Formula 1 “will never switch to electric,” Stefano Domenicali, president, and chief executive officer of the motorsport group, said in an interview published by Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore on Sunday. To help lower emissions, F1 is developing a zero-emission petrol that “could be used by planes and vessels …

Iraq’s Interior Minister Abdul-Amir al-Shammari on Sunday arrived in the Saudi capital city, Riyadh, on the top of a high-profile security delegation, an official statement said. Upon his arrival, Minister al-Shammari was welcomed by his Saudi counterpart, Prince Abdul-Aziz bin Saud. The statement said that the visit aims to “sign …

‘Steep mountain ahead,’ prime minister says as 11 deaths confirmed so far after storm sweeps north and east of the country. At least 11 people have died and thousands are missing in New Zealand after Cyclone Gabrielle hit the North Island last week. The cyclone hit the northern part of …

A bloc official says the envoy was removed because she was not duly accredited to attend the event in Ethiopia. A senior Israeli diplomat has been removed from the African Union’s annual summit in Ethiopia as a dispute over Israel’s accreditation to the bloc escalated. A video posted on social …

Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all provinces except the two hardest hit by last week’s massive quake that killed tens of thousands of people, the Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. “In many of our provinces, search and rescue efforts have been completed. They continue in Kahramanmaras and Hatay provinces,” …

Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani on Saturday wrapped up a two-day visit to Munich and headed back to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, an official statement said. “The prime minister has returned to the homeland after participating in the Munich Security Conference 59,” the statement said. “At the Munich Conference, we …

The Taliban administration will move ahead with plans to turn former foreign military bases into special economic zones for businesses, the acting deputy prime minister for economic affairs said in a statement on Sunday. The acting commerce minister had told Reuters in December that his ministry was working on the …

At least nine children have been wounded in a mass shooting at a gas station in Columbus, Georgia, US, as gun violence assumes alarming proportions in the United States. The nine victims, including a 5-year-old boy, were taken to a local hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said, adding …

The United States and South Korea have held a joint air exercise involving US strategic bombers after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a “sudden launching drill”. On Sunday, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the exercise, where South Korea’s F-35A, F-15K, and US F-16 fighters escorted …

An “ever-increasing” number of households in the UK, including teachers, pensioners, and employees of the NHS, are turning to food banks for assistance as a result of the cost of living issue and the country’s high inflation, according to new statistics. The research conducted by the Independent Food Aid Network …

More than 46,000 people were confirmed dead in the aftermath of the earthquakes which struck Turkey and Syria Three survivors, one of whom was a child, were successfully rescued from the rubble of a building in Turkey’s Hatay province on Saturday, according to the Anadolu news agency. However, a reporter …

Multiple casualties were reported in a “residential neighborhood” of the Syrian capital At least one missile hit the Kafar Souseh neighborhood of Damascus overnight, severely damaging a residential building and causing multiple deaths and injuries, state news agency SANA reported early on Sunday, blaming the Israeli military. A volley of …

After years of a US-led economic blockade, a short humanitarian break is not enough. The effects of the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake which hit both Turkey and Syria earlier this month, are being compounded by US sanctions. But despite a temporary relaxation of restrictions on the war-torn and shaken country, problems …

Facing scrutiny from Republicans and Democrats for what critics are calling a slow response to the Feb. 3 toxic train derailment in East Palestine, the Biden administration on Feb. 17 announced it would send more help to the eastern Ohio village after pleas from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Sen. J.D.Vance …

Christian Atsu had been missing since the earthquakes on February 6 The remains of ex-Newcastle and Chelsea footballer Christian Atsu have been identified in the rubble of a block of high-rise apartments in the Turkish province of Hatay, according to his agent. Atsu had been missing since massive earthquakes rocked …

Thousands of Tunisian trade unionists held protests across the country on Saturday over worsening economic woes and the arrest of a top union official. The North African country is in drawn-out talks with the International Monetary Fund for a bailout loan, which the powerful UGTT workers’ federation has warned could …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on world leaders Saturday to “double down” on support for Ukraine, saying additional arms and security guarantees are needed to protect the country and the rest of Europe from Russian aggression now and in the future. Sunak delivered the message in a speech to …

On Saturday, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad S. al-Sudani, met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. In a statement, the Iraqi government said both sides discussed issues of common interests, including ways to boost relations between Baghdad and Washington to face …

The huge X2.2 solar flare erupted from a new sunspot on the face of the sun. A massive solar flare erupted from the sun on Friday (Feb. 17) as the Earth was under a geomagnetic storm watch from flares earlier in the week. The huge solar flare, which registered as …

The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has committed “crimes against humanity” during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday. “In the case of Russia’s actions in Ukraine we have examined the evidence, we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt: …