Depression and anxiety drive increase in UK people too ill to work
Depression and anxiety have been the biggest driver of the increase in Britons who say they are too ill to work, closely followed by a category which includes long-term COVID-19 ...
NatWest CEO resigns after admitting to ‘serious error’ in Farage row
NatWest CEO Alison Rose stepped down with immediate effect on Wednesday after she admitted to a “serious error of judgment” in discussing former Brexit party leader Nigel Farage’s relationship ...
Three dead in Greece wildfires as firefighters battle the flames (updated)
Three people became the first known fatalities on Tuesday of wildfires that have been raging on the Greek islands for a week, and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned of tough ...
Russia extends conscription for compulsory military service up to age 30
Russia’s lower house of parliament voted on Tuesday to raise the maximum age at which men can be conscripted to 30 years from 27, increasing the number of young men liable ...
UK minister: petrol car ban immovable but some green policies to be relaxed
Britain is sticking to its plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 but some measures to reduce the carbon footprint of residential homes will be ...
Tourists flown home as wildfires rage on Greek islands
Tour operators flew home nearly 1,500 holidaymakers at the start of a mass evacuation from wildfires raging on the Greek island of Rhodes on Monday and officials said the threat of ...
Russia talks of retaliation after ‘Ukrainian drone strike’ near Moscow army HQ
Russia spoke of taking harsh retaliatory measures against Ukraine after two drones damaged buildings in Moscow early on Monday, including one close to the Defence Ministry’s headquarters, in what ...
Spain faces political uncertainty after right fails to win predicted majority
Spaniards were greeted by political gridlock on Monday after the right failed to clinch a predicted decisive victory and no clear winner emerged in the country’s general election.
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Iraqis try to protest at Danish Embassy after reports Koran was burned
Iraqi security forces fired tear gas to repel hundreds of protesters as they tried to get to the Danish Embassy in Baghdad early on Saturday after reports a Koran was ...
Russian journalist killed, three wounded near Ukraine frontline
A war correspondent for Russia’s RIA news agency was killed and three other Russian journalists were wounded by shelling near the frontline in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on ...
Thousands march as vote on curtailing Israel court’s powers nears
Thousands of Israelis opposed to a judicial overhaul planned by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marched into Jerusalem on Saturday, as pressure mounts on his rightist government to scrap a bill ...
Peruvian court opens door to legally recognize same-sex couples
A Peruvian high court has ordered same-sex unions to be legally registered in public records, marking a victory for the LGBTQ community in a country that has been reluctant to ...
Tony Bennett, legendary American singer, dies at age 96
Tony Bennett, the smooth American singer who had an enduring hit with “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” and remained perpetually cool enough to win over younger generations of ...
Travis King disappeared into a North Korea more isolated than ever
When U.S. soldier Travis King sprinted across the border into North Korea from the South this week, he disappeared into a North Korea where lingering COVID-19 concerns and restrictions ...
Russia imposes Soviet-style restrictions on British diplomats in Moscow
Russia on Thursday imposed Soviet-style restrictions on British diplomats, requiring them to give at least five working days’ notice of any plans to travel beyond a 120-km (75-mile) radius, due ...
British Prime Minister Sunak avoids wipeout in key elections
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s governing Conservatives lost two strategically important parliamentary seats on Friday but unexpectedly retained Boris Johnson’s old constituency in a setback for the opposition ...
Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned Koran burning
Iraq expelled the Swedish ambassador on Thursday in protest at a planned burning of the Koran in Stockholm that had prompted hundreds of protesters to storm and set alight the ...
Wildfires northwest of Athens rage into the night, burn homes
Two wildfires swept uncontrolled through forestlandand towns northwest of Athens for a second day on Tuesday, forcing more residents to flee their homes as authorities fought to stop the flames ...
Senators move to require release of US government UFO records
The Senate in the coming days is expected to consider a bipartisan measure that would compel the U.S. government to publicly release records relating to possible UFO sightings after ...
One in four UK single-parent households unable to afford food
More than a quarter of Britain’s single parent households have recently run out of food and been unable to afford more, according to a survey from the country’s ...
Zelenskiy warns of Russian efforts to halt Kyiv’s troops
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians that Russia was throwing all its resources into a campaign to stop Kyiv’s troops from pressing their counter offensive and a top general reported ...
Hollywood actors poised to strike and join writers on picket lines
Negotiators for Hollywood’s actors union unanimously recommended a strike after talks with studios broke down, setting the stage for performers to join writers on picket lines as early as ...
Russian general says top military brass betrayed soldiers in Ukraine
A Russian general said he had been dismissed as a commander after telling the military leadership about the dire situation at the front in Ukraine, where he said Russian soldiers ...
Fragile UK economy set to dodge recession for now
Britain’s economy shrank by less than expected in May despite a bank holiday to mark King Charles’ coronation and strikes, suggesting a widely forecast recession caused by high inflation ...