N.Korea says it will strike with nuclear weapons if South attacks
North Korea opposes war but would use nuclear weapons if South Korea attacked, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Tuesday, in a warning ...
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US, Europe plan Russia sanctions as Ukraine warns of more civilian deaths
The United States and Europe were planning new sanctions on Tuesday to punish Moscow over civilian killings in Ukraine, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned more deaths were likely to be ...
Musk takes 9 per cent stake in Twitter to become top shareholder
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) top boss Elon Musk revealed a 9.2 per cent stake in Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), worth nearly $3 billion, likely making him the biggest shareholder in the micro-blogging ...
Russia, China woes risk worst EM corporate default wave since financial crash
JPMorgan has warned that the combination of Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s ongoing property crash could see the worst wave of corporate defaults since the global financial ...
US supporting prosecutors collecting evidence on Ukraine atrocities -spokesperson
The United States is supporting an international team of prosecutors and experts to help collect and analyze evidence of atrocities following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and hold those responsible ...
Britain to privatise broadcaster Channel 4
The British government will sell Channel 4, the publicly-owned but commercially funded broadcaster founded nearly 40 years ago as an edgy alternative to the BBC and ITV ITV.L, the company said ...
Ukraine says Russia is preparing eastern assault, attack on Kharkiv
Ukraine’s defence ministry said on Monday Russia is preparing to launch a fresh assault in eastern Ukraine to try to take the city of Kharkiv and encircle Ukraine’s ...
Greek mother jailed pending trial over killing of young daughter
A Greek prosecutor ruled on Monday that a 33-year-old mother accused of intentionally killing her 9-year-old daughter, in a case that has caused public outrage, will remain in custody pending ...
‘War crime’ killings near Kyiv raise international outcry, as frontline shifts (Update 2)
By Marko Djurica and Abdelaziz Boumzar
International outrage spread on Monday over civilian killings in northern Ukraine, where a mass grave and tied bodies of people shot at close range ...
‘Now or never’: Only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes -UN report (Updated)
Drastic cuts to fossil fuel use. Growing forests and eating less meat. These are just some of the actions needed in this decade to contain global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius ...
Biden urges Putin war crimes trial after Bucha killings
US President Joe Biden on Monday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of war crimes and called for a trial, adding to the global outcry over civilian killings in the Ukrainian ...
Russia prepares bill seeking jail terms for adhering to sanctions (Updated)
Russia maintained gas flows through key pipeline routes into Europe on Monday, despite uncertainty over payment terms and as the EU said it would “significantly tighten” further sanctions against Moscow ...
UK government’s former head of ethics pays fine for attending lockdown party
The British government’s former head of ethics apologised on Monday for an “error of judgement” after she attended a party in Westminster when Covid-19 rules limited how many people ...
Spain seizes Russian oligarch Vekselberg’s superyacht on behalf of US
Spanish police on Monday impounded a superyacht belonging to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg on behalf of US authorities, the first time the United States has seized property belonging to a ...
First private astronaut mission to space station readies for launch
The International Space Station (ISS) is set to become busier than usual this week when its crew welcomes aboard four new colleagues from Houston-based startup Axiom Space, the first all-private ...
Zelenskiy says Russian actions in Ukraine make negotiations harder
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday it had become harder for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia since Kyiv became aware of the scale of atrocities carried out by Russian troops ...
Ferrero recalls UK Kinder Surprise chocolate egg over salmonella fear
Italian confectionary group Ferrero has recalled Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs from British shelves two weeks before Easter after a possible link was found to dozens of reported cases of salmonella.
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Russia imposes visa restrictions on citizens of ‘unfriendly countries’
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday introducing visa restrictions for citizens of countries that Moscow deems “unfriendly” in response to sanctions over Ukraine.
The decree, which comes ...
Russia maintains gas deliveries as Europe moots fresh sanctions
Russia maintained gas flows through key pipeline routes into Europe on Monday, despite uncertainty over payment terms and as European leaders called for more sanctions against Moscow after war crimes ...
Nearly half of crypto owners first bought digital assets in 2021
Almost half of all cryptocurrency owners in the United States, Latin America and Asia Pacific purchased the digital assets for the first time in 2021, according to a new survey from ...
Surging Covid cases force easyJet to cancel UK flights over staff shortages
A renewed surge of COVID-19 in Britain has forced airlines including easyJet to cancel hundreds of flights in recent days as staff sickness levels soar.
England dropped all its coronavirus ...
China sends military to Shanghai to test 26 million residents for Covid
China has sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai to help carry out COVID-19 tests for all of its 26 million residents as cases continued to rise on ...
Turkey’s inflation jumps to 20-year high as energy prices surge
Turkey’s annual consumer inflation leapt to a 20-year high of 61.14 per cent in March, data showed on Monday, fuelled by rising energy and commodity prices following the Russia-Ukraine conflict ...
Oil rises above $105 as supply concerns persist
Oil rose above $105 a barrel on Monday as concern about tight supply arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lack of an Iranian nuclear deal persisted despite countries ...