Biden walks through Kyiv to show resolve ahead of war’s anniversary
U.S. President Joe Biden walked around central Kyiv on an unannounced visit on Monday, promising to stand with Ukraine as long as it takes, on a trip clearly timed ...
UK property asking prices show weakest February gain on record
Average asking prices for British residential property rose by just 14 pounds ($17) in February from January, the smallest rise on record for a month which normally sees a big seasonal increase, ...
Maersk nears complete Russia exit after selling logistics sites
Shipping and logistics group A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) has agreed to sell its two logistics sites in Russia to IG Finance Development Limited, it said on Monday, nearly marking ...
Blinken, in Turkey, urges speedy Nordics accession to NATO
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday Washington strongly supports Sweden and Finland’s quick NATO accession given steps they have already taken, even as his Turkish ...
Spurs call for action after ‘reprehensible’ online racist abuse of Son
Tottenham Hotspur have called on social media companies to take action after forward Son Heung-min was subjected to “utterly reprehensible” online racist abuse during Sunday’s 2-0 Premier League win ...
China-US spat continues after Blinken comments
China said on Monday that the United States is in no position to make demands, after the top U.S. diplomat warned his Chinese counterpart over the weekend against China ...
Airbus’ defence arm says Berlin delaying exports worth billions
Slow German government export approvals are holding up Airbus Defence & Space (AIR.PA) defence exports worth several billions of euros, the company’s chief executive said on Sunday, urging ...
China’s top diplomat arrives in Moscow for talks on Ukraine
China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, has arrived in Moscow for talks on a possible peace plan for Ukraine, the Kommersant newspaper reported.
“The main purpose of his trip is ...
Turkey clears away rubble from earthquake, rescue efforts wind down
Turkey stepped up work to clear away rubble from collapsed buildings on Monday, as rescue work wound down two weeks after major earthquakes killed more than 46,000 people in southern Turkey ...
North Korea warns US of turning Pacific into ‘firing range’
North Korea launched two more ballistic missiles off its east coast on Monday, as the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un warned U.S. forces to halt military drills, ...
Thirty six dead as Brazil rains cause calamity
Heavy rains in coastal areas of Brazil’s southeast have caused flooding and landslides that killed 36 people and dislodged hundreds of others, according to a statement from Sao Paulo state ...
UK consumers bought more in January but overall gloom persists
British consumers unexpectedly increased their shopping in January, but the big picture remains one of weak demand from inflation-hit households relying more on discounts at retailers to make ends meet.
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Britain’s Tesco to explore sale of banking unit
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco Plc (TSCO.L) is planning to review its presence in the UK banking sector in a move that could lead to a sale of its ...
Blinken to Turkey: ‘the United States is here’ with aid
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced further aid to Turkey and said Washington would provide longer term help to Ankara as it seeks to rebuild following ...
UK police find body near where woman went missing in late Jan
Police in the north of England said on Sunday they had found a body near where a woman went missing last month.
Nicola Bulley, 45, was last seen walking her dog ...
Ukraine troops prepare for threat of Russia capturing Bakhmut
Ukrainian troops conducting weekend exercises near the small town of Siversk, in the country’s east, said they were preparing to defend one of the possible targets of a new ...
Meloni to visit Kyiv on Monday to meet Zelenskiy
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will travel to Kyiv on Monday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a political source said on Sunday.
Meloni, who took office in October, had ...
U.S. stages joint air exercises with Asian allies after North Korea’s ICBM launch
The United States held joint air exercises bilaterally with South Korea and Japan involving strategic bombers on Sunday, a day after North Korea fired a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ...
China warns U.S. to suffer ‘consequences’ if it escalates balloon incident
China warned the United States on Sunday it would “bear all the consequences” if it escalated the controversy over a Chinese balloon that the U.S. military shot down this ...
Borrell: West must provide more military support to Ukraine (Update 1)
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday the West must provide more military aid to Ukraine and speed up its deliveries.
“Much more has to be done ...
Russia tells Macron: don’t forget Napoleon when you talk of regime change (Updated)
Russia on Sunday scolded Emmanuel Macron over remarks about wanting to see Russia defeated, saying Moscow still remembered the fate of Napoleon Bonaparte and accusing the French president of duplicitous ...
Survivors dug out of rubble in Turkey, but many families pray to find a body to mourn
Survivors were still being dug out of the rubble in earthquake-hit Turkey, but for many grieving families their only hope is that the remains of their loved ones will be ...
New Zealand’s cyclone death toll at 11, thousands still missing
The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 on Sunday as thousands of people remained missing a week after the storm struck the country’s North Island.
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As Europe goes green, number crunchers map the ripple effects
The EU will soon be able to see more clearly the wider outcomes of its clean-energy drive.
A new tool will help predict numerous features of a low-carbon society. It ...