More snowdrops, less ice: Russia’s famed winter has lost its bite this year
Russia’s legendary cold winters are not what they used to be. Early snowdrops, mild January temperatures and a lack of ice on rivers and lakes are all unwelcome signs ...
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Balkan air pollution crisis threatens public health, EU membership goals
For 30 years, Shemsi Gara operated a giant digger in a Kosovo coal mine, churning up toxic dust that covered his face and got into his airways. Home life wasn’t ...
Elephants cannot sue to get out of the zoo, Colorado’s top court rules
Five elderly African elephants at a Colorado zoo will stay there, after the state’s highest court said the animals have no legal right to demand their release because they ...
Helicopter crash that killed Leicester owner was accidental, inquest finds
The deaths of five people in a helicopter crash at the King Power Stadium in October 2018, including Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, were accidental, an inquest jury concluded ...
Royal Caribbean eyes strong 2025 profit on robust cruise travel demand
Royal Caribbean (RCL.N) said on Tuesday that 2025 was shaping up “to be another great year”, with a near 23 per cent jump expected in adjusted earnings, sending the cruise operator’...
French police probe death threats against judge and prosecutors trying Le Pen
French police have opened an investigation into death threats against a judge and two prosecutors involved in a corruption trial of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in which she could ...
Serbian prime minister quits as anti-corruption protests persist
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking official to step down amid a wave of anti-corruption protests that have spread across the Balkan country.
The anti-government ...
Fighting rages in Congo’s Goma while embassies attacked in capital
Dead bodies lay in the streets, gunfire rang out and hospitals were overwhelmed in east Congo’s largest city on Tuesday, as M23 rebels backed by Rwanda faced pockets of ...
UK population may hit 72.5 million by 2032 led by immigration
The UK population is projected to rise to 72.5 million by mid-2032 from 67.6 million in mid-2022, driven almost entirely by net migration into the country, the Office for National Statistics said ...
Russia issues school textbook saying it was ‘forced’ to march into Ukraine
A new school textbook that likens Russia’s war in Ukraine to the Soviet struggle against the Nazis and says Russia was “forced” to send troops into Ukraine was presented ...
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Britain and EU face off in court over post-Brexit fishing rights
Britain and the European Union go to court for the first time on Tuesday to resolve a dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights, a case that could complicate Britain’s planned “...
Neymar leaves Al-Hilal by mutual agreement
Neymar has parted ways with Al-Hilal by mutual consent, the Saudi Pro League champions said, after a disappointing spell at the club for Brazil’s all-time top scorer.
The 32-year-old ...
Twelve years on, Erdogan’s Turkey continues to arrest 2013 ‘demonstrators’
A Turkish court arrested a well-known talent manager over the charge of attempting to overthrow the government in an investigation connected to nationwide protests in 2013, a court document seen by ...
Spain to raise GDP growth target for 2025
The Spanish Economy Ministry is set on Tuesday to raise its gross domestic product growth target for this year above the current 2.4 per cent, Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said, in ...
Oil prices near two-week low amid gloomy outlook
Oil prices ticked up but hovered near a two-week low on Tuesday after weak economic data from China and warming weather forecasts elsewhere soured the demand outlook.
Brent crude oil ...
American AI firms try to poke holes in disruptive DeepSeek
Developers at leading US AI firms are praising the DeepSeek AI models that have leapt into prominence while also trying to poke holes in the notion that their multi-billion dollar ...
Referee Coote sorry for actions that brought sacking, comes out as gay
Former Premier League referee David Coote has apologised for the actions that led to his sacking last month by English soccer’s referees’ body PGMOL, saying that the pressure of ...
Trump takes aim at DEI, Covid expulsions and transgender troops
US President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Monday to remove diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from the military, reinstate thousands of troops who were kicked out ...
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What is DeepSeek and why American AI firms are running scared
Developers at leading U.S. AI firms are praising the DeepSeek AI models that have leapt into prominence while also trying to poke holes in the notion that their multi-billion ...
UK employers target wage bill to offset tax hikes as gloom persists
A clear majority of British businesses look set to cut the size of pay awards for staff in response to coming tax hikes and they remain pessimistic about the outlook ...
Saudi Arabia may hike March oil prices for Asia to highest in over a year
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia may raise crude prices for Asian buyers in March to their highest in more than a year after benchmark prices spiked on higher demand from ...
Global economy takes Trump guessing-game in stride
Global economic policymakers had been braced for an economic firestorm from the new US administration but instead got a surprisingly restrained start from Donald Trump, who remains big on rhetoric ...
At least 22 Nigerian soldiers killed as insurgents counter military assault
At least 22 soldiers have been killed and several wounded in Nigeria’s northeast after insurgents deployed improvised explosive devices and suicide bombers to ward off attacks by the military, the ...
Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo’s Goma in major escalation
Rwandan-backed rebels marched into eastern Congo’s largest city Goma on Monday, and the UN said they were supported by at least some regular Rwandan troops, in the worst escalation ...