Biden to speak on gun violence at vigil marking Sandy Hook ten-year anniversary
President Joe Biden will appear on Wednesday at a national vigil for victims of gun violence as he turns up the heat on Congress to go along with his wish ...
EU Commission proposes ninth package of sanctions against Russia
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a ninth package of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukrainethat wouldinclude almost 200 more individuals and entities on the EU sanctions list.
Commission ...
Taliban publicly execute man accused of murder, in a first since takeover
The Taliban administration on Wednesday put to death a man accused of murder in western Afghanistan, its spokesperson said, the first officially confirmed public execution since the hardline Islamist group ...
Eyes on Russia’s ally Belarus as Ukraine’s neighbour moves troops
Russia’s ally Belarus said on Wednesday it was moving troops and military hardware to counteract what it called a threat of terrorism, amid signs Moscow could be putting pressure ...
Sister of Iran’s leader condemns his rule, urges Guards to disarm
A sister of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has condemned his crackdown on nationwide protests and called on the widely-feared Revolutionary Guards to lay down their weapons, according ...
Russian forces killed hundreds of civilians early in war, UN says
At least 441 civilians were killed by Russian forces in the early days of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday, documenting summary executions ...
Turkey’s MNG Airlines to go public on NYSE
Turkey’s MNG Airlines will list on the New York Stock Exchange through a merger with Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp (GFX.N), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the Turkish ...
UK house prices show biggest drop since 2008: Halifax
British house prices slid last month by the most since the global financial crisis as the slowdown in the housing market intensified, mortgage lender Halifax said on Wednesday.
House prices ...
Indonesian suicide bomber leaves note criticising new criminal code
A suspected Islamist militant, angered by Indonesia’s new criminal code, killed one other person and wounded at least 10 in a suicide bomb attack at a police station in the ...
Pub group Mitchells & Butlers flags mounting cost pressures after profit jump
Mitchells & Butlers Plc (MAB.L) said on Wednesday recent sales in the new fiscal year were encouraging, but the British pub and restaurant group flagged challenges arising from surging ...
Tanker delays across Turkish straits not due to Russia oil price cap – official
Disruptions in tanker traffic from Russia’s Black Sea ports to the Mediterranean are a result of a new Turkish insurance rule, not the price cap on Russian oil agreed ...
Germany arrests 25 suspected of far-right plot to overthrow state (Update 2)
German authorities on Wednesday detained 25 members and supporters of a far-right group that the prosecutor’s office said were preparing a violent overthrow of the state, with some members suspected ...
Russia could ban oil sales, set maximum discount in response to cap
Russia is considering three options, including banning oil sales to some countries and setting maximum discounts at which it would sell its crude, to counter the price cap imposed by ...
‘We’re going to be free’: Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened
China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti-COVID regime since the pandemic began three years ago, loosening rules that curbed the spread of the virus but ...
EU agrees law preventing import of goods linked to deforestation
The European Union agreed on Tuesday on a new law to prevent companies from selling into the EU market coffee, beef, soy and other commodities linked to deforestation around the ...
Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud scheme
Donald Trump’s real estate company was convicted on Tuesday of carrying out a 15-year-long criminal scheme to defraud tax authorities, adding to the legal woes facing the former U....
US Senator Warnock beats Trump-backed rival in Georgia runoff, Democrats set for Senate majority
Democrat Raphael Warnock won re-election to the U.S. Senate in a hard-fought Georgia runoff on Tuesday, strengthening his party’s razor-thin majority as he fought off a challenge by ...
Ukraine appears to show ability to strike deep in Russia
A third Russian airfield was set ablaze by a drone strike a day after Ukraine demonstrated an apparent new ability to penetrate hundreds of kilometres into Russia with attacks on ...
Europe’s inflation problem will linger for years to come
Euro zone inflation may have peaked but will subside so slowly that it could be years before it gets back to the European Central Bank’s 2 per cent target, keeping ...
Lockheed Martin, Israel’s Rafael to develop laser weapon system
US weapons maker Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) and Israeli contractor Rafael have teamed up to create a high-energy laser weapon system, based on a technology already under development in Israel ...
Albanian opposition leader punched in face as he marches to protest
Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha was punched in the face by a male bystander as he led a crowd of his party’s supporters to central Tirana on Tuesday for ...
Man arrested after egg thrown in direction of King Charles
A man was arrested on suspicion of common assault after an egg was believed to have been thrown in the direction of Britain’s King Charles during a walkabout on ...
Russia and Ukraine swap 60 POWs each in latest exchange
Russia and Ukraine said on Tuesday they had exchanged 60 prisoners of war on each side in the latest of a series of such swaps.
Russia’s defence ministry said the 60 ...
Indonesia bans sex outside marriage in new criminal code
Indonesia’s parliament approved a new criminal code on Tuesday that bans sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail, despite worries the laws may ...