Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, the founder of one of the world’s most celebrated luxury houses and creator of the iconic “Valentino red,” has died at the age of 93, his foundation said on Monday. Known across the industry as the “emperor” of haute couture, Valentino passed away at his home in Rome. The cause […]
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Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has been hit by its heaviest snowfall in six decades, leaving cities buried under massive snowdrifts several metres high. In the port city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, extreme winter storms have blocked building entrances, submerged cars and disrupted daily life, according to visuals and data from weather monitoring stations.
Daniil Medvedev snapped a 370-day wait for a Grand Slam victory by beating Dutchman Jesper de Jong in the first round of the Australian Open, ending a run of three consecutive first-round exits at majors in 2025. The 7-5 6-2 7-6 (7-2) win in Melbourne extended his unbeaten start to the season to 6-0, following […]
U.S. President Donald Trump told Norway’s prime minister that he no longer feels obliged “to think purely of peace,” citing his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, while again pressing his demand for U.S. control of Greenland. The remarks were made in a written response to a message from Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr […]
At least 39 people were killed and more than 120 injured after two high-speed trains collided late Sunday near Adamuz in Spain’s southern Cordoba province, marking the country’s deadliest rail disaster since 2013. One train derailed before crashing into an oncoming service, with around 400 passengers believed to be on board the two trains operated […]
A series of deadly avalanches struck the Austrian Alps on Saturday, claiming eight lives amid heavy snowfall and hazardous conditions. Five people were killed in two avalanches in the Pongau area near Salzburg, according to local mountain rescue officials. The incidents involved seven ski tourers near Finsterkopf mountain, four of whom died and one was […]
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen declared that “Europe won’t be blackmailed” in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs over Greenland. Trump warned that eight U.S. allies—including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, and the U.K.—would face new taxes starting February 1 if they opposed his proposed acquisition
Novo Nordisk’s newly launched Wegovy weight-loss pill has shown encouraging early uptake in the United States, according to analysts citing initial prescription data. About 3,071 retail prescriptions were filled in the first four days after the January 5 launch, offering a first glimpse of performance for the first oral GLP-1 weight-loss drug to reach the […]
Germany has returned two small fragments of the Bayeux Tapestry to France, more than eight decades after they were taken during the Nazi occupation in 1941. The pieces of unembroidered linen were discovered in the state archives of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany, where historians were reviewing the collection of German textile expert Karl Schlabow, who […]
Ukraine has sent a high-level delegation to the United States for talks focused on security guarantees and a post-war recovery package, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday. He expressed hope that the agreements could be finalised and signed on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos next week. The discussions come as Ukraine […]









