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Young Rohingya leave Bangladesh camps for university dream

Young Rohingya leave Bangladesh camps for university dream

Muhammed Hasson said a painful goodbye to his parents in a refugee camp in Bangladesh before embarking on a dangerous sea journey, refusing to let Myanmar's crackdown six years ago on Rohingyas like him crush his dream of attending university.

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S.Korea suspend striker Hwang Ui-jo over sex video investigation

S.Korea suspend striker Hwang Ui-jo over sex video investigation

Striker Hwang Ui-jo has been suspended by South Korea seven weeks before the Asian Cup because of a police investigation into allegations he illegally filmed an ex-girlfriend.

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Dollar weakens further as rate cut bets build, but equities mixed

Dollar weakens further as rate cut bets build, but equities mixed

The dollar extended losses Wednesday as traders ramped up bets on the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in the new year after officials sounded optimistic notes on the battle against inflation.

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Liverpool set to clinch place in Europa League knockouts

Liverpool set to clinch place in Europa League knockouts

Liverpool and their Premier League counterparts West Ham United and Brighton can all clinch spots in the knockout phase of the Europa League this Thursday with a round of group games to spare, while troubled Ajax face elimination from the competition.

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Finland says to shut last border crossing to Russia

Finland says to shut last border crossing to Russia

Finland's prime minister said Tuesday the country will shut its last border crossing with Russia, following an influx of migrants which Helsinki claims is a hybrid attack orchestrated by Moscow.

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Five things to watch for at COP28 climate talks

Five things to watch for at COP28 climate talks

Deadly floods in the Horn of Africa. Summer wildfires that ravaged Canadian forests. Global temperature records unprecedented in the history of humanity.

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Brazil's Lula, man on a mission at COP28: take rich world to task

Brazil's Lula, man on a mission at COP28: take rich world to task

A year ago, then president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva got a hero's welcome at the UN climate talks, telling the world "Brazil is back" in the fight against global warming.

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Big Tech in charge as ChatGPT turns one

Big Tech in charge as ChatGPT turns one

A year after the history-making release of ChatGPT, the AI revolution is here, but the recent boardroom crisis at OpenAI, the super app's company, has erased any doubt that Big Tech is in charge.

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Newcastle boss Howe rues penalty decision in PSG Champions League draw

Newcastle boss Howe rues penalty decision in PSG Champions League draw

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe hit out at the decision to award Paris Saint-Germain a last-gasp penalty that denied his team a Champions League win over the French club on Tuesday.

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Jimmy Carter, 99, makes rare appearance with presidents for wife's memorial

Jimmy Carter, 99, makes rare appearance with presidents for wife's memorial

Former US president Jimmy Carter, 99, made a rare public appearance Tuesday to join his successors Joe Biden and Bill Clinton and all five living first ladies at the memorial service for his beloved wife Rosalynn.

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