Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter enters hospice care at home
Former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter, has entered hospice care at home, Carter Center said in a statement on Friday.
“She and ...
Greeks march to commemorate 1973 student uprising
Thousands of Greeks marched peacefully through the streets of Athens on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of a violently quashed student uprising in 1973 that helped topple the then- military ...
Finland blocks border crossings to stop migrants it says were sent by Russia
Finland will erect barriers at four crossings on its border with Russia from midnight, officials said on Friday, in a bid to stem an increase in migrants that Helsinki says ...
Joseph Boakai on brink of Liberian presidency as vote count nears completion
Liberia opposition leader Joseph Boakai was on course to become president after preliminary election results announced on Friday gave him a slim lead over incumbent George Weah with nearly all ...
Five nations seek war crimes probe in Palestinian territories
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Friday said he had received a joint request from five countries to investigate the situation in the Palestinian territories.
Prosecutor Karim Kahn ...
Seeking jets and trade deals, Turkey’s Erdogan visits awkward ally Germany
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday, with both hoping to find common ground on trade, migration and defence despite views ...
Israeli hostage families near Jerusalem in march of solidarity and protest
The families of Israeli hostages and thousands of supporters marched towards Jerusalem on Friday, ramping up pressure on the government to secure their release nearly six weeks after Hamas militants ...
Kremlin hopes Putin runs for another term as president
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published on Friday that he hoped President Vladimir Putin would run in the March election for another term as Russian president, a ...
One migrant dead, 18 rescued off Greek island – coastguard
Greece’s coastguard rescued 18 migrants and recovered the body of one dead woman on Friday after their boat capsized off an island in the Aegean Sea.
Coastguard vessels and a ...
UK retail sales slide again in October in new blow for economy
British retail sales volumes fell unexpectedly in October as stretched consumers stayed at home, official data showed on Friday, in a new warning sign for the economy.
Retail sales volumes ...
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines region
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattled the southern Mindanao region of the Philippines on Friday, German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
The quake struck off the shore of the Mindanao region, ...
Ukraine establishes ‘several bridgeheads’ on eastern bank of Dnipro – military
Ukrainian troops have conducted a “series of successful operations” on the eastern bank of the River Dnipro in the Russian-occupied part of Kherson region and established several bridgeheads, Kyiv’s ...
Israeli PM admits attempts to minimise civilian casualties “not successful”
Israeli soldiers found a tunnel shaft used by Hamas militants at Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, the army said, while the U.N. voiced concern no aid would be delivered ...
UK house prices post first annual drop since 2012
British house prices fell in annual terms in September for the first time since 2012 and rents rose sharply last month, official data showed earlier this week, underlining the weak state ...
EU asks Amazon to clarify its measures to protect customers
The European Commission this week said it had given Amazon (AMZN.O) until Dec. 6 to provide more information on measures the online retailer takes to protect customers against illegal products.
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Finland to close four Russia border crossings to stop asylum seekers
Finland will close four of the nine crossing points on its border with Russia on Saturday to stem a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri ...
UK approves potential beta thalassaemia cure
Health authorities in the United Kingdom have approved a drug which aims to cure beta thalassaemia and sickle cell disease.
The drug is called Casgevy and utilises a gene-editing tool ...
British man cannot be extradited to US over fake cryptocurrency scheme, court rules
A British man wanted in the US on money laundering and wire fraud charges linked to the fake cryptocurrency OneCoin on Thursday won his battle against extradition, with London’s ...
Strikes imminent in Khan Younis, Israel warn people to evacuate
The Israeli air force dropped leaflets overnight on Thursday in eastern areas of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip telling people to evacuate to shelters for their ...
Hungary government to relaunch ‘golden visa’ programme
Hungary’s government has submitted the outlines of a new “golden visa” programme to parliament as part of a draft bill regulating immigration from third countries to Hungary.
The bill, ...
UK train drivers to stage further strikes next month in pay dispute
British train drivers plan to hold a fresh round of strikes next month in a prolonged dispute over pay and working conditions, the ASLEF trade union said on Thursday.
The ...
Regional conflict has not affected gas production, Energean CEO says
Energean plc, a prominent gas-focused independent exploration and production company operating in the Mediterranean and UK North Sea, on Thursday released an update for the nine months ending September 30, 2023, reporting ...
In wartime Russia, soaring prices bite as election looms
For Darya Stepanova, a mother of two who lives in a small town on the eastern side of the Ural mountains, soaring prices for everything from baby food to nappies ...
Inflation in the US is improving, the public mood is still sour
As families in the US prepare to gather for their Thanksgiving dinners next week, food prices have largely flatlined for months, gasoline prices are about 10 per cent lower than a ...