Putin vows to punish those behind concert massacre
Russia said on Saturday it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre in a concert hall near Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin pledged to track ...
Don’t mess with England flag, says Sunak as soccer kit gets update
National flags should not be “messed with”, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday, after Nike’s NKE.N decision to use an altered design of the St George’...
Ahead of Easter rush, officials say drought must not put off Barcelona tourists
Tourists arriving at Barcelona’s airport or gazing at its iconic Sagrada Familia basilica will this Easter holiday be met with large signs in English that read: “Drought alert. During ...
Turkey central bank stuns market with 500-point rate hike to 50%
Turkey’s central bank unexpectedly raised interest rates by 500 basis points to 50% on Thursday, citing a deteriorating inflation outlook and pledged to tighten further if significant and persistent deterioration in ...
Satellite images show 35% of Gaza’s building destroyed, UN says
Satellite images analysed by the United Nations Satellite Centre show that 35% of the Gaza Strip’s buildings have been destroyed or damaged in the Israel offensive in the Palestinian enclave.
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UK to introduce bill to phase out smoking among young people
The British government will introduce a bill in parliament on Wednesday to fulfill its promise to phase out smoking among young people by banning tobacco sales for future generations.
The ...
Russia says EU frozen assets plan is theft
Russia on Wednesday said a proposal by European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to take 90% of revenues from Russian assets frozen in Europe and transfer them to buy weapons ...
Trump slammed for saying Jews who vote for Democrats hate their religion, Israel
–Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump drew outrage from the White House, Democrats and leaders of Jewish groups for saying Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats hate their religion ...
British royals shrug off speculation about Kate and King Charles
A laughing Prince William was back at work on Tuesday, a day after the first footage emerged of his wife Kate since her surgery two months ago which showed the ...
Washington makes new push for Gaza ceasefire to head off famine, Rafah assault
The United States made a fresh push on Tuesday for a ceasefire in Gaza to avert a manmade famine, while pressing its ally Israel to back away from plans for ...
Navalnaya says Putin is not Russia’s legitimate president
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said on Tuesday that Vladimir Putin was not the legitimate president of Russia and that she would try to convince ...
Aid reaches northern Gaza as Israel and Hamas consider truce talks
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
Trucks of flour have reached northern Gaza for distribution to areas that have had no aid in four months, Palestinian media reported on Sunday, with famine looming ...
Iceland lava flows slow after fourth eruption since December
Lava flows from a volcano in southwest Iceland that had lit up the night sky on Saturday appeared to slow on Sunday, but authorities said they still posed a danger ...
Putin tightens grip on power in Russian election but thousands join noon protest (updated)
By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn
President Vladimir Putin is poised to tighten his grip on power on Sunday in a Russian election that is certain to deliver him a ...
Musk’s SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say
SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties ...
UN agency in Gaza says one in three children under 2 is acutely malnourished
One in three children under age 2 in northern Gaza is now acutely malnourished and famine is looming, the main U.N. agency operating in the Palestinian enclave said on Saturday.
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Ukraine strikes Russian city and refinery on day two of presidential vote
A Ukrainian missile attack killed two people in western Russia and a separate drone strike set an oil refinery ablaze on Saturday, the second day of an election that President ...
Russia votes in election that will give Putin six more years in power
Russia’s election was marred on Friday by a series of disruptions including dye being poured into ballot boxes, a Molotov cocktail thrown at a polling station in President Vladimir ...
UK children exposed to violent content online, see it as ‘inevitable’
Children in Britain stumble on violent content online, including material promoting self-harm, while still at primary school and say it is an “inevitable part” of using the internet, according to ...
Hamas issues ceasefire proposal to mediators
Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the U.S. which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are ...
Schumer: Israel needs ‘significant course corrections’ for peace
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that Israel must make “significant course corrections” to achieve lasting peace with the Palestinians.
In a Senate speech he said ...
UK redefines extremism after rise in hate crimes against Jews, Muslims
Britain unveiled a new definition of extremism on Thursday in response to an eruption of hate crimes against Jews and Muslims since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, although critics ...
Ukraine calls Russia’s election on occupied territories null and void
Ukrainian foreign ministry called voting for Russia’s presidential election that is also being held in Ukraine‘s occupied territories illegal and void and called on its international partners not ...
Britain to offer failed asylum seekers £3,000 to move to Rwanda
The British government is planning to pay asylum seekers up to £3,000 each to move to Rwanda under a voluntary plan to help clear the backlog of refugees who have had ...