Swedish police responding to an armed attack at a Swedish school Swedish police are responding to an armed attack at a school in the city of Örebro, some 200 km west of Stockholm, with at least five people affected. Share Updated at 08.21 EST Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use…
The world’s number one chess player, Magnus Carlsen, has said he will return to a major chess competition after the sport’s governing body agreed to relax its dress code. Carlsen quit the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York on Friday, where he was defending his title, when he was told he could…
Apple webpage with iPhone 16e ad is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC its latest modem will create a big distance in performance versus Apple, which has made its first foray into the technology. Modems are a key component of…
The proclamation President Trump signed this week banning travel to the United States by people from a dozen countries makes exceptions for athletes, coaches and support staff for “major sporting events,” including the World Cup and the Olympics. What qualifies as a major sporting event remains to be seen. Mr. Trump’s proclamation, issued on Wednesday,…
President Trump says crash “could have been” a result of diversity hiring – but provided no evidence Donald Trump stood before the White House press room cameras on Thursday to perform a traditional presidential duty – consoler-in-chief during a time of tragedy. He said the country was in mourning, shared his condolences during “an hour…
Istanbul Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu speaks at the 19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day celebrations held at the Maltepe Event Area on May 19, 2023 on Istanbul, Turkey. Hakan Akgun | Getty Images The Turkish lira fell to a record low against the dollar and the country’s benchmark stock index dropped by…
The Iranian Embassy in India has said it is investigating the case of three Indian nationals who went missing in Tehran earlier this month. The men, all of whom are from the northern state of Punjab, had a stopover in Iran on 1 May, and were on their way to Australia, where they were promised…
Maryland dominated from the tip to advance to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals with an 88-65 win. The Terrapins jumped out to a 19-point lead 10 minutes into the game as guard Rodney Rice connected on four of his first five 3-point attempts. Rice continued to cook throughout Friday’s game as he finished with 26…
Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi speaks during the 2023 Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 18, 2023. Johannes Simon | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi struck a more conciliatory tone on U.S. relations during a high-profile press conference on Friday, in contrast…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. Dan Kitwoodnicholas Kamm | Afp | Getty Images China is calling out the U.S. for “discriminatory restrictions” in its use of export controls in the chip industry, after the Trump administration accused the world’s second-largest economy of violating a preliminary trade deal between the two countries….
