Three people killed in attack in central Israel
At least three people were killed in an attack in the central Israeli city of Elad on Thursday, health officials said.
Police said the incident, which occurred as Israelis celebrated ...
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Fighting traps civilians in Ukraine plant as Putin urges defenders to disarm (Updated)
Scores of Ukrainian civilians including women and children were trapped on Thursday in underground bunkers at a steel works in the ruined port city of Mariupol, although President Vladimir Putin ...
Israel says Putin apologised for foreign minister’s Hitler remarks
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had apologised for his foreign minister’s comments claiming Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins.
Putin also told ...
Covid led to 15 million deaths globally, not the 5 million reported – WHO
Almost three times as many people have died as a result of Covid-19 as official data show, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look ...
‘We have a score to settle’: Liverpool’s Salah relishing Real showdown
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said they have a “score to settle” with Real Madrid after the Spanish side set up a repeat of their 2018 Champions League final by securing a ...
Victims angry as son of dictator closes in on Philippine presidency
Former political prisoner Christina Bawagan was arrested, tortured and sexually abused by soldiers during the brutal martial law of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. I still have the clothes I was ...
BMW profit boosted by Chinese joint venture, strong prices
BMW (BMWG.DE) posted a rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, boosted by a reevaluation of the German car maker’s stake in its Chinese joint venture and strong pricing, ...
Colombia extradites accused drug kingpin Otoniel to the US
Colombia has extradited Dairo Antonio Usaga, known as Otoniel, an accused drug trafficker and leader of the Clan del Golfo criminal group to the United States, President Ivan Duque said.
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Hungary, Slovakia to get end-2023 exception to Russian oil embargo
Hungary and Slovakia will be able to continue buying Russian crude oil until the end of 2023 under existing contracts, an EU source told Reuters on Wednesday, benefitting from exemptions from ...
What would be the impact of Russian oil sanctions in Europe?
The European Union has proposed a phased embargo of Russian oil, tightening its sanctions on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. What would the impact be of banning Russian barrels ...
Turkey’s inflation surges to 20-year high of 70 per cent in April
Turkey’s annual inflation jumped to 69.97 per cent in April, above forecast and at a two-decade high, according to data on Thursday, fuelled by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and rising energy ...
UK revokes Moscow bourse’s status as recognised exchange
Britain on Thursday revoked the Moscow Stock Exchange’s (MOEX) status as a recognised stock exchange, removing some tax relief for new investors.
Britain grants recognised status to some exchanges, ...
As scandals overshadow vote, UK PM Johnson faces election test
Voters in Britain went to the polls in local government elections on Thursday where they are expected to punish Prime Minister Boris Johnson over a cost-of-living crisis and fines for ...
French energy minister expects EU consensus on Russian oil ban by end of week
The French environment and energy minister, Barbara Pompili, on Thursday said she was confident European Union member states will reach a consensus on how to end Russian oil imports by ...
Australia wants calm in ties with Solomon Islands after ‘invasion’ claim
Australia will respond calmly to the Solomon Islands after it signed a security pact with China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, dismissing a furious response by the leader of the ...
Rouble jumps to around 2-year high vs dollar, euro as EU ups sanctions
The Russian rouble jumped on Wednesday to around a two-year high against both the dollar and the euro, retaining the support of hefty capital controls as the European Union proposed ...
Sweden says it received U.S. security assurances if it hands in NATO application
Sweden has received assurances from the United States that it would receive support during the period a potential application to join NATO is processed by the 30 nations in the alliance, ...
Ukraine leader appeals for truce to dig out civilians trapped under steel plant
Civilians will need to be dug from bunkers under a steel works that is the last holdout of resistance in Ukraine’s Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday, after ...
Consumer boom nearly over as Central Europe heads into “decade of peril”
War may be raging on their doorstep but Central Europe’s economies are outpacing their euro zone peers as consumer spending booms. A reversal could come as soon as this ...
Real fight back from the brink to stun Man City
Real Madrid fought back from the brink of elimination to beat Manchester City 3-1 after extra time and 6-5 on aggregate in an enthralling and dramatic Champions League semi-final on ...
Emotional Heard testifies Depp slapped her when she laughed at tattoo
Actress Amber Heard choked back tears on Wednesday as she told a Virginia jury that her ex-husband Johnny Depp slapped her when she laughed at the writing on one of ...
US hikes interest rate to 22-year high
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark overnight interest rate by half a percentage point, the biggest jump in 22 years, and said it would begin trimming its bond holdings ...
EU aims for Russian oil ban as battlefield assault intensifies
The European Union proposed its toughest sanctions yet against Russia on Wednesday, including a phased oil embargo, as Kyiv said Moscow was intensifying an offensive in eastern Ukraine and close ...
Russia uses rape as a war tactic, says Ukraine’s prosecutor general
Ukraine’s prosecutor general accused Russia on Tuesday of using rape as a tactic of war and described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “the main war criminal of the 21st ...