Dominican environment minister shot dead in his office
The Dominican Republic’s environment minister, Orlando Jorge Mera, was shot dead in his office on Monday, authorities said.
Authorities did not share a potential motive or name suspects in ...
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Russia sanctions US Treasury and energy secretaries, defence and media executives
Russia has imposed personal sanctions on 61 US officials including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and leading defence and media executives, the Russian foreign ministry said on ...
Ryanair forces South Africans to prove nationality with Afrikaans test (Updated)
Ryanair RYA.I is requiring South African passengers to prove their nationality before travelling by completing a test in Afrikaans, a language used by just 12% of the population that has ...
Fierce street fighting in Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk, a pivotal battle for Donbas (Update 2)
Ukrainian troops were engaged in fierce street fighting with Russian soldiers in the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, in what is a pivotal battle in the Kremlin’...
Angry UK lawmakers trigger confidence vote in Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a confidence vote on Monday after a growing number of lawmakers in his Conservative Party questioned the British leader’s authority over what has been ...
New York governor signs new curbs on guns in wake of mass shootings
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a packet of 10 gun control bills into law, setting new limits on buying assault-style weapons and body armor, among other measures, in ...
Ukraine not ready to export grain via Belarus – Zelenskiy
Ukraine is not ready to agree to a plan to export its grain by rail across Belarus for shipment via the Baltic Sea to bypass Russia’s blockade of its ...
Musk threatens to drop Twitter deal if fake-account data not provided
Elon Musk on Monday warned that he might walk away from his $44 billion offer to acquire Twitter Inc TWTR.N if the social media network failed to provide data on ...
Pain and horror follow massacre in Nigerian Catholic church
Survivors of an attack by unknown assailants on a Catholic church in Nigeria lay weeping and writhing in pain at a local hospital on Monday after suffering what a doctor ...
US moves to seize Russian oligarch Abramovich’s planes (Updated)
US authorities have obtained warrants to seize two US-origin planes owned by Russian businessman Roman Abramovich for flying to Russia without a license required due to US sanctions imposed on ...
Putin orders $81,500 payment to families of National Guards who die in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday ordering the payment of 5 million roubles ($81,500) to the families of members of Russia’s National Guard who died in Ukraine and Syria.
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Russia puts investigative journalist on wanted list
Investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov, known for his coverage of Russian security agencies, said on Monday that Russian authorities had placed him on a wanted list and frozen his bank accounts.
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Abortion rights protester locks neck to US Supreme Court fence
An abortion rights protester on Monday chained himself to a perimeter fence set up outside the US Supreme Court to protest its expected decision overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ...
Russia’s Lavrov calls decision to block plane ‘unprecedented’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday described as “unprecedented” a move by three eastern European countries to block his plane from travelling to Serbia, adding that he had yet ...
Confronting the inflation beast: Five questions for the ECB
The European Central Bank looks all but certain to announce on Thursday that its years of bond-buying stimulus are over and that high inflation means interest rate rises are imminent.
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How does a leadership challenge to PM Boris Johnson work and who could replace him?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote on Monday after more than 15% of elected Conservative lawmakers withdrew their support for the British leader following the “partygate” scandal.
Johnson, ...
Little cheer for Russian beer lovers as sanctions bite
“Sorry, that was the last bottle of Czech beer we had,” said a waiter at a central Moscow restaurant, a month after Russia sent troops into Ukraine and the West ...
French and Italian farmers count cost of storms and drought
Farms across France were hit by heavy hail and fierce storms over the weekend, the National Farmers’ Union Federation (FNSEA) said on Monday, while their counterparts in Italy warned of ...
India rushes to quell outrage after insulting remarks on Islam
India’s government sought on Monday to calm anger at home and abroad after two officials of the ruling BJP party made remarks about the Prophet Mohammed, with 38 people arrested ...
Barclays raises Brent forecasts on Russia oil sanctions
Barclays on Monday raised its Brent crude price forecasts by $11 per barrel for 2022 and $23 for 2023, citing a larger and sustained disruption in Russian supply following sanctions by the European Union.
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Don’t close the embassy, U.S. ambassador tells Russia
Russia should not close the U.S. embassy despite the crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine because the world’s two biggest nuclear powers must continue to talk, the ...
Turkish lira slips again; Nebati says rates to stay put
Turkey’s lira slid to beyond 16.55 against the dollar on Monday, bringing its losses to more than 20 per cent this year, due to concerns about a surge in inflation to ...
Russian firm sues to regain access to Australian aluminium refinery
Russian aluminium producer Rusal (RUAL.MM) has filed a lawsuit against global miner Rio Tinto (RIO.AX), seeking to win back access to its 20 per cent share of the alumina ...
Archaeologists discover ancient Mayan city on construction site
Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park near Merida, on ...