Russia says Israeli nuclear remark raises ‘huge number of questions’
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that a remark by an Israeli junior minister who appeared to express openness to the idea of Israel carrying out a nuclear strike ...
Grenade birthday gift kills Ukraine army chief Zaluzhny’s aide
An assistant to Ukraine’s military commander-in-chief was killed in an explosion on Monday in what Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko described as an accident.
Klymenko, writing on the Telegram messaging ...
Eurozone recession fears harden
The downturn in eurozone business activity accelerated last month as demand in the dominant services industry weakened further, a survey showed on Monday, suggesting there is a growing chance of ...
UK grocery inflation in single digits for first time this year
British grocery inflation has fallen below 10 per cent for the first time since July 2022, industry data showed on Tuesday, providing some relief for consumers as they enter the key Christmas ...
Germany’s Scholz agrees on tougher migration policy with state leaders
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who seeks to reduce the number of asylum seekers and stem support for the far-right, agreed on a tougher migration policy and new funding for refugees with ...
Trump tangles with judge, complains of treatment at NY fraud trial
Donald Trump complained of unfair treatment in defiant and rambling testimony on the witness stand at the civil fraud trial about his New York business on Monday, prompting the judge ...
Israel says it is open to Gaza fighting pauses for aid, hostages
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would consider “tactical little pauses” in fighting to facilitate the entry of aid or the exit of hostages from the Gaza Strip, but again ...
EU proposal may accelerate pharma innovation decline, industry group says
A major pharmaceutical rules overhaul, proposed by the European Commission in April, could see Europe’s share in global research and development contract by a third to 21 per cent by 2040 ...
UK retailer Currys exits Greece with $214 mln Kotsovolos sale
British electricals retailer Currys (CURY.L) said it will exit Greece after agreeing to sell its Kotsovolos unit to Greek power utility Public Power Corporation (DEHr.AT) for an enterprise ...
Jordan open to ‘all options’ as Gaza conflict intensifies
Jordan said on Monday it was leaving “all options” open in its response to what it called Israel’s failure to discriminate between military and civilian targets in its intensifying ...
Europe targets competitive shake-up in space launch deal
Europe on Monday challenged the private sector to develop services for small rockets that could guide future space reform, while stabilising finances for troubled medium and heavyweight launchers for the ...
US-Africa program should be extended through 2041, Senate Democrat says
A trade program that grants exports from qualifying African countries duty-free access to the U.S. market should be extended by 16 years, said Democratic Senator Chris Coons, a leading voice ...
UN says Gaza war must stop as reported death toll tops 10,000
Gaza is becoming a “graveyard for children”, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, calling for an urgent ceasefire in the enclave, where Palestinian health authorities said the ...
Italy to build sea migrant reception centres in Albania
Italy is to build centres in Albania to host sea migrants trying to come ashore, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday as she unveiled a new scheme to try ...
Blinken discusses Gaza in Turkey, wraps up Mideast tour with little progress
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a four-day trip to the Middle East, with little breakthrough on achieving the humanitarian pauses that Washington is seeking to get ...
Rafah crossing re-opens for limited evacuations from Gaza
Dozens of foreign passport holders and some medical evacuees passed through the Rafah crossing from Gaza into Egypt on Monday after evacuations resumed following a two-day suspension, three Egyptian security ...
Trump defiant at NY fraud trial, judge threatens to cut off testimony
Donald Trump complained of unfair treatment in a defiant and rambling performance on the witness stand on Monday, prompting the judge overseeing his New York civil business-fraud trial to threaten ...
UN leaders say Gaza war must ‘stop now’ as death toll tops 10,000
U.N. agency leaders saying “enough is enough” demanded a humanitarian ceasefire on Monday nearly a month into Gaza’s war, as health authorities in the enclave said the death ...
Migrants reaching Spain’s Canary Islands near 32,000 this year
Nearly 32,000 migrants have reached Spain’s Canary Islands on fragile boats from west Africa this year, passing a previous record posted in 2006, regional authorities said on Sunday.
So far this ...
More than 60% of jobs lost in Gaza due to war
More than 60% of jobs have been lost in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas conflict, the International Labour Organization said on Monday, adding to the dire economic situation in the Israeli-besieged enclave.
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Pro-Palestine demo in Cyprus (video)
Footage from a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, held in Nicosia on November 5.
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EU weighs advancing Ukraine’s membership bid as Russia war drags on
The European Union executive is expected to recommend taking Ukraine one step closer to becoming a member of the bloc this week, according to EU officials, a coveted prize for ...
UK Home Secretary plans to restrict use of tents by homeless
Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said she would propose new laws to limit the use of tents by homeless people, saying many of them see it as “a ...
Russia’s Putin to stay in power past 2024, sources say
Vladimir Putin has decided to run in the March presidential election, a move that will keep him in power until least 2030, as the Kremlin chief feels he must steer Russia ...