Footage of women’s beating sparks outrage in China
Surveillance footage of men assaulting women at a restaurant in the northeastern city of Tangshan has unleashed a flood of outrage on Chinese social media, prompting state media calls for ...
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Prince Charles calls UK’s Rwanda migrants policy ‘appalling’
Prince Charles has privately described the British government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as “appalling”, two media reports said, as the first flight taking refugees to the ...
Hailing Peter the Great, Putin draws parallel with mission to ‘return’ Russian lands
Russian President Vladimir Putin paid tribute on Thursday to Tsar Peter the Great on the 350th anniversary of his birth, drawing a parallel between what he portrayed as their twin ...
Woods joins Jordan and James in billionaire club – Forbes
Tiger Woods has joined Michael Jordan and LeBron James in a select group of elite athletes with a net worth of at least $1 billion, business magazine Forbes reported.
The 15-times ...
Murray produces grass masterclass to beat Tsitsipas in Stuttgart
Former world number one Andy Murray secured his first victory over a top-five opponent in six years with a 7-6(4) 6-3 win over Greek top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach ...
EU unity must not be compromised for Ukraine candidate status, French official says
A decision to give Ukraine candidate status to the European Union has to be done without weakening the bloc and to ensure Kyiv is not left in limbo for years, ...
U.S. gasoline average pump price tops $5/gallon in historic first (Updated)
The national average price for U.S. gasoline rose above $5 a gallon for the first time on Saturday, according to data from the AAA, extending a surge in fuel costs ...
U.S. drops Covid testing for incoming international air travelers
The United States late Friday rescinded a 17-month-old requirement that people arriving in the country by air test negative for COVID-19, a move that follows intense lobbying by airlines and ...
Taiwan threatens WTO action after China stops grouper fish imports
Taiwan’s government threatened to take Beijing to the World Trade Organization on Saturday after China suspended the import of grouper fish from the island saying it had detected banned ...
Syria halts flights from and to Damascus, hours after Israeli attack
Syria halted flights to and from Damascus International Airport on Friday, the transport ministry said, a few hours after Israeli air strikes hit south of the capital.
A Syrian military ...
Greek foreign ministry summons the Lebanese chargé d’affaires in Athens – Al Mayadeen TV
The Lebanese foreign minister told Al Mayadeen TV on Friday that the Greek foreign ministry summoned the Lebanese chargé d’affaires in Athens.
Hezbollah said on Thursday that his group ...
Estonia summons Russian envoy to protest Putin remarks
Estonia on Friday summoned the Russian ambassador to condemn President Vladimir Putin’s “completely unacceptable” praise for an 18th century Russian ruler who captured a city that is now Estonian.
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UK court says flight to take migrants to Rwanda can go ahead
The first flight to take migrants arriving illegally in Britain to Rwanda can go ahead next week, the High Court in London ruled on Friday after a judge dismissed campaigners’ ...
U.S. to drop COVID testing for incoming international air travelers
The United States will drop from Sunday a 17-month-old requirement that people arriving in the country by air test negative for COVID-19, an official said, a move that follows intense ...
Pope cancels Africa trip, raising concerns for future mobility
Pope Francis’ trip to Africa next month has been cancelled because of the 85-year-old pontiff’s knee ailment, the Vatican said on Friday, raising questions about his ability to walk ...
Czech police seize half a tonne of cocaine in banana shipments
The Czech police seized a large shipment of cocaine hidden among bananas delivered to several supermarkets, the police and local media said on Friday.
“Supermarket workers found moulded cocaine cubes ...
Zidane to be named PSG coach next season
Zinedine Zidane will replace Mauricio Pochettino as Paris St Germain coach next season, French radio station Europe 1 reported on Friday without citing any source.
PSG were not immediately available for ...
Turkey announces economy measures, prioritises inflation fight
Turkey’s Treasury said on Friday the fight against inflation remained the top priority in its macroeconomic policy after it and other state institutions announced measures to support an economy ...
UK lenders no longer too big to fail, says BoE
The Bank of England said on Friday it was satisfied lenders had taken steps to ensure they were no longer “too big to fail” in any future crisis, though it ...
Oil prices fall as partial Shanghai lockdowns stoke demand worries
Oil prices slipped on Friday but remained within touching distance of three-month highs as fears over new COVID-19 lockdown measures in Shanghai outweighed solid demand for fuels in the United ...
Ukraine say Russia looks for weak points in Ukrainian defences near key river
Russia is looking for weak points in Ukrainian defences near the Siverskyi Donets River in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian Defence Ministry spokesperson Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said on Friday.
He told national television ...
Risking EU clash, Britain pushes post-Brexit Northern Ireland bill
Britain will present legislation to parliament on Monday to unilaterally revise the post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, raising the risk of a trade war and a new clash with ...
Shanghai to lock down millions again for mass Covid testing
China’s commercial hub of Shanghai will lock down millions of people for mass COVID-19 testing this weekend – just 10 days after lifting its gruelling two-month lockdown – unsettling residents and raising ...
Turkey caught in a spiral of lira crises
Turkey’s lira has lost nearly a quarter of its value this year as soaring inflation and the central bank’s reluctance to raise interest rates stoke fears of another ...