EU weighs concession to Russian bank over Black Sea grain deal
The European Union is considering a proposal for Russian Agricultural Bank to set up a subsidiary to reconnect to the global financial network as a sop to Moscow, the Financial ...
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Study shows 130 countries exploring central bank digital currencies
A total of 130 countries representing 98 per cent of the global economy are now exploring digital versions of their currencies, with almost half in advanced development, pilot or launch stages, a ...
Nike’s 2024 pressured by weak North American demand, inventory glut
Nike (NKE.N) is expected to forecast full-year profit below Wall Street estimates, as demand for the sportswear giant’s products from wholesalers such as Foot Locker (FL.N) and ...
Shot teenager’s grandmother urges end to French riots
The grandmother of the boy killed by police during a traffic stop in a Paris suburb on Sunday said she wanted the nationwide rioting triggered by his death to end, ...
Prigozhin-controlled Russian media group shuts amid mutiny fallout
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s media holding group is to shut down, the director of one of its outlets said, highlighting the mercenary chief’s worsening fortunes a week after the collapse ...
Inspired Stokes falls short as Australia win at Lord’s
England captain Ben Stokes’ swashbuckling 155 was in vain as Australia won the second Ashes test at Lord’s by 43 runs on an extraordinary final day on Sunday to take a 2...
Verstappen dominant in Austria to go 81 points clear
Max Verstappen won Red Bull’s home Austrian Grand Prix from pole position and with the fastest lap on Sunday for the team’s 10th successive Formula One victory and ...
Germany’s Scholz watching France unrest with concern
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that Germany was watching the unrest in France “with concern”.
French President Emmanuel Macron postponed a state visit to Germany that was set to ...
Poland to send 500 police to bolster security at Belarus border
Poland said on Sunday it will send 500 police to shore up security at its border with Belarus to cope with rising numbers of migrants crossing as well as any potential ...
Mix of calm and concern as cycling’s Tour heads into riot-hit France
By Julien Pretot
While the vast majority of the Tour de France peloton is not concerned by the riots that have been hitting the country following the fatal shooting of ...
At 43, evergreen Venus returns to favourite hunting ground Wimbledon
Twenty-six years after Venus Williams made her Wimbledon debut, the five-times champion will be back on Centre Court once again on Monday and the 43-year-old American said she could even ...
Kyrgios tempers Wimbledon expectations with fitness still a concern
Last year’s Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios will not place any unfair expectations on himself, the Australian said on Sunday as he gears up for the Grand Slam with little ...
Baltimore police say two dead, 28 injured after mass shooting at housing block
By Shivani Tanna and Jahnavi Nidumolu
Police in the U.S. city of Baltimore said that two people had died and 28 others were injured in a mass shooting early on ...
Russia launches first overnight drone attack on Kyiv in 12 days
Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region after a 12-day break, with air defence systems destroying all the weapons on their approach, Ukrainian military officials ...
Sporadic violence, but calmer night in France after family buries teenager (updated)
Rioting across France was less intense overnight, as tens of thousands of police were deployed in cities across the country after the funeral of a teenager, whose shooting by police ...
Exxon Mobil expands lithium bet with Tetra Technologies deal
Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) has agreed to develop more than 6,100 lithium-rich acres in Arkansas with Tetra Technologies Inc (TTI.N), the second move this year by the oil giant for ...
Oracle spending ‘billions’ on Nvidia chips this year, Ellison says
Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) is spending “billions” of dollars on chips from Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) as it expands a cloud computing service targeting a new wave of artificial intelligence (...
Philippines gets $1 billion ADB loan for electric bus programme
The Asian Development Bank approved on Thursday a $1 billion loan to help one of Philippines’ largest cities procure a fleet of more than 1,000 electric buses, in an important step towards ...
CIA chief: armed mutiny shows damage Putin has done to Russia
US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on Saturday that the armed mutiny by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin had shown the corrosive effect on Russia of President Vladimir Putin’...
Adam Yates beats twin Simon to win Tour first stage
Britain’s Adam Yates claimed the opening stage of the Tour de France to take the first yellow jersey of this year’s edition at the end of a 182.5-km ...
Verstappen wins Austrian F1 sprint race
Double world champion Max Verstappen ran away with a Saturday sprint race in a Red Bull one-two at the Austrian Grand Prix to increase his Formula One lead over Mexican ...
King apologises for Netherlands’ historic role in slavery
Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologised for the Netherlands’ historic involvement in slavery and the effects that it still has today.
The king was speaking at a ceremony marking the 160...
Zelenskiy says ‘serious threat’ remains at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on Saturday that a “serious threat” remained at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and said Russia was “technically ready” to provoke a localized explosion ...
France’s Macron halts trip over riots, as family buries teenager
More than 1,300 people were arrested in France during a fourth night of rioting and President Emmanuel Macron cancelled a trip to Germany on Saturday as the funeral took place of ...