Russia’s McDonald’s successor replacing Big Mac with ‘Big Hit’ (Updated)
Starved of Big Macs since McDonald’s Corp MCD.N closed its Russian restaurants in March, Russians will from next year be treated to an alternative from the burger chain’...
Iran carries out second execution linked to wave of popular protests
The Islamic Republic on Monday hanged a man in public who state media said had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution in less ...
Cyprus and Lebanon reaffirm strong ties with new subsea telecoms cable
Cyta on Monday announced the signing of an agreement with the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications for the construction and maintenance of a new subsea telecommunications connection between Cyprus and Lebanon.
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Heavy snow disrupts UK travel, three boys die after falling into icy lake
Heavy snowfall blanketed parts of Britain on Monday, disrupting airports, train networks and roads, while two coal plants were put on standby in case of a power crunch as the ...
Italian PM pays tribute to victims after gunman kills three women
Three women including a friend of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were killed on Sunday when a man pulled out a gun and opened fire at a meeting of residents ...
UK economy rebounds from royal funeral hit, outlook remains bleak
Britain’s economy rebounded in October a little more strongly than expected from September when output was affected by a one-off public holiday to mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, ...
TotalEnergies: committed to start Lebanon drilling next year
TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) on Monday said it was working towards exploiting its new Lebanon Block 9 offshore gas project from next year, adding that it would likely select the vendor for ...
‘Please protect yourself’: China wrestles with Covid surge
People queued outside fever clinics at China’s hospitals for COVID-19 checks on Monday, a new sign of the rapid spread of symptoms after authorities began dismantling stringent measures against ...
Britain braces for December strike action as nurses walk out
British nurses will go on strike this week, hitting already stretched hospitals and cranking up pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to quell the biggest wave of industrial action to ...
Ukraine steps up diplomacy amid fighting, power outages
The United States is prioritising efforts to boost Ukraine’s air defences, President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stepped up efforts to secure ...
Saudi Arabia’s GDP grows 8.8 per cent year-on-year in third quarter
Saudi Arabia’s economy grew by 8.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period a year earlier, mainly due to a sharp increase in oil-related activity, ...
Turkish watchdog cuts banks’ forex to capital ratio limit
Turkey’s BDDK banking watchdog has set the foreign currency net position to standard capital ratio for banks at a maximum 5 per cent according to a regulation published in the ...
Lockerbie plane bombing suspect taken into U.S. custody
A Libyan man accused of making the bomb that killed 270 people after it blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988 is in custody in the United States, ...
Belgium charges four people in dramatic European Parliament corruption probe (Updated)
A Belgian judge charged four people on Sunday over allegedly receiving money and gifts from a Gulf state to influence decisions in the European Parliament, accusations that have caused consternation ...
Earthquake hits Mexico City, no immediate reports of damage
An earthquake hit southwestern Mexico on Sunday causing tremors through parts of the capital, according to residents, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey ...
Canada prepares to expand assisted death to people with mental illness
Canada is preparing to expand its medically assisted death framework to become one of the broadest in the world, a change some want to delay due to concerns vulnerable people ...
Erdogan, Putin discuss grain corridor, gas hub (Updated)
Presidents Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Vladimir Putin of Russia discussed grain supplies and a potential regional gas hub in Turkey on Sunday, both countries said.
Relations with NATO member ...
Ukraine port of Odesa not operating after Russian drone attack
The Ukrainian port of Odesa was not operating on Sunday after the latest Russian attack on the region’s energy system, Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky said, but added that grains ...
Ukraine attacks occupied Melitopol, Russian side says two killed
Ukraine attacked occupied Melitopol in the country’s southeast on Saturday evening, the Russian-installed and exiled Ukrainian authorities of the strategically located city said.
The pro-Moscow authorities said a missile ...
Serbs in Kosovo block roads, clash with police as ethnic tensions worsen (Updated)
Serb protesters in northern Kosovo blocked main roads for a second day on Sunday following a nightime exchange of fire with police after the arrest of a former Serb policeman, ...
Sunak faces new demands from his fractious party
British Conservative politicians on Sunday launched two campaigns to address concerns about the direction of the party and the government, the latest challenge to new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ...
Gunman kills three women at Rome residents’ meeting (Updated)
Three women were killed on Sunday when a man pulled out a gun and opened fire at a meeting of residents of an apartment block in Rome, Italian media reported ...
Japan’s ispace launches world’s first commercial moon lander
A Japanese space startup launched a spacecraft to the moon on Sunday after several delays, a step toward what would be a first for the nation and for a private ...
Macron to travel to Qatar for World Cup semis against Morocco
French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Qatar to attend the World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco on Wednesday, French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said on Sunday.
France, tournament ...