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Sunday 21 December | 07:00

Turkish banks face another tough year amid credit curbs

Garanti Bank (GARAN.IS) expects another tough year for Turkish lenders in 2026, with growth likely to remain constrained as authorities keep most credit restrictions in place to tame inflation, CEO ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 20 December | 18:48

US interdicting, seizing vessel off Venezuelan coast, officials say

The United States is interdicting and seizing a vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, three US officials told Reuters on Saturday, a move which comes just days ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 20 December | 17:21

US Epstein files release highlights Clinton, makes scant reference to Trump

The US Justice Department released thousands of heavily redacted documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday that made scant reference to President Donald ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 20 December | 16:37

US offers new talks format including Russia and Ukraine, Zelenskiy says

The United States has offered a potential new format for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia with American and possibly European envoys participating, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 20 December | 15:44

Australia PM says Jewish community ‘completely unbreakable’ after Bondi attack

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday that the country’s Jewish community was “completely unbreakable” after attending a memorial at a Sydney synagogue for the victims of a ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 20 December | 14:14

UK children’s author David Walliams dropped by publisher after harassment allegations

David Walliams, a bestselling British children’s author, was dropped by HarperCollins UK on Friday after the Daily Telegraph reported the publisher had investigated claims he had harassed some of ...

By Reuters News Service

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Saturday 20 December |

Updated on 20/12 15:31

US hits ISIS in Syria with large retaliatory strikes, officials say

The US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on American personnel, US officials said. A US-led coalition ...

By Reuters News Service

Saturday 20 December | 07:00

Saudi Arabia annual inflation rate falls to 1.9 per cent

Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate fell moderately to 1.9 per cent in November from 2.2 per cent October, according to government data. Inflation based on the consumer price index has hovered ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 19 December | 18:01

Kombos calls Iranian FM after UAE islands dispute

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Friday held a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, with the call coming just days after Iran summoned Cyprus’ ambassador in Tehran ...

By Tom Cleaver

Friday 19 December | 17:17

Rogue texts, aliens and a marriage proposal – welcome to Putin’s phone-in

President Vladimir Putin’s epic annual press conference on Friday was punctuated by bizarre moments and occasional barbs from ordinary Russians venting their frustration via unfiltered text messages. As expected, ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 19 December | 15:37

UK museum displays thousands of African artefacts it knows almost nothing about

A museum in Britain has opened a gallery displaying thousands of African artefacts it knows very little about, hoping to spark a conversation on colonial-era looting and restitution. The Manchester ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 19 December | 14:31

Hundreds of migrants land in Greece after search operation at sea

Greece’s Coast Guard rescued about 545 migrants from a fishing boat off Europe’s southernmost island of Gavdos on Friday, one of the biggest groups to reach the country in ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 19 December | 14:28

Trump says he is not ruling out war with Venezuela

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was leaving the possibility of war with Venezuela on the table, according to an interview with NBC News published on Friday. “I don’...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 19 December | 12:22

Putin sticks to Russian demands on Ukraine, says EU ‘robbery’ failed

President Vladimir Putin offered no compromise on Friday on his terms for ending the war in Ukraine and accused the European Union of attempting “daylight robbery” of Russian assets. As ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 19 December | 10:35

Brown University shooter found dead, linked to MIT killing

The suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, with investigators certain he also killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 19 December | 09:12

After Bondi Beach massacre, Australia plans gun buyback

Australia will launch a national gun buyback scheme following the mass shooting in Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, as hundreds of surfers and swimmers paddled out at ...

By Reuters News Service

Friday 19 December | 07:46

EU chooses budget-backed loan for Ukraine after divisions over Russian assets

European Union leaders decided on Friday to borrow cash to fund Ukraine’s defence against Russia for the next two years rather than use frozen Russian assets, sidesteppingdivisions over an ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 18 December | 22:42

Syria, Kurdish forces race to save integration deal ahead of deadline

Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are scrambling ahead of a year-end deadline to show some progress in a stalled deal to merge Kurdish forces with the Syrian state, according ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 18 December | 22:07

Russian shelling near Odesa kills one, hits power supply

Russian strikes near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa on Thursday killed a woman in her car and hit infrastructure and the regional governor asked residents suffering long power ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 18 December | 21:58

Trump administration imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges

President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on two more judges from the International Criminal Court over their involvement in the court’s case against Israel, ratcheting up ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 18 December | 16:34

ECB holds rates steady and turns more positive on the economy

The European Central Bank kept its policy rates steady on Thursday and took a more positive view on a euro zone economy that has shown resilience to global trade shocks. ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 18 December | 16:32

Bank of England lowers rates after tight vote but signals caution about further cuts

The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday after a narrow vote by policymakers but it signalled that the already gradual pace of lowering borrowing costs might slow further. ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 18 December | 14:40

EU leaders face crunch decision on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

European Union leaders were trying to overcome differences on whether to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine’s war effort at a fraught summit on Thursday seen as a ...

By Reuters News Service

Thursday 18 December | 14:19

Russia sentences Briton who fought for Ukraine to 13 years in prison camp

A British man who fought for Ukraine against the Russian army has been sentenced to 13 years in a maximum security prison camp after being convicted of being a paid mercenary, ...

By Reuters News Service

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Turkish banks face another tough year amid credit curbs

US interdicting, seizing vessel off Venezuelan coast, officials say

US Epstein files release highlights Clinton, makes scant reference to Trump

US offers new talks format including Russia and Ukraine, Zelenskiy says

Australia PM says Jewish community ‘completely unbreakable’ after Bondi attack

UK children’s author David Walliams dropped by publisher after harassment allegations

US hits ISIS in Syria with large retaliatory strikes, officials say

Saudi Arabia annual inflation rate falls to 1.9 per cent

Kombos calls Iranian FM after UAE islands dispute

Rogue texts, aliens and a marriage proposal – welcome to Putin’s phone-in

UK museum displays thousands of African artefacts it knows almost nothing about

Hundreds of migrants land in Greece after search operation at sea

Trump says he is not ruling out war with Venezuela

Putin sticks to Russian demands on Ukraine, says EU ‘robbery’ failed

Brown University shooter found dead, linked to MIT killing

After Bondi Beach massacre, Australia plans gun buyback

EU chooses budget-backed loan for Ukraine after divisions over Russian assets

Syria, Kurdish forces race to save integration deal ahead of deadline

Russian shelling near Odesa kills one, hits power supply

Trump administration imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges

ECB holds rates steady and turns more positive on the economy

Bank of England lowers rates after tight vote but signals caution about further cuts

EU leaders face crunch decision on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

Russia sentences Briton who fought for Ukraine to 13 years in prison camp