Putin and Xi to meet in Beijing in October
President Vladimir Putin will meet China’s Xi Jinping for talks in Beijing in October, Russia said on Tuesday, Putin’s first known trip abroad since an arrest warrant was ...
Potentially unsafe and crumbling school walls in England rise to 174
The British government said on Tuesday that 174 schools in England had so far been found to have buildings with potentially unsafe old and crumbling concrete, up from 147 at the end ...
EU watchdog scrutinises banks’ defences after SVB, Credit Suisse woes
Most leading euro zone banks have met a January 2024 target for issuing special debt to replenish capital in a crisis, but some need to do more to ensure they can, ...
UK looks to limit strike impact as doctors take coordinated action
The British government said on Tuesday it was looking to force some healthcare staff to work during industrial action, as senior and junior doctors in England prepared to take coordinated ...
Coal from Russian-annexed Ukraine sold in NATO member Turkey
At least $14.3 million worth of coal produced in areas of Ukraine annexed by Russia has been exported to NATO member Turkey this year, according to Russian customs data reviewed by ...
Youth from eight countries discuss peace
Sixty young people from Greece, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Romania, Armenia, Ukraine and Cyprus are participating in an international exchange for peace.
The event titled “Peace Ambassadors” is underway since Friday, ...
Israel’s Netanyahu urges Musk to balance free speech, fighting hate on X
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Elon Musk to strike a balance between protecting free expression and fighting hate speech at a meeting after weeks of controversy over antisemitic content ...
India dismisses as ‘absurd’ Canada’s accusation on Sikh leader’s murder
India characterised as “absurd and motivated” an accusation by Canada that it was involved in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, urging the country instead to take legal action ...
Blockchain analysts suspect North Korea-linked hackers behind $70 million crypto theft
Blockchain researchers say North Korea-linked hackers are likely behind a $70 million theft from crypto exchange CoinEx.
CoinEx, which says it is based in Hong Kong, said on Tuesday on social ...
Alibaba tells Erdogan it plans to invest $2 billion in Turkey
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK) has told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan it plans to invest $2 billion in Turkey.
Michael Evans, president of Alibaba, made the comments in ...
Anyone seen my F-35? US searches for fighter jet after mishap
The US military said on Monday it was still searching for an F-35 fighter jet after a mishap on Sunday near an air base in South Carolina and has asked ...
Ukraine says it breached Russian lines by recapturing two eastern villages
A top Ukrainian general hailed the recent recapture of two eastern villages as an important breakthrough on Monday, saying it had enabled Kyiv’s troops to breach Russian lines near ...
Georgia accuses ex-official of plotting from Ukraine to oust Tbilisi government
Georgia on Monday accused a former deputy interior minister of plotting from Ukraine to overthrow the Tbilisi government, testing ties with Kyiv as Georgia deepens its relations with Russia.
The ...
Russia puts assets controlled by Nobel-winning journalist under state management
Russian President Vladimir Putin has transferred publishing assets controlled by Nobel Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov to temporary state management, a presidential decree said on Monday.
Norwegian publisher Amedia left ...
Pacific island countries to hold second summit next week with Biden
Pacific island countries will meet next week with US President Joe Biden for a second summit with his country, the secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum Henry Puna said on ...
China and EU hold talks on AI, cross-border data flow amid renewed tensions
China and the European Union held talks on topics including artificial intelligence and cross-border data flows on Monday in Beijing, amid disputes over an EU probe into China’s electric ...
Ulucay meets London’s Bexley mayor
Turkish Cypriot Famagusta mayor Suleyman Ulucay met with the mayor of the London Borough of Bexley, Ahmet Dourmoush on Monday.
The pair discussed the possibility of cooperation between the Famagusta ...
Human rights in Russia have ‘significantly deteriorated’ since war
The human rights situation in Russia has significantly deteriorated since it invaded Ukraine in February last year, a United Nations expert said on Monday, describing a “systematic crackdown” on civil ...
BBC ‘urgently looking’ into issues raised by Brand report
Britain’s BBC said it was “urgently looking into the issues” raised by allegations of sexual assault made against the broadcaster’s former employee, British comedian and actor Russell Brand, ...
US and Iran trade detainees after Qatar deal unfreezes $6 billion
Five U.S. detainees flew out of Iran on Monday in a swap for five Iranians held in the U.S. in a rare deal between the arch enemies that ...
Rifle, fur hat, drones: Kim returns with gifts from Russia
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading home on Monday, most likely with gifts from his Russian hosts including a rifle, a cosmonaut’s glove, and military drones – which ...
Letter shows Pope Pius XII probably knew about Holocaust early on
Wartime Pope Pius XII knew details about the Nazi attempt to exterminate Jews in the Holocaust as early as 1942, according to a letter found in the Vatican archives that conflicts ...
Russia calls on World Court to throw out Ukraine genocide challenge
Russia called on the U.N.’s highest court in The Hague on Monday to throw out what it said was a “hopelessly flawed” case challenging Moscow’s argument that ...
Trump says it was his decision to persist with 2020 election challenges
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he dismissed the views of his own lawyers in continuing to challenge his 2020 defeat because he did not respect them, saying in an ...