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Putin bets on an ancient weapon in Ukraine

Putin bets on an ancient weapon in Ukraine

-- 2022-07-22 18:58:34

Russian President Vladimir Putin is betting on an ancient weapon more powerful than any of the missiles now being supplied by the United States and its European allies to Ukraine: time. Nearly five m...

Ukraine rules out direct deal with Russia on grain exports

Ukraine rules out direct deal with Russia on grain exports

-- 2022-07-22 18:29:57

Ukraine’s presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak has ruled out any direct deals with Russia on resuming grain exports from the Black Sea. Speaking before Friday’s signing, presidential aide...

Prince Harry wins bid to challenge UK over security arrangements

Prince Harry wins bid to challenge UK over security arrangements

-- 2022-07-22 18:14:38

A British court on Friday granted permission for Prince Harry to challenge a government decision that denied him police protection while in Britain. Harry, Queen Elizabeth's grandson, received the fu...

Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine block Google search engine

Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine block Google search engine

-- 2022-07-22 17:17:17

Russian-backed separatists in a breakaway region of eastern Ukraine have blocked access to the search engine Google, their leader said on Friday, citing what he calls "disinformation", reports Reuters...

BBC to pay damages to former British royal nanny

BBC to pay damages to former British royal nanny

-- 2022-07-22 17:14:48

The BBC is paying damages to the ex-nanny to Princes William and Harry over false claims made about her to obtain a 1995 Princess Diana interview. Alexandra Pettifer, known as Tiggy, was given an apo...

Ukraine's ports to reopen under deal to be signed Friday, Turkey says

Ukraine's ports to reopen under deal to be signed Friday, Turkey says

-- 2022-07-22 15:05:22

Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal on Friday to reopen Ukraine's Black Sea ports for grain exports, Turkey said, raising hopes that an international food crisis caused by Russia's invasion could be e...

Spain, Portugal reject EU plan to cap natural gas use

Spain, Portugal reject EU plan to cap natural gas use

-- 2022-07-21 22:00:06

The European Union's plan to reduce the bloc's gas use by 15 per cent to prepare for a potential cutoff by Russia this winter has been met with sharp scepticism by Spain and Portugal, two governments...

Russia resumes gas supplies to Germany via Nord Stream 1

Russia resumes gas supplies to Germany via Nord Stream 1

-- 2022-07-21 17:25:38

Gas deliveries through the German-Russian pipeline Nord Stream 1 resumed on Thursday morning after 10 days of maintenance, the German news agency dpa reported. Gas is flowing again and the gas transp...

CIA director estimates 15,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war

CIA director estimates 15,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war

-- 2022-07-21 15:32:20

The United States estimates that Russian casualties in Ukraine so far have reached around 15,000 killed and perhaps 45,000 wounded, CIA Director William Burns said on Wednesday, adding that Ukraine ha...

Italian PM Draghi resigns after coalition falls apart

Italian PM Draghi resigns after coalition falls apart

-- 2022-07-21 14:56:22

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi handed in his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday after his unity government fell apart, plunging the country into political turmoil and hitting...

Russia expands Ukraine war goals as fighting toll mounts

Russia expands Ukraine war goals as fighting toll mounts

-- 2022-07-21 10:14:19

Ukrainian armed forces said on Thursday they had killed 111 Russian soldiers in the south and east over the past day, as comments from Russia's foreign minister showed the Kremlin's goals had grow...

'Hasta la vista, baby,' says UK's Boris Johnson as he exits parliament

'Hasta la vista, baby,' says UK's Boris Johnson as he exits parliament

-- 2022-07-20 22:13:54

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson bowed out of his final showpiece parliamentary appearance with a round of applause from his party, jeers from opponents and an enigmatic exit line: "Mission largel...

Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss in final race to become British prime minister

Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss in final race to become British prime minister

-- 2022-07-20 21:48:33

Britain’s former finance minister Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss will battle it out to become next prime minister of the country after they won the final lawmaker vote, setting up t...

Russia expands Ukraine war goals, focuses on southern Ukraine

Russia expands Ukraine war goals, focuses on southern Ukraine

-- 2022-07-20 21:15:04

Moscow's military "tasks" in Ukraine now go beyond the eastern Donbas region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, as the Kremlin's forces shelled eastern and southern Ukraine. L...

Britain counts cost of historic heatwave as 13 die

Britain counts cost of historic heatwave as 13 die

-- 2022-07-20 20:57:34

At least 13 people have died in Britain while swimming during a spell of record-breaking hot weather that sparked wildfires, damaged train tracks and triggered warnings that efforts to tackle climate...

