Germany to send Leopard tanks to Kyiv, allow others to do so -source
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries such as Poland to do so while the United States may supply Abrams ...
Twelve rescued after building collapses in India; more feared trapped
Rescue workers pulled 12 people, including two children, out of the rubble after a residential apartment block collapsed in the northern Indian city of Lucknow, but more were feared trapped inside, ...
California staggered by deadly back-to-back mass shootings
Just two days after a gunman killed 11 people at a Los Angeles-area dance studio, seven more victims were shot dead in an agricultural area near San Francisco, as California suffered ...
‘Elvis,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’ score Oscar best picture nods
The splashy “Elvis” biopic, dark comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” and multiverse adventure “Everything Everywhere All at Once” landed nominations for best picture at this year’s Academy Awards on ...
Geely plans to turn maker of London black cabs into EV powerhouse
By Nick Carey
China’s Geely is planning a big investment to turn the maker of London’s iconic black taxis into a high-volume, all-electric brand with a range of ...
Florida manatees dying off at an alarming rate, experts say
By Maria Alejandra Cardona
Florida manatees, the gentle sea mammals known as “sea cows,” are dying in Florida at an alarming rate, mostly of starvation as their main staple of ...
Finland says time-out needed in talks with Turkey over NATO bid
Finland’s foreign minister said on Tuesday a time-out of a few weeks was needed in Finland and Sweden’s talks with Turkey on their application to join the NATO ...
WHO urges ‘immediate action’ after deaths from cough syrup
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three ...
Ukraine purges officials, governors in biggest shake-up of war
Ukraine dismissed more than a dozen senior officials including governors of several major battlefield provinces on Tuesday in the biggest shake-up of its wartime leadership since Russia’s invasion last ...
Ford to cut up to 3,200 European jobs, union says, vowing to fight
Ford Motor Co (F.N) plans to cut up to 3,200 jobs across Europe and move some product development work to the United States, Germany’s IG Metall union said on ...
Gulf economies to slow this year on sluggish oil demand
Economies in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will grow this year at half the rate of 2022 as oil revenues take a hit from an expected mild global slowdown, according ...
Qatar Investment Authority raises stake in Credit Suisse to just under 7 per cent
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has increased its stake in Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) to just under 7 per cent, becoming the Swiss bank’s second-largest shareholder after Saudi National Bank, ...
Turkey preps draft law for debt restructuring before elections
Turkey’s ruling AK Party is preparing a draft law to let people and companies restructure debt to public institutions, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, one of a string ...
Elon Musk, at trial, says he was sure Saudis backed taking Tesla private
Elon Musk testified on Monday that he was sure he had backing from Saudi financiers in 2018 to take Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) private, as he defended against claims he defrauded ...
ECB policymakers spar on rate outlook beyond Feb hike
European Central Bank policymakers laid out diverging views on future interest rate hikes on Monday, suggesting that moves beyond next week’s half a percentage point increase remain contentious.
The ...
UK’s National Grid to pay people to use less power as cold snap bites
Britain’s National Grid said it would pay customers to use less power on Monday and Tuesday evenings this week, the first time it has used a new scheme designed ...
US seeks immediate reopening of key corridor to ease Armenia-Azerbaijan tensions
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday asked Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to redouble efforts in bilateral peace discussions with Armenia and urged an immediate reopening of the Lachin ...
Sweden should not expect Turkey’s support for Nato bid after Stockholm protest – Erdogan
Sweden should not expect Turkey’s support for its NATO membership after a protest near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm at the weekend including the burning of a copy of ...
EU agrees new Iran sanctions, won’t label Guards ‘terrorist’ yet
The European Union on Monday introduced new sanctions against Iran for a “brutal” crackdown on protests, but the bloc’s top diplomat said the country’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) cannot ...
Turkish elections to be held on May 14, says Erdogan
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would hold elections on May 14, a month earlier than scheduled, setting up a tight test of his leadership after two decades in power.
The president’...
Poland seeks coalition to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Poland said on Monday it would ask Germany for permission to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine – and would send them whether or not Berlin agreed as long as other countries ...
Pakistan scrambles to restore power after second major grid breakdown
Pakistan’s government said it was scrambling to restore power to millions of people on Monday after a breakdown in the grid triggered the worst electricity outage in months and ...
Wagner boss: My job is to spill the blood of Russia’s enemies
Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin responded to comparisons between himself and the monk Rasputin who treated the son of the last tsar for haemophilia, saying on Sunday his job was ...
California shooting suspect kills himself after Lunar New Year massacre
A 72-year-old gunman killed himself when approached by police on Sunday, about 12 hours after he had carried out a Lunar New Year massacre at a dance club that left 10 people ...