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Death toll in Moscow attack reaches 133; Isis claims responsibility

Ukraine has strongly denied any involvement and accused Moscow of using the attack to try to stoke fervour in its war effort

Trump's social media company to go public, likely listing on Nasdaq

Trump's presidential campaign did not immediately respond to request for comment

Russian agency investigating assault on concert hall as terrorist attack

The attack happened just days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on the country in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide

Netanyahu rebuffs US plea to halt Rafah offensive, tensions escalate

Blinken, wrapping up his sixth visit to the Mideast since the war broke out, told reporters that the US shares Israel's goal of defeating Hamas

Gunmen with automatic weapons fire at crowds at Moscow concert hall

Russia's state RIA Novosti news agency reported that at least three people in combat fatigues fired weapons. The state Tass news agency also reported the shooting

Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy

The video announcement came after weeks of speculation spread on social media about her whereabouts and health since she was hospitalized in January for unspecified abdominal surgery

Sri Lanka reduces Bangladesh to 32-3 to end day one on top in first Test

Both de Silva and Kamindu scored 102 to steer Sri Lanka to 280 all out after being reduced to 57-5. The pacers then helped the side consolidate its position by reducing Bangladesh to 32-3 at stumps

UN to vote US resolution declaring immediate cease-fire in Gaza imperative

The Security Council had already adopted two resolutions on the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, but none calling for a cease-fire

US Congress rushes to approve package of spending bills to prevent shutdown

Republicans are insisting on cutting off funding to UNRWA after Israel alleged that a dozen employees of the agency were involved in the attack Hamas conducted in Israel on October 7

US sues Apple in antitrust case over building smartphone market monopoly

US accused Apple of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors, stifles innovation and keeps prices artificially high

IOC was tricked by Russian prank callers amid tension ahead of Olympics

The IOC on Thursday detailed a call from people claiming to be from the African Union, a similar trick to one played by Russian callers on Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in September.

Doctors in S Korea facing license suspensions, all you need to know

At the heart of the confrontation is a government plan to increase the country's medical school enrolment quota by 2,000 starting next year, from the current cap of 3,058

Nike deal ends German soccer's 70-year long relationship with Adidas

German teams wore Adidas gear for all four of the men's World Cup titles, their three European titles, and the women's two World Cup and eight European titles

$3 bn deal with UK gets Oz closer to having nuclear-powered submarines

UK Defense Minister Grant Shapps said the submarine program was expensive but necessary

EU Commission proposes to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia

Russia was one of the main trade partners of the European Union before it invaded Ukraine

EU leaders debating fresh ways to get more arms to help war-torn Ukraine

New plans are on the EU's table, notably to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to buy arms and ammunition for Ukraine

Israeli assault on Gaza's Rafah not needed to defeat Hamas, says Blinken

As Blinken and the Arab ministers met, Gaza's Health Ministry raised the territory's death toll to nearly 32,000 Palestinians since the war began on its soil

France rejects bill to ratify EU-Canada trade deal, cites farmers' concerns

If the Assembly should reject the legislation during its second vote, that would signal France's failure to ratify and could unravel the EU trade deal

US DoJ files case against Apple claiming illegal monopoly over smartphones

Consumers should not have to pay higher prices because companies violate the antitrust laws, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement

McDonald's becomes French soccer league's title sponsor for 3 seasons

This partnership marks the coming together of two major institutions that are deeply rooted in the daily lives and collective imagination of the French people, the French league said