Don’t close the embassy, U.S. ambassador tells Russia
Russia should not close the U.S. embassy despite the crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine because the world’s two biggest nuclear powers must continue to talk, the ...
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Turkish lira slips again; Nebati says rates to stay put
Turkey’s lira slid to beyond 16.55 against the dollar on Monday, bringing its losses to more than 20 per cent this year, due to concerns about a surge in inflation to ...
Russian firm sues to regain access to Australian aluminium refinery
Russian aluminium producer Rusal (RUAL.MM) has filed a lawsuit against global miner Rio Tinto (RIO.AX), seeking to win back access to its 20 per cent share of the alumina ...
Archaeologists discover ancient Mayan city on construction site
Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park near Merida, on ...
Messi and Ronaldo star in Nations League
Argentina striker Lionel Messi scored five goals in a 5-0 friendly win over Estonia on Sunday, a result which helped him overtake Hungary’s great Ferenc Puskas among the all-time ...
Britain to send M270 rocket launchers to Ukraine
Britain will supply Ukraine with multiple-launch rocket systems that can strike targets up to 80 km (50 miles) away, it said on Monday, in a move that was coordinated with the United ...
Regulating crypto assets would protect ‘the rest of us’: Fed’s Waller
Better regulation of the fast-growing world of crypto assets is needed not to keep rich people from losing money but for the sake of everyone else, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher ...
Elon Musk backtracks on job cuts, says Tesla salaried staff to be ‘fairly flat’
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Saturday that the electric vehicle maker’s total headcount will increase over the next 12 months, but the number of salaried ...
Germany faces 5 bln euros a year hit from Russian gas sanctions
Russia’s sanctions against Gazprom Germania and its subsidiaries could cost German taxpayers and gas users an extra 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) a year to pay for replacement gas, the Welt ...
Mercedes to recall about 1 million older models worldwide
Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) is recalling almost a million older cars from around the world due to possible problems with the brake booster, the company said on Saturday.
Models of the ...
Crypto scam victims lose more than $1 billion since 2021, FTC says
More than 46,000 people reported losing over $1 billion in cryptocurrency scams since the start of 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a report on Friday.
Nearly half the people who ...
At least 160 Conservative lawmakers back PM Johnson: Reuters tally
At least 160 British lawmakers from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party had publicly indicated support for him ahead of the result of a confidence vote over his leadership on ...
Wales end Ukraine’s World Cup dream and 64-year wait
Wales ended their 64-year wait for a place in the World Cup finals as they beat Ukraine 1-0 on Sunday to end the war-torn nation’s hopes of reaching Qatar.
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Nadal destroys Ruud to win record 14th French Open title
Rafael Nadal brutally crushed Casper Ruud on Sunday to lift a record-extending 14th French Open trophy and increase his lead at the top of the list of men’s Grand ...
Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee celebrations end with pageant through London
Military bands, dancers, performers and celebrities paraded through the streets of London on Sunday to mark the final day of the Platinum Jubilee celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the ...
Ukraine’s president travels close to frontline troops as Russia pushes them back
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had visited two cities very close to one of the most active frontlines between his country’s troops and Russian forces, where a regional ...
Gunmen kill worshippers during church service in Nigeria -media
Gunmen attacked a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria’s Ondo state during mass on Sunday, killing several people, local media reported.
A doctor at a hospital in Owo, a town ...
At least three dead in Philadelphia in latest U.S. mass shooting
A mass shooting in Philadelphia left at least three people dead and 11 others wounded, police said on Sunday in the latest case of gun violence in the United States after ...
Lebanon warns against any Israeli ‘aggression’ in disputed waters
Lebanon warned Israel on Sunday against any “aggressive action” in disputed waters where both states hope to develop offshore energy, after a ship arrived off the coast to produce gas ...
Putin warns United States against supplying Ukraine longer range missiles
President Vladimir Putin warned the United States in an interview broadcast on Sunday that Russia would strike new targets if the West supplied longer-range missiles to Ukraine for use in ...
Firefighters still working to put out deadly Bangladesh container blaze
Firefighters were still working on Sunday to put out a massive blaze that killed at least 41 people at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh, the latest incident highlighting the country’...
U.S. to let Eni, Repsol ship Venezuela oil to Europe for debt -sources
Italian oil company Eni SpA and Spain’s Repsol SA could begin shipping Venezuelan oil to Europe as soon as next month to make up for Russian crude, five people ...
UK says it will work with aviation industry to solve travel chaos
British transport minister Grant Shapps said on Sunday the government would work hard with the aviation industry to avoid a repeat of the chaos at airports last week as passengers ...
Ukraine power operator says Russian missile flew “critically low” over nuclear plant
Ukraine’s state-run nuclear power operator Energoatom said a Russian cruise missile few “critically low” on Sunday morning over a major nuclear power plant.
“It’s probable that was the ...