Ukraine’s top commander says Kursk advance continues, but Pokrovsk front difficult
Ukraine’s top commander said on Tuesday that Kyiv’s forces were still advancing in Russia’s Kursk region, but warned that Moscow was building up its forces on the ...
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Kremlin says France’s accusations against Telegram’s Durov require serious evidence
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that serious accusations France has levelled against Telegram boss Pavel Durov would be viewed as an attempt to restrict freedom of communication unless they were ...
Oil markets take a breather after three-day surge
Oil prices paused recent advances to trade in a range on Tuesday, after a surge of more than 7 per cent in the previous three sessions, on supply concerns prompted by ...
US OPEN
Sinner eyes smooth start after controversy
The first round of the U.S. Open continues on Tuesday as the world’s top players battle for Grand Slam glory in New York.
A host of big names ...
British rock band Oasis to reunite with 2025 tour
British rock band Oasis said on Tuesday they would reunite after 15 years, with brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher planning a series of live shows in 2025.
The band, whose debut album “...
Chaos in France
Macron back to square one as left plans protests over political crisis
France’s Socialists and Greens will not participate in further talks with President Emmanuel Macron to find a way out of political deadlock, their leaders said on Tuesday, calling on ...
What went wrong for Nestle CEO Mark Schneider
Mark Schneider, Nestle’s recently ousted CEO, steered the world’s biggest food maker through the COVID-19 pandemic, grew margins despite a subsequent supply chain crunch, and pulled off a ...
Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours
Is your boss texting you on the weekend? Work email pinging long after you’ve left for home?
Australian employees can now ignore those and other intrusions into home life ...
Ride-hailing price war forces drivers to go rogue
In eight years of working as a taxi driver in Kenya’s capital, Judith Chepkwony has never seen business this bad.
A bruising price war between ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies (...
FCA criticises UK insurers for failing to deliver value
Some of Britain’s car, home and other insurers are still unable to show they provide good outcomes for consumers, according to the country’s financial watchdog, a year after ...
Special counsel asks court to revive charges against Trump in documents case
U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked a federal appeals court to revive the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of retaining classified documents, after a lower court dismissed ...
Israel still faces threat of attack by Iran, proxies, Pentagon says
The United States continues to assess that the threat of attack against Israel by Iran and its proxy groups still exists, the Pentagon said on Monday, after Hezbollah launched hundreds ...
Mexico president defends judicial reform after US criticism
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his elected successor defended a judicial reform plan on Monday, saying the U.S. ambassador’s criticism that it would threaten Mexican ...
Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo continue to iron out details, White House says
Negotiations in Cairo to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage deal are still pressing ahead, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, adding that the discussions will ...
UN aid operations in Gaza halt after Israel evacuation orders
United Nations aid operations in Gaza ground to a halt on Monday after Israel issued new evacuation orders on Sunday for Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip where the ...
British band Oasis to reunite ‘Definitely Maybe’?
Oasis, one of the 1990s rock bands that defined Britpop, is set to reunite as brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher teased an announcement early on Tuesday and a newspaper said ...
French far-right oppose leftist prime minister
Leaders from France’s far-right National Rally said on Monday their party will block any prime ministerial candidate from the leftist New Popular Front, narrowing President Emmanuel Macron’s options ...
More than 60 dead after militant attacks in Pakistan
Separatist militant attacks on police stations, railway lines and highways in Pakistan’s restive province of Balochistan, coupled with retaliatory operations by security forces, killed more than 60 people, officials said ...
UK business activity surges in August
British business activity sped up this month and cost pressures were the weakest in over three years, according to a survey that signalled growth momentum going into the second half ...
Notting Hill Carnival celebrates London’s diversity after racist attacks
In 1959, Trinidadian activist Claudia Jones organised a Caribbean carnival in London in response to race riots, planting the seeds for what today is one of the world’s largest street ...
Former England manager Eriksson dies aged 76
Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who became the first foreigner to lead the England national team, died on Monday at the age of 76.
Eriksson, a charismatic coach who led Swedish, ...
Iran says Hezbollah’s attack shows Israel losing its deterrent power
Iran said on Monday that Israel had lost its power to deter and that the strategic balance in the region had shifted against it, following attacks by the Lebanese armed ...
Greek-flagged ship on fire since August 23 after Houthi attack
The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion has been on fire in the Red Sea since Aug. 23 after an attack by Yemen’s Houthis with no obvious signs of an oil ...
German business morale declines for third consecutive month
German business morale fell for a third consecutive month in August, a survey showed on Monday, pushing back recovery hopes for Europe’s largest economy.
The Ifo institute said its ...