Silence the guns for Paris Games, says UN’s Guterres
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged countries around the world to stop armed conflict as part of the Olympic truce, with the Paris 2024 Olympics set to open later on ...
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Russia welcomes Trump comments on ‘war machine’ that defeated Napoleon, Hitler
The Kremlin on Friday welcomed Donald Trump’s comments on Russia being “a war machine” that had defeated Napoleon and Hitler, but said it was not wearing rose-tinted spectacles when ...
Eurostar cancels a quarter of all services, urges against travel
Eurostar said it would cancel a quarter of all services on its network and asked passengers to postpone their travel where possible on Friday after its rail services between London ...
Kremlin will retaliate over EU transfer of frozen asset proceeds to Ukraine
Russia will carefully consider how to respond to the European Union’s transfer to Ukraine of 1.5 billion euros taken from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov ...
WHO sends over 1m polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children
The World Health Organisation is sending more than one million polio vaccines to Gaza to be administered over the coming weeks to prevent children being infected after the virus was ...
Obamas endorse Harris in video of live call
Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed Kamala Harris’ bid for president on Friday in a roughly one-minute long video that captured a private phone call between the ...
No rate cuts on the horizon as Turkey focuses on lowering inflation
Turkey’s central bank is not even considering a rate-cutting cycle at this time because easing too early could reignite inflation and extend the pain for an economy on the ...
Norwegians issue cheeky challenge to French over Olympic food
The Norwegian delegation engaged in some good-natured ribbing of their hosts over comments about food quality and small portions at the athletes’ Olympic village, claiming to have more medals in ...
Investors divided ahead of potential BoE rate cut decision next week
The Bank of England’s first interest rate cut since 2020 hangs in the balance next week, with greater uncertainty than usual as key policymakers have not spoken publicly for more ...
Oil prices steady but set for third weekly decline
Oil prices were little changed on Friday but on track for a third consecutive weekly decline, pressured by muted demand in China and expectations of a Gaza ceasefire deal that ...
Eurozone consumers stopped lowering inflation expectations in June
Eurozone consumers stopped reducing their inflation expectations in June after four consecutive monthly falls, a European Central Bank survey showed on Friday.
The ECB’s Consumer Expectations Survey is one ...
Russian drones knock out Ukrainian power facilities near Kyiv
Russia attacked Ukrainian energy facilities in two regions between the capital Kyiv and the Russian border with drones overnight, leaving tens of thousands of people without power, Ukraine’s national ...
Arsonists attack French railways hours before Olympic ceremony
Vandals targeted France’s high-speed train network with a series of coordinated actions that brought major disruption to some of the country’s busiest rail lines ahead of the Paris ...
Verstappen on two triple runs but one must end
Max Verstappen returns to his favourite track seeking to end a run of three races without a win by extending a sequence of three successive Belgian Grand Prix victories at ...
Paris to kick off 2024 Games under tight security
France aims to wow the world on Friday with an extravagant Olympics opening ceremony through the heart of Paris, officially kicking off a Games fraught with security risks at a ...
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Devastating wildfire burns down part of western Canadian tourist town
A raging wildfire has devastated the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper, potentially destroying up to 50% of structures, and firefighters were trying to save as many buildings as possible, authorities ...
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US arrests Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ and El Chapo’s son in Texas
Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and the son of his ex-partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested on Thursday in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for ...
Record house prices depress US home sales in June
US existing home sales fell more than expected in June as the median house price set another record high, but improving supply and declining mortgage rates offered hope that activity ...
Visa reports rare quarterly revenue miss, shares drop
Visa’s (V.N) third-quarter revenue growth fell short of Wall Street targets in a rare miss for the world’s largest payments processor as steep borrowing costs limited consumer ...
Argentina wants to tame crypto market due to money-laundering concerns
A new law could help Argentina regulate its booming cryptocurrency market as the country aims to reduce risks such as money-laundering associated with the digital assets, experts say.
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US warns Venezuela’s Maduro of need for free election on Sunday
The White House on Thursday expressed concern about the threat of violence in Venezuela’s election on Sunday and warned President Nicolas Maduro of the need to hold a fair ...
Olympics-Israel warns France of Iran-backed plot
Israel’s foreign minister warned his French counterpart on Thursday of a potential Iranian-backed plot to target Israeli athletes and tourists during the Paris Olympic Games.
Israel’s military campaign ...
Sudan’s agriculture minister says there is no famine in the country
Sudan’s agriculture minister said there is no famine in the country and cast doubt on U.N.-backed data that 755,000 are experiencing catastrophic hunger, rejecting the idea of aid ...
EU’s foreign chief calls Israel’s decision to outlaw UNRWA nonsense
The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday urged Israel to revoke its decision to outlaw the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), calling ...