Mission largely accomplished, Boris Johnson says as he exits parliament

Mission largely accomplished, Boris Johnson says as he exits parliament

-- 2022-07-20 20:05:44

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson bowed out of his final showpiece parliamentary appearance with a round of applause from his party, jeers from opponents and an enigmatic exit line: "Mission largel...

EU tells its members to cut gas usage by 15pc amid Putin’s warning

EU tells its members to cut gas usage by 15pc amid Putin’s warning

-- 2022-07-20 19:35:33

The European Union told member states on Wednesday to cut gas usage by 15 per cent until March as an emergency step after President Vladimir Putin warned that Russian supplies sent via the biggest pip...

Britain’s Conservative lawmakers to pick final two PM candidates Wednesday

Britain’s Conservative lawmakers to pick final two PM candidates Wednesday

-- 2022-07-20 18:25:06

The final two in the race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be selected on Wednesday, the penultimate chapter in a divisive battle that is too close to call between the three remain...

Heatwaves will occur more frequently till 2060, warns UN agency

Heatwaves will occur more frequently till 2060, warns UN agency

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-20 18:16:42

With temperatures expected to remain above normal until the middle of next week, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned that heatwaves will occur more and more frequently, till the decade...

Erdogan keeps Putin waiting for 50 seconds ahead of talks in Tehran

Erdogan keeps Putin waiting for 50 seconds ahead of talks in Tehran

-- 2022-07-20 17:53:09

Russian President Vladimir Putin was left waiting and fidgeting for 50 seconds by Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of talks in Tehran on Tuesday, prompting Turkish media to draw parallel...

Wildfires rage across Europe as climate alarm sounded

Wildfires rage across Europe as climate alarm sounded

-- 2022-07-20 17:49:42

Emergency services battled wildfires across swathes of southern Europe amid mass evacuations on Wednesday, as warnings sounded in London after Britain's hottest day that the fight against climate chan...

Russia to punish Wikimedia Foundation over Ukraine conflict 'fakes'

Russia to punish Wikimedia Foundation over Ukraine conflict 'fakes'

-- 2022-07-20 17:24:05

Russia's communications watchdog said on Wednesday it was taking steps to punish the Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, for violating Russian law around the conflict in...

Barcelona's new-look attack is as good as it can be

Barcelona's new-look attack is as good as it can be

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-07-20 17:14:37

Barcelona have been in a state of turmoil for the last couple of seasons. Disastrous performances in top competitions, along with the departure of Lionel Messi and the financial debacle of the club th...

European Union to soften sanctions on Russian banks

European Union to soften sanctions on Russian banks

-- 2022-07-20 16:41:20

The European Union will amend its sanctions on Moscow on Wednesday by allowing the unfreezing of some funds of top Russian banks that may be required to ease bottlenecks in the global trade of food an...

Britain counts cost of hottest day ever

Britain counts cost of hottest day ever

-- 2022-07-20 14:39:51

Firefighters worked through the night to damp down wildfires and engineers raced on Wednesday to fix train tracks that buckled in the heat as Britain woke up to the aftermath of its hottest ever day....

Putin forges ties with Iran's supreme leader in Tehran talks

Putin forges ties with Iran's supreme leader in Tehran talks

REUTERS 2022-07-20 11:34:41

Russian President Vladimir Putin had talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran on Tuesday, the Kremlin leader's first trip outside the former Soviet Union since Moscow's Feb 24 invasi...

Russia seen restarting gas exports from Nord Stream 1 on schedule

Russia seen restarting gas exports from Nord Stream 1 on schedule

-- 2022-07-19 21:10:45

Russian gas flows via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline are seen restarting on time on Thursday after the completion of scheduled maintenance, two sources familiar with the export plans told Reuters.The pipe...

Britain records temperature above 40C for first time

Britain records temperature above 40C for first time

-- 2022-07-19 20:14:41

Britain recorded its highest ever temperature of 40C (104F) on Tuesday as a heatwave gripping Europe intensified, scorching fields and damaging airport runways and train tracks. The Met Office said t...

Malta to Open Visa Office in Bangladesh

Malta to Open Visa Office in Bangladesh

-- 2022-07-19 19:35:55

Malta plans to open a visa office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in the near future, according to a report published by Daily Industry. - Advertisement - The same source says that authorities in Ma...

Race to replace Boris Johnson heats up as end in sight

Race to replace Boris Johnson heats up as end in sight

-- 2022-07-19 19:23:37

The race to replace ousted British Prime Minister Boris Johnson heated up on Tuesday, with four contenders offering more policies to try to climb to the top two in a leadership contest that is split...