Barclays weighs Saudi re-entry amid capital markets boom
Barclays (BARC.L) is exploring a return to Saudi Arabia in a bid to capture a slice of the country’s burgeoning capital markets, two people close to the matter ...
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Ukraine says Russia digging in for long war as Christmas truce ruled out
A Ukrainian general said on Thursday that Moscow was digging in for a long war and still wanted to conquer the whole of Ukraine, as Russian forces pounded two strategic ...
Paris celebrates win after high-stakes World Cup clash with Morocco
Supporters poured into Paris’s freezing Champs-Elysees boulevard on Wednesday night after a World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco which for millions tugged at the heartstrings, as “Les Bleus” ...
Whole world can be proud of Morocco, says coach Regragui
Morocco leave Qatar disappointed but filled with pride at having written their names into the history books by becoming the first African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals, their ...
‘What a tragic day’: British nurses strike in bitter pay dispute
National Health Service nurses in Britain staged a strike on Thursday, their first-ever national walkout, as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals ...
Turks driven out of Antalya as Russian influx drives up rents, property prices
Anzhelika is one of many Russians who moved to the Turkish resort of Antalya after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but their arrival has driven up house prices and rents, ...
China urges vaccines for vulnerable as ‘zero-COVID’ exit turns messy
China raced to vaccinate its most vulnerable people on Thursday in anticipation of waves of COVID-19 infections, with some analysts expecting the death toll to soar after a loosening of ...
EU leaders head for tussle over rescue plans for industry
European Union leaders will argue on Thursday over how to prop up their countries’ industries, which have been whacked by soaring energy prices since the outbreak of war in Ukraine ...
Musk’s banks to book Twitter loan losses, avoid big hits
Some of the banks that lent Elon Musk $13 billion to buy Twitter are preparing to book losses on the loans this quarter, but they are likely to do so in ...
France end Morocco fairytale to reach World Cup final
France will take on Argentina in the World Cup final after beating Morocco 2-0 in an absorbing semi-final on Wednesday to stay on course for a successful title defence and ...
Georgia’s Saakashvili renews, then calls off hunger strike over court delays
Georgia’s jailed ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili declared a new hunger strike then abandoned it within hours on Wednesday as he faced further delay in a legal bid to get medical ...
Colombian government calls on rebel group to suspend planned armed strike
Colombia’s government on Wednesday called on the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group to suspend a so-called armed strike planned for the northwest of the country, after advocacy group ...
Eyeing China, Biden says U.S. is ‘all in’ on Africa
With a wary eye on China, President Joe Biden announced an agreement aimed at bolstering trade ties between the United States and Africa on Wednesday after years in which the ...
Iran ousted from UN women’s body after US campaign
Iran was ousted from a United Nations women’s body on Wednesday for policies contrary to the rights of women and girls, a move proposed by the United States after ...
Turkish court orders jail, political ban for Erdogan rival
A Turkish court sentenced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to jail on Wednesday and imposed a political ban on the opposition politician who is seen as a strong potential challenger to ...
White House says Musk’s condemnation of Fauci is ‘dangerous, disgusting’
Billionaire Elon Musk’s public condemnation of top U.S. health official Anthony Fauci is “dangerous” and “disgusting,” and should be called out, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told ...
Russia says no Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine
Moscow said no “Christmas ceasefire” was on the cards after nearly 10 months of war in Ukraine, rejecting a call by Kyiv to start withdrawing troops by Christmas as a step ...
Berlusconi promises prostitutes if Monza players win
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told players of his Monza soccer team he would bring them a bus full of prostitutes if they managed to beat a top Serie ...
Biden signs marriage equality act to tune of Cyndi Lauper’s ‘True Colors’
US President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law on at a jubilant celebration that featured U.S. singer Cyndi Lauper performing “True Colors” in front of ...
Four dead after migrant boat capsizes off English coast (updated)
At least four people were killed when a small boat loaded with migrants heading for British shores from France capsized in the freezing waters of the English Channel early on ...
German recession will be milder than expected: Ifo
Germany’s recession will be milder than expected, with the economy expected to contract by 0.1 per cent in 2023 compared to a previous forecast of shrinking by 0.3 per cent, the Ifo ...
‘Magnitsky’ dirty Russian money laundering suspect arrested in Spain
A woman has been arrested as part of a probe into a crime gang suspected of laundering dirty money linked to the 219 million euro ($233 million) Magnitsky corruption case in Russia, ...
Sam Bankman-Fried: Who is FTX’s founder and why was he arrested?
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday and charged by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday with defrauding investors in what regulators called a “brazen, ...
The supply chain that keeps tech flowing to Russia
In March this year, a new firm appeared in Turkey’s corporate registry. Azu International Ltd Sti described itself as a wholesale trader of IT products, and a week later ...