Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison
Khader Adnan, a member of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad who was accused by Israel of terror charges,died in an Israeli prison on Tuesday after an 87-day hunger strike, ...
Sudan conflict could prompt 800,000 people to flee, UN says
The United Nations warned on Monday that the conflict in Sudan could force 800,000 people to flee the country as battles between rival military factions persisted in the capital despite a ...
Ukrainian forces push back Russian invaders from some positions in Bakhmut
Ukrainian units have ousted Russian forces from some positions in Bakhmut amid fierce battles, a top Ukrainian general said on Monday, as the White House believes that more than 20,000 Russian ...
Too high for comfort: Five questions for the ECB
Inflation in the euro area is too high for comfort, meaning markets expect the European Central Bank to deliver its seventh straight interest rate hike on Thursday.
With some stability ...
Climate protester glues hand to podium during Swiss TV debate
A climate activist glued his hand to a TV presenter’s podium during a public election debate in centre of the Swiss city of Geneva on Sunday, sparking jeers and ...
Italy approves May Day labour package amid union criticism
Italy’s right-wing government on Monday approved measures to boost job creation and workers’ pay, amid hostile reactions from unions and opposition parties over accompanying welfare cuts and looser rules ...
E. Jean Carroll resumes testimony in Trump rape trial after mistrial denied (Updated)
E. Jean Carroll returned to the witness stand in her rape and defamation civil case against Donald Trump, after the judge denied a defense request for a mistrial.
Trump’s ...
US Treasury encouraged by First Republic resolution, says banking system remains sound
The U.S. Treasury Department is encouraged that First Republic Bank FRC.N was resolved with the least cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund, and believes the U.S. banking ...
JPMorgan snaps up First Republic’s assets in US auction
JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N said on Monday it will buy most of First Republic Bank’s FRC.N assets after regulators seized the troubled lender at the weekend, ...
Hollywood writers, studios stage last-minute talks as strike deadline looms
Negotiators for Hollywood writers and film and television studios engaged in 11th-hour contract talks on Monday to try and avert a strike that would disrupt TV production across an industry ...
UN warns of Sudan breaking point as air strikes hit capital (Updated)
As foreign states wind down their evacuations from Sudan, the United Nations warned of a humanitarian breaking point with no let up in fighting between rival military factions despite a ...
Paris police fire tear gas as French march against pension reform (Updated)
Workers marched across France in anger at President Emmanuel Macron’s increase in the retirement age on Monday, with police firing tear gas in Paris and the western city of ...
Koa participates in EU Sport Forum
Cyprus Sports’ Organisation (Koa) will participate in the annual EU Sport Forum in Sweden, it was announced on Monday.
Koa’s President Andreas Michaelides and the Director General, Mary Charalambous ...
European integration will only be achieved through a Cyprus problem resolution
Cyprus’ European integration will only be achieved through the resolution of the national problem, the Government Spokesman Constantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday, marking the 19th anniversary of the Republic as ...
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank raid, Palestinian officials say
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager during a morning arrest raid that led to clashes in a refugee camp outside the city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, ...
Some Canadian workers in wage pact with govt to end strike from Monday
Canada reached agreement for a new wage deal with a union representing 120,000 federal workers, the union said on Monday, bringing an end to the country’s largest public sector strike ...
Ukrainian defenders oust Russian forces from some positions in Bakhmut – Ukraine general
Ukrainian counterattacks have ousted Russian forces from some positions in the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut, but the situation remains “difficult”, a top Ukrainian general said in comments released Monday.
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Skilled, educated and washing dishes: how Italy squanders migrant talent
Marilyn Nabor, an experienced high school mathematics teacher in the Philippines, moved to Italy 14 years ago with high hopes of honing her craft in the country of Galileo and Fibonacci.
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Moving away from the dollar: the impact of sanctions and technology
By Maria Demertzis
“Every night I ask myself why all countries have to base their trade on the dollar,” Brazil’s President Lula da Silva said in a 13 April speech ...
Canada’s largest public sector strike leaves thousands in immigration limbo
As Canada’s largest strike by federal workers approaches its third week, thousands of people are in immigration limbo amid canceled hearings and stalled applications, which could make it harder ...
Humanitarian truce in Sudan extended for 72 hours starting from midnight Sunday – RSF
A humanitarian truce in Sudan was extended on Sunday and will last for three days starting from midnight, according to a statement released by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ...
Turkey, gas and a knife-edge election
Turkey started natural gas production from its own massive Black Sea gasfield Sakarya on 20 April, less than three years after discovery. Sakarya is estimated to hold 710 billion cubic metres (bcm) ...
Charles’ coronation seized on by republicans as chance to ditch monarchy
By Andrew MacAskill
When King Charles III is crowned in a lavish ceremony on Saturday, Britain’s main anti-monarchist movement will gather along the procession route next to a statue ...
Cyprus celebrates Coronation of King Charles
As the UK goes full-on pomp and ceremony on Saturday in Cyprus some more low key events will be held to mark the crowning of the new monarch finds Bejay ...