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Scholz dismisses talk of keeping nuclear energy option open in Germany

Scholz brushed aside the suggestion in an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio broadcast on Saturday

Thwarted attacks on Crimea bridge, which was briefly closed: Russia

One naval drone was destroyed late Friday and two others early Saturday morning, according to Russia's Defence Ministry. There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials

Maui fire missing list falls to 385, Guv indicated it would be below 100

We think the number has dropped down into the double digits, so thank God, Green said in a video posted to his account on X, formerly known as Twitter

Delegation of Australian ministers to visit China in sign of improving ties

Delegates will discuss trade and investment, people-to-people links and regional and international security at the Sept. 7 gathering

As Taiwan races to counter China, most people aren't worried about war

While polls indicate most people on the island reject reunification, many say they are attracted to their much larger neighbour's dynamic economy, and its shared language and culture

Typhoon Saola makes landfall in South China, 900,000 people moved to safety

On Friday, 780,000 people in Guangdong were moved away from areas at risk as did 100,000 others in neighboring Fujian province. More than 80,000 fishing vessels returned to port

N Korea fires missiles into sea after US-South Korean military drills end

South Korea's military detected the launches early Saturday morning off the North's west coast, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement

840,000 Afghans who applied for US resettlement programme still waiting

The report released Thursday by the State Department's inspector general outlines steps the department took to improve processing of special immigrant visas for Afghans

Russia deploys ICBM that Putin says will make enemies 'think twice'

Agency head Yuri Borisov said Sarmat missiles have been placed on combat duty, according to Russian news agencies. Further details were not reported

Europa League: Ajax, Marseille in same group with Brighton and AEK Athens

Former European champions Ajax and Marseille were drawn Friday to play Premier League club Brighton and AEK Athens in one of the toughest Europa League groups

Premier League: Manchester City signs Matheus Nunes from Wolverhampton

Manchester City completed the signing of midfielder Matheus Nunes on Friday after agreeing to pay Wolverhampton a reported transfer fee of 53 million pounds ($67 million)

Spain's men's coach asks for forgiveness for applauding Luis Rubiales

Coach of Spain's men's national team asked for forgiveness for applauding the claim by Luis Rubiales that he was the victim of a smear campaign from "false feminists"

Belgium coach counts on Lukaku to assume leadership in De Bruyne's absence

For Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco, calling up Romelu Lukaku for a couple of European Championship qualifiers was a no-brainer

Formula One: Verstappen bids for record-breaking 10th straight win at Monza

Having equalled Sebastian Vettel's F1 record of nine straight victories at the Dutch GP last weekend, Verstappen can break it on the famous Monza track

'Help us play again': Afghanistan's female cricketers plead with ICC

Forced to flee with her family when the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan on Aug 15, 2021, Afghanistan cricketer Amiri and her family first travelled to Pakistan and then were evacuated to Australia

Felipe Massa ready to go to court as he claims was robbed of 2008 F1 title

Massa's claim centers around an infamous crash by Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. in Singapore in 2008, which led to a drawn-out scandal the following year

Hong Kong grind to near standstill as Super Typhoon Saola edges closer

The typhoon could make a landfall in parts of southern China and many workers were forced to stay at home. Pupils in various cities had the start of their school year postponed to next week

US proposes rule to mandate background checks for more firearms dealers

The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require thousands more firearms dealers to run background checks, in an effort to combat rising gun violence nationwide

Scoreless for first time in Lionel Messi era, Inter Miami ties Nashville

Inter Miami failed to score for the first time since Lionel Messi joined the team, playing a scoreless draw with Nashville

Trump pleads not guilty and waives arraignment in Georgia election case

Trump and 18 others were charged earlier this month in a 41-count indictment that outlines an alleged scheme to subvert the will of Georgia voters who had chosen Democrat Joe Biden