Blackpink: K-pop band make ‘epic Wembley dream’ come true
AdminsLive Nation Blackpink are the first K-pop girl band to sell a million albums, and the first to headline Wembley Stadium. South Korean pop band Blackpink reasserted their position as…
In maps: The war-ravaged Ukrainian territories at the heart of the Trump-Putin summit
BBC Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on Friday Speculation has swirled over whether the Trump-Putin summit will result in the map of Ukraine being forcibly –…
US pauses most visa applications from Zimbabwe in another restriction on travelers from Africa
The United States on Thursday announced a pause on all routine visa applications for citizens of Zimbabwe, the latest restriction on travelers from Africa. It came days after the U.S.…
White House now says Trump ‘open’ to meeting Putin without his meeting Zelenskyy
President Donald Trump on Thursday said Russia's Vladimir Putin doesn't have to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in order for him and Putin to meet. "No, he doesn't," Trump…
High temperatures threaten to reignite France’s largest wildfire in decades
Firefighters and local authorities remained on high alert Friday after France’s largest wildfire in decades was contained in the south of the country, amid forecasts of very high temperatures which…
Trump says he’ll meet with Putin next Friday in Alaska
President Donald Trump said on Friday he will be meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin next Friday, Aug. 15 in Alaska. "The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of…
F1 tycoon pleads guilty in rare Singapore corruption case
A Singapore-based billionaire hotelier has pleaded guilty to a charge connected to a rare corruption scandal that shocked the country last year. Ong Beng Seng has admitted to abetting the obstruction…
After a blown deadline, what next for US-Canada trade?
EPA A self-imposed deadline for a new US-Canada trade deal came and went on Friday. So what happens next for these two deeply entwined neighbours? Canada and the US have…
Democrats flee Texas to block Republican redistricting map backed by Trump
Getty Images Gene Wu, a Democratic state lawmaker in Houston, says he and others are "walking out on a rigged system". Democratic state lawmakers have fled Texas in a bid…
Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies uncover drone procurement graft scheme
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies said they had uncovered a major graft scheme involving inflated military procurement contracts, just two days after Ukraine’s parliament voted to restore the agencies’ independence. In a…