Verstappen set to clinch fourth consecutive title
Max Verstappen will be Formula One world champion for the fourth consecutive year if he beats Lando Norris in Las Vegas this weekend. McLaren's Norris must score three more points…
Greece faces general strike
A nationwide strike by public and private sector employees paralysed Greece on Wednesday as the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis comes under increasing pressure to deal with a worsening…
Italy, Spain, Greece close embassies in Kyiv over fears of attacks
Ukrainian state broadcaster Suspilne reported that Italy, Spain and Greece today closed their embassies in Kyiv, following in the footsteps of the United States, which had received information that a…
Toxic smog persists in northern India
Residents of northern Indian states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday as a blanket of dense haze blanketed most of the region and pollution in…
G20 leaders focus on climate change at Rio summit
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies met Tuesday to discuss sustainable development and the transition to cleaner energy as they seek to boost the chances of a successful…
Paris agreement is working, says Australian minister at COP29
Australian climate change minister Chris Bowen has said the Paris agreement ‘is working’ as it has pulled the world ‘back from the brink of catastrophic warming’, but argued that countries…
Sony in talks to buy company behind ‘Elden Ring’ game
Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa, the Japanese media company behind the ‘Elden Ring’ game, as the tech giant looks to expand its entertainment portfolio. Talks between the two…
Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa dies at age 92
Shuntaro Tanikawa, a pioneer of modern Japanese poetry, has died at the age of 92. Tanikawa, who wrote the lyrics to the theme song for the Astro Boy animated series,…
Ridley Scott says the same-sex kiss in Gladiator II ‘didn’t happen’
The director of Gladiator II has denied claims by its star, Denzel Washington, that a same-sex kiss was removed from the final version of the film. Last week, Washington said:…
Jimmy Kimmel criticises Sylvester Stallone for calling Trump the ‘second George Washington’
Jimmy Kimmel blasted Sylvester Stallone for calling Donald Trump the ‘second George Washington’. The ‘Rocky’ actor spoke at an American First gala at Mar-a-Lago, where he said ‘Guess what, we…
