US Navy says it prevented Iran from seizing tankers in Gulf of Oma
The U.S. Navy said it had intervened to prevent Iran from seizing two commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, in the latest in a series of ...
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Philadelphia mass shooting suspect arraigned on five murder charges
A Philadelphia resident arrested in one of a series of mass shootings across the country over the Fourth of July weekend was arraigned in court on Wednesday on five murder ...
Man dies after detonating explosive device at court in Ukrainian capital (Update 2)
A man who detonated a explosive device at a court in the Ukrainian capital died on Wednesday after barricading himself inside part of the building, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said, ...
Democracy ‘not radically worse’ in EU than a year ago, says bloc’s executive
The European Union’s latest democracy health check showed there was no significant deterioration across the 27-nation bloc in areas like media and court freedoms or efforts to tackle corruption ...
Palestinians defiant and angry after Israel’s Jenin raid (Updated)
Palestinian militant fighters paraded in Jenin on Wednesday and angry crowds confronted senior Palestinian Authority officials, accusing them of weakness, after one of the largest Israeli military operations in the ...
Zaporizhzhia residents calm, prepared amid claims of planned nuclear attack (Updated)
Residents in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia appeared calm on Wednesday after Kyiv’s latest warning that Russian forces could trigger a catastrophe at the nearby Moscow-held nuclear power ...
Just Stop Oil protesters briefly halt play on third day of Wimbledon
Protesters briefly interrupted play on the third day of Wimbledon on Wednesday, releasing orange ticker-tape mixed with jigsaw puzzle pieces on Court 18 during a men’s singles match.
Two protesters ...
UK financial services minister urges caution over central bank digital currency
Britain should be cautious about whether to issue a digital version of the pound given privacy and other issues involved, financial services minister Andrew Griffith said on Tuesday.
The finance ...
Man Utd sign Mount from Chelsea on five-year deal
Manchester United have signed midfielder Mason Mount from Chelsea on a five-year contract with an option for a further 12 months, the Premier League side announced on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old England ...
Why a $1.5 trillion source of corporate financing is choking on higher rates
A financial stream that helped fund the world’s riskiest companies and grew into a market estimated at $1.5 trillion in the low interest rate years is drying up, as aggressive ...
Garcia to miss first British Open in 25 years
Sergio Garcia will miss the British Open for the first time since 1997 after coming up short in a qualifying event on Tuesday.
The 2017 Masters champion, who plays on the LIV ...
Forest Green’s Dingley becomes first woman to manage pro English men’s team
Fourth-tier side Forest Green Rovers appointed Hannah Dingley as caretaker head coach on Tuesday following Duncan Ferguson’s exit, making her the first woman to manage a men’s professional ...
Rare Dutch summer storm hits air, train traffic
People across much of the Netherlands were told to stay indoors as a rare summer storm hit the Dutch coastearly on Wednesday, packing winds of up to 145 kilometres (90 miles) per ...
EU court strips Catalan separatist leader’s immunity as MEP
The European Union’s General Court on Wednesday stripped the leader of Catalonia’s failed bid for independence from the legal immunity he had as a member of the European ...
Battling Brexit, some British firms turn to invest in Europe
Sick of customs delays and extra bureaucracy since Britain left the European Union, Farrat, a small manufacturer on the edge of Manchester, is ramping up investment to compensate – in Germany.
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Airbus trials new wing designs in technology race with Boeing
Airbus (AIR.PA) is stepping up testing of radical new wing technology as the planemaker lays the foundation for a future successor to its best-selling A320 series, but faces a ...
In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow
By Anne Kauranen and Johan Ahlander
High above a railway bridge spanning a foaming river just outside the Arctic Circle, Finnish construction workers hammer away at a project that will ...
Wimbledon order of play on Wednesday
Order of play on the main show courts on the first day of the Wimbledon championships on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding):
CENTRE COURT (1230 GMT)
11-Daria Kasatkina (Russia) v Jodie ...
Curtains for Afghan beauty: Taliban orders beauty salons to close down
The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has ordered beauty salons to close within a month, the morality ministry said, in the latest shrinking of access to public places for Afghan women.
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Russia’s Kursk, Belgorod regions come under fire from Ukraine
Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions came under fire from Ukrainian forces across the border in the early hours of Wednesday, the regions’ governors said, adding that no casualties were ...
Ten dead, 38 wounded in three mass shootings ahead of US July 4 holiday
Ten people were killed and 38 wounded in mass shootings in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Fort Worth ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, officials said, prompting a fresh call from President ...
King Federer back in town as Alcaraz and Rybakina shine at Wimbledon
Wimbledon king Roger Federer returned to light up a rain-drenched second day at the grasscourt championships as the new prince of the hallowed lawns Carlos Alcaraz began his campaign to ...
Credit Suisse investor group joins claim seeking better UBS takeover price
A Swiss proxy adviser representing some former Credit Suisse shareholders has backed a class-action lawsuit seeking a better price from UBS (UBSG.S) for its takeover of its cross-town rival, ...
UAE to set up investment ministry, PM says
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will set up a new federal ministry of investment to develop the Gulf state’s investment strategy both globally and domestically as it contends with ...