Lira plunges 7% as Turkey edges towards free market
Turkey’s lira plunged 7% to a record low on Wednesday in its biggest selloff since a historic 2021 crash, a move traders said is a “strong signal” that Ankara is moving ...
Ukrainians face homelessness, disease as floodwaters crest from destroyed dam
Ukrainians abandoned inundated homes as floodwaters crested across a swathe of the south on Wednesday after the destruction of a vast hydro-electric dam on the front line between Russian and ...
UK house prices post first annual drop since 2012, says Halifax
British house prices dropped on an annual basis in May for the first time in 11 years, and pressure on prospective buyers from higher mortgage rates could deepen the downturn, mortgage ...
Harry tells UK court press has blood on its hands
Prince Harry said the press had blood on its hands as he gave evidence against a tabloid publisher whose titles he accuses of phone-hacking and other unlawful activities, becoming the ...
Dam destroyed in Ukraine, flooding war zone (wrapup)
A torrent of water burst through a huge dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, flooding a swathe of the war ...
Cancer vaccines poised to unlock ‘new treatment paradigm’ with Merck/Moderna data
Adding an experimental mRNA-based vaccine from Moderna Inc MRNA.O and Merck & Co MRK.N (known as MSD in Europe) reduced the risk that the most deadly skin cancer ...
DeSantis chooses his words carefully in escalating war with Trump
In the first full week of his 2024 presidential campaign, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis worked hard to define himself as a candidate to voters — and just as hard to define the ...
Turkey’s Erdogan to take oath, name new-look cabinet
Tayyip Erdogan was set to be sworn in as Turkey’s president on Saturday after winning re-election last weekend and will later name his cabinet, which is expected to signal ...
Harry to become first British royal in 130 years to give evidence in court
Prince Harry will become the first senior British royal to give evidence in court for 130 years when he testifies next week in his lawsuit against a newspaper group he accuses ...
Top AI CEOs, experts raise ‘risk of extinction’ from AI
Top artificial intelligence (AI) executives including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday joined experts and professors in raising the “risk of extinction from AI”, which they urged policymakers to equate ...
Biden trips and falls during graduation ceremony, recovers quickly (video)
President Joe Biden tripped and fell after handing out the last diploma at a graduation ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Thursday, but got up quickly and ...
South Africa mulls options on ICC arrest warrant for potential visitor Putin
South Africa is mulling its options over an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin should he accept an invitation to a BRICS summit in August, ...
Top Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case
Members of an independent NASA panel studying UFOs, or what the U.S. government now terms UAP for “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” said in their first public meeting on Wednesday that ...
NASA UFO panel in first public meeting says better data needed
Members of an independent NASA panel studying UFOs, or what the U.S. government now terms UAP for “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” said in their first public meeting on Wednesday that ...
Elon Musk greeted with flattery and feasts during China trip
He’s “a pioneer”, “Brother Ma” and some want him to be U.S. president. Billionaire Elon Musk has been showered with praise by the Chinese public during his trip ...
New Turkish cabinet almost certain to include former economy chief Mehmet Simsek
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is viewed as almost certain to include former economy chief Mehmet Simsek in his new cabinet either as finance minister or as a vice president responsible ...
Uganda accuses West of blackmail in its response to anti-LGBTQ law
Uganda on Tuesday condemned the Western response to the East African country’s new anti-LGBTQ law, considered one of the harshest in the world, and said sanctions threats from donors ...
Turkey’s Kilicdaroglu faces the heat after election loss to Erdogan
After failing to seize the moment to defeat President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey’s elections, Kemal Kilicdaroglu faces questions about his leadership and the challenge of preserving a bitter opposition ...
Ukraine war comes to Moscow as drones strike both capitals (wrapup)
Ukrainian drones struck Moscow on Tuesday, Russia said in what one politician called the worst such attack since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit by air for the ...
Pandemic babies’ developmental milestones: Not as bad as we feared, but not as good as before
The COVID-19 pandemic created conditions that threatened children’s healthy development.
Scientists and physicians raised concerns early in the pandemic, pointing out that increased parental stress, COVID infections, reduced interactions ...
Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”, drawing Western condemnations and risking sanctions from aid ...
UK govt to ask supermarkets to cap prices of basic food items
The British government is looking at plans to have retailers cap the prices of basic food items such as bread and milk, the Telegraph reported, as the cost of such ...
Turkey’s Erdogan still captivates his followers despite setbacks
President Tayyip Erdogan’s election victory showed the magnetic hold he still has over millions of Turks after 20 years in power, with many believing he is the man best placed ...
Turkey’s Erdogan claims victory in presidential election (Update 3)
President Tayyip Erdogan extended his two decades in power in elections on Sunday, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies which have polarised Turkey and strengthened its position as ...