After Bondi Beach massacre, Australia plans gun buyback
Australia will launch a national gun buyback scheme following the mass shooting in Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, as hundreds of surfers and swimmers paddled out at ...
EU chooses budget-backed loan for Ukraine after divisions over Russian assets
European Union leaders decided on Friday to borrow cash to fund Ukraine’s defence against Russia for the next two years rather than use frozen Russian assets, sidesteppingdivisions over an ...
Syria, Kurdish forces race to save integration deal ahead of deadline
Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are scrambling ahead of a year-end deadline to show some progress in a stalled deal to merge Kurdish forces with the Syrian state, according ...
Russian shelling near Odesa kills one, hits power supply
Russian strikes near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa on Thursday killed a woman in her car and hit infrastructure and the regional governor asked residents suffering long power ...
Trump administration imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges
President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on two more judges from the International Criminal Court over their involvement in the court’s case against Israel, ratcheting up ...
ECB holds rates steady and turns more positive on the economy
The European Central Bank kept its policy rates steady on Thursday and took a more positive view on a euro zone economy that has shown resilience to global trade shocks.
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Bank of England lowers rates after tight vote but signals caution about further cuts
The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday after a narrow vote by policymakers but it signalled that the already gradual pace of lowering borrowing costs might slow further.
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EU leaders face crunch decision on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
European Union leaders were trying to overcome differences on whether to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine’s war effort at a fraught summit on Thursday seen as a ...
Russia sentences Briton who fought for Ukraine to 13 years in prison camp
A British man who fought for Ukraine against the Russian army has been sentenced to 13 years in a maximum security prison camp after being convicted of being a paid mercenary, ...
Sarajevo takes steps on air quality after most-polluted city ranking
Sarajevo authorities issued an air quality warning and imposed a ban on some cars and trucks after it was ranked as the world’s most polluted city on Monday and ...
Israel approves natural gas deal with Egypt, Netanyahu says
Israel has approved a deal that will supply natural gas to Egypt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, describing it as the country’s largest-ever gas deal.
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Trump’s ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ calls Biden ‘Worst President,’ replaces portrait with Autopen
The White House has installed new plaques beneath photos of former leaders on President Donald Trump’s “Presidential Walk of Fame” at the White House that sharply criticize his Democratic ...
Trump boasts of gains, faults predecessors as inflation and voter skepticism persist
In a rare evening address from the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump boasted on Wednesday of his accomplishments and blamed his Democratic predecessor for soaring consumer prices as ...
Australia promises crackdown on hate as Bondi Beach shooting victim Matilda is farewelled
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday promised a crackdown on hate speech in the wake of an attack on a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, as ...
Brazil’s Supreme Court votes to affirm Indigenous land rights in defiance of Congress
A majority of Brazil’s Supreme Court reaffirmed protections to Indigenous land rights on Wednesday, curbing attempts by Congress to limit the recognition of reservations in a ruling likely to ...
US appeals court says Trump’s National Guard deployment in DC may continue
A federal appeals court on Wednesday cleared President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, DC, to continue for now, saying his administration was likely to prevail ...
Israel approves natural gas deal with Egypt
Israel has approved a deal that will supply natural gas to Egypt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, describing it as the country’s “largest ever” gas deal.
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Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner makes court appearance on charges he murdered parents
The younger son of Hollywood filmmaker and political activist Rob Reiner made his first court appearance on Wednesday for the two murder charges he faces in the stabbing deaths of ...
Tunisians revive protests in Gabes over pollution from state chemical plant
Around 2,500 Tunisians marched through the coastal city of Gabes on Wednesday, reviving protests over pollution from a state-owned phosphate complex amid rising anger over perceived failures to protect public health.
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Italy’s top court upholds acquittal of Salvini in migrant kidnapping case
Italy’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld an acquittal verdict for Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini in a migrant kidnapping case, meaning no further appeals can be brought against the ...
Trump’s approval rating slips to 39%
President Donald Trump’s approval rating slipped in recent days to nearly its lowest level of his current term as voters from his Republican Party soured on his handling of ...
Putin says Russia will take more land in Ukraine if Europe sinks peace moves
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia would take more land in Ukraine by force if Kyiv and European politicians whom he cast as “young pigs” did not engage over ...
Trump to sign order easing restrictions on marijuana, reports say
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday reclassifying marijuana to ease federal restrictions, according to CNN, which cited a source familiar with the ...
Doctors in England start five-day walkout during flu surge
Doctors in England began a five-day strike on Wednesday over pay and working conditions during a surge in flu cases and with no end in sight to an increasingly bitter ...
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