Syria and Saudi Arabia sign multibillion-dollar investment deals
Elaf fund will finance projects with buy-in from Saudi investors committing $2bn for two airports in Aleppo city.
Category: World
Chris Hedges on decline of the American empire
Journalist Chris Hedges speaks to Marc Lamont Hill on Trump’s first year and the future of US democracy.
‘I don’t want to imagine what happened’ – Shock and disbelief in area Nancy Guthrie went missing
The disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of news anchor Savannah Guthrie has left a community searching for clues and hoping for her safe return.
Fire-juggling unicyclist caught performing on crossing
Police have caught a man juggling fire while riding a unicycle on a pedestrian crossing.
Suryakumar rescues India as United States threaten T20 World Cup upset
India recover from 77-6 as captain Suryakumar Yadav hits an unbeaten 84 in 29-run World Cup win against United States.
Super Bowl drives economic boon in the US ahead of game
The football game will bring as much as $630m in local economic impact to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Olympic committee: New transgender policy consensus reached across sports
A proposed new consensus between sports leaders across the globe about gender policy would be a first uniform criteria.
Italian speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida wins gold at home on 35th birthday
It was a very happy birthday for Francesca Lollobrigida
France investigates ex-minister Jack Lang over Epstein links
The socialist grandee and his daughter are being investigated for suspected “laundering of tax-fraud proceeds”.
Why the Epstein scandal is the most perilous moment yet for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer
LONDON — Keir Starmer is facing what could be the most precarious moment of his time as Britain’s prime minister, as the global scandal surrounding
Alleged mastermind among four arrested after Pakistan mosque blast
The four are suspected of facilitating a suicide bombing that killed more than 30 people, Pakistan’s interior minister said.
Italy says railways hit by ‘serious sabotage’ as Winter Olympics begin
Police say they are investigating three incidents targeting rail infrastructure that caused travel delays.
General shot in Moscow conscious after surgery, Russian media say
Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev was shot several times inside his apartment block on Friday morning.
Suspected saboteurs hit Italian rail network near Bologna, police say
Saboteurs damaged rail infrastructure near the northern Italian city of Bologna on Saturday morning, disrupting train journeys on the first full day of the Winter