Moscow warns US aircraft away from its air space after drone crash
Moscow warned Washington on Wednesday to keep well away from its air space, after a U.S. drone intercepted by Russian jets crashed into the Black Sea, the first known ...
US senators target Saudi Arabia’s human rights record
Democratic and Republican U.S. senators introduced a resolution on Wednesday that could force President Joe Biden’s administration to prepare a report on Saudi Arabia’s human rights record ...
Soggy California drenched anew as Nor’easter buries New England, New York
The latest in a series of atmospheric river storms soaked California, bringing another deluge of rain to the already-saturated state, while a Nor’easter swirling over New York and New ...
US says Russian jet caused spy drone crash over Black Sea, Moscow denies collision
The U.S. military said a Russian fighter plane clipped the propeller of one of its spy drones and made it crash into the Black Sea in the first such ...
SVB collapse unleashes Treasury volatility, whiplashing investors
Extreme volatility is rattling US Treasury markets in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SIVB.O) collapse and investors fear a prolonged bout of gyrations before calm returns to ...
Putin says Germany remains “occupied”
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Germany’s response to the explosion on North Sea pipelines showed that the country remained “occupied” and unable to act independently decades after its surrender ...
UK to announce 4 billion pound boost for childcare in England – Guardian
Britain’s finance minister Jeremy Hunt is set to provide a 4 billion pound ($4.87 billion) expansion to free childcare for one and two year-olds in England in his budget plan on ...
Greek rail services to resume gradually from March 22
Greece will next week start resuming rail services suspended following a train crash, the country’s deadliest rail disaster on record, a state minister overseeing transport said on Tuesday.
Passenger ...
US blames Russia for drone crash over Black Sea, Moscow denies contact (Update 2)
The Pentagon blamed a Russian fighter jet for the crash of a U.S. spy drone into the Black Sea on Tuesday while Moscow denied any collision as the encounter ...
No regrets from the Iraqi who threw his shoes at Bush
Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi gained fame for hurling his shoes at President George W. Bush in a news conference to show his anger at the corruption and chaos that followed ...
Russian troops keep coming in assaults in east Ukraine
Russian troops keep coming in waves along the frontline in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers said on Tuesday, a sign of no letup in Russia’s winter offensive despite Moscow having ...
EU parliament backs law aimed at saving energy by renovating buildings
Buildings across Europe could be renovated to cut emissions and save energy after the European Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that aims to lower households’ energy bills and wean ...
‘Downton Abbey’ castle halts weddings due to Brexit, says owner
It is a problem the butler of ‘Downton Abbey’ might have sympathised with.
Highclere Castle in southern England, where the early 20th century period drama about the lives of aristocrats ...
Lahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries
Lahore in Pakistan jumped more than 10 places to become the city with the worst air in the world in 2022, according to an annual global survey by a Swiss maker of ...
Biden administration approves massive Willow oil project in Alaska
By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici
The Biden administration is approving a scaled-back version of ConocoPhillips’ $7 billion oil and gas drilling Willow project in Alaska, the US Department of Interior ...
Sheep come to the rescue of Pompeii ruins
A flock of grazing sheep is helping archaeologists to preserve the ancient ruins of Pompeii, the Roman city that was buried under metres of pumice and ash in the calamitous ...
Ukraine accuses Russian snipers of abusing child, gang raping mother
Ukraine has accused two Russian soldiers of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl and gang raping her mother at gunpoint in front of her father, as part of widespread allegations of ...
Kremlin: goals in Ukraine can only be achieved by military force for now
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia’s goals in Ukraine could only be achieved by military force at the moment, and that Kyiv needed to accept the “new realities” ...
‘Mexico is safer than the US’, Mexican president says
Mexico’s president said his country is safer than the United States, pushing back against U.S. critics of his security record following a deadly kidnapping this month near the ...
UK Home Secretary attacks ‘naive do-gooders’ amid criticism
Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman defended her policy to remove almost all migrants who arrive without permission, saying her political opponents were “naive do-gooders” and there had has been “...
Boeing expected to sell nearly 80 787 planes to Saudi airlines
Boeing Co (BA.N) is expected to sell nearly 80 787 Dreamliner aeroplanes to two Saudi Arabian airlines, a source briefed on the matter said on Monday.
An announcement of the plan ...
Russian official: Black Sea grain deal extended for 60 days
A Russian official said a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain through its Black Sea ports has been extended for 60 days, though Kyiv said it would stick to a 120...
Likelihood Finland joins NATO before Sweden has increased, Swedish PM says
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday that the likelihood that Finland joins the NATO military alliance before Sweden had increased, though Swedish membership was only a matter of ...
Russia, Ukraine battle for Bakhmut; ICC seeks war crime arrest warrants
Ukraine’s future hinges on the outcome of battles in the east, including in and around Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, with both sides describing brutal fighting in the small ...