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US President Joe Biden called on China’s leader Xi Jinping to play a mediating role in the conflict with North Korea on Monday after the two met on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. “I made it clear to President Xi Jinping that I thought they had a…

Like many onscreen Scrooges before him, Ryan Reynolds’ character in “Spirited” is told that he will face his past, present and future. But he surprises even the spirit haunting him upon raising his hand and asking: “Like ‘A Christmas Carol’? The Dicken…

Additional EU sanctions on Iran over human rights violations in Tehran’s violent crackdown on anti-government protests entered into force on Monday, after publication in the EU Official Journal. “We stand with the Iranian people and support their right…

US President Joe Biden called Ukraine’s retaking of the southern city of Kherson from Russia a “significant, significant victory” for Kiev. “I can do nothing but applaud the courage, determination and the capacity of the Ukrainian people and the Ukrain…

US President Joe Biden has rejected the idea of a Cold War-style conflict with China, saying on Monday: “I absolutely believe there’s not been a new Cold War.” Following talks with Xi Jinping on the Indonesian island of Bali, Biden said he and the Chin…

Germany reserve goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen has a stomach illness and did not fly with the rest of the World Cup squad to their training base in Oman on Monday, the German Football Federation announced. The Barcelona stopper arrived at a Frankfurt…

Formula One driver Mick Schumacher is set to be replaced at Haas by fellow German Nico Hülkenberg for next season, Germany’s Bild newspaper reported on Monday. The 23-year-old, son of seven-times champion Michael, has struggled at times this season and…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan denounced the bombing of a busy Istanbul shopping street on Sunday that killed at least six people and wounded 53 others as a “vile attack.” Erdoğan said a bomb had been detonated on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian …

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said he assumed Sunday’s deadly explosion on a major Istanbul pedestrian avenue was a “terrorist attack.” A suspect detonated a bomb, he said, without giving further details as to who was behind the attack. Oktay put t…

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following Sunday’s deadly bombing in Istanbul. “I was shocked by the news of the devastating explosion in the middle of bustling Istanbul,” Ste…