Somali troops overpower militants to end hotel siege
Somali security forces stormed a hotel in the capital on Monday to end a near day-long siege by al Shabaab militants who killed nine people at the building near the ...
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Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in nearly 40 years
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began erupting on Sunday for the first time since 1984, ending its longest quiet period in recorded history.
The night sky ...
Europol take down massive cocaine ‘super cartel’
European policing agency Europol said on Monday it had helped co-ordinate the takedown of a cartel managed from the United Arab Emirates believed to control up to a third of ...
UK faces winter of strikes as workers demand higher pay
Britain faces widespread industrial unrest in the run up to the Christmas holiday period and into January as workers struggling with double-digit inflation resort to strike action to demand better ...
Cyber Monday sales to touch $11.6 bn as shoppers go discount hunting
Spending on Cyber Monday, the biggest US online shopping day, may hit a record $11.6 billion, according to a report, as discounts on everything from pajamas to AirPods drive shoppers to ...
Ghana edge out South Korea 3-2 in thrilling game
Mohammed Kudus scored twice to help Ghana beat South Korea 3-2 in a World Cup Group H thriller at a rocking Education City Stadium on Monday, keeping the Black Stars ...
Turkish forces nearly ready for a Syria ground operation
Turkey’s army needs just a few days to be ready for a ground incursion into northern Syria and such a decision may come at a cabinet meeting on Monday, ...
Russia won’t stop strikes until it runs out of missiles – Zelenskiy
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians to expect another brutal week of cold and darkness ahead, predicting more Russian attacks on infrastructure which would not stop until Moscow runs out of ...
China tightens security after rare protests against COVID curbs
Police on Monday patrolled the scenes of weekend protests in Shanghai and Beijing after crowds there and in other cities across China demonstrated against stringent COVID-19 measures disrupting lives three ...
Erdogan says Turkish, Egyptian ministers to meet in process of building ties
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in comments broadcast that a process of building relations with Egypt will start with ministers of the two countries meeting and that the talks would ...
Aboubakar rescues Cameroon in comeback draw with Serbia
Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar came off the bench to rescue his side by scoring one superb goal and creating another as they fought back to draw 3-3 with Serbia on ...
UK government moves to defuse parliamentary row over onshore wind
Britain’s government sought on Monday to defuse a simmering row over a push by some Conservative lawmakers to make it easier to build onshore wind farms by saying Prime ...
Uruguay wary of Portugal but hope to repeat 2018 feat
Uruguay want an improved performance against Portugal in their second game of the World Cup and would love to repeat their win over the Europeans at the 2018 tournament, coach Diego ...
Brazil have so much talent we almost feel sorry for rivals
Brazil will face Switzerland in the World Cup on Monday without their talisman Neymar, ruled out by an ankle injury suffered in their opening 2-0 win against Serbia on Thursday, ...
Clinical edge key for South Korea in Ghana clash
South Korea were proud of their effort in the stalemate with Uruguay in their World Cup opener but would need to find the much-needed clinical edge when they face Ghana ...
Vast Ukrainian nuclear plant remains under Russian control – Russia-installed authorities
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine remains under Russian control, authorities installed by Moscow in the nearby city of Enerhodar said on Monday, after a Ukrainian official suggested ...
Pentagon considering to supply Ukraine with rockets that can hit behind Russian lines
The Pentagon is considering a Boeing proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs fitted onto abundantly available rockets, allowing Kyiv to strike far behind Russian lines as the ...
Wall Street gives thanks, eyes year-end whoosh
By Jamie McGeever
As Wall Street reopens after the Thanksgiving holiday, investors are looking for one final push to ensure 2022 ends up being merely grim rather than the bloodbath most ...
Ukraine warns of more Russian attacks as fighting rages in Donetsk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia would surely launch new missile attacks on his country and warned defence forces and citizens to prepare to withstand another week of strain on ...
Deutsche Bank warns of peril in borrowing from US banks
Germany’s Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) has a stark warning to European companies borrowing from US lenders: They will drop you when times get tough.
The caution, spelled out in ...
Egypt not out of the woods after IMF rescue deal
Egypt’s finances remain in a precarious state despite two major currency devaluations this year and a brand new $3 billion International Monetary Fund rescue package, economists say.
With debt interest ...
Binance CEO Zhao says don’t fight crypto, regulate it
Binance Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao said on Friday regulation rather than opposition of the crypto sector is a better option for world governments as digital currencies become more mainstream.
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Crypto lender Genesis subject of probe by regulators
State securities regulators are investigating Genesis Global Capital as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into the interconnectedness of crypto firms, Barron’s reported on Friday citing a comment from the ...