ECB keeps rates unchanged amid Middle East energy risks
The European Central Bank (ECB) kept its three key interest rates unchanged on Thursday, saying it remains closely monitoring the impact of the Middle East conflict on energy prices and ...
UK police sorry for ‘missed opportunity’ to stop deadly synagogue attack as associate jailed
British police apologised on Thursday for a “missed opportunity” to possibly stop a deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue last year, as an associate of the attacker was jailed for ...
Heavy rain and flooding kills 82 across India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
At least 82 people have died after heavy rains across northeastern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan this week, authorities said, as flooding caused widespread damage to farmland, infrastructure and public facilities.
At ...
Kremlin silent on claims Russia helped Iran target CIA sites
The Kremlin on Thursday declined to comment on a Reuters report that US intelligence analysts were investigating whether Russia assisted Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf by ...
Heathrow airport posts resilient results amid geopolitical uncertainty
Heathrow Airport welcomed a record 40 million passengers during the first half of 2026, despite geopolitical uncertainty affecting parts of its global network, according to financial results published this week.
The airport ...
Israelis fear Saudi nuclear deal could ignite Mideast arms race
A deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia allowing the kingdom to build nuclear reactors using American technology and to enrich uranium has fuelled fears in Israel of the ...
UK PM Burnham to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Thursday he would lower business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues by 20% from April as part of his drive to lower cost ...
Greece approves €3.5 billion air defence system from Israel
Greece has approved the purchase of a multi-layer air defence system worth up to €3.5 billion ($4 billion) from Israel, several types of drones and Embraer’s EMBJ3.SA C-390 military transport ...
Police in Wisconsin shoot man dead; online video of killing sparks protests
Police officers in Madison, Wisconsin, fatally shot a man they were trying to arrest on Wednesday during a street-corner scuffle, which was recorded by onlookers and went viral on the ...
Houthis attack Saudi oil tankers, threatening global supply crisis
The Iranian-aligned Houthis said on Thursday they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil ...
US says it reaches nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have reached a landmark agreement on civil nuclear power, the U.S. Energy Department said on Wednesday, a deal that allows the kingdom to ...
Average UK private rents increase 3.3 per cent in year to June
British house prices rose by 2.7 per cent in the year to May, after rising by an upwardly revised 3.9 per cent in the year to April, the Office for National Statistics ...
US judge sets June 2027 trial date for Venezuela’s Maduro
A judge on Wednesday set a June 1, 2027, trial date for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on U.S. drug trafficking charges, while a defense lawyer ...
Wildberries, ‘Russia’s Amazon’, becomes a target for Ukraine
From humble origins as a family business run out of an apartment near Moscow, Wildberries has grown in under two decades into Russia’s top online retailer and a key ...
Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure after Houthis block Red Sea artery
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant every time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, raising the ...
Venezuela’s Maduro due back in US court in drug trafficking case
Venezuela’s ousted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are due back in a U.S. court on Wednesday for a hearing over the upcoming schedule in their ...
Spain, France battle wildfires as intense heat grips southern Europe
Firefighters battling wildfires in Spain and France on Wednesday said the risk of more blazes over the coming days was very high, even as a major fire raging in Spain’...
UK inflation cools to 2.6 per cent in June on brief fuel price drop
British inflation cooled by more than expected last month as a brief de-escalation in the Iran war reduced fuel prices, but the slowdown is likely to offer only temporary relief ...
Andy Burnham announces £2 bus fare cap from January
Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, said on Wednesday he would cut the price of single bus tickets by up to a third as part of early measures to ...
Ukraine gets new top commander as protests spark war’s biggest military shake up
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy named a young major general, Mykhailo Drapatyi, as the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s military after days of street protests, marking the biggest shake-up in the country’s ...
Rubio says Iran ‘not serious’ about talks as oil routes face disruption
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the United States is still willing to negotiate an end to the Iran crisis but Tehran is not serious about ...
Trump pledges support for Lebanon in meeting with Aoun
US President Donald Trump pledged support for Lebanon on Tuesday during talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun but offered no timetable for an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, saying only ...
French lawmakers vote on social media ban for children
French lawmakers approved a ban on social media access for children under the age of 15, as concerns grow around the world over the impact social media have on the health ...
Trump warns Iran strike on nuclear site could come soon
US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the United States could strike a heavily fortified Iranian nuclear site “very soon”, while tensions in the Red Sea intensified after Yemen’...