America’s highest civilian honour is awarded to those with “exceptionally meritorious contributions” to society.
CEO who snatched boy’s hat at US Open says he made ‘huge mistake’
Piotr Szczerek was “convinced” tennis star Kamil Majchrzak was passing him the hat, he says while apologising for the viral incident.
Czech opposition leader hit in head with crutch during rally
Andrej Babis’s party blamed the government for creating a climate of hate against the ex-PM.
Nestle fires boss after romantic relationship with employee
The food giant says Laurent Freixe had an “undisclosed” relationship with “a direct subordinate”.
‘Covered in dust and too shocked to speak’: Afghan villagers reel at scale of quake’s devastation
Cut off by rock falls in the mountains, locals who survived the tremors help pull injured and dead from the rubble.
India’s Modi has ‘insightful’ talks in Putin’s limo
The two leaders – both under pressure from Donald Trump – spent 45 minutes inside the Russian leader’s car.
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s leading experts say
The world’s leading association of genocide scholars cited several actions by Israel, including attacks on the healthcare sector and the killing of children.
Watch: The three messages sent by Xi, Modi and Putin’s summit
The Chinese, Indian and Russian leaders were among those attending a regional security summit in China over the weekend.
US suspends most visas for Palestinian passport-holders, reports say
The new restriction comes after a group of Palestinian officials were refused visas for a key UN meeting in New York.
Guyana blames Venezuela for attack on election officials ahead of vote
The shooting incident comes as Guyanese voters head to the polls to elect a president and parliament.
