Kirsty Coventry elected president of International Olympic Committee

20
Mar
2025

Kirsty Coventry elected president of International Olympic Committee

12:40

Israel minister threatens to create 'permanent occupation' area in Gaza

12:33

Israel minister orders army to 'seize more ground' in Gaza, threatens partial annexation

11:41

Record 8,938 people died on migration routes in 2024: UN

11:15

Fire which led to Heathrow closure 'under control': fire brigade

10:31

Israeli NGO and party say will appeal intel chief sacking in supreme court

10:27

Khamenei says US threats against Iran 'will get them nowhere'

10:05

Sudan army says retakes presidential palace from paramilitary RSF

10:02

UK's Gatwick airport says accepting some Heathrow flights

09:40

Sudan army retakes presidential palace: military source

09:34

British Airways warns of 'significant impact' from Heathrow closure

06:10

London's Heathrow airport closed due to fire causing power outage: operator

05:38

Moscow's top security official Sergei Shoigu in North Korea: Russian media

04:01

Saving planet's glaciers now 'a matter of survival': WMO chief

04:00

World's glacier mass shrank again in 2024: UN

03:20

Israel government dismisses Shin Bet intelligence chief: statement

02:33

Japan core inflation eases in Feb to 3%: official data

01:37

Trump demands Supreme Court stop judges from blocking agenda

01:21

Top Argentine union calls general strike on April 10: union leader

00:50

Macron says Ukraine 'coalition of willing' to meet in Paris on March 27

00:37

N. Korea's Kim oversees test of latest anti-aircraft missile system: state media

00:02

Top Democrat calls Trump's bid to shut education dept 'devastating'

20/03 23:38

Trump signs order aimed at shutting down education department

20/03 23:28

Trump touts US rare earths deal with Ukraine 'very shortly'

20/03 22:26

Israel military says struck military sites in east, south Lebanon

20/03 22:05

French ex-surgeon on trial for sex abuse admits guilt for all 299 victims: lawyer

20/03 21:16

Police fire rubber bullets, tear gas during Istanbul City Hall protest: AFP reporters

20/03 21:15

Huthi rebel media reports fresh strikes on Yemen

20/03 21:15

Israeli army says expanded ground operation in Gaza to Rafah

20/03 20:56

New IOC chief Coventry says 'communication will be key' with Trump

20/03 20:32

Putin congratulates new IOC chief Kirsty Coventry: Kremlin

20/03 20:30

Air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem: AFP journalists

20/03 20:23

UK PM says plans for protecting a Ukraine ceasefire 'coming together'

20/03 20:15

Two Israeli airstrikes targeted the Bekaa region. The first was on the Shaara region, and the second targeted an area between the towns of Taraya and Chmestar.

20/03 19:49

Kirsty Coventry says her win shows IOC 'open to diversity'

20/03 18:56

UN refugee agency says expecting 'significant' job cuts: internal memo

20/03 18:31

Trump 'fully supports' Israeli actions in Gaza: White House

20/03 18:28

Taliban govt says open to dialogue 'particularly' with US, after American freed

20/03 18:25

Kirsty Coventry elected president of International Olympic Committee

20/03 18:19

Israel says killed Hamas's internal security chief in Gaza strike

20/03 18:05

Zelensky says 'will not discuss' US ownership of Ukraine's nuclear plants with Trump

20/03 17:47

Germany urges Syrian interim leaders to 'bring extremist groups under control'

20/03 17:35

Zelensky says Ukrainian, US officials to meet in Saudi Monday

20/03 17:22

US citizen George Glezmann released from detention in Afghanistan: source with knowledge of release

20/03 17:00

UK PM insists any Ukraine-Russia peace deal must be 'defended'

20/03 16:49

Israeli army warns residents of south Gaza town to evacuate ahead of strike

20/03 16:17

Zelensky tells EU leaders Russia still striking energy infrastructure

20/03 16:16

Sanctions must remain until Russia starts withdrawal from Ukraine: Zelensky to EU

20/03 16:13

Putin must stop 'unnecessary demands' that prolong war, Zelensky tells EU

20/03 16:01

Six children among victims in N.Macedonia club fire: prosecutor

20/03 15:54

Canada new PM Carney to call April 28 snap election: govt source

20/03 15:46

US delegation meets Taliban govt in Kabul: Afghan official

20/03 15:44

Russia says will hold talks with US in Riyadh Monday: state media

20/03 15:32

Japan become first team to qualify for 2026 World Cup

20/03 15:27

EU says delaying tariffs on US goods by two weeks to mid-April

20/03 15:18

'Brutal funding cuts' for aid putting millions at risk: UN refugee chief

20/03 15:06

'You cannot remain silent,' held Istanbul mayor tells Turkey's judges

20/03 15:00

Bank of England holds interest rate at 4.5%: statement

20/03 14:56

Another French citizen allowed to leave Iran after house arrest: sources close to case

20/03 14:37

Hamas armed wing says fired rockets at Tel Aviv in response to Gaza civilian 'massacres'

20/03 14:32

Algeria prosecutors request 10-year sentence for writer Boualem Sansal: local media

20/03 14:26

Air raid sirens sound in central Israel after projectiles launched from Gaza: army

20/03 14:19

Gaza civil defence says 504 killed since Israel resumed strikes

20/03 13:03

Iran's Khamenei says US strikes on Yemen 'a crime that must be stopped'

20/03 13:02

UN says civilian deaths in attacks around Khartoum 'troubling'

20/03 12:56

Trump comments on Ukraine air defence 'extremely important': EU's Kallas

20/03 12:54

Next US-Russia talks to take place Sunday or early next week: Kremlin

20/03 12:45

Kremlin slams Europe's 'militarisation plans'

20/03 12:43

Zelensky arrives in Oslo for talks with Norwegian PM: Norway govt

20/03 12:35

Iran FM says Trump letter 'more of a threat' than opportunity

20/03 12:24

Iran says will respond to Trump letter 'within coming days'

20/03 12:18

M23 group seizes key town in eastern DR Congo: security sources

20/03 11:59

Israel army bans traffic on Gaza's main north-south route

20/03 11:53

Germany reopens embassy in Syria: foreign ministry

20/03 11:53

Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan dies at 76: family

20/03 11:52

Indian security forces kill 22 Maoist insurgents: home minister

20/03 11:42

Hong Kong's embattled CK Hutchison says profits down 27% in 2024

20/03 10:17

China says acted 'in accordance with the law' after Canadians executed ehl-oho/pbt

20/03 09:44

Kyiv says Russia launched 171 drones over Ukraine

20/03 09:02

Iran frees French man Olivier Grondeau detained since 2022: Macron

20/03 09:00

Meta to launch generative AI assistant in the EU: statement