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UK's King Charles III diagnosed with cancer

UK's King Charles III diagnosed with cancer

King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, just a week after he was discharged from hospital for prostate surgery.

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Argentina's Milei leaves for Israel and to meet Pope at Vatican

Argentina's Milei leaves for Israel and to meet Pope at Vatican

Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei left Monday on a trip to Israel, which he sees as a key ally, and the Vatican where he will meet with Pope Francis.

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UK's King Charles III diagnosed with cancer: Buckingham Palace

UK's King Charles III diagnosed with cancer: Buckingham Palace

King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, just a week after he was discharged from hospital for prostate surgery.

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Downhill World Cup leader Goggia's season over with broken leg

Downhill World Cup leader Goggia's season over with broken leg

Italy's 2018 Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia's season has been cut short after undergoing surgery on a double fracture to her right leg Monday in Milan, the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) announced.

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Plan for Europe's huge new particle collider takes shape

Plan for Europe's huge new particle collider takes shape

Europe's CERN laboratory revealed more details Monday about its plans for a huge new particle accelerator that would dwarf the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), ramping up efforts to uncover the underlying secrets of the universe.

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Brazil football legend Alves tried for rape in Spain

Brazil football legend Alves tried for rape in Spain

A woman who accused former Brazil football star Dani Alves of rape gave evidence Monday on the first day of his trial while her cousin said the nightclub attack had ruined her life.

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Stocks stuck in mud as early rate cut hopes fade

Stocks stuck in mud as early rate cut hopes fade

Global stocks were stuck in the mud on Monday following comments by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell which shattered any remaining hopes for a March interest rate reduction.

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Snap lets go ten percent of staff

Snap lets go ten percent of staff

Social media company Snap, which runs the youth-focused Snapchat platform, on Monday said it was laying off about ten percent of its staff, joining a wave of job cuts in the tech sector.

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Chile mourns 122 killed in wildfire inferno, searches for missing

Chile mourns 122 killed in wildfire inferno, searches for missing

Chile began two days of national mourning Monday for at least 122 victims of a raging wildfire, as the search continued for the missing and survivors picked through the scorched remains of their lives.

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Jury deliberating in case of US mother of school shooter

Jury deliberating in case of US mother of school shooter

A US jury began deliberations on Monday in the high-profile case of a Michigan mother charged with involuntary manslaughter over a school shooting carried out by her teenage son.

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