Boost for luxury London property prices as Russians locked in
The war in Ukraine is making it hard for even unsanctioned Russians to sell exclusive residential property in Britain, adding to a shortage of supply that has helped drive up ...
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Sweden’s Kurds fear they may pay price for NATO bid as Turkey fumes
Kurds in Sweden’s large diaspora are worried they will become a pawn in the negotiations over Stockholm’s ambition to join NATO if the West makes concessions to win ...
Northern Ireland trade law clears first parliamentary hurdle
Legislation allowing Britain to scrap some of the rules on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland on Monday passed the first of many parliamentary tests, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed ...
Sri Lanka stops fuel supply to non-essential services, shuts schools, urges work from home
Sri Lanka will shut schools and only allow fuel supplies to services deemed essential like health, trains and buses for two weeks starting Tuesday, a minister said, in a desperate ...
Stacks of bodies’: 46 dead migrants found in abandoned Texas truck (Update)
The bodies of 46 dead migrants were discovered inside a tractor-trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas, city officials said, in one of the most deadly recent incidents of human smuggling ...
Meme stock investors bet on bankrupt Revlon being the next Hertz
Even for a veteran meme stock trader like Mike Minutelli, Revlon Inc (REV.N) is a wild bet.
The 30-year-old plumber from Oxford, North Carolina, scored a 350 per cent profit ...
AstraZeneca gets EU backing for targeted breast cancer therapies
AstraZeneca (AZN.L) said on Monday two of its existing therapies were recommended for treating patients with some forms of high-risk breast cancers in the European Union, in a boost ...
WIMBLEDON: Highlights from day 1
British hope Emma Raducanu and former champion Andy Murray gave the local fans reason to cheer on the opening day of Wimbledon after they won their first round matches on ...
West pledges unwavering support for Ukraine as missiles strike shopping centre (Update 5)
Western nations on Monday pledged unwavering support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, including more sanctions on Moscow and air-defence systems, as Ukrainian officials said two Russian missiles struck ...
EU expects more Russian gas cuts, readies plan to curb demand
A “serious disruption” to the European Union’s gas supplies from Russia is likely, the bloc’s energy chief said on Monday as she urged countries to update their contingency ...
Louisiana judge temporarily blocks abortion ban after US Supreme Court ruling (Updated)
A Louisiana judge on Monday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing Republican-backed laws banning abortion that were set to take effect after the US Supreme Court’s blockbuster decision to ...
Ten dead, 251 injured in chlorine gas leak at Jordan’s Aqaba port (Updated)
Ten people died and 251 were injured in a chlorine gas leak from a storage tank at Jordan’s Aqaba port, officials and state media reported on Monday, as authorities called ...
Russia says it is expelling eight Greek diplomats
Russia declared eight Greek diplomats unwelcome and gave them eight days to leave the country, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday.
Greece in April asked 12 Russian diplomats to leave ...
Norway police seek delay to Pride events after gay bar shooting
Norwegian police said on Monday all Pride events across the country should be delayed, citing security concerns after a deadly weekend rampage by a gunman at a gay bar in ...
Credit Suisse found guilty in cocaine cash laundering case
Credit Suisse CSGN.S was convicted by Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court on Monday of failing to prevent money-laundering by a Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang in the country’s first ...
US Supreme Court sides with doctors challenging opioid convictions
The US Supreme Court on Monday gave two doctors found guilty of misusing their licenses in the midst of the US opioid epidemic to write thousands of prescriptions for addictive ...
Roe v Wade ruling disproportionately hurts Black women, experts say (Updated)
The US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a constitutional right to an abortion is expected to have a disproportionate impact on Black women and other women of color, who ...
Tornado kills one, injures 10 in Netherlands
A tornado in the south of the Netherlands has killed one person and injured at least 10 others, regional emergency services officials said on Monday.
“That is the current situation,” Zeeland ...
Cech to leave role as Chelsea’s technical and performance advisor
Former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech will step down from his role as technical and performance advisor at the end of June, the Premier League club said on Monday, the latest ...
Afghanistan earthquake survivors unsafe as aftershocks continue
Aftershocks continue to be felt in the area hit by a deadly earthquake in Afghanistan last week and the area remains unsafe for survivors, a senior Afghan official said on ...
Russia, rejecting default, tells investors to go to western financial agents
Russia rejected claims on Monday that is had defaulted on its external debt for the first time in more than a century, telling investors to go to Western financial agents ...
Go-slow Turkey unlikely to reach Nordics deal at NATO meet
A NATO summit this week is unlikely to see a breakthrough to overcome Turkey‘s opposition to Sweden and Finland’s membership bids as Ankara takes an unrushed approach to ...
G7 to stand with Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’ (Updated)
The Group of Seven club of wealthy nations on Monday vowed to stand with Ukraine “for as long as it takes”, promising to tighten the squeeze on Russia’s finances ...
Wimbledon open for business, not quite as usual
The world’s most famous queue began streaming into the All England Club on Monday as the gates opened at the start of the 135th edition of the Wimbledon championships.
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