Biden reassures Arab leaders US committed to region
President Joe Biden told an Arab Summit on Saturday that the United States would remain firmly committed to its allies in the Middle East and was “not going anywhere” as ...
Wildfires rage in France and Spain as heatwave sweeps Europe
Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of ...
Ukraine strikes significantly reducing Russia’s offensive potential
Ukrainian rocket strikes have destroyed more than 30 Russian military logistics centres in recent weeks and significantly reduced Russia’s attacking potential, Ukraine’s defence ministry spokesperson said.
The official, Oleksandr ...
UK’s Sunak and Truss clash over tax in leadership debate
British foreign minister Liz Truss clashed over tax policy with former finance minister Rishi Sunak on Friday, as the five remaining contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister went ...
Russian strike kills three people in Kharkiv region
A Russian missile strike hit the northeast Ukrainian town of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv region overnight, killing three people including a woman of 70, and wounding three more, the regional governor said ...
Biden hopes for more oil and Israeli integration at Arab summit in Saudi
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Saturday seeking to persuade Washington’s Gulf allies to pump more oil and to integrate Israel in ...
Producers of fries refusing to supply to Russia, McDonald’s successor says
The head of the company now running the former McDonald’s Corp chain of restaurants in Russia told RBC TV that producers of French fries are refusing to supply to ...
Jewish refugees from Ukraine find shelter on the banks of a Hungarian lake
Neomi Gluzman Kravchenko plays with her son in a kosher shelter on the banks of Hungary’s Lake Balaton – a refuge for her and her Jewish community hundred of miles ...
Etihad to keep Heathrow flights at full capacity in July
Etihad Airways on Friday said it would operate all five return daily Abu Dhabi – London Heathrow flights at full capacity until at least the end of the month despite a ...
Airbus loses bid to use French blocking law in Qatar row
A UK judge on Friday rejected an attempt by Airbus to invoke a De Gaulle-era law restricting the way it responds to foreign courts, as a high-profile dispute with Qatar ...
German competition authority looking into oil, petrol prices
Germany’s cartel office said it has since May been investigating the divergence between crude oil prices, refinery sale prices and service station prices but had not yet drawn any ...
Deforestation in Colombia edges up, moving further from govt target
Deforestation in Colombia edged up for the second year in a row in 2021, rising 1.5 per cent versus 2020 levels, the environment ministry said on Friday, taking the government further away from ...
UK telecoms workers to hold two-day strike over pay
More than 40,000 British workers for telecoms company BT Group will hold a two-day national strike over pay on July 29 and August 1, their first such action in 35 years, the Communication Workers ...
Heatwave scorches Europe; health warnings issued
Hundreds more people were evacuated from their homes as wildfires blistered land in France, Spain and Portugal on Friday, while officials in Europe issued health warnings for the heatwave in ...
Child in hospital after being hit by vehicle at Tour
A nine-year-old child was hit by a vehicle from the Tour de France’s publicity caravan and was taken to hospital, organisers told Reuters on Friday.
The child, who suffered ...
Skittles are toxic, US lawsuit claims
Mars Inc has been sued by a consumer who claims that Skittles candies are unfit to eat because they contain a known toxin that the company had pledged six years ...
Biden starts sensitive Saudi Arabia visit, no immediate oil pledge expected (Update)
Joe Biden began a visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday by giving Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a fist bump and shaking hands with King Salman as Washington looks to ...
NASA, Russian space agency sign deal to share space station flights – Roscosmos
NASA and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos have signed a long-sought agreement to integrate flights to the International Space Station, allowing Russian cosmonauts to fly on US-made spacecraft in exchange ...
EU executive proposes import ban on Russian gold
The European Commission, the EU executive, formally proposed on Friday its latest package of sanctions against Moscow, including an import ban on Russian gold, and legal tweaks to prevent current ...
Ukrainian city cleans up and grieves after Russian missile attack
A Ukrainian city far from the frontline grieved for its dead and cleared its streets on Friday, a day after a Russian missile attack killed at least 23 people and wounded ...
CAS dismisses Russian appeals against FIFA and UEFA bans
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday dismissed appeals filed by the Russian football federation and four Russian clubs against FIFA and UEFA’s decision to ban them ...
Amazon to create 4,000 jobs in Britain this year
Amazon.com said it would recruit 4,000 workers in Britain this year, including at fulfilment centres in Wakefield and Knowsley, taking its permanent workforce to 75,000 and making it one of the ...
American tourists splurge in Paris boutiques as euro slides
American tourist Shawna Wilson says she has splashed out on four dresses at the high-end LVMH-owned department store La Samaritaine in Paris, tempted by the prices as the euro reached ...
Biden brings Palestinians aid but no new peace plan
U.S. President Joe Biden promised on Friday not to give up efforts to end the decades-long Israeli Palestinian conflict, though he offered no new proposals to restart the stalled ...