Yahoo News Special Report
This is a Yahoo News special report.
This is a Yahoo News special report.
US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron have presented a united front on Ukraine at the White House, and Biden says he will talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin if he is willing to end the invasion.Biden has resisted talking to Putin since the Russian leader launched the invasion in February, while Macron has kept lines of communication with Putin open.
Morocco's players patted coach Walid Regragui vigorously on the head before throwing him in the air as the Africans reached the last 16 of the World Cup.Regragui has been an international coach for less than three months but still guided Morocco to a 2-1 win over Canada that put the team into the knockout stage and clinched first place in Group F ahead of 2018 finalist Croatia and semi-finalist Belgium.
A pregnant mother hit by a concrete block in a "senseless" attack in south Perth has died in hospital along with her unborn child.Diane Miller had been in a critical condition in intensive care at Royal Perth Hospital after suffering a heart attack when the block was thrown through the open window of her car at the Waterford shopping centre in Karawara on Tuesday night.
Cyril Ramaphosa's future as South African president is hanging in the balance as his office says he is exploring options after a report found evidence he may have committed misconduct over a stash of cash stolen from his game farm.The report by a panel of experts appointed by the speaker of parliament centred on allegations that thieves had found millions of dollars of cash stuffed into furniture in the millionaire president's Phala Phala game farm in 2020 and taken it, a theft which only came t
Kyiv's mayor has told residents to stock up on water, food and warm clothes in case of a total blackout caused by Russian air strikes and says residents should consider staying with friends in the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital if they can.Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko warned that the temperature in homes could drop rapidly in the event of "a blackout and the destruction of infrastructure and a total absence of electricity, water supply, drainage and heat supply".
A man has been charged over the death of a woman in Melbourne's north two days ago.The body of the 51-year-old woman was found by a family member at a home in Northcote on Wednesday night.
Ash Barty is a shoo-in to claim a record-extending fifth Newcombe Medal after being among seven players shortlisted for Australian tennis's player-of-the-year award.But the retired Australian Open champion will have to fend off the strongest list of finalists yet after Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios, three-time grand slam quarter-finalist Ajla Tomljanovic and Wimbledon doubles champions Matt Ebden and Max Purcell were also nominated.
Israel's designated prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a coalition deal that will give a hardline, pro-settler party control over a number of key government ministries and a senior role in overseeing the construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.The agreement with the Religious Zionism party marked an important breakthrough for Netanyahu as he tries to cobble together a government following November 1 elections.
Dutch prosecutors say they will not file an appeal regarding the outcome in the trial over the 2014 downing of Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, making the verdicts final although the suspects remain at large.A Dutch court last month convicted three men and sentenced them to life in prison for the shooting-down of the Malaysian airliner as it flew over eastern Ukraine on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014.
HSBC is cutting as many as 15 per cent of its 2000 senior operations managers worldwide as it attempts to streamline its management ranks and reduce costs, two sources with knowledge of the matter say.The global job cuts at the London-headquartered bank will fall across several business units and geographical locations and result in the loss of at least 200 positions, mostly with the title of Chief Operating Officer (COO), the sources said.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's armed forces say in a statement that M23 rebels and their allies have killed 50 civilians in a massacre in the eastern town of Kishishe.DR Congo's army and the M23 have been locked in fighting for months in the country's restive east.
An impassioned Moroccan team has clinched a spot in the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time since 1986 by defeating the already-eliminated Canadians 2-1.Morocco, who needed a win or a draw in their final group F match to reach the knockout rounds, capitalised ruthlessly on their opponents' blunders on Thursday.
Roberto Martinez has announced his resignation as Belgium coach after their tame group stage exit at the World Cup."That was my last game as national coach today.
Wall Street has given up gains made earlier in the session as a contraction in manufacturing activity last month clouded data showing a mild easing in inflation and solid consumer spending while a fall in Salesforce shares dragged the Dow lower.US manufacturing activity shrank for the first time in two and a half years in November as higher borrowing costs weighed on demand for goods, and proved to be a trigger for investors to book profits following a rally in the previous session.
Australian defender Milos Degenek is joining a queue of critics blasting FIFA for their cramped World Cup scheduling.The Socceroos meet Argentina in a round of 16 encounter on Saturday night (0600 AEDT Sunday), just two days after their last game.
Prosecutors are expected to announce they will no longer pursue a sexual assault charge against the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins.au and Nine Newspapers reported on Thursday night that ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold is set to state that the charge against Bruce Lehrmann will be dropped, reportedly because of evidence detailing the effects of a trial on Ms Higgins' mental health.
And while the Socceroos are gobsmacked by his unique football ability, they're reminding themselves he's only one player - and he's only human."It's going to be a difficult game, probably against the best footballer ever to grace the game," Australian defender Milos Degenek said of their World Cup knockout bout with Messi's Argentina.
Star batsman Steve Smith is quietly confident Australia can still win the first Test against West Indies despite just four wickets falling across the opening two days.Smith (200 not out) and Marnus Labushagne (204) posted double-centuries and Travis Head made 99 before Australia declared at a mammoth 4-598.
The federal government is heralding its industrial relations reforms as a Christmas present for the Australian economy ahead of the laws being ticked off by the lower house.The Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill passed in Senate late on Thursday and will be rubber-stamped by the government-controlled chamber on Friday.
The ACT will move to start community consultations early next year on voluntary assisted dying laws after a quarter-century ban was overturned.The Senate passed a repeal bill to remove the embargo on Australia's two territories legislating on euthanasia after the Northern Territory became the first jurisdiction to legalise it in 1995.