US blames Russia for drone crash over Black Sea, Moscow denies contact (Update 2)
The Pentagon blamed a Russian fighter jet for the crash of a U.S. spy drone into the Black Sea on Tuesday while Moscow denied any collision as the encounter ...
No regrets from the Iraqi who threw his shoes at Bush
Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi gained fame for hurling his shoes at President George W. Bush in a news conference to show his anger at the corruption and chaos that followed ...
Russian troops keep coming in assaults in east Ukraine
Russian troops keep coming in waves along the frontline in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers said on Tuesday, a sign of no letup in Russia’s winter offensive despite Moscow having ...
EU parliament backs law aimed at saving energy by renovating buildings
Buildings across Europe could be renovated to cut emissions and save energy after the European Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that aims to lower households’ energy bills and wean ...
‘Downton Abbey’ castle halts weddings due to Brexit, says owner
It is a problem the butler of ‘Downton Abbey’ might have sympathised with.
Highclere Castle in southern England, where the early 20th century period drama about the lives of aristocrats ...
Lahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries
Lahore in Pakistan jumped more than 10 places to become the city with the worst air in the world in 2022, according to an annual global survey by a Swiss maker of ...
Biden administration approves massive Willow oil project in Alaska
By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici
The Biden administration is approving a scaled-back version of ConocoPhillips’ $7 billion oil and gas drilling Willow project in Alaska, the US Department of Interior ...
Sheep come to the rescue of Pompeii ruins
A flock of grazing sheep is helping archaeologists to preserve the ancient ruins of Pompeii, the Roman city that was buried under metres of pumice and ash in the calamitous ...
Ukraine accuses Russian snipers of abusing child, gang raping mother
Ukraine has accused two Russian soldiers of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl and gang raping her mother at gunpoint in front of her father, as part of widespread allegations of ...
Kremlin: goals in Ukraine can only be achieved by military force for now
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia’s goals in Ukraine could only be achieved by military force at the moment, and that Kyiv needed to accept the “new realities” ...
‘Mexico is safer than the US’, Mexican president says
Mexico’s president said his country is safer than the United States, pushing back against U.S. critics of his security record following a deadly kidnapping this month near the ...
UK Home Secretary attacks ‘naive do-gooders’ amid criticism
Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman defended her policy to remove almost all migrants who arrive without permission, saying her political opponents were “naive do-gooders” and there had has been “...
Boeing expected to sell nearly 80 787 planes to Saudi airlines
Boeing Co (BA.N) is expected to sell nearly 80 787 Dreamliner aeroplanes to two Saudi Arabian airlines, a source briefed on the matter said on Monday.
An announcement of the plan ...
Russian official: Black Sea grain deal extended for 60 days
A Russian official said a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain through its Black Sea ports has been extended for 60 days, though Kyiv said it would stick to a 120...
Likelihood Finland joins NATO before Sweden has increased, Swedish PM says
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday that the likelihood that Finland joins the NATO military alliance before Sweden had increased, though Swedish membership was only a matter of ...
Russia, Ukraine battle for Bakhmut; ICC seeks war crime arrest warrants
Ukraine’s future hinges on the outcome of battles in the east, including in and around Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, with both sides describing brutal fighting in the small ...
Russia and China threaten to create global ‘danger and disorder’, Britain says
Britain cast China as representing an “epoch-defining challenge” to the world order in an update to its foreign policy framework and also said the United Kingdom’s security hinged on ...
Biden pledges ‘whatever needed’ for US system as banks hit by SVB fallout
Bank stocks around the world plunged on Monday even as President Joe Biden vowed to take whatever action was needed to ensure the safety of the U.S. banking system, ...
Liverpool star Salah’s villa in Cairo burgled
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah’s villa in Cairo was burgled while he was in England, local media reported.
TV receivers were stolen from inside the house and police investigations are ...
Xi could visit Putin, speak to Zelenskiy next week
Chinese President Xi Jinping could wade deeper than before into Ukraine diplomacy as soon as next week, staging both his first trip to Russia and his first talks with Ukraine’...
Hellas Direct one of fastest-growing tech companies according to FT
Hellas Direct was recently recognised as one of Europe’s 1,000 fastest-growing companies by the Financial Times, the fourth time it has received this distinction.
The innovative insurance tech company is ...
Saudi Arabia launches new national airline
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman formally announced on Sunday the creation of a new national airline, Riyadh Air, with industry veteran Tony Douglas as its chief executive, ...
Polls show Erdogan lags behind opposition ahead of May vote
New polls show the Turkish opposition’s presidential candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leading against President Tayyip Erdogan by more than 10 percentage points ahead of elections on May 14 seen by many as ...
Russian lawmaker introduces bill pushing back conscription age
A senior Russian lawmaker on Monday introduced a bill to push back the age of conscription to compulsory military service to 21-30 years from the current 18-27 years.
The bill ...