Iranian, Canadians indicted in US in dissident murder plot
An Iranian and two Canadians, including a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to assassinate Iranian dissidents on US soil, officials said Monday.
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Renault slams brakes on listing of Ampere EV division
French automaker Renault said Monday that it was halting the initial public offering of its EV unit Ampere, saying market conditions were unfavourable to list the company's shares.
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South Africa poll battle heats up as ANC suspends Zuma
South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma was suspended from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Monday, weeks after he backed another party ahead of this year's general elections.
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Fixing food could produce trillions in annual benefits: report
The ways food is produced and consumed across the world is racking up hidden costs in health impacts and environmental damage amounting to some 12 percent of world GDP a year, according to a new report Monday.
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Qatar end Palestine run, Jordan stun Iraq with Asian Cup late show
Hosts and holders Qatar fought back to defeat Palestine 2-1 and reach the Asian Cup quarter-finals on Monday, joining a Jordan side who struck twice in injury time to stun Iraq.
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No election 'without me,' vows Venezuela's banned contender
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who has been disqualified from running in this year's presidential election, insisted Monday that the poll could not take place without her.
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Palestine's historic Asian Cup over in last-16 loss to Qatar
Palestine bowed out of the Asian Cup in a 2-1 defeat to hosts and holders Qatar in the last 16 on Monday after reaching the knockout rounds for the first time.
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'Blackmail' charges fly in EU-Hungary standoff on Ukraine
Tempers flaring and accusations of blackmail: sparks flew again Monday between Hungary and its EU partners, three days before a summit meeting aimed at freeing up billions in aid for war-torn Ukraine.
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British graphic novelist delighted to 'infiltrate' cartoon boys' club
Posy Simmonds is only the fifth woman and the first Briton to win the grand prix at France's prestigious Angouleme comics festival, an honour she is thrilled with -- even if toothache prevented her from collecting it in person.
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New anti-Ukraine disinfo campaign aims to bog down Western media
A message on X asked a major French channel to verify what seemed to be a Deutsche Welle report about a Ukrainian artist who "sawed down the Eiffel Tower."
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