Trump targets U.S. Olympic skier Hunter Hess over comments on representing America
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised American freestyle skier Hunter Hess after the athlete said he felt conflicted about representing the Unite...
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri stormed to victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday, overtaking Max Verstappen and rising to the top of the Formula 1 driver standings.
Oscar Piastri continued his stellar start to the season by winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, securing back-to-back victories after his triumph in Bahrain and climbing to the top of the Formula 1 standings.
Starting second on the grid beside Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, Piastri took the lead early after Verstappen was handed a five-second penalty for leaving the track while battling for position at turn one. The Australian insisted he had the racing line.
“Once I got on the inside, I wasn’t coming out of turn one in second,” Piastri said after the race.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc rounded out the podium in third, while Piastri’s teammate Lando Norris recovered from a crash in qualifying to finish fourth, thanks to a well-executed race strategy.
The 23-year-old McLaren driver now has three victories in five races this season—already surpassing his career total before 2025—and has firmly established himself as a title contender in what’s shaping up to be a tightly fought championship.
Iran would retaliate by striking U.S. military bases across the Middle East if it comes under attack by American forces, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday (7 January), stressing that such action should not be seen as targeting the countries hosting those bases.
At least 31 people have been killed and scores wounded in a suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, during Friday prayers, prompting widespread international condemnation.
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed an ambitious goal of reaching a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine by March, though the timeline is widely viewed as unrealistic due to deep disagreements over territory, according to multiple sources familiar with the talks.
Several avalanches struck northern Italy on Saturday, killing at least three people, as rescue officials warned the death toll could rise with unstable conditions persisting across the Alps.
A Japanese city near Mount Fuji has cancelled its annual cherry blossom festival, saying growing numbers of badly behaved tourists are disrupting daily life for residents.
Double world champion Max Langenhan delivered a dominant performance to win men’s luge singles gold on Sunday (8 February), breaking the track record four consecutive times as Germany extended its grip on the sport, now winning four of the past five Olympic titles.
U.S. skiing great Lindsey Vonn underwent surgery in an Italian hospital on Sunday after her attempt to win Olympic downhill gold ended in a violent crash just seconds into the race at the Milano Cortina Winter Games.
India’s trade minister said diversifying energy imports and expanding purchases of advanced technology from the United States would serve New Delhi’s strategic interests, as the two countries move closer to finalising a long-awaited trade agreement.
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised American freestyle skier Hunter Hess after the athlete said he felt conflicted about representing the United States at the Winter Olympics in Italy, sparking a public clash that highlights growing political tensions surrounding the Games.
Japan’s ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has secured a sweeping victory in Sunday’s lower house election, cementing her authority and paving the way for major economic and security reforms.
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