UN migration agency sounds alarm over sea deaths as EU arrivals rise
Three times as many people sought to reach the European Union across the Mediterranean in the first three months of 2023 compared to a year before, the bloc’s border agency ...
Biden urges N. Ireland leaders to seize ‘incredible economic opportunity’
U.S. President Joe Biden urged Northern Irish political leaders to restore their powersharing government with the promise that scores of major U.S. corporations were ready to invest in ...
Germany waters down plan to legalise cannabis after talks with Brussels
Germany on Wednesday watered down plans to legalise cannabis, presenting legislation that would allow private cultivation and distribution through non-profit groups but not widespread sales of the drug in shops.
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China records world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu -WHO
A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, but the strain ...
LNG imports test EU resolve to quit Russian fossil fuel
Political pressure is building within the European Union to tackle the daunting challenge of closing a loophole in its efforts to stop using Russian fossil fuels: liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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Kyiv compares Russia to Islamic State after beheading video
Ukraine compared Russia on Wednesday to Islamic State, after a video emerged online showing apparent Russian soldiers filming themselves beheading a Ukrainian captive with a knife.
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China says Taiwan heading for ‘stormy seas’ under President Tsai
China said on Wednesday that President Tsai Ing-wen was pushing Taiwan into “stormy seas” after Beijing held military exercises in response to Tsai’s recent meeting with U.S. House ...
Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to mark peace deal anniversary
U.S. President Joe Biden was welcomed to Northern Ireland by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday as he flew in for a brief visit to mark the 25th ...
Qatar National Bank Q1 profit rises 7 per cent
Qatar National Bank (QNB) (QNBK.QA), the Gulf’s largest lender by assets, said on Monday that its first-quarter profit rose 7 per cent as revenue from a range of sources ...
Israel halts Jewish visits to Al-Aqsa, says gunmen shot dead
Israel halted visits by Jews and tourists to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Tuesday and its military said soldiers shot dead two Palestinian gunmen in the occupied West Bank, ...
Kentucky, Tennessee leaders call for tighter gun control after mass shootings
Kentucky and Tennessee political leaders on Tuesday called for tighter controls on guns, including tougher laws preventing people in crisis from accessing firearms, after two mass shootings killed 11 people in ...
Erdogan launches election campaign with pledge to slash Turkey inflation
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan launched his AK Party’s (AKP) re-election campaign on Tuesday with a pledge to slash inflation to single digits and boost economic growth, as he seeks ...
UN tally of confirmed civilian deaths in Ukraine approaches 8,500
Nearly 8,500 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a U.N. body said on Tuesday, with many thousands more unverified deaths still feared.
The ...
Britain braces for ‘unparalleled’ disruption from doctors’ strike
Junior doctors in Britain began a four-day strike over pay on Tuesday that is likely to cause unprecedented disruption to the state-funded National Health Service (NHS), prompting the government to ...
Russian parliament backs electronic call-up papers in crackdown on draft dodgers
Russia is ready to introduce electronic military draft papers for the first time in its history in an effort to make it harder for men to avoid being drafted after ...
UK retailers report Mother’s Day boost in March
British retailers reported a boost in spending from Mother’s Day purchases in March, during an otherwise downbeat sales period when cost of living pressures and unusually wet weather kept ...
Ukraine cities pounded, US scrambles to find source of leaked
Russian forces pounded frontline cities in eastern Ukraine with air strikes and artillery attacks, while U.S. officials stepped up efforts to locate the source of a leak of classified ...
Biden heads to Northern Ireland at delicate political juncture
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives in Belfast on Tuesday at a delicate political time in Northern Ireland as he helps mark the 25-year anniversary of a peace deal that ...
Bank worker kills five co-workers in Louisville, Kentucky shooting (Update)
A 23-year-old bank employee armed with a rifle shot dead five colleagues and wounded nine other people at his workplace in Louisville on Monday while livestreaming the attack on social ...
Egyptian minister to visit Turkey as ties improve – Ankara
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is likely to visit Turkey again this week, the government in Ankara said on Monday, adding that progress could be made towards reinstatement of ...
Mother of Israeli sisters killed in West Bank attack dies
The mother of two Israeli sisters who were killed last week in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank has died of her wounds, hospital officials said on Monday.
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Petrol bombs thrown at Northern Irish police on eve of Biden visit
A number of masked people attacked police with petrol bombs and other objects at a parade opposing the Good Friday peace accord in Londonderry, police said on Monday, a day ...
InPics: Hainan well prepared for forthcoming China consumer products expo
The third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) will be held from April 10 to 15 in Haikou, capital of the southern tropical province of Hainan. All the preparations for the event ...
Ukraine battles rage, report says Kyiv rethinking counter-offensive after leak
Russian forces pressed attacks on frontline cities in eastern Ukraine on Monday, while Ukrainian officials played down a report that Kyiv is amending some plans for a counter-offensive due to ...