FIFA confirms new format for 32-team Club World Cup from 2025
DOHA — FIFA on Friday announced a new expanded format for the Club World Cup with 32 teams from 2025.…
Australia police killers posted video during shootout
SYDNEY — A couple behind a suspected ambush in rural Australia, in which two police officers were killed, appear to…
Japan to double defense spending amid China threat
TOKYO — Japan has announced it will double its military spending in the next five years, citing regional threats posed…
Toxic spinach causes hallucinations and delirium in Australia.
SYDNEY — Toxic spinach has sparked an urgent health alert in Australia after people who consumed it suffered severe sickness…
Twitter threatened with EU sanctions over journalists’ ban
BRUSSELS — The EU has threatened Twitter owner Elon Musk with sanctions after several journalists covering the company had their…
India defends cough syrups linked to Gambia child deaths
NEW DELHI — India has said that four cough syrups linked to child deaths in the Gambia were found to…
Poland’s police chief hospitalized after a gift from Ukraine exploded
WARSAW — Poland’s police chief Jarosław Szymczyk has been hospitalized with minor injuries after a gift he received from Ukraine…
Five children among 10 dead in French apartment block fire
LYON — Ten people, including five children, are known to have died after a fire broke out overnight on Friday…
Russia launches new deadly strikes across Ukraine
KYIV — Russian forces fired 60 missiles and carried out drone attacks across Ukraine on Friday, officials said, striking the…