Ukraine encircles thousands of Russian troops at Lyman stronghold
Ukraine said on Saturday it had encircled thousands of Russian troops around the eastern town of Lyman, in a battlefield rebuttal to the Kremlin a day after it proclaimed the ...
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Florida, Carolinas count the cost of Hurricane Ian
Florida, North and South Carolina were on Saturday trying to recover from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ian, after one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U....
Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ shirt headlines Qatar exhibit during World Cup
The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored his famous “Hand of God” goal will be on display as part of an exhibit that will open ahead of this ...
Arsenal’s Jesus with point to prove as north London derby gets Brazilian twist
When Arsenal host Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday’s north London derby the intense rivalry between the two clubs will have an extra Brazilian twist as home striker Gabriel Jesus seeks ...
Turkey also rejects Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territory
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it rejects Russia’s annexation of four regions in Ukraine, adding the decision is a “grave violation” of international law.
Turkey, a NATO ...
Latvia goes to polls amid growing rift between Latvian majority and Russian minority
Latvians will vote in parliamentary elections on Saturday, with polls predicting that Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins’s centre-right New Unity party will win the most votes, enabling him to continue ...
Euro zone inflation hits record high 10 per cent, raising pressure on ECB
Euro zone inflation zoomed past forecasts to hit 10.0 per cent in September, a new record high that will reinforce expectations for another jumbo interest rate hike next month from the ...
Dollar up on euro as quarter ends, commodity led currencies sink
The dollar rose against the euro on Friday but pared gains late in a session that was muddied by quarter-end trading while riskier commodity-led currencies fell sharply after European inflation ...
S&P cuts outlook for UK rating to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s cut the outlook for its AA credit rating for British sovereign debt to “negative” on Friday from “stable,” citing rising fiscal risks and an ...
Burkina Faso soldiers announce overthrow of military government
Armed soldiers in fatigues and masks appeared on television in Burkina Faso on Friday night to confirm the ouster of President Paul-Henri Damiba, the second coup in the troubled West ...
Defiant Putin proclaims Ukrainian annexation as military setback looms
A defiant Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia’s annexation of a swathe of Ukraine in a pomp-filled Kremlin ceremony, promising Moscow would triumph in its “special military operation” even as he ...
U.S. issues new Russia sanctions for annexations in Ukraine; targets firms, lawmakers
The United States on Friday imposed wide-ranging sanctions on Russia over its declared annexation of parts of Ukraine, targeting hundreds of people and companies, including those in Russia’s military-industrial ...
U.S.-led resolution on Moscow’s proclaimed annexations fails after Russia uses veto
A resolution introduced by the United States and Albania at the United Nations Security Council condemning Russia’s proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine was rejected on Friday after Russia ...
Hurricane Ian strikes South Carolina after deadly march across Florida
Hurricane Ian slammed into South Carolina on Friday afternoon, making another landfall after a deadly march across Florida that washed away houses, stranded thousands and left an unknown number of ...
In absence of EU gas price cap, some countries plan to propose their own
A group of European Union countries will take the unusual step of drafting their own legislative proposal for an EU gas price cap, Poland’s climate minister said on Friday, ...
Iran arrests Europeans accused of role in unrest
Iran, which has blamed “foreign enemies” for protests that swept the country after the death of a woman in police custody, has arrested nine European nationals for their role in ...
EU countries spar over gas price caps
European Union countries disagreed on Friday about whether and how to cap runaway gas prices, with Germany among those opposing the measure that 15 other states said was needed to tackle ...
FIA warns on F1 cost cap amid speculation of team breaches
Red Bull dismissed as speculation on Friday reports they spent more than allowed last year as Formula One’s governing FIA said it would deal with any breaches according to ...
Cholera outbreaks surging worldwide, fatality rates rising
Cholera cases have surged this year, especially in places of poverty and conflict, with outbreaks reported in 26 countries and fatality rates rising sharply, a World Health Organization official said on ...
Europe makes sharp U-turn from green energy – Qatar energy minister
QatarEnergy CEO and state minister for energy Saad al-Kaabi said on Thursday that skyrocketing energy prices are “weighing painfully” on the global economy, dampening support for the transition to green ...
Oil poised for weekly gain on prospect of OPEC+ output cut, weaker dollar
Oil prices were little changed during Asian trade on Friday, though headed for their first weekly gain in five weeks, underpinned by a weaker US dollar and the possibility that ...
Kremlin warns, any attack on annexed territory will be an attack on Russia
The Kremlin said on Friday that attacks against any part of the swathe of Ukraine that President Vladimir Putin was about to annex would be considered aggression against Russia itself, ...
EU countries approve energy windfall levies, turn to gas price cap
European Union countries agreed on Friday to impose emergency levies on energy firms’ windfall profits, and began talks on their next move to tackle Europe’s energy crunch – possibly a ...
Energy crisis sires new European order: a strong Italy and ailing Germany
In the weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Italian energy major Eni (ENI.MI), embarked on a whirlwind of trips to gas suppliers ...