A man has won an original Pablo Picasso painting worth more than $1.2m in a charity raffle, the BBC writes. Ari Hodara, an engineer and art enthusiast, learned he was the winner on Tuesday when he ans...
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Russia’s customs service has begun imposing higher import duties on goods entering from the EAEU if they were produced in so-called “unfriendly” countries, lawyers and business representatives told Fo...
A former student opened fire at a high school in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people before killing himself, the Associated Press writes. The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a sh...
The damage inflicted on Iran as a result of strikes by the United States and Israel has been estimated at $270 billion, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani told RIA Novosti. “Preliminary and ve...
Commenting on a post by US President Donald Trump addressed to Pope Leo, Vice President JD Vance suggested that the leader of the Catholic world should focus on church-related matters, while American ...
A 13-year-old girl in Australia has been charged with committing 109 offences, The Age writes. The charges include theft and intentionally hitting a cyclist with a vehicle. Just three minutes after th...
Amid the conflict in the Middle East, sales of European brands have declined in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Reuters writes. Luxury brands in March reported sales drops of 30-50% at the Mall of the Emirates, ...
American pop superstar Britney Spears has voluntarily entered a substance abuse treatment facility, Euronews writes. This comes just over a month after she was arrested for suspicion of driving under ...
The unified command of the Iranian armed forces says the ports in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman are “either for everyone or for no one”, Al Jazeera writes, citing state broadcaster IRIB. “The A...
Oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel on Monday as the US Navy prepared to block ships to and from Iran via the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters writes. Brent crude futures rose $6.96, or 7.3%, to $102.16 ...
The US military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas on Monday, after weekend talks failed to reach a deal to end the war with Ir...
The Artemis II crew have safely returned home after re-entering Earth’s atmosphere at 25,000mph, splashing down off the coast of California, the BBC writes. This marked the first human flight toward t...
