World
France calls IOC sex testing a ‘step backwards’ while Trump praises move
Transgender women athletes now excluded from female events at the Olympics after IOC agrees new eligibility policy.
World
World
‘We will no longer stand by’: Austria plans social media ban for under-14s
Austrian officials highlight addiction and ill-health while advocating for stricter age restrictions.
World
UN rights chief urges US to conclude probe into deadly Iran school attack
Human Rights Council calls for investigation and hears devastating testimony from grieving mother Mohaddeseh Fallahat.
World
Americans seek redemption at figure skating worlds, just weeks after the Olympics
Figure Skating World Championships in Prague end on Saturday. Americans Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin are within medals' reach after disappointing finishes at last month's Olympics.
World
Pilots of firefighting helicopter survive crash in South Africa
Video shows the moment a firefighting helicopter lost control and crashed conducting water drops in South Africa.
World
Yemenis fear economic consequences of being dragged into US-Iran conflict
Iran-allied Houthis yet to get involved in conflict, but could target shipping in Red Sea.
World
Nepal’s youngest premier sworn in after releasing new rap song about unity
At 35, Balen Shah becomes Nepal's first Madhesi prime minister, representing the southern plains bordering India.
World
What is LNG and what is it used for?
Natural gas powers a quarter of the world, and almost a fifth of LNG moves through the Strait of Hormuz.
World
‘My heart burns with pain’: Iranian mother tells UN of Minab school attack
Grieving mother Mohaddeseh Fallahat, whose two children were killed, and Iran's Araghchi address Human Rights Council.
World
Senate votes to fund most of DHS. And, Trump extends Iran's deadline to reopen strait
The Senate has voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security. And, President Trump extends the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
World
Southeast Asia is being hit hard by Iran's cutoff of oil and gas
Southeast Asia is among the areas hardest hit by Iran's cutoff of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz, with many nations almost entirely dependent on foreign energy — and quickly running out.
World
Wildlife killed, reefs damaged in ‘active’ Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Authorities say the oil is seeping from three sources, including a vessel that has not yet been identified.
World
India lowers fuel taxes, says rumours of lockdown ‘completely false’
India, the world's third biggest crude importer, announces measures amid shortages created by the Iran war.
World
War on Iran price crisis not just about energy, says analyst
Abdulla Banndar Al-Etaibi, says the disruption of fertiliser supplies due to the war on Iran will push food prices up.
World
Video: Children’s toys found in rubble of US-Israeli strike in Iran
Rescue teams from the IRCS have been searching the rubble of residential buildings hit in US-Israeli attacks on Iran.