Defending Olympic champion Eileen Gu took silver in freeski big air at the 2026 Winter Olympics as Canada’s Megan Oldham won the gold medal on Monday night. Oldham topped the…
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Man faces terrorism charges in foiled Taylor Swift concert attack plot in Vienna
Austrian public prosecutors filed terrorism-related charges Monday against a 21-year-old defendant who they say planned to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna in August 2024. Vienna public prosecutors said…
Team USA headed to women’s hockey gold medal game, guaranteeing hardware for 8th straight Winter Olympics
Aerin Frankel stopped 21 shots for her third shutout of the Olympic women’s hockey tournament and the favored United States advanced to the gold-medal game by defeating Sweden 5-0 at…
Ilia Malinin hints at “inevitable crash” amid Olympic pressure and online hate
Ilia Malinin, Team USA’s “Quad God” star figure skater and current world champion, shared a video on social media Monday that included highlights, and some lowlights, of his competition so…
U.S. and Hungary sign nuclear cooperation deal as Trump deepens ties with controversial leader Viktor Orbán
The United States and Hungary signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement on Monday, as the Trump administration deepened bilateral ties with a controversial ally at a politically sensitive moment for…
Australian grandfather, 85, kidnapped in case of mistaken identity, police say, issuing appeal for his return
Sydney — Australian police on Monday appealed for the urgent return of an 85-year-old man kidnapped in what they said was a case of mistaken identity. Police received reports early…
Israel’s neighbors condemn West Bank move seen as “de facto beginning” of annexation of Palestinian territory
Jerusalem — Israel’s government has approved a process to register land in the occupied West Bank as “state property,” drawing condemnation from Arab nations and critics who said it would accelerate…
Alexey Navalny’s mom hopes for justice as Russia rejects dart frog poisoning assessment by European nations
The mother of deceased Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny said Monday she felt vindicated by a European assessment that her son died of poisoning in a remote penal colony. She…
U.S. military boards another oil tanker after tracking it from Caribbean
Washington — U.S. military forces boarded another sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to…
8 dead in blast, blaze in fireworks shop in China ahead of Chinese New Year
Beijing — An explosion and fire at a fireworks shop in eastern China has killed eight people and left two others with minor burns ahead of the Chinese New Year,…