live Leaders in Bishkek for SCO summit attend World Nomad Games opening ceremony
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have concluded talks in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, as leade...
Day 10 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics delivered high-stakes semifinals, dramatic finishes and classic podium moments across Milan and the Italian Alps. Photographers captured split seconds of symmetry before puck drops, explosive turns on the ice and triumphant celebrations.
Alex Carpenter of the United States and Hanna Olsson of Sweden squared off in a women’s ice hockey semifinal face-off.
In the stands, United States fans brought unfiltered energy to the semifinal clash, dressed in full-body eagle costumes and star-spangled gear, creating a sea of red, white and blue in a vibrant show of Olympic passion.
Loic Meillard of Switzerland celebrated gold in the men’s slalom at the Stelvio Ski Centre, hoisting his skis high as silver medallist Fabio Gstrein of Austria and bronze medallist Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway joined him in a classic, front-facing podium moment.
Earlier on the slopes, Armand Marchant of Belgium carved aggressively through a slalom gate in his second run, captured from a dynamic rear angle with the snowy alpine village stretching into the background.
On the short track, Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands reacted after winning the women’s 1000m final, eyes closed and hands pressed together in relief and gratitude.
Inside the net at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, a bird’s-eye view captured the United States women’s hockey team huddled tightly before their semifinal, sticks raised and clattering together in a focused pre-game ritual.
Minjeong Choi of South Korea leaned sharply into a turn during the women’s 1000m short track final, her hand grazing the ice as she fought for balance.
As Day 10 came to a close, the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics continued to build toward the decisive stages of the Games. Semifinals tightened, medals were claimed and athletes balanced composure with raw emotion.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have concluded talks in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, as leaders gather for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
Iran has reached an understanding with Oman on transit arrangements through the Strait of Hormuz, but the waterway will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils its commitments, a senior Iranian diplomat said on Saturday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused U.S. government and Israel-aligned actors of manipulating energy markets to promote the war with Iran.
Russian strikes on the Kyiv region overnight killed 37 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Zelenskyy added that the Ukrainian capital was under "virtually nonstop attack" from drones.
U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, with Tehran responding by launching ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases in Jordan in the first direct U.S.-Iran military escalation in weeks.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that Tehran is not pursuing a military conflict but promised a strong response to 'aggressors' while the Army and Revolutionary Guards said they carried out retaliatory attacks against U.S. bases in the region on Monday.
Kyrgyzstan is hosting the sixth World Nomad Games, bringing together thousands of athletes from around the world for a celebration of traditional sports, cultural heritage and nomadic traditions.
Pakistan is set to take over the rotating chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation after the bloc’s leaders meet in Bishkek. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived on Friday to attend the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting and SCO Plus Summit, which run until 2 September.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the actions of Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Qusra, saying security operations should be handled only by state institutions, including the army and police.
Rescue teams in Nepal, supported by Chinese and Indian experts, worked through the night to reach hundreds of people believed to be trapped inside blocked hydropower project tunnels following last week’s catastrophic Himalayan flood.
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