Salman Rushdie warns free expression under threat in rare public address after attack
Writer Salman Rushdie has made a public speech nine months after being stabbed and seriously injured onstage
2023-05-16 21:27
As NBA coaching changes mount, some lament the lack of job security
Miami’s Erik Spoelstra and Denver’s Michael Malone are two of the four NBA coaches to have spent at least eight years with their current team
2023-05-16 21:23
Libyan parliament replaces its appointed PM, spokesperson says
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) -Libya's eastern-based parliament voted on Tuesday to replace Fathi Bashagha as prime minister, its spokesperson said, after
2023-05-16 21:22
Swedish Eurovision winner Loreen returns to native Sweden
The Swedish singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest with her power ballad “Tattoo,” has returned to Sweden, saying she was proud to have won the contest twice and became the second person in Eurovision history to win a second time
2023-05-16 21:16
African nations to send peace mission to Ukraine, Russia
Six African leaders plan to travel to Russia and Ukraine "as soon as is possible" to help find a resolution to the war, South African...
2023-05-16 20:59
Lebanese central bank governor no-show in Paris corruption probe
Lebanon’s embattled central bank governor has failed to appear before French prosecutors in Paris, questioning him in the ongoing European money-laundering and illicit enrichment probe
2023-05-16 20:53
Republican allies form Super PAC to back Pence presidential bid
WASHINGTON Allies of Mike Pence launched a Super PAC on Tuesday to garner support for the former vice
2023-05-16 20:26
Defense ministers from Japan, China inaugurate hotline to avoid clashes, build trust
The Japanese and Chinese defense ministers have inaugurated their long-awaited hotline as a step to build trust and improve communication
2023-05-16 20:23
Prominent foe of female circumcision wins prestigious $1.4 million Templeton Prize
The Templeton Prize — one of the world's largest annual individual awards — is being awarded this year to a nurse-midwife who for decades has strived to improve women’s health care in East Africa
2023-05-16 20:21
Kremlin says its spies are watching as CIA urges Russians to get in touch
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday its agencies were tracking Western spy activity after the U.S. Central
2023-05-16 20:19
UK PM Sunak's spokesperson: Brexit has not failed
LONDON Britain's departure from the European Union has not been a failure, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesperson said
2023-05-16 19:55
Biden, McCarthy to meet as US debt-ceiling talks come down to wire
By David Morgan and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy will sit
2023-05-16 19:52