IBT Staff Reporter

Cyprus minister pins blame for migration 'emergency' on Turkey

India's federal investigation agency has filed a police complaint against ABG Shipyard Ltd and its promoters accusing it of defrauding banks of 228.42 billion Indian rupees ($3.03 billion).

Tunisia's president cemented his grip over the judiciary on Sunday with a decree that lets him dismiss judges or block their promotion, helping consolidate his power after he seized executive authority last summer in a move his foes call a coup.

Knock on the door: Covid stalks athletes at Beijing Olympics

Benedikt Richter, a 40-year-old teacher in the southwest German city of Kaiserslautern, long held out against getting vaccinated against COVID-19.

Ukraine crisis overshadows Blinken bridgebuilding trip to Asia

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has transferred 4% of Saudi Aramco shares worth $80 billion to the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund, the government said on Sunday.

Valieva fate in balance as heavy snow disrupts Olympics

Australian police have given thousands of protesters until the end of Sunday to leave occupied areas of the country's capital, as days-long rallies continue against COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

The world's top anti-doping authority will investigate the entourage of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva who tested positive for a banned drug, plunging her into a doping scandal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Novel crisis: Iran's books shrink as US sanctions bite

Oil majors face backlash as era of big profits returns

Swiss vote on banning tobacco advertising, animal testing

Germany to Putin: 'untie the noose' around Ukraine

Germany loses patience with ex-chancellor's Russia lobbying

Hong Kong reported 1,347 new daily COVID-19 infections on Sunday, down from the previous day's record, but the spread, with 2,000 more suspected cases, threatens the city's overstretched healthcare system, authorities said.

Peru's president ditches iconic hat and seeks image rebrand

The personal fortune of Bankman-Fried is estimated at nearly $25 billion by Forbes magazine, placing him among the top 70 richest people on the planet.

Musk pushes the boundaries in Tesla autonomous campaign

'Terrible timing': Brazil's Bolsonaro to visit Russia

Australia said on Sunday it was evacuating its embassy in Kyiv as the situation on the Russia-Ukraine border deteriorated quickly, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling on China to not remain "chillingly silent" on the crisis.

A reported trucker protest planned to coincide with the Super Bowl appears to be going nowhere, a social media monitoring firm that has been tracking the issue said on Saturday.

Thousands of people revelled in the start of the annual Carnival celebrations in Venice on Saturday, marking a slow return to normality after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the two previous editions.

The new SoFi Stadium will get its day in the sun when the $5.5 billion venue hosts the NFL's championship game on what is forecast to be the hottest ever Super Bowl Sunday.

Canadian protesters out in force again, key bridge still blocked

'Unite and fight': Ukrainians march in face of Russia threat

Toronto-Dominion Bank has frozen two personal bank accounts into which C$1.4 million ($1.1 million) had been deposited to support protesters fighting the Canadian government' pandemic measures, a bank spokesperson said on Saturday.

Toronto-Dominion Bank has frozen two personal bank accounts into which C$1.4 million ($1.1 million) had been deposited to support protesters fighting the Canadian government's pandemic measures, a bank spokesperson said on Saturday.

Several thousand Ukrainians rallied in Kyiv on Saturday to show unity amid fears of a Russian invasion, as Ukraine's leader told people not to panic and pushed back against what he said was a glut of bleak war predictions being reported in the media.