Kim invites Putin to North Korea
Kim Jong Un invited Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea during a rare summit, stoking U.S. concerns that a revived Moscow-Pyongyang axis could bolster Russia’s military ...
London police apologise and pay compensation to women held at vigil
London’s police force has apologised and paid “substantial damages” to two women detained at a vigil held in memory of Sarah Everard who was raped and murdered by a ...
BoE official says public need reassurance on digital pound and privacy
A “national conversation” is needed to assuage public fears that a digital version of the pound would allow the government to spy on them, Bank of England deputy governor designate ...
Russia’s VTB to launch cross-border money transfers to India
Russia’s VTB Bank (VTBR.MM) said on Wednesday that it will launch money transfers in Indian rupees by the end of September.
Retail customers will be able to send ...
Canada PM Trudeau dismisses talk of quitting, acknowledges public ‘grumbling’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday brushed aside the idea he might quit due to poor polling numbers, saying he still had plenty of work to do, but acknowledged ...
Mexican Congress holds hearing on UFOs featuring purported ‘alien’ bodies
Mexican lawmakers heard testimony that “we are not alone” in the universe and saw the alleged remains of non-human beings in an extraordinary hearing marking the Latin American country’s ...
US will impose sanctions on Russia, North Korea for any new arms deals-State Dept
The Biden administration “won’t hesitate” to impose more sanctions on Russia and North Korea if they conclude any new arms deals, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.
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Baby drowns during migrant rescue operation off Italy’s Lampedusa
A five-month-old baby boy drowned during a rescue operation off the Italian island of Lampedusa after a boat carrying migrants across the sea from North Africa capsized, ANSA and other ...
Greek prosecutor orders investigation into deadly floods
A prosecutor for Greece’s top criminal court has ordered a probe into the causes and handling of floods triggered by a storm that killed at least 15 people, swamped houses ...
Migrants ‘from all over the globe’ gather between California border barriers
Hundreds of migrants, including families, from Africa, Asia and Latin America gathered on Tuesday between the two massive border barriers that separate the United States and Mexico near San Diego, ...
Iraq jails police for failing to halt torching of Swedish embassy after Koran burning
An Iraqi court sentenced 18 police officers to prison after they were found guilty of failing to prevent protesters from setting fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in July over ...
Pennsylvania fugitive captured after two weeks on the run
A convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail was recaptured on Wednesday after eluding an expanding manhunt for two weeks and unnerving residents in the suburbs west of Philadelphia, ...
Israel recommends some wear masks indoors amid rise in COVID cases
Israel’s health ministry has advised people with compromised immune systems to wear masks in crowded indoor spaces as it marks an increase in COVID-19 hospitalisations ahead of the Jewish ...
US House’s McCarthy opens long-shot impeachment probe of Biden
Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday launched an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, propelling Congress toward a long-shot effort to remove the Democratic president following two impeachments ...
Libya storm death toll expected to swell as sea washes bodies ashore
Residents of the devastated Libyan city of Derna desperately searched for missing relatives on Wednesday and rescue workers appealed for more body bags, after a catastrophic flood that killed thousands ...
Spanish police arrest man for touching reporter’s bottom while live on air
Police in Spain arrested a man for alleged sexual assault of a journalist after he touched her rear while she was live on air, with the man’s actions prompting ...
ECB criticises new Italian tax on windfall bank profits
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Wednesday criticised the Italian government’s proposed tax on windfall bank profits, saying it did not consider lenders’ long-term prospects and could make some ...
Kim tells Putin: Russia will win against ‘evil’ in Ukraine
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for a rare summit on Wednesday at which they discussed military matters, the war in Ukraine and possible ...
With next years elections in mind, Von der Leyen paints herself as EU business champion
Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday defended her track record as European Commission chief, as she announced an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles and presented herself as a champion ...
Russia voices annoyance with both Armenia and Azerbaijan
Russia has protested to Azerbaijan over comments it made about weekend regional elections in areas of Ukraine claimed by Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
She also ...
UK economy stumbles in July as strikes and rain weigh
Britain’s economy contracted in July at an unexpectedly sharp rate after strikes in hospitals and schools as well as unusually rainy weather weighed on output, according to official figures ...
Russia says Crimean shipyard on fire, two ships damaged in Ukraine missile attack
The Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Peninsula was on fire early on Wednesday and two ships were damaged after Ukraine launched 10 missiles and three speedboat attacks on the port, Russia’...
N.Korea’s Kim meets Putin as missiles launched from Pyongyang (Update 2)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would discuss Pyongyang’s satellite program, and Kim said Moscow has his full backing in its “sacred ...
UK labour market softens in July, despite strong wage growth
Britain’s labour market showed more signs of cooling in the three months to July despite another month of strong pay growth, according to data that leave the Bank of ...