Ukraine hopes to hold peace summit this autumn – Zelenskiy
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he hoped a Ukraine “peace summit” could be held this autumn, and that this week’s talks in Saudi Arabia were a stepping stone ...
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Turkish ruling party criticises reported decision not to stream Disney+ ‘Ataturk’ series
Turkey’s ruling party has criticised a reported decision by Walt Disney Co’s DIS.N Disney+ not to broadcast a documentary about modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk ...
Israel energy minister backs more natural gas exports
Israel’s energy minister said on Wednesday that more of the country’s natural gas reserves should be earmarked for export, amid renewed interest in offshore exploration and an ongoing ...
Russia strikes Ukraine’s Danube port, sending global grain prices higher (Updated)
Russia attacked Ukraine’s main inland port across the Danube River from Romania on Wednesday, sending global food prices higher as it ramps up its use of force to prevent ...
Italian keeper Buffon hangs up gloves after 28 years
Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has retired from football, the 45-year-old announced on Wednesday, after 28 years in which he reached exceptional milestones for club and country.
Buffon, who in 2006 lifted the ...
South Africa book spot in knockout stages with last-gasp win over Italy
Thembi Kgatlana scored a last-gasp winner to give South Africa their first ever Women’s World Cup win with a 3-2 victory over Italy that sent them through to the ...
Fitch cuts US credit rating to AA+; Treasury calls it ‘arbitrary’
Rating agency Fitch on Tuesday downgraded the US government’s top credit rating, a move that drew an angry response from the White House and surprised investors, coming despite the ...
Pope vows to keep ‘stirring things up’ as young Catholics gather in Lisbon (Updated)
Pope Francis promised on Wednesday to continue to “stir things up” in the Church as he arrived in Portugal to preside at a mass gathering of young Catholics aimed at ...
Bank of England caught between inflation fight and recession risk
The Bank of England, which looks set to raise interest rates again on Thursday, must weigh up the need to fight an inflation rate running at more than four times ...
Greece offers free holiday to tourists who fled Rhodes fires
Greece said on Wednesday it will offer a week-long free stay on Rhodes in 2024 to tourists whose vacation was cut short by wildfires that burned for days on the island ...
Huge billboard in Lisbon puts spotlight on clergy abuse as pope arrives
A huge billboard raising awareness of sexual abuse by clergymen was put up overnight in Lisbon, just hours before Pope Francis was due to arrive in the Portuguese capital for ...
Turkmen airline suspends Moscow flights over safety concerns
Turkmenistan’s flagship airline has suspended flights to Moscow, it said on Wednesday, citing safety concerns after Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russian capital.
“Due to the situation in the ...
Trump faces federal charges for efforts to overturn 2020 election
Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday for his wide-ranging attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the third time in four months that the former U.S. president has been criminally charged ...
Apple, Microsoft remain world’s top 2 companies by market cap
Tech giants Apple (AAPL.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) remained the top two global companies by market capitalisation at the end of July after riding this year’s rally in ...
UK house prices drop by most since 2009
British house prices fell by the most since 2009 in the 12 months to July, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Tuesday, as the drag from rising interest rates on the housing market ...
UK shop price inflation eases in July
Prices in British store chains rose in July at the slowest annual rate this year, industry data showed on Tuesday.
The British Retail Consortium said annual shop price inflation cooled ...
US opens probe into 280,000 new Tesla vehicles over steering issue
US auto safety regulators said Tuesday they have opened an investigation into 280,000 new Tesla (TSLA.O) Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over reports of loss of steering control and power ...
Turkish staff member at Sweden’s consulate in western Turkey shot, seriously injured
A Turkish staff member at Sweden’s honorary consulate in the western city of Izmir was shot and seriously wounded in front of the consulate building, TRT state broadcaster said ...
Leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan say peace possible despite differences
The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia are both hopeful they can secure a lasting peace agreement despite their differences over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, they said in interviews broadcast ...
In Baltic Sea, citizen divers restore seagrass to fight climate change
By Lisi Niesner and Sarah Marsh
Just off the coast of Kiel in northern Germany, scuba divers use hand trowels to dig up emerald green seagrass shoots complete with roots ...
Unesco recommends adding Venice to list of world heritage sites in danger
Unesco experts have recommended that Venice and its lagoon be added to its list of World Heritage in Danger as Italy is not doing enough to protect the city from ...
How concrete, asphalt add to the misery of heat waves
It only takes just a fraction of a second to suffer a pretty serious burn. Asphalt and concrete in direct sunlight can often reach surface temperatures as high as 82 Celsius (180 ...
England thrash China 6-1 to ease into last 16
Lauren James shone again with two fine goals as England put in their best performance of the Women’s World Cup so far to sweep aside China 6-1 on Tuesday ...
Stokes says England ‘walked the walk’ to level Ashes series
England captain Ben Stokes said on Monday the 2-2 draw in the Ashes series showed his side had “walked the walk” after losing the first two tests against Australia, which ...