A child’s death highlights threat posed to young by Pakistan’s floods
In the hours before her six-year-old son died in her lap, Badar Bibi recalled how she rushed from a field clinic set up to treat people caught in Pakistan’s ...
Zelenskiy to appeal directly to U.S. defense companies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is scheduled to speak to US arms makers and military leaders on September 21, when he is expected to make an appeal for more weapons for his ...
New York governor declares disaster emergency after polio found in wastewater
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency on Friday after samples of the polio virus were discovered in wastewater in three counties outside of New York City.
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Romanian low cost carrier Blue Air extends flight cancellation until October 10
Romanian low cost air carrier Blue Air said on Friday it will cancel all flights until October 10, extending a halt in operations by a month, saying it cannot pay for ...
Four detained after Germany’s largest ever heroin seizure
Four people were detained after police made their largest ever seizure of heroin in Germany, prosecutors said on Friday, with police confiscating some 700 kilos as part of an operation against ...
King Charles vows to serve his nation as Britain mourns late queen (Update 3)
Britain’s King Charles paid a heartfelt tribute on Friday to his late “darling mama” Queen Elizabeth, and vowed to serve as monarch with “loyalty, respect and love” as she ...
US says Russia oil price cap should reflect historical prices, curb Putin profit
The price cap that G7 countries want to impose on Russian oil to punish Moscow should be set at a fair market value minus any risk premium resulting from its ...
Crowds mourn ‘amazing lady’ Queen Elizabeth outside royal residences
The crowd gathered outside Buckingham Palace to pay respects to the late Queen Elizabeth on Friday were rewarded with a surprise that brought cheers on a sombre day when King ...
EU to claw back energy firms’ profits rather than cap Russian gas price
European Union energy ministers on Friday tasked Brussels with drafting proposals within a few days to cap the revenues of non-gas energy producers and help power firms stay afloat.
But ...
EU makes it harder for Russian tourists to enter bloc from Monday
The European Union will make travelling to the bloc more difficult and expensive for Russians from Monday after it formally backed suspending a visa facilitation agreement over Russia’s invasion ...
BoE delays rate decision meeting by a week after Queen’s death
The Bank of England on Friday postponed next week’s interest rate decision following the death of Queen Elizabeth, its first delay to a monetary policy meeting since the central ...
Bearing the scars: One year of Turkey’s unorthodox easing cycle
Nearly 12 months ago, Turkey’s central bank embarked on a rate-cutting cycle in the face of soaring inflation, defying traditional monetary policy and running against a global trend of rising ...
‘Substantial victory’ for Kyiv acknowledged on Russian TV
Russian state television broadcast an interview on Friday acknowledging that Kyiv had achieved a “substantial victory”, after Ukrainian forces burst through the frontline in a lightning advance.
The Ukrainian breakthrough ...
Australian republicans offer condolences for Queen but call for debate
Australians on Friday mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth, but republicans also revived a longstanding debate on ending the country’s association with the 1,000-year-old monarchy.
The British monarch is ...
North Korea declares itself a nuclear weapons state
North Korea has officially enshrined the right to use preemptive nuclear strikes to protect itself in a new law that leader Kim Jong Un said makes its nuclear status “irreversible” ...
Russia warns the West: energy price cap will be your undoing
Russia warned the West on Friday that plans to try to cap the price of Russia’s oil and gas exports in retaliation for the war in Ukraine would fail ...
Euro leaps parity on ECB, world stocks hit one-week high
The euro rose back above parity to a two-week high against the dollar on Friday following a large rate hike and hawkish comments from the European Central Bank, while a ...
How Pilum Defense has created a battle-tested investigation firm
According to the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a total of 10,085,207 were arrested in 2019. However, this government resource has not been updated since to reflect the ...
Oil supported by supply threats, but heads for weekly drop on demand fears
Oil prices rose on Friday as investors considered Russia’s threat to halt oil and gas exports to some buyers, but crude was set for a second weekly decline as ...
An outspoken prince, King Charles may have to bite his tongue
By Michael Holden
Throughout his long wait to ascend the throne, King Charles stood out for his outspoken views on everything from climate change to architecture. Now he is monarch, ...
Royal mourning to last until seven days after queen’s funeral
Britain’s royal family will observe a period of mourning that ends on the seventh day after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, with flags at royal residences to remain at ...
SBA pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on her passing
The administrator of the sovereign base areas on Friday paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II a day after her passing.
Air Vice Marshal Peter Squires said in a written statement ...
Britain’s King Charles to address a nation shaken by death of queen (Update 3)
By Michael Holden and Andrew MacAskill
King Charles will on Friday address a grieving nation following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth after seven decades on the throne, as ...
German economy ministry reviews measures to curb China business
Germany’s economy ministry is considering a raft of measures to make business with China less attractive as it seeks to reduce its dependency on Asia’s economic superpower, two ...