Russia kills civilians in first huge missile wave for weeks (Update)
Russia fired a huge wave of missiles across Ukraine on Thursday as people slept, killing at least nine civilians and knocking out power in an attack Kyiv said included six ...
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Shooting attack in Tel Aviv, three wounded (Update)
A Palestinian gunman opened fire in Tel Aviv on Thursday, wounding three people before being killed by police in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labelled a “terror attack” amid ...
Britain delays major rail project HS2 as costs soar again
Britain said on Thursday it would delay building parts of a new high-speed railway linking London and northern England after the cost of the massive project, known as HS2, soared ...
No surprise, no lessons learned as PSG exit Champions League early again
Paris St Germain were knocked out in the Champions League last 16 for the fifth time in 12 seasons under big-spending owners Qatar Sport Investment (QSI) and it came as no surprise ...
Turkish lira falls to record low near 19 to the dollar
Turkey’s lira weakened to a fresh record low of 18.9620 against the dollar on Thursday, as investors weigh the economic impact of massive earthquakes that hit the country last month.
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US six-year-old who shot teacher won’t be charged
A Virginia prosecutor said he would not seek charges against a six-year-old boy who police said shot his first-grade teacher at school earlier this year.
Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney ...
Hamilton says Mercedes did not listen to him over new car
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has said his Mercedes team did not listen to him in developing their 2023 Formula One car.
The Briton told reporters last week that Mercedes were ...
Two Indonesian match officials jailed over deadly football stampede
An Indonesian court handed prison sentences to two soccer match officials on Thursday after finding them guilty of negligence over one of the world’s deadliest stadium stampedes.
The October 2022 ...
Top US Senate Republican Mitch McConnell hospitalised after fall
US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalised after tripping and falling at a hotel in Washington on Wednesday, his spokesperson said in a statement.
“This evening, Leader McConnell ...
Egypt’s headline inflation soars to 31.9 per cent in February
Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation rate in February leapt to a higher-than-expected 31.9 per cent, its highest in five and a half years, from 25.8 per cent in January, data from ...
Greek PM apologises for deadly train crash, promises to fix railways
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologised on Thursday for a train crash that killed 57 people, promising to fix long-standing deficiencies in the railway sector and support victims’ families as anti-government ...
US spy chiefs see China-Russia ‘love affair’ continuing
China will deepen its cooperation with Russia to try to challenge the United States despite international condemnationof the invasion of Ukraine, the leaders of U.S. intelligence agencies said on ...
Fiddler on the Roof star Chaim Topol dies aged 87
Israeli actor Chaim Topol, best known for his role as Tevye in the 1971 classic musical Fiddler on the Roof, has died at the age of 87 in Israel, a statement from ...
Crypto-focused bank Silvergate plans to wind down following blow from FTX
Crypto-focused bank Silvergate Capital Corp (SI.N) said on Wednesday it planned to wind down operations and voluntarily liquidate after it was hit with losses following the dramatic collapse of ...
Credit Suisse equities business under the microscope after revenue crash
Equities revenue plummeted 95 per cent in the fourth quarter
Bank earlier informally looked at options for unit
Bank declines to comment on ‘rumours and speculation’
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EBRD to invest 1.5 bln euros in Turkey’s earthquake-hit regions
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Thursday that it will invest up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in the next two years to support reconstruction and recovery ...
‘Inspiring’ Fernandes to remain Man Utd captain – Ten Hag
Bruno Fernandes will continue to captain Manchester United in Harry Maguire’s absence despite being criticised for his performance in the 7-0 loss to Liverpool, manager Erik ten Hag said ...
Arteta won’t rush Jesus back for Arsenal ahead of Sporting clash
Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus will not be rushed back into action, manager Mikel Arteta said on Thursday, after the striker returned to training with the team.
Jesus, who has scored ...
Tsitsipas throws cold water on his Indian Wells chances
World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas said he does not expect to put up much of a fight at Indian Wells or the Miami Open as he continues to nurse a ...
U.S. increasingly worried about West Bank situation as Austin visits Israel
The United States is concerned that escalating tensions in the West Bank could distract Israel and the United States’ attention from Iranian activities, a U.S. official said, a message ...
Latvia’s drunk drivers helping Ukraine’s war efforts
Latvia began seizing cars from heavily drunk drivers this year, and as hundreds of vehicles began overfilling impound lots, decided to send them to the Ukrainian military and hospitals.
Seven ...
India’s oil deals with Russia dent decades-old dollar dominance
US-led international sanctions on Russia have begun to erode the dollar’s decades-old dominance of international oil trade as most deals with India – Russia’s top outlet for seaborne crude – ...
Three Los Angeles police officers shot, suspect dead (Update)
Three Los Angeles police officers were shot and wounded on Wednesday evening but were in stable condition, while the suspect was dead, according to the chief of police and media ...
What are e-fuels, and can they help make cars CO2-free?
Germany has declared last-minute opposition to a landmark European Union law to end sales of CO2-emitting cars in 2035, demanding that sales be allowed of new cars with internal combustion ...