The first Ukraine grain cargo refused by buyer -Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon
The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under an U.N.-brokered deal, is looking for another port to unload its grain cargo as the initial Lebanese buyer refused ...
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Amid global alarm, Ukraine, Russia trade blame for nuclear plant attacks (Update)
International alarm over the weekend shelling of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex grew on Monday, as Kyiv and Moscow traded blame for the attacks while seeking to address fears that ...
Health agency issues heat alert in England
English health officials on Monday issued a heat-health alert for England in anticipation of temperatures rising above 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) this week following a month of record-breaking heat.
The alert, designed ...
U.S. to send $4.5 billion more to Ukraine for budget needs
The United States will provide an additional $4.5 billion to Ukraine’s government, bringing its total budgetary support since Russia’s February invasion to $8.5 billion, the U.S. Agency for International ...
Two more grain ships sail from Ukraine as third port opens (Update)
The United Nations, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine issued long-awaited procedures on Monday for merchant ships exporting Ukrainian grain and fertiliser through the Black Sea, according to a document seen by ...
Third oil storage tank collapses in Cuba terminal following fire, spill -governor
A third crude tank caught fire and collapsed at Cuba’s main oil terminal Matanzas, a local governor said on Monday, as an oil spill spread flames from a second ...
Russia tells U.S. it is suspending inspections under START weapons treaty
Russia has told the United States it is suspending inspection activities under the START arms control treaty, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Moscow remains committed to ...
EU puts forth ‘final’ text to resurrect Iran nuclear deal
The European Union on Monday put forth a “final” text to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as four days of indirect negotiations between U.S. and Iranian officials wrapped up ...
Allowing Russia to bully Ukraine would mean ‘open season’ worldwide
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that if Russia were allowed to bully Ukraine, to invade and take territory without being opposed, then it would be “open ...
Kremlin: No basis for meeting between Putin and Zelenskiy
The Kremlin said on Monday there was no basis for a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents at the moment.
In response to a question about Turkish President Tayyip ...
Greek PM tells nation was unaware of phone tapping of opposition party leader
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated on Monday that he was unaware that Socialist Party (PASOK) leader Nikos Androulakis’ phone had been tapped in 2021, seeking to distance himself from a ...
Israel re-opens Gaza crossings as truce with Palestinians holds
Israel reopened border crossings into Gaza on Monday following an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with the militant Islamic Jihad group that ended the most serious outbreak of fighting around the volatile Palestinian ...
As prices rise, the Post Office says Britons are turning back to cash
More Britons are turning to cash to manage their budgets as prices soar, the Post Office said on Monday after it saw a record level of withdrawals over its counters ...
War on drugs ‘a failure’ says new Colombian leader
Gustavo Petro on Sunday became Colombia’s first leftist president, pledging to unite the polarized country in the fight against inequality and climate change and achieve peace with leftist rebels ...
Transformed Kyrgios completes Washington double
Nick Kyrgios ended a three-year title drought with a dominant victory over Yoshito Nishioka at the Citi Open on Sunday and the Australian said he was stunned at his “incredible ...
China announces fresh military drills, defends decision to shelve talks with US
China’s military announced fresh military drills on Monday in the seas and airspace around Taiwan – a day after the scheduled end of its largest ever exercises to protest against ...
US Senate approves bill to fight climate change, cut drug costs in win for Biden
The U.S. Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes, a major victory for President Joe ...
Block shares slip after crypto winter dampens quarterly results
Shares of Jack Dorsey-led Block Inc (SQ.N), a digital payments firm that has bet big on bitcoin, declined nearly 7 per cent in premarket trading on Friday after the company ...
East Europe’s party is over as double-digit inflation bites
In the weeks that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, western Europe’s big economies began to falter. But further east it was still boom-time thanks to double-digit wage hikes ...
Worst flight chaos over, Lufthansa board member tells Funke media
The worst is over for German airline Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) after staff shortages caused flight chaos over the summer, but levels of sick leave remain challenging, board member Christina Foerster ...
India freezes assets of Binance-linked WazirX
India’s financial crime-fighting agency said on Friday it had frozen the assets of WazirX, linked to the world’s largest digital currency exchange Binance, as part of its investigation ...
Haaland double earns Man City 2-0 victory at West Ham
New Manchester City signing Erling Haaland marked his Premier League debut with a double as the champions began their title defence with a clinical 2-0 victory over West Ham United ...
Ten Hag era at United begins with defeat to Brighton, Brentford snatch point at Leicester
The Erik ten Hag era at Manchester United began with a 2-1 Premier League defeat at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday as the Dutch manager was shown ...
Israel, Palestinians agree truce from Sunday evening (Updated)
Israel and Palestinian militants have agreed to a truce in Gaza from Sunday evening as mediated by Cairo, sources said, after a weekend-long pounding of Palestinian targets by Israel triggered ...