Euro slumps to two-decade low as recession fears bite
The euro slumped to a two-decade low on Tuesday as the latest surge in European gas prices added to the region’s recession worries and a rebound in US Treasury ...
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Cryptoverse: The bonfire of the NFTs
The NFT dream isn’t dead, but it’s taken a big non-fungible beating.
The market shone gloriously last year as crypto-rich speculators spent billions of dollars on the risky ...
Australian Kyrgios charged with assault in late 2021 case
Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios will appear before a Canberra court next month after being charged with assault for an incident last year, local police said on Tuesday.
A statement ...
First-time voters weigh what they’ve never known – Turkey without Erdogan
Six million first-time voters are set to effectively decide whether to extend President Tayyip Erdogan’s rule into a third decade or to opt for something they have never known – ...
Russia pounds Ukraine’s Donetsk region after seizing Luhansk (update)
Russian forces struck targets across Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday, a day after President Vladimir Putin declared victory in the neighbouring province of Luhansk after months of gruelling ...
Brent oil stalls as market weighs supply disruption, recession fear
Brent oil prices were little changed on Tuesday, reversing earlier gains of $1, as investors weighted supply concerns, highlighted by a potential production cut in Norway, and worries about a possible ...
Russian parliament passes first vote on war economy measures
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday gave the first stamp of approval to two bills that would authorise the government to oblige businesses to supply the military with goods and their employees ...
PSG part ways with manager Pochettino
Paris St Germain have parted ways with manager Mauricio Pochettino, the Ligue 1 club said on Tuesday, ending the Argentine’s 18-month stint at the French champions even though he had ...
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenue hits $7 bln record peak
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenue hit a record high of $7 billion in the financial year to June 30, up 20.7 per cent from the previous year, Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabea said ...
Russia’s Medvedev warns oil could top $300-$400 if Japan’s price cap idea implemented
Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday a reported proposal from Japan to cap the price of Russian oil at around half its current level would lead to ...
Galvanisers wanted: post-Brexit worker shortages strain UK employers
British manufacturing firm Corbetts the Galvanizers used to rely on a stream of workers from Poland and Romania to fill its shop floor, where steel is dipped into a long ...
Finland, Sweden sign protocol to join NATO but still need ratification
NATO’s 30 allies signed an accession protocol for Finland and Sweden on Tuesday to allow them to join the nuclear-armed alliance once allied parliaments ratify the decision, the most significant ...
Israeli PM to push France on Iran, warn Hezbollah ‘playing with fire’
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Tuesday that he will press French President Emmanuel Macron on the Iranian nuclear negotiations and urge a tougher Lebanese stance against Tehran-backed Hezbollah.
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Turkey’s annual inflation climbs to near 79 per cent
Turkey’s annual inflation rate jumped to a 24-year high of 78.62 per cent in June, data showed on Monday, just above forecast, driven by the impact of the Ukraine war, ...
British pub numbers sink to record low, research shows
The number of pubs operating in England and Wales is the lowest on record, research showed on Monday, as surging energy costs combine with a shortage of workers to threaten ...
Safe standing to be adopted by more British clubs from next season
More British football clubs are to adopt “safe standing” areas within their stadiums from next season, the UK government confirmed on Monday.
Brentford, Queens Park Rangers and Wolverhampton Wanderers will ...
Norrie last Briton standing but eager to lead the way (Order of Play)
Cameron Norrie, the last Briton standing at Wimbledon, has urged the home fans to get behind him when he plays his maiden Grand Slam quarter-final, against Belgian David Goffin, on ...
UK to introduce new sanctions on Belarus and Russian media
Britain said it would on Tuesday introduce new economic, trade and transport sanctions on Belarus over its support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and also sanctioned six Russians it ...
Australia floods worsen as thousands more flee Sydney homes
Torrential rains kept battering Australia‘s east coast on Tuesday, intensifying the flood crisis in Sydney as thousands more residents were ordered to leave their homes after rivers swiftly rose ...
Improving Nadal flies past Van de Zandschulp into quarters
Second seed Rafael Nadal took another step forward in his bid for a rare calendar-year Grand Slam on Monday by booking his spot in the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a commanding 6...
Fourth of July shooter on rooftop kills 6 in Chicago’s Highland Park suburb (Update 3)
A gunman perched on a rooftop opened fire on families waving flags and children riding bikes at a Fourth of July parade on Monday, killing six and wounding more than 36 ...
Ukrainians take up new positions as Putin proclaims victory in Luhansk (Update)
Ukrainian forces were taking up new defensive lines in the east on Monday, preparing for a hard new phase in the war as President Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia’s victory ...
Ukraine PM: Rich Russians should pay the bill to rebuild
The cost of rebuilding Ukraine following Russia’s invasion could reach $750 billion and rich Russians should help pay the bill, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Monday.
“We believe ...
Rescue teams scan mountains for missing after Italian glacier collapse
Helicopter crews and drones flew over the Italian Alps on Monday searching for 14 people missing after part of a mountain glacier collapsed, killing at least seven people in a disaster ...