Facing ‘torrent of theft’, UK retailers press for police action
A coalition of British retail industry groups and shopworkers union USDAW has written to police leaders in England and Wales calling on them to back a plan to counter a “...
Azerbaijan halts Karabakh offensive after ceasefire deal with Armenian separatists
Azerbaijan said on Wednesday it had halted military action in its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenian separatist forces there agreed to a ceasefire whose terms signalled the area would ...
Azerbaijani forces strike Armenian-controlled Karabakh, raising risk of new Caucasus war (Updated)
Azerbaijan sent troops backed by artillery strikes into Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday in an attempt to bring the breakaway region to heel by force, raising the threat of a new ...
UN chief assails Russia’s war in Ukraine for ‘unleashing nexus of horror’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday assailed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a violation of the U.N. Charter, telling the annual UNGA gathering of world leaders that ...
ECB done hiking rates but cut not expected until at least July
The European Central Bank is done hiking interest rates and will stay on hold until at least July next year, according to economists in a Reuters poll, who said there ...
US and Iran trade detainees after Qatar deal unfreezes $6 billion
Five U.S. detainees flew out of Iran on Monday in a swap for five Iranians held in the U.S. in a rare deal between the arch enemies that ...
Letter shows Pope Pius XII probably knew about Holocaust early on
Wartime Pope Pius XII knew details about the Nazi attempt to exterminate Jews in the Holocaust as early as 1942, according to a letter found in the Vatican archives that conflicts ...
Russia calls on World Court to throw out Ukraine genocide challenge
Russia called on the U.N.’s highest court in The Hague on Monday to throw out what it said was a “hopelessly flawed” case challenging Moscow’s argument that ...
Newborn found dead on migrant boat off Italy’s Lampedusa as islanders protest
The Italian Coast Guard found a newborn baby dead on a boat carrying migrants to Lampedusa, ANSA news agency reported on Saturday, as dozens of the island’s citizens protested ...
‘Bring them back’: Ukrainian orphans demand return of children in Russia
Ukrainian orphans Ivan and Maksym, 17 and 16, escaped shelling and hunger in besieged Mariupol only to be captured and taken to the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk where they were held incommunicado ...
Erdogan says Turkey could ‘part ways’ with EU if necessary
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara could “part ways” with the European Union if necessary when asked about the contents of a European Parliament report on Turkey.
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ECB raises rate to record high and signals end of hikes
The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate to a record high of 4% on Thursday but, with the euro zone economy in the doldrums, signalled this was likely to ...
‘Smash the gangs’: Labour leader sets out plans for illegal migration
British opposition leader Keir Starmer said on Thursday a Labour government would set up a new police unit to tackle illegal migration and suggested he was open to a returns ...
France halts sales of Apple’s iPhone 12 over radiation concerns, Belgium to follow?
Belgium said on Thursday it would review the potential health risks linked to Apple’s iPhone 12, becoming the latest European country to react after France ordered a halt to sales ...
Libya storm death toll expected to swell as sea washes bodies ashore
Residents of the devastated Libyan city of Derna desperately searched for missing relatives on Wednesday and rescue workers appealed for more body bags, after a catastrophic flood that killed thousands ...
Kim tells Putin: Russia will win against ‘evil’ in Ukraine
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for a rare summit on Wednesday at which they discussed military matters, the war in Ukraine and possible ...
UK economy stumbles in July as strikes and rain weigh
Britain’s economy contracted in July at an unexpectedly sharp rate after strikes in hospitals and schools as well as unusually rainy weather weighed on output, according to official figures ...
Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, 10,000 feared missing
Thousands of people were killed and at least 10,000 were missing in Libya in floods caused by a huge Mediterranean storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as ...
Putin signals he expects long war in Ukraine, is not betting on Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday indicated he was bracing for a long war in Ukraine, saying that Kyiv could use any ceasefire to rearm and that Washington would continue ...
Britain faces ‘epidemic’ of shoplifting
Britain is seeing an “epidemic” of shoplifting, the boss of retailer John Lewis said on Tuesday, as the owner of the Primark fashion chain joined industry calls for the authorities ...
Three more bodies found after Greece storm, raising toll to 14
Greek rescue teams recovered the bodies of three more people in central Greece on Sunday, raising the death toll to 14 from the country’s most intense rain storm since records ...
G20 summit wraps up in New Delhi
By Katya Golubkova, Michel Rose and Manoj Kumar
The G20 summit in New Delhi ended on Sunday as India handed over the bloc presidency to Brazil, while both the U....
Turkey’s Erdogan, Egypt’s Sisi discuss energy cooperation at G20 Summit
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan met with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines of a G20 summit in the Indian capital New Delhi on Sunday, Erdogan’s ...
PM Sunak raises concern over interference in UK democracy with China’s Li
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he had raised his concern over any Chinese interference in Britain’s parliamentary democracy during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at a ...