US forces kill Islamic State leader in Syria, Biden says
US special forces have killed the leader of the jihadist group Islamic State in a raid in northwest Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday.
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Bank of England hikes rates in clamour to contain spiralling inflation
The Bank of England raised interest rates to 0.5 per cent on Thursday and nearly half of its policymakers wanted a bigger increase to contain rampant price pressures, as the central ...
Turkish central bank begins distributing 2021 profits to shareholders
Turkey’s central bank said on Thursday it had decided to pay advance dividends from its 2021 accounting period and distribute its reserve fund from 2020 profits to shareholders, including the Treasury.
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NATO: Russia to have 30,000 troops on drills in Belarus, north of Ukraine
NATO said Russia had stepped up deployments to Ukraine’s northern neighbour Belarus in recent days and was expected to have 30,000 troops there for joint military exercises this month.
The ...
Taiwan battery maker ProLogium signs investment deal with Mercedes-Benz
Taiwanese battery maker ProLogium Technology Co on Thursday said it has signed a cooperation agreement with Daimler AG’s (DAIGn.DE) Mercedes-Benz to build test vehicles equipped with co-developed solid-state ...
Lebanon’s savers to bear burden under new rescue plan
Two years into an economic meltdown the World Bank says is one of the worst recorded, Lebanon’s rulers have proposed a way to plug a huge hole in the ...
US Army begins discharging soldiers who refuse Covid vaccine
US soldiers who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine will be immediately discharged, the US Army said on Wednesday, saying the move was critical to maintain combat readiness
The Army’...
Former heavyweight champion Klitschko enlists in Ukraine’s reserve army
Former heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko enlisted in Ukraine’s reserve army in Kyiv on Wednesday, saying that love for his country compelled him to defend it.
Ukraine has been ...
N.Ireland first minister may quit as EU warns Britain over Brexit checks
Northern Ireland’s first minister intends to resign later on Thursday in protest at post-Brexit trade rules, the BBC reported as the European Union warned Britain that it would breach ...
Sweden to lift pandemic restrictions next week
Sweden will lift pandemic restrictions next week despite record levels of infections as it banks on booster shots and high rates of past COVID-19 infections to keep hospitalisation rates manageable.
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EU’s border-free Schengen Area needs overhaul, political leadership – Macron
The European Union’s border-free Schengen Area should be managed by regular ministerial meetings just like the eurozone, French President Emmanuel Macron said in comments backed by Germany and the ...
Nadal says 21 Grand Slams not enough in all-time record race
Australian Open champion Rafa Nadal said he would love to finish his career with more Grand Slam titles than rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic but thinks he will have ...
UK to soften new energy price surge for inflation-hit households
Britain will outline a multi-billion-pound plan on Thursday to help households cope with soaring energy bills, shortly after the regulator announces an expected 50% jump in the price cap.
British householders ...
Celtic boss loved what he saw in ‘outstanding’ win over Rangers
Ange Postecoglou claimed his Celtic side were “everything we wanted to be as a football team” after demolishing Rangers 3-0 to go top of the cinch Premiership.
In a frenetic ...
Actor Jackie Chan carries Olympic torch atop Great Wall
The Olympic torch relay began its second day on Thursday atop the Great Wall, with Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan and Chinese Olympic medallists among those taking turns carrying the ...
Experience will stand Senegal in good stead for Cup final: Mane
Senegal’s experience of playing in the last Africa Cup of Nations final will be a “good asset” for them in Sunday’s title decider, said forward Sadio Mane.
Senegal, ...
Erdogan visits Ukraine hoping to play mediator with Russia
Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine on Thursday after pitching Turkey as a mediator to ease tensions with Russia, and an official said he ...
Greek tech fund PJ Catalyst sells Pollfish unit to US-based Prodege
Greek technology fund PJ Tech Catalyst, backed by Piraeus Bank (BOPr.AT) and the European Investment Fund, has agreed to sell its market research unit Pollfish to U.S.-based ...
US sending nearly 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe in coming days
President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Wednesday the deployment of nearly 3,000 American troops to eastern Europe in the coming days amid a standoff with Russia over Ukraine, moving to ...
CNN president resigns for not disclosing relationship with colleague
CNN President Jeff Zucker, whom industry insiders speculated would play a larger role when the network becomes part of Discovery, resigned on Wednesday, telling staff he failed to disclose a ...
Curling kicks off Beijing Games ahead of Putin-Xi main event
Mixed doubles curling opened competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday as the shadow of war in Ukraine, and the impending arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin, loomed over ...
Alphabet inches closer to $2 trln market value after blowout results
Google parent Alphabet Inc moved closer to joining peers Apple and Microsoft in the elite $2 trillion market valuation club as the search giant’s shares surged 8% on Wednesday after another ...
Turkey condemns referring Kavala case to ECHR as interfering in judiciary
A European human rights watchdog will refer the Turkish case against philanthropist Osman Kavala back to a top European court, Turkey’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, adding that the ...
EU proposes rules to label some gas and nuclear investments as green
Investments in some gas and nuclear power plants would be labelled as sustainable under rules proposed by European Commission on Wednesday, a plan that has split countries and investors, and ...