Jill Biden positive for COVID, President Biden tests negative
U.S. first lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 just days before President Joe Biden, who tested negative for the virus, is due to travel to a Group ...
India prioritises global cooperation as G-20 President
On December 1, 2022, India assumed the Presidency of the Group of 20 (G-20). The G-20 represents 19 major economies and the European Union, accounting for 85 per cent of global GDP, over 75 per cent ...
Cuba uncovers human trafficking of its citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring that has coerced its citizens to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, its foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Cuban ...
Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ seen in first photo since Wagner mutiny
A new photo appearing to show Russian General Sergei Surovikin, who has not been seen in public since a brief mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group in June, was published ...
JPMorgan ups Turkey inflation, interest rate forecasts
Higher-than-expected inflation data for August published on Monday prompted JPMorgan to revise its year-end inflation forecast to 65 per cent from 62 per cent with the annual rate now expected to peak ...
French education minister wants trial run of school uniforms amid abaya ban row
French Education Minister Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday he was in favour of trialling school uniforms or a dress code amid a debate over a ban in state-run schools on ...
Saudi Arabia considering investing in ‘Made in Italy’ fund
Italy and Saudi Arabia are in talks about a potential Saudi investment in Rome’s new strategic fund, Italy’s Industry Minister Adolfo Urso said on Monday, as the two ...
Torrential rain follows summer wildfires in Greece, one dead
Torrential rains have flooded homes and roads in Greece and a man died after a wall collapsed in the bad weather, the fire brigade said on Tuesday.
Storm Daniel has ...
Egypt buys nearly half a million tons of Russian wheat in private deal
Egypt’s state grains buyer bought about a half a million metric tons of Russian wheat in a private deal, four traders told Reuters, succeeding in negotiating lower prices than ...
Chevron faces two-week total strike at Australia LNG projects
Workers at Chevron’s (CVX.N) Gorgon and Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Australia plan a total strike for two weeks from Sept. 14, a union alliance said on ...
Most Turkey depositors returned to forex after leaving lira scheme
Turkish depositors mostly converted funds back to dollars last month when they withdrew from state depreciation-protected accounts, according to initial data and senior bankers, as Ankara begins winding down the ...
North Korea’s Kim to meet Putin in Russia to discuss weapons sales
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss supplying Moscow with weapons for the war in Ukraine, the ...
Increased migration flows to Cyprus seen by EU border agency (updated)
Cyprus and Greece are likely to face increased migration activity from Turkey in the period 2023-2024, although a drop was noted in the first months of the year, the EU ...
Belgium raises record 22 billion euros from savers in ‘clear signal’ for higher bank rates
Belgium has raised a record 21.9 billion euros ($23.65 bln) from savers in a bond sale designed to compete with bank deposits, a sign of growing popularity for government debt as discontent ...
Israel halts Gaza exports at key crossing after explosives found -ministry
Israel said on Monday it was temporarily stopping commercial goods from leaving the Gaza Strip through a main border crossing after security officers thwarted an attempt to smuggle out explosives.
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France’s Macron wants German-style public transport subscription
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he wants to see a German-style system of low-cost monthly subscriptions for regional trains in France.
Asked by HugoDecrypte, a YouTube channel geared ...
Gabon coup leader sworn in as interim president in scene of jubilation
The leader of a coup that ousted Gabon’s President Ali Bongo was sworn in as interim president and cheered by jubilant supporters on Monday in a televised ceremony designed ...
Israel opens Bahrain embassy, three years after normalising ties
Israel officially opened its embassy in Bahrain on Monday, three years after both sides normalised ties and as Washington presses Riyadh for a similar deal that would be Israel’s ...
UK minister apologises for swearing about crumbling school closures
Britain’s education minister Gillian Keegan apologised for an expletive-ridden outburst on Monday after complaining she wasn’t being thanked enough for doing a “fucking good job” in dealing with ...
UN now expects 1.8 million people to flee Sudan by year-end
The United Nations refugee agency on Monday said it expected over 1.8 million people from Sudan to arrive in five neighbouring countries by the end of the year and appealed for $1 ...
Russia discusses joint military exercises with North Korea – Shoigu
Russia is discussing holding joint exercises with North Korea, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying on Monday, at a time when the United States has expressed concern about ...
Burning Man festival exodus set to start through drying mud
Thousands of Burning Man attendees readied to make their “exodus” on Monday as the counter-culture arts festival in the Nevada desert ends in a sea of drying mud instead of ...
UK’s opposition Labour leader reshuffles top team before election
Britain’s opposition Labour leader, Keir Starmer, launched a reshuffle of his top team on Monday to fight a national election expected next year, appointing his deputy Angela Rayner as ...
Ukraine war, absence of Putin and Xi set to dent G20 summit
Deeper and more entrenched divisions over Russia’s war in Ukraine risk derailing progress on issues such as food security, debt distress and global cooperation on climate change when the ...