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Voting was underway in France on Sunday in a parliamentary election that could deprive centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority he needs to govern with a free hand. ...

Hong Kong-based Babel Finance temporarily suspended the withdrawals and redemption of crypto assets on Friday, as the crypto lender scrambles to pay its clients after the recent slump in the ...

Firefighters battled to bring raging wildfires under control in Spain on Saturday and people sought relief with fans, shade and plenty of water as an unseasonable heatwave pushed temperatures close ...

With a blessing for its European Union ambitions and a pledge of unwavering support from Britain, Ukraine vowed on Saturday to prevail against Moscow as its troops battled the Russian ...

Britons will face widespread disruption across the railway network next week after a trade union said on Saturday talks had failed to avert plans for more than 50,000 workers to strike ...

Ukraine can and should host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday, after the organisers said they were in talks to hold it in Britain ...

West Ham boss David Moyes and captain Declan Rice have been banned by UEFA for one and two matches respectively following the club’s Europa League defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt. ...

Monsoon rains caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh and India, stranding nearly 6 million people and killing at least 19 people in Bangladesh, authorities said on Saturday, warning the situation could worsen. ...

Republican senators on Friday asked TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew about reports the social media site had allowed Russian state-approved media content but barred other videos. “Recent reports indicate ...

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel called the European Convention on Human Rights'(ECHR) decision to ground UK’s first deportation flight to Rwanda “scandalous,” The Telegraph reported. “The opaque way ...

Liquidity troubles at crypto lending platform Celsius Network, which have left its 1.7 million customers unable to redeem their assets, will increase US regulatory pressure on the sector, which was already ...

BofA Securities economists see roughly a 40 per cent chance of a US recession next year, with inflation remaining persistently high. They expect US Gross Domestic Product growth to slow to ...

Oil prices tumbled about 5 per cent to a three-week low on Friday, led by a slump in US gasoline futures, as investors worried interest rate hikes from major central banks ...

A modified coronavirus vaccine that targets the Omicron variant can be administered as a booster dose to broaden immunity, a technical advisory group set up the World Health Organisation said ...

The world’s money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog (FATF) said on Friday that Malta was no longer subject to its increased monitoring process, a decision welcomed by the Mediterranean ...

The European Union gave its blessing on Friday for Ukraine and its neighbour Moldova to become candidates to join the bloc, reaching out deep into the former Soviet Union for ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he had no objections to Ukraine joining the European Union following the European Commission’s historic decision to back Kyiv’s bid to ...

Britain will give Ukraine the “strategic endurance” to prevail against Russia’s invasion, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said during a visit to Kyiv on Friday. Britain will also work ...

The Eurovision Song Contest is likely to be held in Britain in 2023 as the organisers deem it too risky for this year’s winners Ukraine to host it due to ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized two COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 and under, opening the door to vaccinating millions of the country’s youngest children. ...

Bayern Munich have agreed terms with Liverpool to sign Sadio Mane, British media reported on Friday. German champions Bayern will pay a fee in the region of 35 million pounds for ...

Spain headed for its hottest early summer temperatures in four decades on Friday, one area of France banned outdoor events, and drought stalked Italian farmers as a heatwave sent Europeans ...

A Russian warship early on Friday twice violated Danish territorial waters north of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm where a democracy festival attended by senior lawmakers and business people ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Friday of colonial arrogance and trying to crush his country with “stupid” sanctions that amounted to an economic “blitzkrieg”. Addressing the St ...