Zelensky’s office denies plans for interview with Tucker Carlson

Zelensky’s office denies plans for interview with Tucker Carlson

American journalist and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on Thursday he had secured an interview with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, but the presidential office denied there were any such plans. Megumi Lim reports from Kyiv.

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German rail apologises for Euro 2024 travel delays

Germany's national rail operator has apologised to football fans for delays and overcrowding during the European football Championship. Germany is currently hosting Euro 2024, with millions visiting the country to cheer on their squads. Germany's Deutsche Bahn apologized to fans for late trains and overcrowded conditions during Euro 2024 in Germany. A senior board member admitted DB had not been "offering the quality that everyone deserves." The New York Times meanwhile ran a feature […]

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Voters cast ballot in UK general election

Voting has begun across the United Kingdom in a general election which polling suggests could bring an end to 14 years of the Conservative Party in government. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced snap elections in May. Voters in 650 constituencies will elect members of Parliament to the lower chamber and the House of Commons. Throughout Thursday, tens of millions of voters have the chance to choose who they would like […]

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39 fall ill in gas leak at Malaysia airport facility

A gas leak Thursday at an engineering section of Kuala Lumpur's international airport saw 39 people fall ill, a Malaysian emergency services official said. "A total of 39 victims suffered from dizziness and nausea," local rescue officer Muhammad Nur Khairi Samsumin said in a statement. He added that 24 victims were discharged, 14 others were at the Air Disaster Unit receiving care and one was hospitalised. […]

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Fandom usually means tracking your favorite team for years − so why are the Olympics so good at making us root for sports and athletes we tune out most of the time?

A fan cheers for U.S. tennis players in the men’s doubles gold medal match during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano By Noah Cohan, Washington University in St. Louis Every four years, millions of Americans join billions of their fellow humans across the globe to celebrate the astonishing athletic feats at the Summer Olympics. Warm-weather sports such as swimming and track that usually […]

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India’s Modi to visit Russia next week

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on July 8 and 9, the Kremlin said Thursday, in his first trip to the country since Moscow launched its military offensive in Ukraine. That campaign has tested relations between Moscow and New Delhi, even though India has ramped up its purchases of Russian oil and not joined Western sanctions. Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss "prospects […]

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Labour tipped for historic win as UK voters go to the polls

By Joe JACKSON Britain voted Thursday in a general election widely expected to hand the opposition Labour party a landslide win and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule. The first national ballot since Boris Johnson won the Tories a decisive victory in 2019 follows Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's surprise call to hold it six months earlier than required. His gamble looks set to backfire […]

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Britain votes in an election expected to give Labour a landslide

Britain is voting in a general election expected to overthrow the Conservative Party and hand its rival Labor Party a landslide. Polls close at ten pm local time- a series of final polls suggest Sir Kir Starmer is on course to win a House of Commons majority of more than 200- beating Tony Blair’s win in 1997. Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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Xi Jinping holds talks with Vladimir Putin on sidelines of summit in Kazakhstan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Wednesday in Astana. The expected admission of Belarus to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at its annual leaders' summit is another push by Beijing and Moscow to transform the grouping into a geopolitical counterweight to the influence of the United States and its allies. Laura Westbrook has more.

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