Ukraine battles Russian push as Kyiv allies pledge $1bn in energy aid
Russia and Ukraine pounded each other’s forces in heavy fighting in the eastern region of Donetsk on Tuesday as Kyiv’s allies meeting in Paris pledged just over one ...
EU member states agree to give Bosnia EU candidate status
European Union general affairs ministers agreed on Tuesday that Bosnia should become a formal candidate to join the 27-nation EU in a recommendation that will have to be endorsed by ...
European Parliament removes Kaili from post over Qatar graft charges
The European Parliament strippedGreek lawmaker Eva Kaili of her senior assembly post on Tuesday over allegations that World Cup host Qatar had bribed her to influence decision-making, charges she has ...
UK jobless rate rises again but pay growth keeps Bank of England on edge
Britain’s jobless rate rose for a second month and there were other signs in data on Tuesday that some of the inflationary heat in the labour market is cooling ...
Roma teenager dies in Greece after police shooting
A 16-year old Roma boy died in hospital on Tuesday after being shot by police in the Greek city of Thessaloniki after allegedly filling up a truck with fuel and ...
EU meeting tries to break gas price cap impasse
European Union energy ministers are meeting in Brussels on Tuesday to try to agree on a bloc-wide cap on gas prices after months of deadlocked talks over whether the measure ...
New Zealand bans future generations from buying tobacco under new laws
Future generations of New Zealanders will be banned from purchasing tobacco as part of a package of new anti-smoking laws that passed parliament on Tuesday and are among the most ...
Erdogan: Turkey’s inflation will fall to 40 per cent in months, 20 per cent in 2023
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday it was “apparent” that inflation would fall to around 40 per cent in a few months, and further to 20 per cent in 2023.
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October was worst month for UK strikes for more than a decade
The United Kingdom recorded the highest number of working days lost to labour disputes in October for more than ten years, official data showed on Tuesday, as employees went on ...
Five Chinese citizens badly injured in Kabul attack, businessman says
Over a dozen Chinese citizens were wounded, five of them seriously, in a gun and bomb attack on a hotel in downtown Kabul, a Chinese businessman in the Afghan capital ...
European Parliament lawmaker denies taking bribes from Qatar
European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili, a suspect in an investigation into money laundering and corruption at the parliament, has denied receiving money from Qatar, one of her lawyers said ...
Russia, Ukraine say situation difficult in Donetsk, both claim battlefield successes
Russia and Ukraine said on Tuesday that the situation on the battlefield in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk was difficult and claimed successes in repelling each other’s attacks.
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US Justice Dept is split over charging Binance as crypto world falters
Splits between US Department of Justice prosecutors are delaying the conclusion of a long-running criminal investigation into the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, four people familiar with the matter ...
Rare gunfight kills six, including two police officers, in rural Australia
Six people, including two police officers, were killed in a gunfight at a remote property in Australia’s Queensland state, authorities said on Tuesday, after police visited a home there ...
EU imposes new Iran sanctions, no deal yet on new Russia package
European Union foreign ministers on Monday imposed new sanctions on Iran over its crackdown of anti-government protests and its drone deliveries to Russia, but pushed the adoption of a new ...
Burning through ammo, Russia using 40-year-old rounds, U.S. official says
Russia is turning to decades-old ammunition with high failure rates as it burns through its stockpiles to carry out its nearly 10-month-old invasion of Ukraine, a senior U.S. military ...
Fighting rages in east Ukraine, G7 considers more air defence for Kyiv (Updated)
Russian missiles, artillery and drones hammered targets in eastern and southern Ukraine, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Monday as global economic powers pledged to beef up Kyiv’s military ...
‘Elvis’ and ‘Top Gun’ land Golden Globe nods, many nominees silent (Updated)
“Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Elvis” were nominated for best drama film at the upcoming Golden Globe awards, but few nominees commented on the honors, a ...
Peru’s new president pledges early elections; three die in protests (Updated)
Peru’s new president said early on Monday she would submit a bill to Congress to bring general elections forward by two years, after the ouster of her predecessor sparked ...
G7 to focus on boosting Ukraine’s air defence – leaders’ statement
The Group of Seven (G7) economic powers said on Monday they would work together to bolster Ukraine’s military capabilities, with an immediate focus on air defence systems, according to ...
European Parliament acts on lawmaker accused in Qatar graft probe (Updated)
The European Parliament moved on Monday to strip one of its members of her role as vice president after she and others faced criminal charges over allegations Qatar lavished them ...
Russia’s McDonald’s successor replacing Big Mac with ‘Big Hit’ (Updated)
Starved of Big Macs since McDonald’s Corp MCD.N closed its Russian restaurants in March, Russians will from next year be treated to an alternative from the burger chain’...
Iran carries out second execution linked to wave of popular protests
The Islamic Republic on Monday hanged a man in public who state media said had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution in less ...
Cyprus and Lebanon reaffirm strong ties with new subsea telecoms cable
Cyta on Monday announced the signing of an agreement with the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications for the construction and maintenance of a new subsea telecommunications connection between Cyprus and Lebanon.
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