Pain and horror follow massacre in Nigerian Catholic church
Survivors of an attack by unknown assailants on a Catholic church in Nigeria lay weeping and writhing in pain at a local hospital on Monday after suffering what a doctor ...
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US moves to seize Russian oligarch Abramovich’s planes (Updated)
US authorities have obtained warrants to seize two US-origin planes owned by Russian businessman Roman Abramovich for flying to Russia without a license required due to US sanctions imposed on ...
Putin orders $81,500 payment to families of National Guards who die in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday ordering the payment of 5 million roubles ($81,500) to the families of members of Russia’s National Guard who died in Ukraine and Syria.
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Russia puts investigative journalist on wanted list
Investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov, known for his coverage of Russian security agencies, said on Monday that Russian authorities had placed him on a wanted list and frozen his bank accounts.
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Abortion rights protester locks neck to US Supreme Court fence
An abortion rights protester on Monday chained himself to a perimeter fence set up outside the US Supreme Court to protest its expected decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ...
Russia’s Lavrov calls decision to block plane ‘unprecedented’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday described as “unprecedented” a move by three eastern European countries to block his plane from travelling to Serbia, adding that he had yet ...
Confronting the inflation beast: Five questions for the ECB
The European Central Bank looks all but certain to announce on Thursday that its years of bond-buying stimulus are over and that high inflation means interest rate rises are imminent.
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How does a leadership challenge to PM Boris Johnson work and who could replace him?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote on Monday after more than 15% of elected Conservative lawmakers withdrew their support for the British leader following the “partygate” scandal.
Johnson, ...
Little cheer for Russian beer lovers as sanctions bite
“Sorry, that was the last bottle of Czech beer we had,” said a waiter at a central Moscow restaurant, a month after Russia sent troops into Ukraine and the West ...
French and Italian farmers count cost of storms and drought
Farms across France were hit by heavy hail and fierce storms over the weekend, the National Farmers’ Union Federation (FNSEA) said on Monday, while their counterparts in Italy warned of ...
India rushes to quell outrage after insulting remarks on Islam
India’s government sought on Monday to calm anger at home and abroad after two officials of the ruling BJP party made remarks about the Prophet Mohammed, with 38 people arrested ...
Barclays raises Brent forecasts on Russia oil sanctions
Barclays on Monday raised its Brent crude price forecasts by $11 per barrel for 2022 and $23 for 2023, citing a larger and sustained disruption in Russian supply following sanctions by the European Union.
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Don’t close the embassy, U.S. ambassador tells Russia
Russia should not close the U.S. embassy despite the crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine because the world’s two biggest nuclear powers must continue to talk, the ...
Turkish lira slips again; Nebati says rates to stay put
Turkey’s lira slid to beyond 16.55 against the dollar on Monday, bringing its losses to more than 20 per cent this year, due to concerns about a surge in inflation to ...
Russian firm sues to regain access to Australian aluminium refinery
Russian aluminium producer Rusal (RUAL.MM) has filed a lawsuit against global miner Rio Tinto (RIO.AX), seeking to win back access to its 20 per cent share of the alumina ...
Archaeologists discover ancient Mayan city on construction site
Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park near Merida, on ...
Messi and Ronaldo star in Nations League
Argentina striker Lionel Messi scored five goals in a 5-0 friendly win over Estonia on Sunday, a result which helped him overtake Hungary’s great Ferenc Puskas among the all-time ...
Britain to send M270 rocket launchers to Ukraine
Britain will supply Ukraine with multiple-launch rocket systems that can strike targets up to 80 km (50 miles) away, it said on Monday, in a move that was coordinated with the United ...
Regulating crypto assets would protect ‘the rest of us’: Fed’s Waller
Better regulation of the fast-growing world of crypto assets is needed not to keep rich people from losing money but for the sake of everyone else, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher ...
Elon Musk backtracks on job cuts, says Tesla salaried staff to be ‘fairly flat’
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Saturday that the electric vehicle maker’s total headcount will increase over the next 12 months, but the number of salaried ...
Germany faces 5 bln euros a year hit from Russian gas sanctions
Russia’s sanctions against Gazprom Germania and its subsidiaries could cost German taxpayers and gas users an extra 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) a year to pay for replacement gas, the Welt ...
Mercedes to recall about 1 million older models worldwide
Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) is recalling almost a million older cars from around the world due to possible problems with the brake booster, the company said on Saturday.
Models of the ...
Crypto scam victims lose more than $1 billion since 2021, FTC says
More than 46,000 people reported losing over $1 billion in cryptocurrency scams since the start of 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a report on Friday.
Nearly half the people who ...
At least 160 Conservative lawmakers back PM Johnson: Reuters tally
At least 160 British lawmakers from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party had publicly indicated support for him ahead of the result of a confidence vote over his leadership on ...