‘Putin is vulnerable’: Navalny camp to tap voter concerns
With his hands on all the levers of power in Russia, Vladimir Putin cannot be beaten in a presidential election, top aides to jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny say.
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‘Worst Christmas ever’ in birthplace of Jesus as impact of war empties Bethlehem
Bethlehem is normally at its busiest at Christmas but this year war has scared away tourists and pilgrims from the Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, leaving hotels, restaurants ...
Gazans say hunger is causing social breakdown, fuelling fears of exodus into Egypt
Hamas said it was striking back against Israeli forces across Gaza on Monday and Palestinians and international relief agencies said public order was disintegrating as hunger spread, fuelling fears of ...
New COP28 draft deal stops short of fossil fuel ‘phase out’
A draft of a potential climate deal at the COP28 summit on Monday suggested a range of measures countries could take to slash greenhouse gas emissions, but omitted the “phase ...
Greece orders top-flight clubs to play matches without fans for two months
Greece must play all its top league football matches without fans for the next two months following the severe injuring of a police officer in violence during a volleyball match ...
Sunak battles to unite divided party in pivotal week
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the most dangerous moment of his premiership this week, when he is due to appear before a COVID-19 inquiry and must win a crunch vote ...
UN marks 75 years of human rights declaration in shadow of Gaza
The U.N. human rights chief urged countries on Monday to work together to defeat threats such as war and pollution at an event to mark 75 years of the Universal ...
Verstappen says he and Red Bull can still do better
Max Verstappen and Red Bull have just finished Formula One’s most dominant season but the triple world champion said on Friday they could still improve.
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Ukraine says no green light for EU membership talks would be ‘devastating’
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Monday it would be “devastating” for Kyiv and the European Union if EU leaders do not give his country the green light for ...
Oil extends gains on US strategic reserve purchases
Oil prices rose on Monday, extending gains for a second session as US efforts to replenish strategic reserves provided some support, although concerns of crude oversupply and softer fuel demand ...
Britain’s M&G invests in crypto derivatives platform GFO-X
Global Futures and Options (GFO-X), a digital assets trading platform, said on Monday that Britain’s M&G Investments (MNG.L) has led a $30 million second round of funding ...
Confectioners eye holiday boost as UK shoppers snub expensive gifts
Quality Street maker Nestle and Cadbury owner Mondelez (MDLZ.O) are seeing higher sales of confectionery in Britain this holiday season driven by cash-strapped shoppers seeking cheaper gifts.
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Granada match against Bilbao to resume on Monday after supporter dies
The LaLiga game between Granada and Athletic Bilbao will resume on Monday after the fixture was abandoned on Sunday following a supporter’s death in the stands, the league said.
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Harvard faculty rally around university president Claudine Gay over antisemitism ‘testimony’
Several hundred faculty members at Harvard University on Sunday signed a petition asking school administrators to not bend to political pressure to fire the school’s president over her Congressional ...
Libertarian Argentine president to unleash shock therapy amidst fiscal crisis
Argentina libertarian economist Javier Milei took office on Sunday warning in his maiden speech that he had no alternative to a sharp, painful fiscal shock to fix the country’s ...
Fighting intensifies across Gaza, raising alarm over potential exodus into Egypt
Fighting between Israel and Hamas intensified across Gaza on Monday, fuelling fears flagged by the United Nations at the weekend of a breakdown in public order and a mass exodus ...
EV charging growth plans slowed by EU’s power grid problems
Electric vehicle drivers hoping to top up their batteries at one of Repsol’s (REP.MC) 1,600 Spanish charging stations might well be disappointed, with nearly half lying dormant because they ...
Toyota plans to expand battery EV line-up in Europe to 6 models by 2026
Toyota Motor (7203.T) said this week it would increase its line-up of battery electric vehicles in Europe to six models by 2026 and it expected such vehicles to make up more ...
Nvidia CEO says he will try to prioritise Japan for AI processors
Nvidia (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang said this week that his company would do its best to supply its artificial intelligence processors to Japan amid extremely high market demand.
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Wins for City, Everton and Spurs in Premier League
Manchester City proved that talk of their demise was premature as the champions climbed back to within four points of leaders Liverpool in the Premier League with a much-needed 2-1 ...
Gaza ‘catastrophic’ health situation almost impossible to improve- WHO
The World Health Organization chief said on Sunday it will be all but impossible to improve the “catastrophic” health situation in Gaza even as the board passed an emergency WHO ...
Iran tries Swedish EU employee for ‘spying for Israel’ – judiciary
Iran said on Sunday that it had begun the trial of a Swedish national employed by the European Union who is charged with spying for Israel and “corruption on earth,” ...
Jordan says Israel aims to expel Palestinians from Gaza
Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, on Sunday said that Israel was implementing a policy of pushing Palestinians out of Gaza through a war that he said meets the “legal ...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah fires drones, Israel mounts air strikes
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it had launched explosive drones at an Israeli command position on Sunday and Israeli air strikes hit south Lebanon, as violence prompted by the war in ...