Zurab Tsereteli (File Photo) MOSCOW: Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, a politically connected artist known for his monumental yet sometimes divisive works, has died aged 91, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday.He died at his home in Peredelkino, a village southwest of Moscow, “surrounded by his works”, his assistant Sergei Shagulashvili […]" />
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Zurab Tsereteli, whose monumental works won over Russian elites, dies aged 91 | World News

Zurab Tsereteli (File Photo)” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”/> Zurab Tsereteli (File Photo) MOSCOW: Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, a politically connected artist known for his monumental yet sometimes divisive works, has died aged 91, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday.He died at his home in Peredelkino, a village southwest of Moscow, “surrounded by his works”, his assistant Sergei Shagulashvili […]

Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa dies at 89 in Lima; ‘He enjoyed a long, adventurous and fruitful life,’ family says in tribute

Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, a towering figure in Latin American literature and winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, died on Sunday at the age of 89. His death was confirmed in a statement shared on social media by his son Álvaro Vargas Llosa.“It is with deep sorrow that we announce that our […]

Idaho Police Shooting: Idaho teen with autism dies after being declared brain dead due to police shooting

Idaho teen with autism dies after being declared brain dead due to police shooting (Picture credit: AP) Victor Perez, a 17-year-old nonverbal autistic teen with cerebral palsy who was shot nine times by police in Pocatello, Idaho, has died after being removed from life support, his family confirmed on Saturday. The teenager had been in […]

Famous North Korean assassin who became pastor in South following failed 1968 mission dies

SEOUL: Kim Shin-jo, a prominent ex-North Korean commando who resettled in South Korea as a pastor after his daring mission to assassinate then South Korean President Park Chung-hee in 1968 failed, died on Wednesday. He was 82. Kim died of old age after two months of stay at a nursing home and his official funeral […]

Amadou Bagayoko, Half of Malian Duo Who Went Global, Dies at 70

Amadou Bagayoko, a Malian guitarist and composer who with his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, formed Amadou & Mariam, inventing a broadly accessible sound that made fans of people worldwide who otherwise knew little about music from Africa, died on Friday in Bamako, Mali’s capital. He was 70. His death was announced by the Malian […]

Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-Hee dies at 63

Samsung Electronics‘ co-CEO, Han Jong-Hee, has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 63, a company spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday.Born in 1962, Han had been overseeing Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices businesses since 2022. In the same year, he was appointed vice chairman and co-CEO, alongside Jun Young-Hyun, who oversees the company’s semiconductor […]

Who was Mia Love? First Black Republican woman elected to Congress dies from cancer at 49

Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love dies at 49 Mia Love, the former U.S. Representative from Utah and a first Black Republican woman, passed away at 49 years old on Sunday, as confirmed by her family members.A trailblazer in American politics, Love made history as the first black Republican woman to serve in Congress. Her family […]

Kitty Dukakis, former first lady of Massachusetts, known for her public battle against addiction, dies at 88

Kitty Dukakis, wife of former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis, has died. Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis who failed his presidential bid in 1988, died Friday, her family announced. According to reports, complications from dementia led to the death of the 88-year-old. Dukakis was Massachutte’s first lady from 1975 to 1979 […]

Boxing legend George Foreman dies at 76

Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, known for his powerful punches and larger-than-life personality, died on Friday at the age of 76, his family announced.“With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr, who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025, surrounded by loved ones,” Foreman’s family said in a statement […]