EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen championed plans to relaunch Europe’s coronavirus-devastated economy through a green new deal Wednesday, in her maiden State of the European Union address.
Slovenia’s Roglic eyes Tour de France glory as Colombia’s Lopez wins 17th stage
Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic once more prevailed on his toughest test yet to remain on course for Tour de France glory, while Miguel Angel Lopez soloed to a breathtaking stage win atop the highest mountain of the race.
Ex-head of world athletics Diack sentenced to two years in prison for corruption
The former head of world athletics’ governing body, Lamine Diack, was convicted in France on Wednesday of corruption in a Russian doping scandal and sentenced to spend at least two years in jail.
International outrage over execution of Iranian wrestler
Sports associations and leaders from across the world have condemned the execution of Navid Afkari in Iran. The wrestler was hanged in a prison in Shiraz after he was convicted of stabbing a security guard in an anti...
France ‘regrets’ Lebanon has not yet formed government
France “regrets” that Lebanon has been unable to form a new government after a mass resignation in the wake of a deadly explosion in Beirut’s port last month, President Emmanuel Macron’s office...
Joe Biden plays ‘Despacito’ at Florida event in an attempt to win the Latino vote
The candidate has been struggling in particular with Cuban and Venezuelan voters. Trump posted a video of the event that Twitter labels as ‘manipulated media.’ In other news, we might be running out of names for this...
Libya’s UN-backed PM Sarraj says he wants to quit by end of October
Libya’s internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said on Wednesday he wants to quit by the end of October, which could feed political tensions in Tripoli amid new efforts to find a political solution to...