Earthquake could cost Turkey up to $84 billion
Turkey’s worst earthquake in almost a century has left a trail of destruction that could cost Ankara up to $84.1 billion, a business group said, while a government official put ...
UK firms plan biggest pay rises since 2012 to fill staff gaps
British employers expect to raise wages for their staff by the most in at least 11 years but the 5 per cent pay deals for workers would still fall well below expected ...
Russia can take Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa, Chechnya’s Kadyrov says
Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Russian region of Chechnya, said in an interview aired on Monday that Russia would achieve its goals in Ukraine by the end of the year ...
Thousands abused by members of Portugal’s Catholic Church in past 70 years, report finds
At least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church – mostly priests – over the past 70 years, a commission investigating the issue said in its final report on ...
Loans to Russian soldiers fuel calls for European banks to quit
A Russian scheme to grant loan payment holidays to troops fighting in Ukraine, and for banks to write off the entire debt if they are killed or maimed, has added ...
Israeli forces kill Hamas man in West Bank clash, bomb Gaza after rocket
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank that touched off clashes with gunmen on Monday, medical officials said, while air strikes hit the ...
Woman pulled alive from rubble in Turkey a week after earthquake
Rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey on Monday, broadcaster CNN Turk reported, a week after a major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria ...
Russia’s front in Ukraine moved 2 km to the west in four days
Russian troops have managed to advance 2 km (1.24 miles) to the west in four days along the frontline in Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday, citing a statement by ...
European cybersecurity is getting its own legs to stand on
With cyberattacks on the rise against everything from businesses to critical infrastructure, companies, governments and researchers are joining forces to strengthen firewalls.
By Tom Cassauwers
In February last year, as ...
Oil rebound more likely this year, $100 a barrel possible
Oil rally to $100 not ruled out by OPEC sources
So far in 2023 Brent is up slightly at just over $86
China demand rebound, lack of sizeable supply growth key drivers
Some ...
Israel: some fairly safe predictions over the next year
Here are a few fairly safe predictions for what will happen in Israel in the next year.
Prime Minister Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu will not go to jail.
The independence of ...
US military shoots down flying object near Canadian border
U.S. military fighter jets on Sunday shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put North American ...
BBC chair made ‘errors of judgement’ over Boris Johnson loan, lawmakers say
BBC Chair Richard Sharp made “significant errors of judgement” in failing to declare his involvement in facilitating a loan for then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson shortly before he was appointed to ...
Opposition groups rally in France demanding EU list Iran’s Guards as terrorist group
Thousands of opponents of Iran’s ruling authorities rallied for a second day in Paris on Sunday to pressure European Union states to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as ...
Turkey steps up collapsed buildings investigation, orders 113 arrested
Turkey vowed on Sunday to investigate thoroughly anyone suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in the country’s devastating earthquakes nearly one week ago and has already ordered ...
Nato’s Stoltenberg will not seek another extension of his term
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will end his term as planned in October, a spokesperson for the alliance said, after a newspaper reported a further extension was in the works.
“The ...
Zelenskiy says drive to clean up government to continue
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a decree sacking a senior security figure and said separately that his drive to clean up the government would continue.
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Survivors ever fewer in earthquake rubble of Turkey and Syria
Rescuers pulled a survivor from earthquake rubble on Sunday, six days after one of the worst natural disasters to hit parts of Syria and Turkey, as the death toll exceeded 28,000 ...
Russia: Nato should hold emergency summit over Nord Stream after Hersh revelations
NATO should hold an emergency meeting to discuss recent findings about September explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said late on Saturday.
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Recession alarm bells are ringing, but less loudly than before
The rapid reopening of China’s economy, plunging European gas prices and cooling US inflation suggest a global recession may not be as deep and protracted as feared just weeks ...
EU envoy to Syria: ‘absolutely unfair’ to be accused of not providing aid
The European Union’s envoy to Syria said early on Sunday that it was not fair to accuse the group of failing to provide enough help to Syrians following the ...
U.S. defence heads talk “priorities” for allies’ meeting
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov discussed “priorities”, including air defence and artillery, for upcoming meetings of Kyiv’s allies in Brussels, both sides ...
Biden lauds ‘bipartisan progress’ as he dines with Republican, Democratic governors
U.S. President Joe Biden appealed to Republican and Democratic governors on Saturday to continue working across political divides to improve Americans’ lives and rebuild the economy after the hardships ...
East Germany’s last Communist premier dies aged 95
Hans Modrow, who as the last Communist prime minister of East Germany oversaw democratic reforms that opened the way to German reunification, has died at age 95, Germany’s hard-left Die ...