UK sets out 26 new sanctions against Russia
Britain on Thursday added 26 new designations to its list of sanctions against Russia over the Ukrainian war, including on military figures and defence companies.
Britain said its latest round of ...
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Queen’s 96th birthday marked with gun salute and new photograph
The 96th birthday of Queen Elizabeth will be marked on Thursday with gun salutes, the release of a Barbie doll and a new photograph showing Britain’s longest serving monarch ...
Blasts hits Shi’ite mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif and Kunduz, multiple casualties
An explosion at a Shi’ite mosque in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday killed or wounded at least 20 people, a local Taliban commander said.
“A blast happened ...
Russian tanker impounded by Greece will be released
A Russian tanker impounded by Greek authorities off the island of Evia this week will be released, a government source told Reuters on Thursday.
Greek authorities had said on Tuesday ...
Putin cancels Russian plans to storm Mariupol steel plant, opts for blockade instead
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and said he wanted it to ...
Djokovic slams ‘crazy’ Wimbledon ban on Russian, Belarusian players
World number one Novak Djokovic said Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is “crazy”.
Wimbledon announced on Wednesday that it had ...
French elections: A false start and a Russian loan, Macron-Le Pen debate takeaways
French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen locked horns in front of a live television audience on Wednesday for their only debate ahead of Sunday’s ...
PM Johnson says Ukraine peace talks are doomed because of ‘crocodile’ Putin
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said any peace talks over Ukraine are likely to fail, as he compared holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiating with a crocodile.
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Netflix feels the heat as pandemic boom fizzles
Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) shares lost more than a quarter of their value in premarket trading on Wednesday after the company reported its first drop in subscribers in a decade, ...
America’s mask manufacturers take it on the chin
A US judge’s ruling this week that the Biden administration’s mask mandate for public transportation was unlawful dealt another blow to an industry that built dozens of small ...
Champions City top again with win over Brighton
Second-half goals from Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva earned Manchester City a 3-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday that helped the champions regain top spot ...
Arsenal boost Champions League push with 4-2 win at Chelsea
Arsenal beat Chelsea 4-2 in the Premier League on Wednesday, helped by two Eddie Nketiah goals, leaving the Gunners running neck-and-neck with north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the race ...
No surrender in Mariupol despite deadline; refugees top 5 million
About 1,000 civilians remain trapped at a steel plant where Ukrainian forces are making their last stand in the besieged city of Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after a Russian ultimatum ...
Macron, Le Pen clash in French election debate
French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen battled on Wednesday over who would be best placed to improve voters’ purchasing power and run France’s foreign policy, ...
Russia tests nuclear-capable missile that Putin calls world’s best
Russia said on Wednesday it had conducted a first test launch of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a new and long-awaited addition to its nuclear arsenal which President Vladimir Putin ...
EC president tells Ukrainians during visit: ‘History will not forget’
European Council President Charles Michel pledged European solidarity with Ukraine during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Wednesday and said justice must be done for alleged Russian war crimes.
Michel, ...
Top officials walk out of G20 meeting as Russians speak
Top finance officials from Britain, the United States and Canada walked out of Wednesday’s G20 meeting as Russian representatives spoke, UK finance minister Rishi Sunak said, exposing deepening divisions ...
Ukraine’s Orthodox church asks faithful to forgo night Easter services
The head of Ukraine’s Orthodox church asked clergy and the faithful on Wednesday to forgo night Easter services in areas of the country affected by fighting, fearing Russian bombardments ...
Greece to raise minimum wage to boost low incomes
Greece will raise the minimum wage from May 1 for a second time this year, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday as rising inflation takes a toll on household incomes.
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Netflix heads for worst day in two decades
Netflix shares lost over a third of their value on Wednesday after the company reported its first drop in subscribers in a decade, leaving Wall Street questioning its growth in ...
UN: Number of refugees fleeing Ukraine war tops 5 million
The number of people fleeing Ukraine to escape Russia’s invasion has passed 5 million in Europe’s worst refugee crisis since the end of World War Two, U.N. refugee ...
Labour Party sets out bid to trigger contempt investigation into PM Johnson
Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Wednesday published details of its attempt to instigate a parliamentary investigation into whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled parliament in his initial response to ...
Russia seeks greater secrecy on military deaths in Ukraine
The Russian defence ministry has proposed that relatives of soldiers killed in Ukraine should have to apply to military rather than civilian authorities for compensation payments, imposing an extra level ...
Wealth shock – property bust in small Chinese cities rattles households
Homeowners in small Chinese cities are battling a rare property market downdraft as buyers keep away, eroding the wealth of millions in a blow to already brittle consumer confidence in ...