Ukraine, in symbolic move, files European court case against Russia
Ukraine, in a symbolic move, on Thursday said it had formally filed a case against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights to end “the mass and gross human ...
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Nigerian couple charged with plotting to get child to UK to harvest organs
A Nigerian senator and his wife were remanded in custody in London on Thursday charged with plotting to have a 15-year-old boy brought into the United Kingdom to harvest his ...
FDA halts sales of Juul e-cigarettes in nicotine crackdown
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday blocked Juul Labs Inc from selling its e-cigarettes in the United States, potentially dealing a fatal blow to the once high-flying San Francisco ...
Argentine courts to try Maradona doctors, nurses for homicide
Eight people who took care of football legend Diego Maradona will be tried in Argentina courts for homicide, according to a ruling released this week following an investigation into his ...
China’s Xi criticises sanctions ‘abuse’, Putin scolds the West
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday criticised “the abuse” of international sanctions, while Russian President Vladimir Putin scolded the West for fomenting global crisis, with both leaders calling for greater ...
Crypto giant Tether to launch sterling-pegged stablecoin
Major crypto firm Tether said on Wednesday it will launch next month a “stablecoin” pegged to the British pound, a move that comes as London draws up plans to regulate ...
McAfee’s corpse still in Spanish morgue a year after his death
The body of software entrepreneur John McAfee remains in a Spanish morgue a year after his death as a legal case lodged by his family to demand further checks is ...
London’s Heathrow raises passenger traffic, cost forecasts
London’s Heathrow said on Thursday demand for travel has been stronger than expected, prompting Britain’s busiest airport to raise its passenger number forecast for the year, while costs ...
Lebanon’s Mikati named PM, faces tough path to cabinet
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati was designatedon Thursday to form a new government, but faces a politically difficult path to agree a new cabinet as the country’s devastating ...
Russia seeks new fuel markets in Africa, Middle East as Europe turns away
Russia is increasing gasoline and naphtha supplies to Africa and the Middle East as it struggles to sell fuel in Europe, while Asia is already taking bigger volumes of Russian ...
G7 hopes to show Ukraine unity despite darkening economic outlook
The Group of Seven rich democracies will seek to demonstrate their long-term support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression at a summit starting on Sunday even as the ...
Kremlin insists Russia has not stolen Ukrainian grain as Turkey investigates
The Kremlin on Thursday reiterated its assertion that Russia has not stolen any grain from Ukraine as Turkey said it was probing allegations from Kyiv and would not allow any ...
Russian oil tankers get India safety cover via Dubai company
India is providing safety certification for dozens of ships managed by a Dubai subsidiary of top Russian shipping group Sovcomflot, official data showed, enabling oil exports to India and elsewhere ...
Full Brexit yet to play out on British finance, lawmakers say
Britain should avoid major, hasty reforms to make its financial sector more globally competitive following the industry’s separation from the European Union by Brexit, a parliamentary report said on ...
‘Wind of change’ in Europe as path to EU opens for Ukraine
European leaders will formally accept Ukraine as a candidate to join the EU later on Thursday, a bold geopolitical move triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but a reminder ...
Some Brits turn to gambling, crypto to make ends meet, charity warns
Britain’s worsening cost-of-living squeeze is pushing some people into gambling and cryptocurrency investments in last-ditch attempts to make ends meet, a gambling charity warned on Thursday.
GamCare said it ...
Afghan authorities scramble to reach earthquake zone, toll at 1,000 dead
Afghan authorities struggled on Thursday to reach a remote area hit by an earthquake that killed 1,000 people, more were trapped in rubble but poor communications and a lack of proper ...
US swimmer Alvarez saved from drowning by coach
American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was in danger of drowning after losing consciousness in the pool at the world championships in Budapest on Wednesday before being rescued by her coach ...
Germany triggers gas alarm stage, accuses Russia of ‘economic attack’ (Update)
Germany triggered the “alarm stage” of its emergency gas plan on Thursday in response to falling Russian supplies but stopped short of allowing utilities to pass on soaring energy costs ...
Wildfire in southwest Turkey rages on, dashing hopes it was contained
Firefighters battled a wildfire in southwestern Turkey from land and air on Thursday, as hopes that the blazes were contained fizzled after they spread again due to high temperatures and ...
Financial watchdogs should do more to protect crypto investors, Swiss regulator says
Cryptocurrency trading increasingly resembles the US stock market of the late 1920s, Switzerland’s top market regulator said on Wednesday, calling for regulators to take more action to protect consumers ...
‘Into the light’: Ukraine’s Zelenskiy looks to EU offer as Russia pounds cities (Updated)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday hailed the European Union’s expected offer of candidate status for his battle-weary nation as Russian forces pounded Ukraine’s second biggest city ...
Migrant rights defenders in Greece treated like criminals, says UN expert
Human rights defenders in Greece, particularly those documenting the treatment of migrants and refugees, face smear campaigns and are treated like criminals, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary ...
Saudi crown prince, Erdogan meet in Turkey with ‘full normalisation’ in sights (Updated)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Turkey for the first time in years on Wednesday for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan aimed at fully normalising ties that were ...