President Anastasiades to meet with King Charles
President Nicos Anastasides will brief King Charles III about the latest developments on the Cyprus problem during his visit in the UK next week, it was announced on Friday.
The ...
Dollars flow into Egypt currency market after depreciation
Hundreds of millions of dollars have flowed through Egypt’s interbank market since the central bank allowed the Egyptian pound to depreciate by 13 per cent to a historic low, bankers ...
Russia says Belarus may enter Ukraine conflict if ‘invaded’
A Russian foreign ministry official said on Friday that Belarus may enter the conflict in Ukraine if Kyiv decides to “invade” either country.
Russia used Belarus as a springboard to ...
New economic ‘regime’ challenges central bankers to keep pace
For roughly 30 years Federal Reserve policymakers and other central bankers enjoyed a world where market interest rates were falling, inflation was low, globalization effectively expanded the supply of labor, and, ...
China Covid peak to last two-three months, hit rural areas next
The peak of China’s COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a ...
Ransomware group with links in Russia behind UK Royal Mail incident
A cyber incident that led to severe disruption to Royal Mail’s international export services was caused by Lockbit, a ransomware group that some cybersecurity experts say has members in ...
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies aged 54
Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Elvis Presley, died on Thursday at the age of 54 after being rushed to a Los Angeles-area ...
Britain’s Tesco sticks with profit outlook after strong Christmas sales
Tesco (TSCO.L), Britain’s biggest retailer, kept its full-year profit guidance after it joined rivals in reporting stronger than expected Christmas sales despite an escalating cost-of-living crisis.
The supermarket ...
Ukraine says it is fighting on in blood-drenched, devastated Soledar
Ukraine said its troops were holding out against pro-Moscow forces in the eastern salt mining town of Soledar as more than 500 civilians including children were trapped there.
In a video ...
Lula to purge Bolsonaro loyalists from Brazilian security forces after rampage
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that security force members were complicit in letting an anti-government mob ransack the seat of power in Brasilia, and promised ...
UK PM Sunak meets Blackstone’s Schwarzman in Downing Street
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met Blackstone Inc BX.N Chief Executive Stephen Schwarzman on Thursday, receiving one of Wall Street’s most prominent figures at his Downing Street office ...
Turkey summons Swedish ambassador over Erdogan puppet protest
Turkey summoned Sweden’s ambassador to Ankara on Thursday, a diplomatic source said, over a demonstration in Stockholm in which a puppet of President Tayyip Erdogan was hung from its ...
President speaks with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy
President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday he spoke on the phone with Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who briefed him on the ongoing conflict.
“Received a phone call by President Zelenskyy ...
Turkey using courts, laws to target dissent ahead of votes
President Tayyip Erdogan’s government has cracked down more aggressively on dissent and political opponents ahead of Turkish elections with censorship and prison sentences, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
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‘Lord of the Dance’ Flatley treated for aggressive form of cancer
Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley has undergone surgery for an “aggressive” form of cancer and is under medical care, a statement on the “Lord of the Dance” creator’s Instagram account ...
Chinese fret over elderly as WHO warns of holiday COVID surge
People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to their home towns for holidays that the World Health Organization warns could inflame ...
Biden aides find second batch of classified documents at new location
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday named a special counsel to investigate whether President Joe Biden improperly handled sensitive government documents.
The inquiry, to be led by Robert ...
Russia could expand draft age as soon as this spring
Russia could raise the upper age limit for citizens to be conscripted into the armed forces as soon as this spring, a senior lawmaker has said, as part of Moscow’...
UK ‘golden’ visas review finds risk of links to illicit money
The British government said on Thursday that a small number of people who had obtained so-called “golden visas” for rich investors might have obtained their wealth through corruption or other ...
Oil trades flat ahead of US inflation data
Oil prices traded mostly flat on Thursday, giving up gains made earlier in the day, as optimism over China’s demand outlook was tempered by caution ahead of upcoming inflation ...
Ukraine says troops hold out in corpse-strewn battlefield of Soledar
Ukraine said on Thursday its troops were holding out despite heavy fighting on a battlefield littered with bodies in a salt mining town in eastern Ukraine, where Russian mercenaries have ...
Russia accuses Sweden of having ‘something to hide’ in Nord Stream blast probe
Russia questioned on Thursday whether Sweden had “something to hide” over explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, as it slammed Stockholm for not sharing information in ...
Pessimism among UK consumers perks up as inflation peaks
British consumers turned a little bit less pessimistic in December as inflation started to fall back from historic highs, a survey published on Thursday showed.
Polling firm YouGov and consultancy ...
European officials to begin Lebanon graft questioning next week
European investigators will arrive in Lebanon on Jan. 16 as part of a cross-border probe into alleged state fraud, Lebanon’s caretaker justice minister said on Wednesday.
French, German and Luxembourg ...