U.S. citizen allowed to leave Iranian prison for a week
Siamak Namazi, an Iranian American imprisoned in Iran for nearly seven years on espionage-related charges rejected by Washington as baseless, has been allowed out of Tehran’s Evin prison on ...
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Tired of gridlock, Bulgarians vote in 4th election in less than two years
Bulgarians vote in their fourth national election in less than two years on Sunday, with little hope for a stable government emerging because of deep division within the political elite ...
Ukraine claims full control of key logistics hub, eyes further gains (Wrapup)
Ukraine on Sunday claimed full control of the eastern logistics hub of Lyman, Kyiv’s most significant battlefield gain in weeks, providing a potential staging post for further attacks to ...
Tencent shifts focus to majority deals, overseas gaming assets for growth
Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy to put more focus on buying majority stakes mainly in overseas gaming companies, as the tech giant eyes global expansion to offset ...
Greece-Bulgaria pipeline starts operations to boost non-Russian gas flows
Greece and Bulgaria started commercial operation of a long-delayed gas pipeline on Saturday which will help decrease southeast Europe’s dependence on Russian gas and boost energy security.
The 182-km ...
Crypto lender Celsius not seeking payments for outstanding loans
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network said on Friday it is not seeking to enforce payment obligations for outstanding loans during its Chapter 11 proceedings and that borrowers do not need to ...
Liverpool held by Brighton, Chelsea score late winner at Palace
A hat-trick from Belgian forward Leandro Trossard earned Brighton a worthy point in an exhilarating 3-3 draw with Premier League title-chasing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.
Brighton coach Roberto De ...
Russia abandons Ukrainian bastion, Chechen chief suggests nuclear response
Russia said on Saturday its troops had abandoned their bastion of Lyman in Ukraine’s east for fear of encirclement and the leader of Chechnya, a close Kremlin ally, said ...
Nord Stream rupture may mark biggest single methane release ever recorded
The ruptures on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline system under the Baltic Sea have led to what is likely the biggest single release of climate-damaging methane ever recorded, the ...
Radio rage for Verstappen in Singapore GP qualifying
Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen gave Red Bull a blast of radio rage after the team told him to abort his final qualifying lap at the Singapore Grand Prix ...
Students rally as Iran protests enter third week
Students rallied at universities across Iran on Saturday and strikes were reported throughout the country’s Kurdish region, as demonstrations ignited by the death of a woman in police custody ...
Arsenal stay top with derby win as Spurs self-destruct
Arsenal meted out their usual punishment to north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium with goals by Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus and Granit Xhaka sealing a 3-1 win ...
UK’s Truss: I recognise there has been market disruption
British Prime Minister Liz Truss said she recognised there had been some financial market disruption following the government’s so-called mini budget and that it was important monetary and fiscal ...
Ukraine encircles thousands of Russian troops at Lyman stronghold
Ukraine said on Saturday it had encircled thousands of Russian troops around the eastern town of Lyman, in a battlefield rebuttal to the Kremlin a day after it proclaimed the ...
Florida, Carolinas count the cost of Hurricane Ian
Florida, North and South Carolina were on Saturday trying to recover from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ian, after one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U....
Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ shirt headlines Qatar exhibit during World Cup
The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored his famous “Hand of God” goal will be on display as part of an exhibit that will open ahead of this ...
Arsenal’s Jesus with point to prove as north London derby gets Brazilian twist
When Arsenal host Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday’s north London derby the intense rivalry between the two clubs will have an extra Brazilian twist as home striker Gabriel Jesus seeks ...
Turkey also rejects Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territory
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it rejects Russia’s annexation of four regions in Ukraine, adding the decision is a “grave violation” of international law.
Turkey, a NATO ...
Latvia goes to polls amid growing rift between Latvian majority and Russian minority
Latvians will vote in parliamentary elections on Saturday, with polls predicting that Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins’s centre-right New Unity party will win the most votes, enabling him to continue ...
Euro zone inflation hits record high 10 per cent, raising pressure on ECB
Euro zone inflation zoomed past forecasts to hit 10.0 per cent in September, a new record high that will reinforce expectations for another jumbo interest rate hike next month from the ...
Dollar up on euro as quarter ends, commodity led currencies sink
The dollar rose against the euro on Friday but pared gains late in a session that was muddied by quarter-end trading while riskier commodity-led currencies fell sharply after European inflation ...
S&P cuts outlook for UK rating to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s cut the outlook for its AA credit rating for British sovereign debt to “negative” on Friday from “stable,” citing rising fiscal risks and an ...
Burkina Faso soldiers announce overthrow of military government
Armed soldiers in fatigues and masks appeared on television in Burkina Faso on Friday night to confirm the ouster of President Paul-Henri Damiba, the second coup in the troubled West ...
Defiant Putin proclaims Ukrainian annexation as military setback looms
A defiant Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia’s annexation of a swathe of Ukraine in a pomp-filled Kremlin ceremony, promising Moscow would triumph in its “special military operation” even as he ...