US’s Yellen lands in China, hopes to thaw icy relations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday began a four-day visit to China focused on easing tensions between the world’s two largest economies, despite low expectations on both ...
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Ukraine says Bulgaria backs its Nato bid during Zelenskiy visit
Ukraine on Thursday said it had secured the backing of NATO member Bulgaria for its membership of the military alliance “as soon as conditions allow” as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held ...
British wildcard Broady stuns fourth seed Ruud
British wildcard Liam Broady claimed the biggest win of his career and the biggest shock of Wimbledon 2023 when he stunned Norwegian fourth seed Casper Ruud 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 ...
One child dead after car collision at south London school
British police said one child had died and a woman had been arrested after a car collided with a building at a school in south London on Thursday in an ...
Russia and Ukraine announce prisoner exchange
Russia and Ukraine announced a prisoner of war exchange on Thursday involving the return of 45 soldiers from each side.
Russia’s defence ministry said that 45 Russian servicemen had been returned ...
NATO chief says Swedish alliance membership within reach
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that Sweden’s membership in the alliance was within reach after a meeting in Brussels to overcome Turkish objections.
Stoltenberg said leaders of ...
Wawrinka rolls back years to set up Djokovic clash
Stan Wawrinka rolled back the years as the 38-year-old Swiss proved the old adage that class is permanent and form temporary by knocking out seeded Argentine Tomas Etcheverry on Thursday ...
Ukraine plans to move to professional army after war ends
Ukraine plans to abandon conscription and move to a professional army after the war with Russia to bring Kyiv closer to NATO standards, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Thursday.
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Raiffeisen delays quitting Russia as Austria defends ties
Raiffeisen Bank International is delaying plans to leave Russia, three people familiar with its position said, as Austria steps up its defence of long-standing ties with Moscow.
Raiffeisen (RBI), the ...
Bangladesh captain Tamim announces shock retirement before World Cup
Bangladesh one-day captain Tamim Iqbal announced his shock retirement from international cricket on Thursday, three months before the team begins its 50-overs World Cup campaign in India.
The 34-year-old was ...
Lukashenko says Prigozhin back in Russia, Wagner deployment unclear
The mutinous head of Russia’s Wagner group is no longer in Belarus and it is not clear if his fighters will move there, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on ...
Families of missing in Greece migrant boat disaster plead for recovery of bodies
Since Matloob Hussain from Pakistan went missing during a deadly shipwreck off Greece last month, his brother Adil has left the door of his Athens home open in the hope ...
Rocket launch at Israel from Lebanon draws Israeli cross-border shelling
Two rockets were fired from southern Lebanon toward Israel on Thursday, prompting cross-border strikes by the Israeli military, sources on both sides said.
The incident came amid heightened Israeli-Arab tensions ...
Top EU court clarifies rules for stripping refugee status over serious crimes
The European Union’s top court ruled on Thursday that refugees can be stripped of the protective status in the bloc if they are convicted of a particularly serious crime ...
Russian TV shows mutiny leader Prigozhin’s ‘palace’ in move to discredit him
Russian state TV on Wednesday night launched a fierce attack on Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of an aborted armed mercenary mutiny last month, and said an investigation was still being ...
Rice to get costlier as weather, India’s farm perks threaten supply
Global rice prices, now at their highest in 11 years, are set to rally further after India moved to boost payments to farmers, just as El Nino threatens yields in key ...
UK’s Jet2 says cost of living crisis lifts demand for package holidays
Jet2 (JET2.L) has seen a pick-up in demand for package holidays as Britons seek certainty on spending in a cost of living crisis, the travel company said on Thursday, ...
With UK health service in crisis, Tesco gives staff virtual doctors appointments
Supermarket group Tesco (TSCO.L), Britain’s largest private-sector employer, is to offer its staff virtual appointments with a private family doctor, in another indication of the pressures engulfing the ...
PSG will not let Mbappe go for free, says club president
Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe must sign a new contract if he wants to stay at the club as the French champions will not let him leave for free ...
Root appeals for calm, predicts Bairstow backlash in Leeds
England batter Joe Root has appealed for calm in the wake of Jonny Bairstow’s controversial dismissal at Lord’s but said he expects fireworks from his fellow Yorkshireman in ...
Fresh Murray leads British charge, faces Tsitsipas test (order of play)
A fresh and fit Andy Murray will lead the British men’s charge in Wimbledon’s second round on Thursday, where the 36-year-old will have to overcome Stefanos Tsitsipas to ...
South Africa gas leak kills 17; official blames illegal mining
The death toll from an overnight gas cylinder leak in a South African shantytown rose to 17 on Thursday, as one local official blamed the accident on an illegal mining operation ...
Turkey’s Erdogan says Sweden’s NATO steps undermined by protests
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Sweden has taken steps in the right direction for its NATO bid with anti-terrorism legislation but continued protests there by Kurdish militant sympathisers undermined its ...
Meta launches ‘Twitter Killer’ Threads app, 5 million sign-ups in 4 hours
With Twitter already on the ropes, Meta’s top Mark Zuckerberg delivered another blow to Elon Musk on Wednesday, ramping up the tech billionaires’ rivalry with the launch of Instagram’...