Turkey’s cenbank urges banks to avoid creating forex demand, bankers say
Turkey’s central bank has been urging banks in recent weeks to avoid steps that could create demand for foreign currency as May elections loom, and to instead focus on ...
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Biden administration to ask Supreme Court to stop abortion pill curbs
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Thursday the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to intervene to stop restrictions set by a federal judge on the abortion ...
FBI arrests 21-year-old National Guardsman for online intelligence leaks (Update 3)
The FBI on Thursday arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, over the leaks online of classified documents that embarrassed Washington with allies ...
Dalai Lama ‘unfairly labelled’ over tongue video – Tibet govt-in-exile
The head of Tibet’s government-in-exile on Thursday defended the Dalai Lama over footage of him asking a boy to suck his tongue, saying the incident had demonstrated the country’...
Australia braces for strongest cyclone in a decade
Australia‘s northwest region, home to the world’s largest iron ore export hub, braced on Thursday for the area’s most powerful tropical cyclone in a decade, as a ...
US appeals court preserves limited access to abortion pill
The abortion pill mifepristone will remain available in the United States for now but with significant restrictions, including a requirement for in-person doctor visits to obtain the drug, a federal ...
Premier League to withdraw gambling sponsorships from shirts
Premier League clubs have collectively agreed to stop featuring gambling sponsorships on the front of football kits from the 2026-27 season, the English top-flight league said on Thursday.
Eight of ...
‘It feels great,’ Biden says as Irish tour moves to Dublin
U.S. President Joe Biden, a proud Irish-American, took his three-day tour of Ireland to Dublin on Thursday where he met the country’s president and prime minister ahead of ...
Ukraine’s GDP fell 29.1 per cent in 2022 during Russia’s invasion
Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 29.1 per cent in 2022 as Russia’s full-scale invasion battered the economy, the state statistics service said late on Wednesday.
The final 2022 GDP ...
Courtois hopes Real Madrid won’t regret not killing off Chelsea
Comfortable as it may have been for Real Madrid in their 2-0 win over Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said his team ...
Ukraine war, already with 354,000 casualties, likely to last past 2023
As many as 354,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured in the Ukraine war which is grinding towards a protracted conflict that may last well beyond 2023, according to ...
Britain’s Tesco expects flat annual profit after inflation hit
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco (TSCO.L) forecast flat profit in its new financial year, stemming the 6.3 per cent decline from 2022/23 when soaring inflation battered customers and suppliers alike.
With ...
Kremlin denies Putin personally approved arrest of WSJ reporter
The Kremlin on Thursday denied a report that President Vladimir Putin personally approved the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia late last month ...
Big US intelligence leak was by gun enthusiast in 20s -Washington Post
The person who leaked U.S. classified documents prompting a national security investigation is a gun enthusiast in his 20s who worked on a military base, the Washington Post reported ...
ECB policymakers converging on 25-bps rate hike in May
European Central Bank policymakers are converging on a 25 basis point interest rate hike in May, even if other options remain on the table and the debate is not yet settled, ...
Strikes weigh on UK economy which stagnated in February
Britain’s economy stagnated in February as strikes by public workers hit output but a bounce in January was stronger than first thought, meaning a recession is a bit less ...
Ten Hag backs ‘disappointed’ Rashford for quick return
Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford is disappointed at being ruled out of action for “a few games” due to a muscle injury but the forward has already taken the first ...
Benzema strikes again as Real Madrid beat 10-man Chelsea
A tap-in by Karim Benzema and a powerful strike by substitute Marco Asensio earned European champions Real Madrid a 2-0 win over 10-man Chelsea in their Champions League quarter-final, first ...
Milan take narrow lead over Napoli with Bennacer goal
AC Milan took a big step towards their first Champions League semi-final appearance for 16 years as Ismael Bennacer’s goal secured a 1-0 home win over Napoli in the quarter-final ...
North Korea fires missile, Japan residents told to take cover
North Korea fired what might be a new model of ballistic missile on Thursday, South Korea said, triggering a scare in northern Japan, where residents were told to take cover, ...
Mercedes posts rise in Q1 sales boosted by EVs, premium cars
Mercedes-Benz Group (MBGn.DE) sales rose moderately in the first quarter of the year, boosted by electric vehicles (EV) and premium cars, the German carmaker said on Wednesday.
Worldwide sales ...
Truck maker Volvo posts record Q1 as sales, margins beat forecasts
AB Volvo (VOLVb.ST) reported record first-quarter profit, a preliminary filing showed, as the truck maker boosted its revenue and margins despite supply bottlenecks and cost inflation, sending its shares ...
Russia starts fuel supplies to Iran by rail
Russia started fuel exports to Iran by rail this year for the first time after traditional buyers shunned trade with Moscow, according to three industry sources and exports data.
Russia ...
US judge hits Fox News with sanction for withholding defamation case evidence -NY Times
The judge overseeing the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News said on Wednesday he was imposing a sanction on the network and very likely would investigate ...