How great is Japan’s reliance on the Middle East energy
The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has renewed worries in energy-poor Japan over its heavy reliance on the Middle East for oil and gas, and the ...
Eight more aid trucks expected to enter Gaza later today
Another eight trucks carrying food, medicine and water are expected to cross into the Gaza Strip on Friday, a senior United Nations official said, as a combination of technical, political ...
British lawmaker Crispin Blunt arrested in connection with rape allegation
British lawmaker Crispin Blunt said he had been arrested in connection with a rape allegation.
Blunt, 63, was elected as a member of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party for ...
UK watchdog finds potential NatWest ‘regulatory breaches’ in Farage fiasco
British watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority said on Friday that it had identified potential “regulatory breaches” in NatWest’s handling of a decision to close former Brexit party leader Nigel ...
Hamas official says ceasefire needed before hostages can be freed
The Palestinian Hamas group that controls Gaza cannot release hostages seized during its attack on Israel until a ceasefire is agreed, the Russian newspaper Kommersant quoted a member of a ...
Maine manhunt for Lewiston mass shooter extends to another night
Police in Maine extended their round-the-clock search for suspected Lewiston mass shooter Robert R. Card into the early hours of Friday morning, as the U.S. Army reservist eluded a ...
US fighter jets strike Syria after attacks by Iran-backed militia
Two U.S. fighter jets struck weapons and ammunition facilities in Syria on Friday in retaliation for attacks on U.S. forces by Iranian-backed militia as concerns grew that the ...
Britain’s aviation regulator increases air traffic control charges
Britain’s aviation regulator said on Thursday it would increase the amount airlines can be charged for air traffic control services to help national provider NATS recoup costs incurred during ...
2024 Republican contender DeSantis facilitates shipment of weapons, ammunition to Israel
The administration of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has contracted cargo planes to send drones, body armor and helmets to Israel and worked to “get weapons and ammunition to Israel through ...
Yellen says US GDP is a ‘good strong number’, may keep bond yields higher
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said U.S. third quarter economic growth of nearly 5% was “a good strong number” that points to a soft landing for the ...
Drones strike Syria’s Hama after deadly attacks on Idlib -army and rescuers
The Syrian army shot down on Thursday eight drones over the Hama and Aleppo countryside in northwestern Syria that had killed three Syrians and injured two others, state media said, ...
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testifies outside jury’s presence
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, testified in his fraud trial on Thursday without the jury present so the judge overseeing the case can first decide what ...
Sweden will not expel man behind recent Koran burning demos despite deportation order
Sweden’s migration agency said on Thursday it had decided to deport an Iraqi man who burned copies of the Koran, the Muslim holy book, but that the order would ...
‘First black Briton’: a Cypriot lady
How did a woman believed to be from Cyprus end up in Britain 1,800 years ago?
Interesting question, but that’s not what most Brits are asking. They’re instead pondering ...
UN steps up appeal for fuel in Gaza as humanitarian crisis deepens
The U.N. agency providing aid to Palestinian civilians in besieged Gaza warned it may have to shut down operations shortly if no fuel reaches the enclave, amid an increasingly ...
War clouds Israel’s interest rate outlook
Israel’s war with Palestinian militant group Hamas has upended expectations of where Israeli short-term interest rates are headed as policymakers try to balance a sliding shekel and slowing economy ...
Greece opens Maria Callas museum for a glimpse into opera diva’s life
From a sample of her hair to a blue velvet dress she wore after the memorable 1955 performance of Verdi’s La Traviata in Milan’s La Scala, visitors to Athens ...
It’s no joke: how Russian comedians try to stay relevant in wartime
ave you heard the one about Vladimir Putin’s ratings?
Cracking jokes about Russia’s president is a sensitive business these days in Moscow’s comedy clubs, where performers say ...
EU leaders to call for Gaza humanitarian corridors to get aid in
EU leaders are poised to call for humanitarian corridors in Gaza and for pauses in bombardments into and out of the enclave to enable access for aid, after days of ...
Israel mounts new sortie into Gaza, hints there may be several ‘invasions’ (Update)
Israeli ground forces carried out a big raid into Gaza overnight against Hamas targets amid growing anger in the Arab world over Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian ...
Ukraine’s once-mighty steel sector choked by export blockade
Zaporizhstal, a Soviet-era steel plant in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, has managed so far to keep running in defiance of staff shortages, blocked exports, power blackouts and the ...
Ukraine suspends new Black Sea grain corridor due to threat from Russian warplanes- consultancy
Ukraine has suspended the use of its new Black Sea grain corridor due to what it sees as a threat from Russian warplanes, the Kyiv-based Barva Invest consultancy said on ...
World’s ghost fleet in focus over US Russian price cap crackdown
US penalties on shippers transporting Russian oil in breach of the G7’s price cap could push more Russian cargoes onto vessels referred to as the ghost fleet and away ...
UK’s Heathrow hikes passenger forecast as losses shrink
Britain’s Heathrow Airport raised its 2023 passenger forecast on Thursday and reported a big fall in losses for the first nine months of the year following strong summer demand for ...