Russian spy chief: over 20 arrested over deadly concert attack
Russia has arrested more than 20 people in connection with an attack claimed by Islamic State that killed more than 140 people at a concert hall near Moscow in March, the head ...
Labour leader Starmer wants to recognise Palestinian state as part of peace process
Britain’s opposition leader Keir Starmer said on Friday he wanted to recognise a Palestinian state if he won power in an upcoming general election, but said that such a ...
England’s football fortunes add sporting drama to UK election
Does British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak risk scoring an own goal by calling an election during the 2024 European Championship soccer tournament in July?Sunak, himself a soccer fan, might be ...
Divisions, elections and Assad lay bare Europe’s Syrian quagmire
The European Union will convene donors next week to keep Syria on the global agenda, but as the economic and social burden of refugees on neighbouring countries mounts the bloc ...
Christodoulides to meet Voivode of Lesser Poland
President Nikos Christodoulides will on Friday hold a working lunch with the Voivode of Lesser Poland Krzystof Kieczar.
A voivode is a government-appointed governor of a voivode, which is the ...
Building collapses in Spain’s Balearic Islands, killing at least 4 people
A two-storey restaurant building collapsed on the beach in Palma de Mallorca on Thursday, killing at least four people and injuring 16 people in the tourism hot spot in Spain’s ...
Weak UK economy awaits winner of July election
The winners of Britain’s election on July 4 will have to tackle an economy that looks stuck in a rut of slow growth with high levels of debt limiting the ...
UAE economy grew 4.3 per cent in fourth quarter of 2023
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) economy grew 4.3 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2023, preliminary government data showed, with non-oil economic growth vastly outperforming overall GDP.
Non-oil GDP surged 6.7 ...
Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians as they push deeper into Gaza
Israeli forces killed 35 Palestinians in aerial and ground bombardments across the Gaza Strip on Thursday and battled in close combat with Hamas-led militants in areas of the southern city of ...
Venus Williams among sporting figures to get own Barbie doll
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and Australian soccer player Mary Fowler are among nine athletes to get a Barbie doll in their likeness as toy maker Mattel seeks to ...
Trump says Putin will free jailed US reporter Gershkovich for him
Donald Trump has posted on social media that he will use his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin to get Wall Street reporter Evan Gershkovich freed from a Russian prison.
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Russia will strike British targets if UK weapons used to hit its territory
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that Moscow will retaliate with strikes on British targets if British weapons are used by Ukraine to strike Russian territory.
Zakharova ...
Israel releases film of female soldiers being taken by Hamas on October 7
Israeli television aired previously withheld footage on Wednesday of five pyjama-clad female army conscripts being seized by Hamas gunmen during the Oct. 7 raid that triggered the Gaza war.
The captives’ ...
Energean reports new gas discoveries, robust Q1 financial results
The London-based independent exploration and production company Energean, which specialises in developing resources across the Mediterranean, on Thursday announced the discovery of new gas findings, in the context of disclosing ...
Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians as they push deeper in Gaza’s north and south
Israeli forces killed 35 Palestinians in aerial and ground bombardments across the Gaza Strip on Thursday and battled in close combat with Hamas-led militants in areas of the southern city of ...
Pound steady day after election announcement, inflation data
The pound held steady on Thursday near multi-month highs a day after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election and data showed inflation did not slow as much ...
UK elections
Sunak and Starmer to hit campaign trail as UK election race begins
Sunak, whose Conservative Party trails Labour by around 20 percentage points in opinion polls, ended months of speculation centred on an election in October or November, and instead used a rain-soaked ...
Norway to block entry for most Russians
Norway will further restrict access for Russian tourist travellers due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, blocking almost all entry, the Nordic country’s justice ministry said on Thursday.
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European countries’ recognition of Palestine deepens Israeli isolation
Already under global pressure over the mounting toll from the war in Gaza, Israel slipped further into international isolation on Wednesday after three European countries broke with their main EU ...
Belgium refuses VTB’s request to unblock client assets, says Russian bank
Belgium’s finance ministry has refused Russian state-owned bank VTB’s (VTBR.MM) request for licences to unblock customer assets held through its brokerage accounts, the bank said on Wednesday.
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US says Palestinian state should come via talks, not unilateral recognition
U.S. President Joe Biden believes a Palestinian state should be achieved through negotiations, not unilateral recognition, the White House said on Wednesday after Ireland, Spain and Norway said they ...
‘Time to choose’: Rishi Sunak calls UK national election for July 4
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday for July 4, saying Britons would be able to choose their future in a vote his Conservatives are widely expected ...
Kremlin: West needs to engage in talks to defuse rising nuclear tensions
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that “in-depth dialogue” was the way to reduce rising tensions between Russia and the West, including in the nuclear sphere, but that “the collective West” ...
How Trump’s trial verdict could affect 2024 election
Jurors hearing the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president could render their verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money case as soon as next week, with potentially ...