World

Peruvian artist wins Britain's contemporary art prize Artes Mundi 11

LONDON, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Artes Mundi, the UK's leading biennial exhibition and international contemporary art prize, has named Peruvian artist Antonio Paucar as the winner of Artes Mundi 11 (AM11), organizers said.

Other Sports

Figure skating-French duo Fournier Beaudry, Cizeron lead after rhythm dance on European debut

SHEFFIELD, England, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Laurence ‌Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron stormed to the top of the ice dance leaderboard at the European Figure Skating ‌Championships on Friday, a result that underscored the promise of their fast-track partnership ahead of the Olympics.

World

Chadian President, UNHCR chief discuss refugee crisis

YAOUNDE, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Ahmed Salih exchanged views on Friday on the situation of refugees in Chad.

World

Nobel Peace Prize inseparable from laureate, award body says after Trump gets medal from Machado

OSLO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The ‌Nobel Peace Prize remains inseparably linked to the ‌person or organisation designated as the laureate, the ‌Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Friday, one day after last year's winner gave part of her award to U.S. President Donald Trump.

World

Renowned agri-fair opens in Berlin amid soaring food prices

BERLIN, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- One of the world's leading trade fairs for food, agriculture, and horticulture opened to visitors on Friday in the German capital, Berlin.

World

Alarm in Germany over AI Holocaust imagery

BERLIN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - ‌Germany's government and Holocaust memorial institutions have demanded social media platforms stop the ‌spread of fake images which they say are distorting and trivialising history.

World

Trump to pardon former Puerto Rico governor Vazquez, CBS News reports

Jan ‌16 (Reuters) - U.S. ‌President Donald ‌Trump is issuing a ‍pardon to ‍Puerto Rico's ‌former Governor Wanda ‍Vazquez ​Garced, ⁠who was previously indicted ‌in a ⁠federal ‍corruption case, ‍CBS News reported ‌on Friday, citing multiple sources.

Football

Soccer-Arbeloa calls on Bernabeu faithful to rally behind Real Madrid after rocky week

Jan 16 (Reuters) - New Real Madrid coach ‌Alvaro Arbeloa said he understood the hurt and disappointment felt by fans after a ‌turbulent week but urged them to rally behind the team ahead of Saturday's LaLiga home ‌match against relegation-threatened Levante.

World

Supreme Court plans rulings for January 20 with Trump's tariffs still undecided

Jan ‌16 (Reuters) - The U.S. ‌Supreme Court is ‌expected to issue its next rulings on ‍January 20 as ‍several major ‌cases remain pending including ‍the ​legality of President ⁠Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs.

World

Freezing weather drives Lithuania gas use to two-year peak

VILNIUS, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania recorded its highest natural gas consumption in two years this week as freezing temperatures lifted demand, the country's gas transmission operator said on Friday.

Football

Soccer-Morocco looking to end Cup of Nations heartbreak

RABAT, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Morocco will ‌aim to underline their standing as one of Africa's dominant football nations and finally end ‌a half-century of heartbreak when they take on Senegal in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final.

Football

Soccer-Liverpool's Borggrafe handed six-match ban by FA over racist remark

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Liverpool ‌goalkeeper Rafaela Borggrafe has been handed a ‌six-match ban by the FA after an ‌investigation found she made a racist comment, coach Gareth Taylor said on Friday, adding that the player has already ‍served five games of her ‍ban.

Cricket

Cricket-India's Sundar ruled out of NZ T20I series due to side strain ahead of World Cup

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Washington Sundar ‌has been ruled out of India's five-match Twenty20 international ‌series against New Zealand, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on ‌Friday, with the all-rounder facing a race against time to be fit for their World Cup title defence.

World

Chinese community donates supplies to children with disabilities in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe on Friday donated daily necessities and stationery to a school for children with disabilities in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital.

World

Frankfurt Airport reports uptick in passenger volumes in 2025

FRANKFURT, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Frankfurt Airport, the largest in Germany, on Friday posted a 2.6 percent uptick in passenger volume in 2025.

World

China ranks among Zimbabwe's top 3 trading partners in 2025

HARARE, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- China is Zimbabwe's third-largest export destination, accounting for 16.9 percent of the country's total exports in the first 11 months of 2025, Zimbabwe's trade promotion body ZimTrade said Friday.

Football

Soccer-Man Utd interim coach Carrick shutting out the background noise

MANCHESTER, England, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Michael Carrick said he ‌is blanking out the background noise as he prepares for his second stint as Manchester United's interim manager with ‌a derby against Manchester City.

World

Two Lisbon policemen charged with torturing vagrants and migrants, and sharing images

LISBON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Two Lisbon ‌police officers have been charged with torturing vagrants and migrants and ‌then sharing images of their acts in an online chat with ‌other officers, triggering a broader inquiry, Portuguese officials said on Friday.

World

Venezuela opposition leader sees eventual transition to free elections

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Venezuelan ‌opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Friday she was confident the remnants of what she called a "criminal regime" would eventually ‌be dismantled in the South American country and there would be an orderly transition to free elections.

Technology

Elon Musk's X down for tens of thousands of users globally, Downdetector shows

Jan 16 (Reuters) - ‌X was down for tens of ‌thousands of users worldwide on ‌Friday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.