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Having been badly burned by the British government’s major tax-raising budget last year, business leaders told ministers at the ruling Labour Party’s annual conference that they could no ...

Prices at British retailers rose at the fastest pace since February 2024 this month as food costs continued to increase rapidly and a decline for non-food items appeared close to an ...

A rash of Russian violations of NATO airspace last month has prompted some allies to recall Turkey’s swift and deadly response a decade ago, when it shot down a ...

Greek trains, ferries and taxis were halted on Wednesday as thousands of workers, including teachers and seafarers, marched to parliament in Athens in a one-day general strike against labour reforms ...

Britain’s economy slowed in the second quarter of 2025 after a strong start to the year, official figures showed this week, highlighting the challenges facing finance minister Rachel Reeves as ...

The international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza said Israeli vessels approached some of its boats and engaged in “dangerous and intimidatory manoeuvres” on Wednesday as it neared the ...

The US Department of the Treasury has granted a special licence delaying full sanctions on Serbia’s Russian-owned oil company NIS and allowing its operations to continue until October 8, NIS ...

External power must be restored to the vast Soviet-built Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine which is being cooled by emergency diesel generators after an external line was severed ...

Hamas’ review of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan stretched into a third day on Wednesday, a source close to the militant group said, as other Palestinian factions ...

Rescue teams in the Philippines searched for survivors in mud and rubble on Wednesday and authorities urged help for hospitals inundated with the injured after the deadliest earthquake in more ...

The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal, setting off what ...

US President Donald Trump warned congressional Democrats on Tuesday that allowing the federal government to shut down at midnight would allow his administration to take “irreversible” actions including shutting down ...

Romania hopes to quickly set up production on its territory of defensive drones with Ukraine for domestic use as well as by European Union and Nato allies, Foreign Minister Oana ...

A powerful 6.9-magnitudeearthquake struck off the coast of Cebu City in the Philippines late on Tuesday, leading to power outages and damaging buildings in the region. The United States Geological ...

The French Navy said on Tuesday that authorities were investigating a possible infraction by the oil tanker Boracay, a vessel suspected of belonging to the so-called “shadow fleet” involved in ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday the situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station had become critical, with Russian shelling preventing restoration of power needed to cool the ...

Nine workers were killed in an accident at a thermal power plant that is under construction in the southern Indian city of Chennai, officials said on Tuesday. The incident occurred ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Pfizer will cut the price of all prescription drugs in the Medicaid program for low-income Americans and sell new prescription drugs at a “most ...

The European Union is on a high-level charm offensive in Ukraine this week, meeting the Hungarian minority in the west of the country to try to ease tensions between neighbours ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer appealed directly to working-class voters on Tuesday, calling on Labour’s traditional supporters to reject the “snake oil” peddled by the populist Reform UK party and ...

Around 15% of Italians consider physical attacks on Jewish people “entirely or fairly justifiable”, according to a survey published on Tuesday, as protests against Israel’s offensive in Gaza continue across ...

South Africa’s ambassador to France was found dead on Tuesday at the foot of the Hyatt Regency hotel, a high-rise tower in the west of Paris, the Paris prosecutor’...

U.S. President Donald Trump gave Hamas three to four days on Tuesday to accept a U.S.-backed peace plan for Gaza, warning of “a very sad end” if ...

Volodymyr Z., a Ukrainian citizen wanted by Germany over his alleged involvement in the Nord Stream explosions, has been detained in Poland, private radio station RMF FM reported on Tuesday. ...