UK housing market cools sharply as tax break deadline looms
Britain’s housing market had its slowest month in more than a year in February as a rush by buyers to close deals ahead of the expiry of a tax ...
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Nightclub fire in North Macedonia leaves 59 dead, over 100 injured
Fire ripped through a packed nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, killing 59 people and injuring more than 100, after sparks ignited the roof over a live ...
Israeli air strike kills nine in Gaza, local ministry says, during ceasefire disputes
At least nine Palestinians including three local journalists were killed on Saturday in an Israeli air strike on Gaza’s northern Beit Lahiya town, the local health ministry said, as ...
Tornadoes strike US South, killing 33 people amid rising risk, CNN says
Tornadoes killed at least 33 people across several states in the U.S. Midwest and Southeast on Saturday night, CNN reported.
Missouri reported 12 fatalities spanning five counties, the state’s highway ...
Trump launches large-scale strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, at least 31 killed
US President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group’s attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 31 people at the ...
Cyprus and the impact of bringing Turkey in from the cold
Talk of Cyprus joining Nato or an affiliated organisation has fizzled out in recent weeks – no surprise there, as the future of Nato itself seems to hang in the balance. ...
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Israeli airstrike kills nine people in north Gaza town, medics say
At least nine Palestinians were killed, including three local journalists, and others wounded on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza’s northern Beit Lahiya town, Gaza’s health ministry ...
Zelenskiy says Kyiv’s troops not surrounded in Kursk, warns of new Russian troop build-up
Ukrainian troops are still fending off Russian and North Korean forces in Russia’s Kursk region but face a potential new attack on Ukraine’s northeast Sumy region, President Volodymyr ...
Moody’s upgrades Greece to investment grade, citing economic resilience
Credit rating agency Moody’s has upgraded Greece to investment grade, raising its credit rating to Baa3 with a stable outlook from Ba1 with a positive outlook.
“The upgrade reflects ...
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UK’s Starmer says ‘coalition of willing’ expanding preparations for post-truce Ukraine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday European nations and Western allies were stepping up preparations to support Ukraine in the event a peace deal was struck with Russia, ...
Stuck Nasa astronauts one step closer to home after SpaceX crew-swap launch
NASA and SpaceX on Friday launched a long-awaited crew to the International Space Station that opens the door to bringing home US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have ...
US expels South Africa’s ambassador, calls him ‘race-baiting’ America hater
By Humeyra Pamuk and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo
The United States has expelled South Africa’s ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, calling the envoy a “race-baiting politician” who ...
Starship to depart for Mars end of next year, Musk says
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Friday that Starship is set to depart for Mars at the end of next year, carrying Tesla humanoid bot Optimus.
Musk suggested in a ...
Trump administration weighs travel ban on dozens of countries
By Humeyra PamukThe Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the ...
UK retail sales slow after January bounce, BRC data shows
British consumer spending lost momentum last month after a bounce at the start of the year, despite households’ rising confidence in their personal finances and the broader economy, surveys of ...
Zelenskiy says there is now a good chance to end war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that he saw a good chance to end the war with Russia after Ukraine accepted a US proposal for a 30-day interim ceasefire ...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to new indictment as trial nears
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleaded not guilty on Friday to a new indictment, which added accusations that the hip-hop mogul forced employees to work long hours and threatened to punish those ...
Warnings of arrests as Serbian protesters descend on Belgrade
Thousands of protesters, mainly students, descended on Serbia’s capital on Friday ahead of a planned weekend of massive anti-government rallies, many travelling hundreds of miles on foot or by ...
Death toll in Pakistan’s train hijacking rises to 31, army says
The death toll from a militant hijacking of a train in Pakistan’s southwestern mountains has risen to 31 soldiers, staff and civilians, the military said on Friday as it accused ...
Rubio says US to revoke more student visas in coming days
The United States will likely revoke visas of more students in the coming days, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, following the arrest and detention of Columbia ...
Trump urges Putin to spare Ukrainian troops in Kursk
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to spare Ukrainian troops being pushed back out of Russia’s Kursk region and said there was a “...
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Lawyer says Philippines’ Duterte was ‘abducted’, too ill to testify at ICC
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was “abducted” before being taken to The Hague to face murder allegations and is too ill to give evidence, his lawyer told International Criminal Court ...
Carney sworn in as Canadian PM, now must face Trump
Ex-central banker Mark Carneywas formally sworn in as prime minister of Canada on Friday, putting him in a position to fight tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump that could ...
US and Israel look to Africa to resettle Palestinians from Gaza
The U.S. and Israel have contacted officials from Sudan, Somalia and its breakaway region of Somaliland to discuss using their territory for resettling Palestinians from Gaza, the Associated Press ...