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Syria breaks ties with Ukraine in response to similar move by Kyiv

Syria breaks ties with Ukraine in response to similar move by Kyiv

-- 2022-07-20 19:47:27

Syria has announced breaking diplomatic ties with Ukraine in support of its close ally Russia, saying the move was a response to a similar move by Kyiv. “The Syrian Arab Republic has decided to...

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...

Polar bears scavenge on garbage to cope with climate change

Polar bears scavenge on garbage to cope with climate change

-- 2022-07-20 18:47:55

Hungry polar bears are turning to garbage dumps to fill their stomachs as their icy habitat disappears.On Wednesday, a team of Canadian and US scientists warned that trash poses an emerging threat to...

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...

Thailand admits to using phone spyware

Thailand admits to using phone spyware

-- 2022-07-20 17:22:24

A Thai minister has admitted the country uses surveillance software to track individuals in cases involving national security or drugs, amid revelations that government critics' phones had bee...

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...

Over 0.16m Indians gave up citizenship in 2021

Over 0.16m Indians gave up citizenship in 2021

-- 2022-07-20 16:19:03

Over 0.16 million Indians gave up their Indian citizenship last year and received citizenship of other counties, according to official data shared in Parliament on Tuesday. The data shared by State...

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....

Sri Lankan MPs elect Ranil Wickremesinghe as new president

Sri Lankan MPs elect Ranil Wickremesinghe as new president

-- 2022-07-20 13:35:27

Sri Lankan MPs on Wednesday elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president, despite his unpopularity with the public, reports the BBC. Mr Wickremesinghe face...

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...

Nupur Sharma cannot be arrested till August 10, says India’s Supreme Court

Nupur Sharma cannot be arrested till August 10, says India’s Supreme Court

-- 2022-07-19 19:27:12

India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday said Nupur Sharma, suspended spokesperson of India’s ruling party BJP, cannot be arrested till August 10 this year in the nine cases against her over her c...

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...

Greece protests to Serbia, Ukraine over Bangladesh-bound plane crash

Greece protests to Serbia, Ukraine over Bangladesh-bound plane crash

-- 2022-07-19 19:07:15

Greece has protested to Serbia and Ukraine for not being timely informed about the munitions cargo on board a Ukrainian aircraft which crashed near the northern city of Kavala on Saturday night, Greek...

Wickremesinghe to face low-key lawmaker in tight race for Sri Lanka’s president

Wickremesinghe to face low-key lawmaker in tight race for Sri Lanka’s president

-- 2022-07-19 17:27:41

Sri Lanka's main opposition leader withdrew from the presidential race on Tuesday and promised support to a low-profile politician from the ruling party who will take on acting president Ranil Wickrem...

23 killed in Egypt road accident

23 killed in Egypt road accident

-- 2022-07-19 16:41:18

At least 23 people were killed and 30 injured when a bus collided with a truck near the Egyptian city of Minya early on Tuesday, the regional governor's office said in a statement. The injured were t...

Putin visits Iran on first trip outside former Soviet Union since Ukraine war

Putin visits Iran on first trip outside former Soviet Union since Ukraine war

-- 2022-07-19 16:23:39

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Kremlin leader's first trip outside the former Soviet Union since Moscow...

Sri Lanka opposition leader Premadasa withdraws from presidential race

Sri Lanka opposition leader Premadasa withdraws from presidential race

-- 2022-07-19 11:55:31

Sri Lanka opposition leader Sajith Premadasa withdrew on Tuesday from the race to become president of the island nation, in order to support a rival candidate, reports Reuters. "For the greater good...

Sri Lankans plan to protest against Wickremesinghe's bid for president

Sri Lankans plan to protest against Wickremesinghe's bid for president

-- 2022-07-19 11:03:15

Sri Lankan students and other groups planned to protest on Tuesday against Ranil Wickremesinghe's expected bid for president, as lawmakers gathered in parliament to finalise candidates for the role....

European Union reaches deal with Azerbaijan to double gas imports by 2027

European Union reaches deal with Azerbaijan to double gas imports by 2027

-- 2022-07-18 20:27:10

European Union (EU) plans to double its gas imports from Azerbaijan as it urgently seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian energy imports. The European Commission, the executive body of the EU, has s...

India votes to elect new president, Murmu has edge over Sinha

India votes to elect new president, Murmu has edge over Sinha

-- 2022-07-18 13:19:04

The election to choose the 15th president of India is underway as NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu faces off against the opposition's Yashwant Sinha. Murmu, though, is the clear favourite to win the ra...

Ukraine president sacks security chief

Ukraine president sacks security chief

-- 2022-07-18 12:21:53

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky sacked the head of the country's domestic security service and state prosecutor, citing hundreds of cases of alleged treason and collaboration with Russia, as Mo...

Sri Lanka's acting president declares state of emergency

Sri Lanka's acting president declares state of emergency

REUTERS 2022-07-18 11:00:03

Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency, according to a government notice released late on Sunday, as his administration seeks to quell social unrest and...

France, Spain, Portugal battle to control huge wildfires

France, Spain, Portugal battle to control huge wildfires

-- 2022-07-17 19:35:00

Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, where thousands of people have been evacuated in soaring temperatures....