Other Sports

Sailing-Perth's Fremantle Doctor promises sizzling start to SailGP season

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Wild racing ‌looks to be on the cards for the 13 SailGP teams taking to the waters off Perth, Australia ‌this weekend, with the strong sea breeze known as the 'Fremantle Doctor' promising a lively first event for ‌the high-octane league's 2026 season.

Motorsport

Motor racing-F1 champions McLaren name Fornaroli and O'Ward as reserves

LONDON, Jan ‌15 (Reuters) - Formula Two champion Leonardo ‌Fornaroli and IndyCar racer Pato ‌O'Ward will be McLaren's reserve drivers this season, the reigning Formula One ‍champions said on Thursday.

World

Cuba mourns 32 soldiers killed in US attack on Venezuela

HAVANA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Cuba ‌received on Thursday the remains of its 32 soldiers killed in combat during the ‌U.S. attack on Venezuela and stunning capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro, paying homage ‌to the troops as national "heroes."

World

Back from Iran, Pakistani students say they heard gunshots while confined to campus

ISLAMABAD, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Pakistani ‌students returning from Iran on Thursday said they heard gunshots and stories of rioting and ‌violence while being confined to campus and not allowed out of their dormitories in the ‌evening.

Other Sports

Olympics-Investigation clears Canada after skeleton withdrawals spark Olympics dispute

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Other Sports

Ski jumping-Norway coaches hit with 18-month suspension over suit tampering at 2025 Worlds

Jan 15 (Reuters) - Three officials for ‌Norway's men's ski jumping team were suspended for 18 months and ‌fined on Thursday by the FIS Ethics Committee (FEC) for manipulating competition ‌suits at last year's Nordic Ski World Championships in Trondheim.

Nation

Umno supreme council deliberates motions from party's three wings

KUALA LUMPUR: The Umno supreme council special meeting has received and heard reports from council members who attended the Women's, Youth and Puteri wings meetings.

World

Explainer-Prince Harry and Elton John take on the Daily Mail

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry, singer Elton John and five other high-profile ‌figures' privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail begin in earnest on Monday with the start of a trial at the High Court in London. 

World

Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey defence deal in pipeline, Pakistani minister says

ISLAMABAD/ISTANBUL, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have prepared ‌a draft defence agreement after nearly a year of talks, Pakistan's ‌Minister for Defence Production said, a signal they could be seeking a bulwark against a flare-up of regional violence in the last two years.

Technology

SiFive to adopt Nvidia technology for speedy links between chips

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 ‌Reuters) - SiFive, which makes blueprints for parts of ‌complex chips, said on Thursday it will become the ‌first maker of RISC-V chip designs to integrate Nvidia technology that creates speedy links between chips.

World

Greece warns shipping fleet of risks after Black Sea drone attacks

ATHENS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Greece has ‌warned its shipping fleet to review their security measures when sailing ‌to Russian Black Sea ports after drone attacks on two ‌Greek-operated tankers this week, according to shipping ministry advisories.

Technology

German AI startup Parloa triples valuation to $3 billion in latest fundraise

Jan 15 (Reuters) - German startup Parloa ‌has raised $350 million in a late-stage round that tripled the valuation ‌of the artificial intelligence-driven customer service platform to $3 billion in less ‌than a year.

Entertainment

Jackie Chan says he has recorded a farewell song for release after his death

The 71-year-old says losing many relatives and close friends over the past few years has made him reflect on life.

India

Air India A350 engine damaged after ingesting baggage container

NEW DELHI: (Bernama) An Air India A350 aircraft suffered engine damage at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday (Jan 15) after ingesting a baggage container while taxiing.

Thailand

Thai PM Anutin laments two crane collapses in two days, says only Thailand has seen such incidents

BANGKOK: On Thursday (Jan 15), Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul chaired an urgent meeting at Government House to address construction safety concerns following two deadly crane collapses in two days. The incidents, which occurred in Nakhon Ratchasima and on Rama II Road, resulted in multiple fatalities.

Nation

Sisters detained for multiple petrol purchases in Tumpat

KOTA BARU: Two sisters, aged 33 and 23, were detained by the Kelantan office of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry after being found repeatedly purchasing petrol at a petrol station in Tumpat on Wednesday (Jan 14).

World

Trump threatens to use military over Minnesota anti-ICE protests

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to invoke the ‌Insurrection Act to deploy military forces in Minnesota after days of angry protests over a surge in immigration agents on the streets of Minneapolis.

Football

Soccer-Holders Vietnam to meet Indonesia, Singapore at ASEAN Championship

JAKARTA, Jan ‌15 (Reuters) - Defending champions Vietnam will face four-times winners ‌Singapore as well as Indonesia, Cambodia and either ‌Brunei or Timor-Leste in Group A of the 2026 ASEAN Championship following the draw for the group phase in Jakarta on Thursday.

Singapore

Singaporean man on trial for attempted murder ran over foreigner he thought had implicated him in another case

SINGAPORE: A 51-year-old man who drove a rented van and ran over a 32-year-old Bangladeshi in Kaki Bukit went on trial for attempted murder.

World

US seizes Venezuela-linked tanker ahead of Trump-Machado meeting

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The United States has seized another Venezuela-linked tanker, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, ahead ‌of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.