Judge rules Trump can share some evidence publicly in 2020 election case
A federal judge on Friday ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump will be allowed to publicly share some non-sensitive evidence that will be used in his trial on ...
A frigid apocalypse doomed early humans in Europe
Long before our species Homo sapiens trekked out of Africa, earlier human species also spread to other parts of the world. That dispersal, however, sometimes encountered grave hardships.
Scientists on ...
De-dollarisation and what it means
The war in Ukraine and the sanctions by the United States and allies, designed to isolate Russia and to a lesser extent China, has caused a reaction from the BRICS ...
Biden seeks $24 billion for Ukraine, testing bipartisan support
U.S. President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve about $40 billion in additional spending on Thursday, including $24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs, $4 billion related to border security and $12 ...
Maui wildfire death toll hits 55, recovery to take years
Search teams on Maui on Friday will comb through the charred ruins of Lahaina looking for more victims of a wildfire that ripped through the Kingdom of Hawaii’s onetime ...
UK economy’s surprise strength puts more BoE rate hikes on table
Britain’s economy eked out unexpected growth in the second quarter, laying the ground for more interest rate hikes from the Bank of England, but it remained the only big ...
Israeli forces kill Palestinian, wound eight, in West Bank raid
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man and wounded at least eight others during an operation in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian officials said.
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West African bloc takes steps towards forming military force for possible Niger intervention
West African nations on Friday forged ahead with plans for a possible military intervention in Niger following the military coup there, although it has not given up the hope of ...
New dialogue to be launched in ‘3+1’ context forum
The next meeting within the ‘3+1’ framework, that is Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the United States has been agreed, it was reported on Friday.
The news comes following the postponement of ...
Russian missile hits hotel used by UN in Zaporizhzhia
A Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday evening, leaving one dead and 16 injured, Ukrainian officials said.
National police said an Iskander missile hit ...
Russia launches first lunar lander in 47 years to find water on moon
Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday in a bid to be the first nation to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole, a region ...
Maui wildfire death toll hits 53 and may rise; recovery to take years
Maui’s wildfires have killed at least 53 people, a toll expected to rise,and unleashed destruction on the resort town of Lahaina that will take many years and billions of ...
West African bloc activates standby force for possible Niger intervention
The West African bloc ECOWAS on Thursday ordered the activation of a standby force for possible use against the junta that took power in Niger in July, saying it wanted ...
Biden requests $40 bln in extra funding for Ukraine, disasters and fentanyl fight
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Congress to approve about $40 billion in additional spending, including $24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs, $4 billion related to border security and $12 ...
Ethiopia cracks down on gay sex in hotels, other venues
Security forces in Ethiopia are cracking down on hotels, bars and restaurants in the capital Addis Ababa where gay sexual activity is alleged to take place, the city administration said ...
Kremlin aide rewrites Russian history for a society at war
In Vladimir Putin’s Russia, the Kremlin even writes the history textbooks.
Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky has published four history textbooks for 16- to 18-year-old schoolchildren giving a completely revised ...
European tourists head north to dodge heat, summer extended
Tourists and tour operators are expected to head to northern Europe in the future after a summer of crippling heatwaves hit southern Europe and left travelers wondering if cooler temperatures ...
Turkish inflation to keep soaring, testing patience with Erdogan’s U-turn
Turks will get little reprieve from a soaring cost of living this summer as economists expect prices to jump by as much as 8.5% in August, underlining Ankara’s challenge as ...
Russia’s ‘barbaric’ invasion of Ukraine slammed by Yandex co-founder
The co-founder of Russian internet giant Yandex, Arkady Volozh, on Thursday condemned what he described as Russia’s “barbaric” invasion of Ukraine, days after criticism in Russia over his apparent ...
Hawaii wildfires kill 36 as ‘apocalypse’ hits Maui island resort city
At least 36 people have died after wildfires, fanned by winds from a faraway hurricane, devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii’s Maui island, the Maui County said ...
Ukraine’s navy announces Black Sea humanitarian corridor, Russian threat remains
Ukraine announced a “humanitarian corridor” on Thursday to let dozens of cargo ships trapped in its ports since the outbreak of war last year sail into the Black Sea, where ...
UK defends plan to demand access to encrypted messages to protect children
British technology minister Michelle Donelan defended plans to require messaging apps to provide access to encrypted private messages when needed to protect children from abuse, which major platforms say would ...
ECB is on back foot and for once it’s down to Germany
The European Central Bank is on the back foot again and this time the bad news doesn’t come from Greece, Italy or any of the usual suspects in the ...
Biden orders ban on certain US tech investments in China
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order that will prohibit some new U.S. investment in China in sensitive technologies like computer chips and require government notification in ...