US Senator Menendez softens stance over F-16 sales to Turkey
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez on Monday said there was a temporary “lull” in Turkey’s “aggression against its neighbors” and said he is in talks ...
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UK jobs market cools again, pay growth weakest since April 2021
Pay pressures in Britain’s labour market cooled further in June, according to a survey of recruiters published on Monday that could help ease some of the Bank of England’...
Iraq, TotalEnergies sign massive oil, gas, renewables deal
Iraq and French oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) on Monday signed a long-delayed $27 billion energy deal that aims to increase oil production and boost the country’s capacity to produce ...
US crypto lobbyists court Democrats in fresh legislative push
Embattled by a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) crackdown, crypto companies are making a renewed push on Capitol Hill to drum up support for legislation they hope will rein ...
Standard Chartered bumps up bitcoin forecast to $120,000
Top cryptocurrency bitcoin could reach $50,000 this year and $120,000 by the end of 2024 Standard Chartered (STAN.L) said on Monday, predicting the jump in its price could encourage bitcoin ‘miners’ to ...
Russian attack on humanitarian aid point kills seven, Ukraine says
A Russian attack on a humanitarian aid distribution point in southeastern Ukraine killed seven people, emergency services said on Monday, and two people were killed by Russian shelling in the ...
Hungry Alcaraz powers past Berrettini into quarter-finals
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz roared into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a formidable display of firepower to down big-serving Italian dark horse Matteo Berrettini on Monday.
The Spaniard was beaten to ...
Rune’s stature keeps growing as he downs Dimitrov to reach Wimbledon quarters
Fearless Dane Holger Rune’s stature in world tennis continued to grow on Monday as he stayed calm and collected in the face of adversity to ride out a 3-6 7...
HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Wimbledon day eight
Highlights of the eighth day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday (times GMT):
Spanish world number one Carlos Alcaraz fought back from a set down to defeat Italian Matteo ...
North Korea warns it may shoot down US spy planes violating its airspace
North Korea accused the United States on Monday of violating its airspace by conducting surveillance flights and warned that, while Pyongyang was exercising restraint, such flights may be shot down.
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BBC sex photo claims are ‘rubbish’, young person’s lawyer tells broadcaster
Allegations that an unnamed BBC presenter paid a young person to pose for explicit photos are “rubbish”, a lawyer acting for the young person has told the broadcaster in a ...
Jabeur crushes Kvitova to set up rematch of 2022 Rybakina final
Ons Jabeur set up a quarter-final repeat of last year’s Wimbledon showpiece against Elena Rybakina after crushing out-of-sorts former champion Petra Kvitova 6-0 6-3 in a Centre Court demolition ...
Rybakina to face Jabeur after tearful Haddad Maia quits with back injury
– Holder Elena Rybakina was given an easy ride into the Wimbledon quarter-finals after Brazilian opponent Beatriz Haddad Maia retired midway through the first set with a back injury and will ...
Alien planet with metallic clouds resembles ‘a giant mirror in space’
It is a planet astronomers say probably should not even exist.
Researchers said on Monday they have spotted a truly extreme planet beyond our solar system, a blazingly hot world ...
Nassar, disgraced doctor who abused US gymnasts, is stabbed in prison
Larry Nassar, the disgraced doctor of USA Gymnastics who was convicted of sexually abusing young female gymnasts, has been stabbed multiple times by another inmate in prison and was in ...
Djokovic holds off Hurkacz to reach quarter-finals again
Defending champion Novak Djokovic was temporarily knocked off course by big-serving Pole Hubert Hurkacz but quickly got back in the groove on Monday to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
Having edged ...
Medvedev into last eight for first time after Lehecka retires injured
Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time on Monday when his fourth-round opponent Jiri Lehecka retired injured after losing the first two sets 6-4 6...
Turkey gives green light to Swedish NATO membership bid (Update 3)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday agreed to forward to parliament Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance, appearing to end months of drama over an issue that ...
NATO allies wrangle over Ukraine membership path, Kyiv sees progress
NATO members remained divided on Monday over how to put Ukraine on a path to membership on the eve of a summit in Lithuania, but appeared to remove one key ...
UK firms most upbeat in 10 months despite economic headwinds
British companies were the most upbeat about their trading prospects in 10 months in June and their hiring plans increased again but rising interest rates could prompt consumers to rein in ...
Gerrard says ‘family feeling’ was a key reason for joining Al-Ettifaq
Steven Gerrard said a “family feeling” at Saudi Arabian Pro league club Al-Ettifaq was one of the things that persuaded him to accept a coaching job with the side.
The ...
Putin held post-mutiny talks with Wagner leader Prigozhin and his fighters – Kremlin
President Vladimir Putin has held Kremlin talks with Wagner mercenary group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and his commanders to discuss the armed mutiny Wagner attempted to mount against the army’s ...
Check your travel bookings: EasyJet cancels 2% of summer flights
British airline easyJet has axed 2% of its summer flight schedule, affecting the holiday plans of 180,000 customers, which it blamed on air traffic control challenges across Europe.
The travel industry is ...
Business leaders left in limbo by rate hike impact lag
An unusually long lag in the time interest rate hikes are taking to feed through to the economy has left corporate leaders guessing whether to prepare for a hard or ...