invasion of Ukraine."George, if you

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APD | Sanctions on Russia will impact the global economy

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o

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16-year-old Indian chess sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa stuns world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen

Sixteen-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa stunned Magnus Carlsen on Sunday, beating the world No. 1 during the Airthings Masters.Praggnanandhaa, nicknamed Pragg, belie

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Blinken says meeting with Lavrov is off after Russia moves on Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled a planned meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva this week, he announced Tuesday, in the latest sig

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Putin orders troops into pro-Russian regions of eastern Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into separatist-held parts of eastern Ukraine in what the Kremlin called a "peacekeeping" mission, just hours after

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China's Qi Guangpu wins long-awaited Olympic gold in men's aerials

China's Qi Guangpu won gold in the men's freestyle skiing aerials competition at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou on Wednesday and finally got his long-a

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Sen. Bernie Sanders warns of 'drumbeats' of war in Washington

Sen. Bernie Sanders gave a speech on the Senate floor Thursday expressing grave concern over the "drumbeats" of war building in Washington, D.C., amid escalating tensio

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U.S. air travel still messy, with another 2,600 flights scrapped

Travelers wait in a TSA security line while making their way through Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, December 28, 2021. /CFP Americans returning home from holiday travel had to

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Alpine skiing: Kilde continues super-G domination with win in Bormio

(L-R) Raphael Haaser, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, and Vincent Kriechmayr celebrate at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Bormio, Italy, December 29, 2021. /CFP Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway won

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Twitter tests a safety feature on web to remove followers without blocking them

Twitter announced yesterday that it’s testing a feature on the web that makes it possible to remove followers without blocking them. Sometimes, users want to stop a follower from seeing their tw

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Chris Christie says Trump should move on and 'tell the truth' about the 2020 election

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said former President Donald Trump needs to "tell the truth" about the 2020 election and move on.Christie also had advice for the

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Sporting world mourns tragic death of Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop

Athletes, officials and other prominent figures in sports have paid tribute to Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop, who was found stabbed to death on Wednesday at her ho

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FIFA chief says Brazil game abandonment was 'crazy'

FIFA is investigating the abandonment of the Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifier with its president Gianni Infantino labelling the incident "crazy," while Tottenham Ho