After arrest in SNP funding probe, Sturgeon says ‘I am innocent’
Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday she was innocent after being arrested and held for more than seven hours as part of a police probe into the ...
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Trump is ‘toast’ if classified records case is proven
Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Sunday defended Special Counsel Jack Smith’s 37-count indictment against Donald Trump on Sunday, saying if the allegations the former president willfully ...
Ukraine reports small gains in early stages of counteroffensive
Ukraine said on Monday its troops had recaptured a fourth village from Russian forces in a cluster of settlements in the southeast, a day after reporting the first small gains ...
Central banks shelve guidance, in fits and starts, as inflation reigns
Central bankers, who once considered obscurity central to their craft, are trying to wean the world from the predictability they’ve nurtured over 15 years of concrete guidance about their intentions ...
UBS completes Credit Suisse takeover to become wealth management behemoth
UBS (UBSG.S) on Monday said it had completed its emergency takeover of embattled local rival Credit Suisse (CSGN.S), creating a giant Swiss bank with a balance sheet of $1.6 ...
Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi dies aged 86
Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who created Italy’s largest media company before transforming the political landscape, died on Monday aged 86.
Two members of the Italian government ...
Billionaire George Soros hands control of empire to son Alex
Billionaire financier George Soros is handing control of his massive empire to his son Alexander, a Soros spokesperson said on Sunday.
The spokesperson confirmed the details from an interview with ...
Chechen force signs contract with Russia’s defence ministry that Wagner’s Prigozhin refused
Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it has signed a contract with the Akhmat group of Chechen special forces, a day after Russia’s powerful mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ...
JPMorgan expects Turkey central bank to lift rates to 25 per cent on June 22
JPMorgan said on Monday it expects Turkey’s central bank to hike interest rates to 25 per cent from the current 8.5 per cent at its June meeting, adding this could come ...
Ferrari return to win centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans
Ferrari won the centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday, with Italian Alessandro Pier Guidi driving the last stint to the chequered flag, for the marque’s ...
Ukraine says heavy battles going on after first counteroffensive gains
Ukraine’s top military command said on Monday its forces were engaged in heavy battles in frontline hot spots, a day after Kyiv said it had made the first modest ...
Djokovic cements status in GOAT debate after scaling men’s Grand Slam peak
If the debate about the best-ever man to wield a tennis racket came down to statistics alone, Novak Djokovic’s status as the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) would already ...
Driver charged after Australia’s worst bus accident in decades kills 10 wedding guests (Update)
A man was charged with dangerous driving on Monday after at least 10 wedding guests were killed when the bus they were travelling in crashed at a roundabout in Australia’s ...
France strong-arms big food companies into cutting prices
French shoppers should pay less for their food from next month, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday, after he secured a pledge from 75 food companies including Unilever (ULVR....
US ‘aspirational’ shoppers are spending less on fashion, jewelry
A gulf in spending patterns between wealthy Americans and so-called “aspirational” shoppers is driving luxury retailers to search out new sources of revenue and, in some cases, to shift their ...
Nigeria regulator says local Binance operations ‘illegal’
Nigeria’s markets regulator has ordered the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance to halt its operations in the country, saying a local unit that courted Nigerian investors through a ...
Djokovic wins record 23rd Grand Slam title
Novak Djokovic claimed a record-breaking 23rd men’s singles Grand Slam title when he beat Norway’s Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 in the French Open final on Sunday.
The ...
Ukraine retakes village in ‘first results’ of counterattack – military
Ukraine said on Sunday its troops had made territorial advances on three villages in its southeast, the first liberated settlements it has reported since launching a counter-offensive this past week.
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Former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon arrested over SNP funding probe (updated)
By Kylie MacLellan
Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested on Sunday in connection with a Police Scotland investigation into the Scottish National Party’s funding, her spokesperson said.
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Australia crush India to win WTC final
A fired-up Australia wasted little time in pulverising Indian hopes of staging a fifth-day miracle as they romped to a 209-run victory in the World Test Championship (WTC) final on ...
Three British tourists missing after fire on boat in Red Sea
Three British tourists were missing and 12 had been rescued after a motor boat caught fire on Sunday off the Egyptian Red Sea coast, Egyptian officials and security sources said.
The ...
Pope skips Sunday blessing, recovering normally from surgery
Pope Francis did not deliver his Sunday blessing in public but his recovery from surgery was progressing normally and he has begun physical therapy to help his breathing, the Vatican ...
UK minister: ‘The world has moved on’ from Boris Johnson
The world has moved on from former British prime minister Boris Johnson and the governing Conservative Party and the rest of the country do not miss the drama of his ...
Iran’s Khamenei says ‘nothing wrong’ with a nuclear deal with West
Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday that reaching a deal with the West over Tehran’s disputed nuclear work was possible if the country’s nuclear infrastructure remained intact, ...