UK to declare Russia’s Wagner a terrorist organisation
The Russian mercenary Wagner Group is set to be proscribed as a terrorist organization by the British government, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
A draft order due to laid ...
Three rescued after sharks attack inflatable yacht off Australian coast
Three people on board an inflatable catamaran in the Coral Sea off the northeast coast of Australia have been rescued after the vessel was damaged from several shark attacks, the ...
UK aviation regulator to review air traffic control failure
Britain’s civil aviation regulator said on Wednesday it would undertake an independent review of the circumstances surrounding an air traffic control failure last week that caused widespread disruption to ...
Investigation underway in Piraeus after man thrown to his death by crew
Greece is in shock on Wednesday following the death of a 36-year-old man who was pushed by crew members while trying to board a ship that was leaving the port ...
Two commercial ships collide off coast of Greece
A collision between two commercial ships occurred in the early hours of Wednesday off Kefalonia, as a result of which one of them was engulfed in flames.
There was no ...
Russia launches missile attack on Kyiv – Ukraine’s military
Russia launched a missile attack on Kyiv early on Wednesday, with the country’s air defence systems shooting down all missiles before they reached their targets, the capital’s military ...
Argentina, in dollar love affair, agonizes over divorcing the peso
María Barro, a 65-year-old domestic worker in Buenos Aires, buys a few dollars each month with her peso salary, a hedge against Argentina’s persistent inflation now running at ...
Argentine priests defend Pope Francis over ‘shameful’ Milei attacks
Priests from poor districts in Buenos Aires held a mass on Tuesday to defend Argentine Pope Francis after radical right-wing presidential candidate Javier Milei denounced him as an “imbecile” and “...
Burkina Faso says 53 soldiers, volunteers killed in clashes with militants
Seventeen soldiers and 36 volunteer fighters have been killed in heavy clashes with militants in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Tuesday, the worst attack in months in the West ...
Spain fire Vilda as women’s coach amid kiss scandal
Spain’s women’s team coach Jorge Vilda has been sacked, the football federation (RFEF) said on Tuesday, 10 days after FIFA suspended RFEF’s president for kissing team player Jenni ...
Oil jumps as Saudi Arabia and Russia extend supply cuts to end-2023
Oil prices spiked more than 1 per cent on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia and Russia announced a fresh extension to their voluntary supply cuts, stretching a combined 1.3 million barrel per day (...
Britain reviews checks on ‘politically exposed’ customers of banks
Britain’s financial watchdog said on Tuesday it has launched a formal review into how banks conduct mandatory extra checks on “politically exposed” customers and their families for money laundering ...
Russian forces destroy first British-supplied Challenger 2 tank in Ukraine
Russian forces fighting in southern Ukraine have destroyed a British-supplied Challenger 2 tank for the first time, a Russian-backed official said on Tuesday, releasing what he said was a video of ...
China’s Fukushima-linked seafood ban is unacceptable, Japan tells WTO
Japan has told the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that China’s ban on Japanese seafood after the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant was “totally unacceptable”, the ...
Jill Biden positive for COVID, President Biden tests negative
U.S. first lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 just days before President Joe Biden, who tested negative for the virus, is due to travel to a Group ...
India prioritises global cooperation as G-20 President
On December 1, 2022, India assumed the Presidency of the Group of 20 (G-20). The G-20 represents 19 major economies and the European Union, accounting for 85 per cent of global GDP, over 75 per cent ...
Cuba uncovers human trafficking of its citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring that has coerced its citizens to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, its foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Cuban ...
Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ seen in first photo since Wagner mutiny
A new photo appearing to show Russian General Sergei Surovikin, who has not been seen in public since a brief mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group in June, was published ...
JPMorgan ups Turkey inflation, interest rate forecasts
Higher-than-expected inflation data for August published on Monday prompted JPMorgan to revise its year-end inflation forecast to 65 per cent from 62 per cent with the annual rate now expected to peak ...
French education minister wants trial run of school uniforms amid abaya ban row
French Education Minister Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday he was in favour of trialling school uniforms or a dress code amid a debate over a ban in state-run schools on ...
Saudi Arabia considering investing in ‘Made in Italy’ fund
Italy and Saudi Arabia are in talks about a potential Saudi investment in Rome’s new strategic fund, Italy’s Industry Minister Adolfo Urso said on Monday, as the two ...
Torrential rain follows summer wildfires in Greece, one dead
Torrential rains have flooded homes and roads in Greece and a man died after a wall collapsed in the bad weather, the fire brigade said on Tuesday.
Storm Daniel has ...
Egypt buys nearly half a million tons of Russian wheat in private deal
Egypt’s state grains buyer bought about a half a million metric tons of Russian wheat in a private deal, four traders told Reuters, succeeding in negotiating lower prices than ...
Chevron faces two-week total strike at Australia LNG projects
Workers at Chevron’s (CVX.N) Gorgon and Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Australia plan a total strike for two weeks from Sept. 14, a union alliance said on ...