India’s top court declines to legalise same-sex marriage
India’s top court on Tuesday declined to legalise same-sex marriage and left it to parliament to decide, agreeing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that the legislature is ...
Putin visits ‘dear friend’ Xi in show of no-limits partnership
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a widely watched trip aimed at showcasing the trust and “no-limits” partnership between ...
Brussels gunman who killed two Swedes dies after being shot by police
A 45-year-old Tunisian gunman suspected of killing two Swedish football fans in Brussels died on Tuesday after being shot by police in a cafe, Belgium authorities said, while Sweden’s ...
Israel military says status of post-war Gaza under discussion, ‘global issue’
An Israeli military spokesman said on Tuesday that the status of the Gaza Strip after Israel’s planned ground assault on the Palestinian enclave would be a “global issue” for ...
Britain’s M&S to hire 10,000 workers for Christmas season
British clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) said on Monday it plans to recruit 10,000 temporary workers for the Christmas season, a more than 40 per cent increase on ...
EU leaders to focus on fallout from Hamas attack on Israel
European Union leaders aim on Tuesday to settle on a united approach to the crisis triggered by the Hamas attack on Israel after days of confusion, infighting and mixed messaging.
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Russia is revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty – parliament speaker
Russia is revoking ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty because the irresponsible attitude of the United States to global security, the speaker of the lower house of the ...
Asking prices of UK homes show smallest October rise since 2008
Asking prices for homes in Britain have risen at their slowest pace for the time of year since 2008, property website Rightmove said on Monday in a latest sign of how ...
Australia central bank sees possible cost savings in tokenisation
Australia’s central bank on Monday said tokenised money could help save billions of dollars in costs in domestic financial markets, as it studies whether and how to launch a ...
Belgium hunts shooter of Swedes as Brussels put on maximum alert
Belgium was searching on Tuesday for a gunman who killed two Swedish citizens and wounded a third person on Monday in Brussels in what Prime Minister Alexander De Croo called ...
160 evacuating from Haifa to Limassol port (Updated)
A cruise ship with around 160 people that has sailed from the Israeli port of Haifa is expected to arrive at the port of Limassol early on Tuesday.
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Blinken seeks aid breakthrough amid air raid sirens in Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took shelter with Benjamin Netanyahu in a bunker during an air raid alert, a U.S official said, as the U.S. top ...
Canada urges citizens to leave Lebanon while flights are available
Canadians should consider leaving Lebanon while they can because of heightened security risks in the region, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Monday, after Ottawa helped evacuate a group of ...
Iran warns Israel of regional escalation if ‘aggressions do not stop’
Iran warned Israel of escalation if it failed to end aggressions against Palestinians, with its foreign minister saying other parties in the region were ready to act, the semi-official Fars ...
One third of Britons to cut back on Christmas spending
Almost one in three British adults expect to spend less on Christmas this year, with most blaming the rising cost of living, according to survey data published by PwC on ...
Gaza aid stuck as Egypt says Israel not cooperating
Egypt said on Monday that Israel was not cooperating with delivery of aid into Gaza and evacuations of foreign passport holders via the only entry it does not wholly control, ...
Putin: suggestions of US war against Russia and China nonsense
President Vladimir Putin said that suggestions the United States should prepare for a war against Russia and China were nonsense, and warned the West that any war against Russia would ...
Treaty shift doesn’t mean Russia plans nuclear test
Russia’s planned withdrawal of its ratification of the global treaty banning nuclear tests does not mean that it intends to conduct such a test, a senior foreign ministry official ...
UK CFOs lose their appetite for debt after rates climb, says Deloitte
Finance executives at top British firms are more wary about borrowing than at any time since at least 2007, according to a survey which underscored how the climb in interest rates ...
Talks fail to let aid reach Gaza; Israel evacuates Lebanon border
Diplomatic efforts failed to get aid to the besieged Gaza Strip on Monday, and Israel ordered the evacuation of its villages in a strip of territory near its border with ...
Oil prices ease as investors assess risks of Israel-Hamas war
Oil prices slipped on Monday after surging last week, with investors waiting to see if the Israel-Hamas conflict draws in other countries – a development that would potentially drive up prices ...
Britain, South Korea agree to extend tariff-free trade for two years
Britain and South Korea have agreed to extend a period of low or zero tariffs on bilateral trade by two years, ahead of talks to forge a new trade deal, ...
“Eat in Guangzhou” – Cantonese gourmet around the world
Guangzhou Gourmet rose to fame in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Cantonese cuisine is one of the eight Han Chinese culinary cuisines. Originating in Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD), Cantonese ...
Egypt, US, Israel agree temporary ceasefire in southern Gaza, opening of Rafah crossing at 0600 GMT
Egypt, Israel and the U.S. agreed to a ceasefire in southern Gaza beginning at 0600 GMT coinciding with the re-opening of the Rafah border crossing, two Egyptian security sources said ...