Russian Soyuz spacecraft docks at ISS to bring back stranded crew
A Russian spacecraft on a mission to bring back to Earth a crew stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has docked at the station, Russian space agency Roscosmos said ...
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Russia’s UN diplomat accuses West of arm twisting in vote isolating Moscow
Russia’s senior diplomat to the United Nations accused the West on Sunday of “cowboy” methods and “arm twisting” of some countries during last week’s United Nations General Assembly ...
Hong Kong police arrest three after model found dismembered in fridge
Hong Kong police said on Sunday they had arrested three people in connection with the murder of 28-year old model Abby Choi, whose legs were found in a refrigerator in ...
Meta loses bid to toss $175 mln verdict in streaming patent case
A federal judge in Austin, Texas on Tuesday rejected a request by Meta Platforms Inc’s (META.O) to throw out a $175 million jury patent verdict for walkie-talkie app maker ...
Arsenal and City win, Leeds and West Ham boost hopes
Arsenal and Manchester City continued to slug it out in the Premier League title race with wins over Leicester City and Bournemouth respectively on Saturday while at the bottom Leeds ...
Turkey widens probe into building collapses as quake toll exceeds 50,000
Turkey has arrested 184 people suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in this month’s earthquakes and investigations are widening, a minister said on Saturday, as anger simmers over ...
Protest in Berlin over arming Ukraine against Russia draws thousands
A demonstration against supplying Ukraine with weapons for war with Russia attracted 10,000 people on Saturday, drawing criticism from top German government officials and a large police presence to maintain order.
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Russia halts pipeline oil supplies to Poland, PKN Orlen says
Russia has halted supplies of oil to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline, the chief executive of Polish refiner PKN Orlen PKN.WA said on Saturday, adding that the company would ...
UK, EU inching towards Northern Ireland deal, Irish PM says
Britain and the European Union are inching towards concluding talks on revising post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland and an agreement is possible, but by no means guaranteed, in the ...
EU adopts fresh sanctions amid vow to ramp up pressure on Moscow
The European Union vowed to increase pressure on Moscow “until Ukraine is liberated” as it adopted a tenth package of sanctions on Russia on Saturday, a day after the first ...
Hungary signals fresh delay in Finland, Sweden NATO approval
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff signalled on Saturday a possible further delay in Budapest’s ratification of Finland and Sweden joining NATO, saying a vote may ...
Mercedes-Benz cars to have ‘supercomputers’, unveils Google partnership
Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) said on Wednesday it has teamed up with Google (GOOGL.O) on navigation and will offer “super computer-like performance” in every car with automated driving sensors as ...
Turkish foreign visitor arrivals leap 56.5 per cent in January
The number of foreign visitors arriving in Turkey jumped 56.51 per cent from a year earlier to 2 million in January, tourism ministry data showed on Friday.
The arrivals compared with 1.28 million ...
Canada imposes new Russia sanctions, pledges battle tanks to Ukraine
Canada is imposing new Russia-related sanctions and sending four more Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, marking the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ...
Turkey begins to rebuild for 1.5 mln left homeless by earthquakes
Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month’s devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000.
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Hopes grow for Northern Ireland deal as UK politicians ordered to parliament
Lawmakers in British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party have been told to be in parliament on Monday in a sign that a new post-Brexit deal to resolve the ...
Under fire, Alex Murdaugh offers motive theory in South Carolina murder trial
Richard “Alex” Murdaugh, the disbarred South Carolina lawyer on trial for the murder of his wife and youngest son, testified on Friday that he had a theory someone angry at ...
G20 tussles over Ukraine war as West steps up sanctions
Finance leaders of the world’s top economies sought on Friday to bridge differences over how to deal with Russia following its invasion of Ukraine a year ago, as the ...
Ukraine welcomes some Chinese ceasefire ‘thoughts,’ insists on Russian withdrawal
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday welcomed some elements of a Chinese proposal for a ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine, but said only the country where a war is ...
One year into invasion, Ukraine mourns dead and vows victory
Ukrainians honoured fallen loved ones and vowed to keep battling for victory on Friday as their Western allies tightened sanctions against Russia on the anniversary of its invasion.
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Some suppliers point finger at UK grocers over salad shortages
British supermarkets are not only short of produce because of weather-related supply issues – they are also choosing not to pay higher prices for fruit and vegetables, some suppliers and independent ...
TikTok accuses EU of keeping it in the dark over staff phone ban
TikTok accused the European Commission on Friday of failing to consult it over a decision to ban the Chinese short video sharing app from staff phones on cybersecurity grounds, a ...
UK issues export bans on every item used by Russia in war
Britain marked the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by issuing more sanctions against Russia, including export bans on every item it has used on the battlefield and import ...
In polarized Turkey, political feeling steers earthquake donations
An NGO started by a Turkish rock star and endorsed by pop star Madonna has raised 1 billion Turkish lira ($53 million) for earthquake victims, after many opposed to Turkey’s government ...