- French court jails one in Brigitte Macron cyber-bullying trial
- Oil prices ease as investors track Venezuela fallout
Politics
Russia bombarded Ukraine early Monday with strikes that hit a medical clinic in Kyiv, forcing night-time evacuations into freezing temperatures and killing two people, including a patient at the facility.
January 05, 2026
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Manchester United sack manager Ruben Amorim
Sports
January 05, 2026
Defending champion Jiri Lehecka outlasted fellow Czech Tomas Machac over three sets Monday to book his place in the second round of the season-opening Brisbane International.
January 05, 2026
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The ousting of Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's president puts to the test his "Chavista" factions that have governed the oil-rich nation for 27 years.
January 05, 2026
An imperious Joe Root hit a magnificent 160 to drive England to 384 in the fifth and final Ashes Test Monday before Travis Head let rip to haul Australia back into the contest with a rapid-fire unbeaten 91.
January 05, 2026
Habibullah set off from his home in western Afghanistan determined to find work in Iran, only for the 15-year-old to freeze to death while walking across the mountainous frontier.
January 05, 2026
Boulevard
New regulations come into force Monday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the government calls a "world-leading action" to tackle childhood obesity.
January 05, 2026
RECENT NEWS
Devin Booker drilled the game-winning three-pointer in the final second as the Phoenix Suns rallied to silence the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder 108-105 on Sunday.
January 05, 2026
Politics
President Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on his claim that Greenland should become part of the United States, despite calls by Denmark's prime minister to stop "threatening" the territory.
January 05, 2026
RECENT NEWS
An imperious Joe Root hit a magnificent 160 before England were dismissed for 384 at tea on day two of the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia on Monday.
January 05, 2026
- Chalamet boosts Oscar bid with Critics Choice Awards win
- 'Tuna King' pays record $3.2 mn for bluefin at Tokyo auction
- Tech firms lead Asian markets higher, oil swings after Maduro ouster
- Trump insists US 'in charge' in Venezuela
- Cricket Australia boss hits out at 'archaic' bad light rules
- Trump insists 'we need Greenland'
- Century-maker Root steers England to 336-6 in final Ashes Test
- 'Free our president', Maduro supporters demand at rally