Salvage operation of MV Sounion oil tanker about to start
The salvage operation of the oil tanker MV Sounion, which was recently attacked by Iran-aligned Houthi militants, is about to begin, the European Union’s mission in the Red Sea, ...
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US seizes Venezuelan president’s plane in Dominican Republic
The United States has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flown it from the Dominican Republic to Florida after determining that its purchase violated US sanctions, ...
Foden unlikely to play for England due to illness, Guardiola says
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said midfielder Phil Foden is unlikely to join up with the England squad for Nations League fixtures against Ireland and Finland due to illness.
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Biden accuses Netanyahu of not doing enough to secure hostage deal
President Joe Biden said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas ...
Shell and Turkey’s Botas to sign long-term LNG deal
Turkish state energy company Botas and British oil major Shell (SHEL.L) will sign a long-term LNG agreement on Monday, the Turkish Energy Ministry said.
It said Energy Minister Alparslan ...
Battered and unloved, Germany’s coalition likely to hang on after regional losses to far right
The far right’s first victory in a German state election in the post-war era prompted soul-searching in Berlin on Monday, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s battered and unloved coalition ...
Israelis strike and protest to demand Gaza hostage deal
Israeli protesters took to the streets for a second day on Monday and the largest trade union launched a general strike to press the government to reach a deal to ...
UK tax on North Sea oil may cut revenue by £12 billion, group warns
British government plans to increase a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers would lead to a nearly 12 billion pound ($16 billion) drop in revenue to the state and ...
Oil prices extend decline amid OPEC+ output hike expectations
Oil prices extended losses on Monday on expectations for higher OPEC+ production starting in October and as signs of sluggish demand in China and the US, the world’s two ...
Real Madrid’s Mbappe relieved to score first LaLiga goals
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe said scoring his first LaLiga goals for his new club on Sunday was a relief after drawing a blank in their first three league games ...
French central banker calls for September ECB rate cut
The European Central Bank would be “wise” to deliver another interest rate cut in September, French policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said, warning there was a risk of undershooting its ...
UK’s Grenfell Tower fire victims say final report may still not bring justice
Seven years on, Shah Aghlani still remembers clearly the call in the middle of the night from his distressed aunt who was trapped with his disabled mother in a 23-storey ...
Ukraine - Russia war
Ukraine’s attacks on Belgorod disrupt school sessions, Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles
Some kindergartens will shut for a week in the Russian city of Belgorod near Ukraine’s border while several schools will hold online classes after a Kyiv attack destroyed a ...
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Germany’s Scholz worried by far-right surge in regional elections
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the results of two regional elections that saw big wins for the far-right AfD and losses for his coalition “bitter” and urged mainstream parties to ...
US OPEN: day 7
Champion Gauff makes early exit from US Open, Zverev into last eight
Coco Gauff’s U.S. Open title defence ended in a 6-3 4-6 6-3 loss to fellow American Emma Navarro in the fourth round on Sunday, the reigning women’s ...
Massive protests hit Israel after six hostages killed in Gaza
Massive protests swept Israel on Sunday following the death of six hostages in Gaza as frustration mounted over the failure of the country’s leadership to secure a ceasefire deal ...
Intel board member quit after differences over chipmaker’s revival plan
The sudden resignation of a high-profile Intel board member came after differences with CEO Pat Gelsinger and other directors over what the director considered the US company’s bloated workforce, ...
Meta Platforms strikes geothermal energy deal to power US data centres
Facebook owner Meta Platforms has struck a deal to buy geothermal power from Sage Geosystems to supply its US data centres, as it races to build out the infrastructure to ...
South Korea vows tougher stance after outcry over deepfakes in Telegram chatrooms
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has called for digital sex crimes to be thoroughly investigated after media reported that sexually explicit deepfake images and videos of South Korean women ...
Liverpool thrash United, Newcastle beat Spurs
Two goals from Luis Diaz and one from Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool stroll to a 3-0 victory at Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday, with Erik ten Hag’...
Leclerc delivers home win for Ferrari at Monza
Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari a stunning home Italian Grand Prix victory and sent the crowd wild with delight after nursing his tyres on a bold one-stop strategy to deny favourites ...
Helicopter of Iran’s late president Raisi crashed due to weather, final report says
The helicopter crash in which Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed was primarily caused by weather conditions that included thick fog, Iran’s state TV said on Sunday, ...
Russia will change nuclear doctrine due to West’s actions in Ukraine, official says
Russia will make changes to its nuclear doctrine in response to the West’s actions over the conflict in Ukraine, the TASS state news agency cited Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei ...
UN begins polio vaccination in Gaza, as fighting rages
The United Nations, in collaboration with Palestinian health authorities, began to vaccinate 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, with Israel and Hamas agreeing to brief pauses in their 11-month ...