TikTok says US ban is inevitable without a court order blocking law
TikTok and Chinese parent ByteDance on Thursday urged a U.S. court to strike down a law they say will ban the popular short video app in the United States ...
Le Pen’s National Rally seen leading vote in French snap elections – polls
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally is seen leading the race ahead of France’s parliamentary elections, three polls showed on Thursday, ahead of the leftwing Popular Front and ...
Birth rates halve in richer countries as costs weigh
Birth rates have dropped sharply in some of the world’s richest states and are likely to stay low as economic worries leave people weighing the costs of having children, ...
Ukrainians better treated than others displaced by war, Council of Europe says
Ukrainians who fled their homes to escape Russia’s invasion have received better treatment than those displaced by other ongoing wars and emergencies, Europe’s top human rights group said ...
Hunt concedes Conservative UK election win would be tough
British Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Thursday said it would be “very tough” for the Conservatives to win the July 4 election, after opinion polls predicted a landslide win for the opposition ...
Putin, in Vietnam, calls for strengthening ‘strategic partnership’
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Vietnam early on Thursday for talks with the country’s Communist leaders on the final stop of his two-nation tour of Asia after concluding ...
Bank of England keeps rates at 16-year high before UK election (updated)
The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at a 16-year high of 5.25 per cent at its last meeting before July 4’s UK election, but the prospect of ...
Royal Mail takeover: Potential benefits and risks to the UK’s National Postal Service
The Royal Mail, a 508-year-old British institution, is on the brink of a significant transformation as its board has agreed in principle to a takeover bid from Czech billionaire Daniel ...
Israel pounds central Gaza camps, deepens invasion of Rafah
Israeli forces pounded areas in the central Gaza Strip overnight, killing three people and wounding dozens of others, according to medics, while tanks deepened their invasion into Rafah in the ...
Ukraine war
Russian air attack damages Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Russian drone and missile strikes damaged energy infrastructure across Ukraine on Thursday in the latest major attack on the country’s civilian energy system, the Ukrainian energy ministry said.
The ...
At least 31 die in India’s Tamil Nadu state after consuming tainted liquor
At least 31 people died and over 60 were still being treated in hospitals after consuming tainted liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, a government spokesperson said on Thursday.
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Gaza pier to resume operations, officials say
The U.S. military’s on-again, off-again floating pier in Gaza is expected to resume operations on Thursday to unload sorely needed humanitarian aid for Palestinians, two U.S. officials ...
UK inflation drops to 2 per cent target for first time since 2021
British inflation returned to its 2 per cent target for the first time in nearly three years in May, but strong underlying price pressures all but rule out a pre-election interest ...
British review of “politically exposed” bank clients put off until election
Britain’s financial watchdog will wait until after next month’s national election to publish its review into how banks conduct mandatory extra checks on “politically exposed” customers and their ...
Europe must host Gaza children impacted by war, Greek foreign minister says
Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Greece wildfire outside Athens fanned by strong winds
Greek firefighters and aircraft battled a blaze in the town of Koropi 30 kilometres (18.64 miles) south of Athens on Wednesday as strong winds fanned the flames and forced residents to flee ...
UK migrant boat crossings hit 19-month high, adding to pressure on Sunak
More than 800 asylum seekers arrived in Britain via small boats on Tuesday, the highest single-day figure since late 2022, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a July 4 ...
Israel may have violated laws of war in Gaza campaign, UN rights office says
Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated fundamental principles of the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in their Gaza Strip military campaign, the United Nations ...
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Putin and Kim sign mutual defence pact
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a deal with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on Wednesday that includes a mutual defence pledge, one of Russia’s most significant moves in ...
We trust the Cypriot government, but we certainly do not trust Israel
How does the Palestine Authority view the Amalthea corridor, which was the initiative of Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides?
From the beginning, we have been clear that we welcome any humanitarian ...
Houthis believed to have sunk second ship in the Red Sea, UKMTO says
Yemen’s Houthi militants are “believed to have sunk” a second ship in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday.
The Houthis and other ...
Killer who attacked Colorado gay club pleads guilty to hate crimes, sentenced
The convicted shooter who killed five people in a 2022 attack at a gay nightclub in Colorado, pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and gun charges on Tuesday and received multiple ...
Dutch PM Rutte to succeed Stoltenberg as NATO chief, media reports
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, a staunch ally of Kyiv and a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, will succeed Jens Stoltenberg as NATO chief, Dutch national broadcaster NOS reported ...
Gaza bombing has caused major environmental damage, UN says
By Gloria Dickie and Alison Withers
The conflict in Gaza has created unprecedented soil, water and air pollution in the region, destroying sanitation systems and leaving tons of debris from ...