St. John Coombes receives MBE for ‘outstanding service to the British community
St. John Coombes has received the honour of being made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the King’s first Birthday Honours list.
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Christodoulides optimistic about upcoming Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will discuss the Cyprus issue with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the upcoming Nato summit despite it not being on the official agenda, ...
NATO makes membership pledge as Zelenskiy drums up support
The head of NATO said on Friday the military alliance would unite at a summit next week on how to bring Kyiv closer to joining, while Ukraine’s president drummed ...
Deputy Lebanon central bank governors’ threat to collectively resign ‘dangerous’, deputy premier says
Deputy premier Saade Chami said on Friday that deputy governors of Lebanon’s central bank should run it if no governor is appointed by the end of the month, calling ...
AI robots could play future role as companions in care homes
Nadine, a social robot powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) with human-like gestures and expressions, could have an important future role to play in tending to the sick and elderly, according ...
June was world’s hottest on record, EU scientists say
Last month was the hottest June globally on record, with abnormally high temperatures recorded on both land and sea, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said.
Last month ...
Zelenskiy, Erdogan to discuss grain deal, prisoner swaps
The presidents of Ukraine and Turkey will discuss on Friday the potential extension of the Black Sea grain deal and a possible prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kyiv, a senior ...
UK house prices post biggest annual drop since 2011
British house prices fell last month in annual terms at the fastest rate in 12 years and soaring interest rates are likely to herald more weakness in the housing market, mortgage ...
Ukraine reports new advances near eastern city of Bakhmut
Ukrainian troops have advanced by more than a kilometre in the last day against Russian forces near the eastern city of Bakhmut, a military spokesperson said on Friday.
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Lukashenko: I have veto over use of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that he would have a veto over any use of the tactical nuclear weapons that Russia is stationing on his territory, and goaded the West’...
Fire in Milan retirement home kills 6 people, injures more than 60
Six people have died and at least 68 have been injured following an overnight fire in a retirement home in Milan, Italian emergency services said on Friday.
Luca Cari, spokesman for ...
US plans to send Ukraine cluster munitions
The United States plans to send cluster munitions to Ukraine to help it battle Russian invaders, U.S. officials said on, a move opposed by human rights groups but which ...
‘Strategic’ relations highlighted at US Independence Day event
Cyprus-US relations have reached new heights and are no longer viewed solely through the lens of the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday.
The president was speaking at ...
Eurozone retail sales flat in May, still down year-on-year
Retail sales in the eurozone were unchanged in May, Eurostat said on Thursday, as increased spending on non-food items offset declines for food and automotive fuel.
Retail sales volumes in ...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seize commercial ship in Gulf – U.S. Navy
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards “forcibly seized” a commercial ship in international waters in the Gulf on Thursday and the vessel was possibly involved in smuggling, a U.S. Navy spokesperson ...
Amazon’s iRobot deal in EU antitrust crosshairs
Amazon’s AMZN.O $1.7 billion acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot IRBT.O may reduce competition and strengthen Amazon’s position as online marketplace provider, EU antitrust regulators warned ...
Britain to target Iranian decision makers with new sanctions regime
Britain said on Thursday it would create a new sanctions regime for Iran, giving the UK greater powers to target decision makers, including those involved in weapons proliferation and threats ...
US’s Yellen lands in China, hopes to thaw icy relations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday began a four-day visit to China focused on easing tensions between the world’s two largest economies, despite low expectations on both ...
Ukraine says Bulgaria backs its Nato bid during Zelenskiy visit
Ukraine on Thursday said it had secured the backing of NATO member Bulgaria for its membership of the military alliance “as soon as conditions allow” as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held ...
One child dead after car collision at south London school
British police said one child had died and a woman had been arrested after a car collided with a building at a school in south London on Thursday in an ...
Russia and Ukraine announce prisoner exchange
Russia and Ukraine announced a prisoner of war exchange on Thursday involving the return of 45 soldiers from each side.
Russia’s defence ministry said that 45 Russian servicemen had been returned ...
NATO chief says Swedish alliance membership within reach
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that Sweden’s membership in the alliance was within reach after a meeting in Brussels to overcome Turkish objections.
Stoltenberg said leaders of ...
Ukraine plans to move to professional army after war ends
Ukraine plans to abandon conscription and move to a professional army after the war with Russia to bring Kyiv closer to NATO standards, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Thursday.
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Raiffeisen delays quitting Russia as Austria defends ties
Raiffeisen Bank International is delaying plans to leave Russia, three people familiar with its position said, as Austria steps up its defence of long-standing ties with Moscow.
Raiffeisen (RBI), the ...