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Afghanistan says six civilians killed in Pakistan strikes
Q Afghan authorities said on Friday that Pakistan attacks on Kabul and border provinces killed four people in the capital and two in the east, the latest deadly clashes in…
Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty formed legal defense fund in December
A Tennessee U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty set up a legal defense fund after news broke former special prosecutor Jack Smith subpoenaed the phone records of Hagerty and other senators connected…
Stockard on the Stump: Former House staffer’s petition certified in spite of state penalty
S Former legislative staffer Cade Cothren is certified to be on the ballot for the Tennessee House of Representatives, despite owing $80,000 in fines to the state. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee…
Zelensky arrives in Paris for talks on pressuring Russia
A Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Paris on Friday, his spokesman said, for talks with President Emmanuel Macron on ramping up pressure on Russia. The visit comes as talks…
South Sudan models dominate global catwalks but visas a problem
R Heels click on cracked paving stones as fantastically long-limbed men and women practice moves they hope will whisk them away from South Sudan, one of the fashion world’s favourite…
China says vice premier to leave Saturday for US economic talks in France
A China’s top economic official will leave on Saturday for talks with his US counterpart in France, Beijing said, less than three weeks before President Donald Trump’s expected summit with…
South Africa’s livestock farmers reel from foot-and-mouth disaster
C Pointing at a calf lying motionless in a green field in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, farmer Igsahn Felix let out a heavy sigh. “That one is not going…
In sea-change, UK may abandon homes to coastal erosion
A In an English seaside village, researchers discuss options for relocating a graveyard threatened with slipping into the sea, or moving back a car park perilously close to a cliff…
AI agent ‘lobster fever’ grips China despite risks
L Chinese entrepreneur Frank Gao used to spend long hours running his social media accounts but now outsources the chore to AI agent tool OpenClaw, which is taking the country…
Moscow piles pressure on US over oil sanctions
A Moscow said on Friday that the global energy market “cannot remain stable” without its oil, piling pressure on Washington to lift more sanctions as the Middle East war strangles…
