Transgender religious order gets rare approval at India Hindu festival
Stuck in eternal drought, UAE turns to AI to make it rain
Trump's chip tariff threats raise stakes for Taiwan
Galatasaray accuse Mourinho of 'racist statements' after derby
Fears of US public health crises grow amid falling vaccination rates
Latin American classics get the streaming treatment
Fires, strikes, pandemic and AI: Hollywood workers can't catch a break
Their dreams dashed by Trump, migrants make return journey home
Judge declines to immediately grant AP access to White House events
Confusion reigns as US federal workers face Musk job deadline
Six arrested after migrants' bodies found on French beach
Lille (France) (AFP) – Authorities have arrested six people after the bodies of two migrants were found on a northern France beach following a failed bid to cross the Channel and reach Britain, French prosecutors said Monday.
Mikaela Shiffrin: World Ski Championships throwback
Saalbach (Austria) (AFP) – Mikaela Shiffrin will not defend her giant slalom title at the World Ski Championships this week.
At least 55 dead after Guatemala bus plunges into ravine
Guatemala City (AFP) – At least 55 people were killed in Guatemala on Monday when a bus crashed through a guard rail and plunged into a ravine, authorities said, one of the worst road accidents in Latin America in years.
Almost half of remote French island hit by wildfire: official
Paris (AFP) – A remote island that is part of France’s French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean has seen half of its territory hit by a wildfire that has raged since mid-January, forcing the evacuation of scientists and military based there, authorities said.
Trump: Palestinians have no right of return under Gaza plan
Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump said Palestinians would have no right of return to Gaza under his US takeover plan, describing his proposal in excerpts of an interview released Monday as a “real estate development for the future.”
Did cuts to shipping emissions spur more global warming?
Paris (AFP) – Could a sudden drop in pollution from cargo vessels criss-crossing global shipping lanes be inadvertently making the world hotter?
Smith and Carey put Australia in command in Sri Lanka Test
Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) – Steve Smith and Alex Carey powered Australia to a formidable 414 all out Saturday in their first innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Paris workshop delivers ultra
Paris (AFP) – In a workshop outside Paris, Celine Lallement stitched hairs into a silicone baby’s skull — the latest creation from a studio specialised in making ultra-realistic infants for the film and TV industries.
Demi Moore wins at Critics Choice with disgraced rival Gascon absent
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Demi Moore won best actress at the Critics Choice Awards on Friday, confirming her status as favorite for the Oscars in a week that saw scandal envelop her “Emilia Perez” rival Karla Sofia Gascon.
NBA
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – The pace-setting Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder cruised to victories to maintain their grip on the NBA conference standings on Friday.
