Russia faces turmoil, says former diplomat who resigned over war
President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has set Russia on a path towards turmoil that could unseat the Kremlin chief, trigger civil war or even break the country apart, ...
Long COVID at 12 months persists at 18 months, study shows
Most patients with COVID-19 who have lingering symptoms at 12 months are likely to still have symptoms at 18 months, new data suggest.
The findings are drawn from a large study of 33,281 ...
New UK chancellor Hunt reverses Truss’ economic plan in dramatic U-turn
New chancellor Jeremy Hunt scrapped Prime Minister Liz Truss’s economic plan and scaled back her vast energy subsidy on Monday, launching one of the biggest fiscal policy U-turns in ...
British police probe beating of protester on China consulate grounds
British police are investigating the apparent assault on a protester who was videoed being beaten by several men after being dragged inside the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester ...
Time for talks is over, French minister says as petrol crisis drags on
The time for talking is over, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday, as the government ordered more fuel depot staff back to work to try to restore ...
Iran’s prison fire death toll rises to eight -judiciary
Eight prisoners died as a result of a fire at Tehran’s Evin prison over the weekend, Iran’s judiciary said on Monday, doubling the toll in an incident that ...
UK PM Truss fighting for her political survival as lawmakers try to oust her
British lawmakers will try to oust Prime Minister Liz Truss this week despite Downing Street’s warning that it could trigger a general election, the Daily Mail reported.
More than 100 ...
Intense fighting flares in Ukraine’s Donetsk region
Intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces was taking place around two towns in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, Bakhmut and Soledar, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday.
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Microsoft says Ukraine, Poland targetted with novel ransomware attack
A newly discovered hacking group has attacked transportation and logistics companies in Ukraine and Poland with a novel kind of ransomware, Microsoft said in a blog post on Friday.
The ...
Turkish authorities not involved with naked migrants at Greek border
Turkey denied involvement in an incident where Greece found 92 illegal migrants close to its northern border with Turkey, Turkish Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Catakli said late on Saturday.
“As you ...
Gunmen kill 11 at Russian army base in new blow to Moscow’s Ukraine campaign
Russia has opened a criminal investigation after gunmen shot dead 11 people at a military training ground near the Ukrainian border, authorities said on Sunday, as fighting raged in eastern and ...
UK finance minister Hunt vows to win back financial market trust
New finance minister Jeremy Hunt promised to win back Britain’s economic credibility by accounting for every penny of the government’s tax and spending plans, while insisting that his ...
Biden knocks Truss economic plan, says not concerned about dollar strength
U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday criticized British Prime Minister Liz Truss’s original economic plan as a mistake and said he was not concerned about the strength of ...
Donetsk’s city administration building hit by shelling – Russian-backed officials
Ukrainian forces shelling damaged the administration building in the city of Donetsk, the capital of the Donetsk region, Russian-backed administration of the city said on Sunday.
The administration said on ...
China’s Xi talks up security, reiterates COVID stance as congress opens
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for accelerating the building of a world-class military while touting the fight against COVID-19 as he kicked off a Communist Party Congress by focussing on ...
Iran prison fire kills four, injures 61 as protests persist (Update 2)
A fire at Iran’s Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman’s death in police custody ...
One dead in flash floods on the Greek island of Crete
A man died and a woman was missing after their car was carried away in flash floods which hit the north coast of the Greek island of Crete on Saturday, ...
Pakistan summons US ambassador over Biden’s nuclear remarks
Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Saturday he had summoned the U.S. ambassador after President Joe Biden questioned the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear programme.
In a speech on ...
New UK finance minister warns of tough decisions ahead
Britain’s new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday some taxes would go up and tough spending decisions were needed, signalling further reversals from Prime Minister Liz Truss as ...
UK police charge two eco activists after soup thrown at van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
Two women have been charged with criminal damage after climate change protesters threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers” at London’s National Gallery, British police said on ...
Turkish mine blast death toll rises to 40, one miner missing (Updated)
An explosion in a coal mine in Turkey’s northern Bartin province on Friday killed 40 people, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday, adding that search and rescue operations were ...
IMF countries strengthen calls to end Ukraine war, Russia blocks communique
International Monetary Fund member countries on Friday issued a near-unanimous call for Russia to end its war in Ukraine, the IMF’s steering committee chair said, calling the conflict the ...
Biden takes aim at Big Pharma, Republicans in California
U.S. President Joe Biden criticized Republicans and drug companies during a stop at a California community college on Friday as he campaigned for fellow Democrats in November’s midterm ...
Murdoch considers combining Fox, News Corp
Rupert Murdoch has started a process that could reunite his media empire, News Corp NWSA.O and Fox Corp FOXA.O disclosed on Friday, saying they would consider combining at ...