After Russia’s renewed blitz on 11 Ukrainian cities, western arms deliveries stepped up, with some authorities in Kyiv hailing this as a turning point. And, one month in, protests are still going…
Continue ReadingRICHARD EDEN: As Sir Salman Rushdie slowly recovers from the assassination attempt that left him with ‘life-changing injuries’, he is being nursed back to health by the Rachel Eliza Griffiths.…
Continue ReadingOn October 14, flash floods swamped hundreds of homes in southeastern Australia. The country’s east coast has been repeatedly lashed by heavy rainfall in the past two years. #Australia #Melbourne…
Continue ReadingEmbattled British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday announced another drastic U-turn to her tax-slashing mini-budget last month which has prompted market turmoil, vowing to raise corporation tax after all.…
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday dismissed her finance minister, forcing Kwasi Kwarteng to carry the can for turmoil sparked by her right-wing economic platform as restive Conservatives plotted…
Continue ReadingTwo associations have lodged a legal complaint against French energy giant TotalEnergies for "complicity in war crimes" for allegedly helping fuel Russian planes that have bombed Ukraine, a source close…
Continue ReadingThree Swedish right-wing parties have agreed to form a government with the unprecedented support of the far-right Sweden Democrats, conservative leader Ulf Kristersson said Friday. "The Moderates, Christian Democrats and…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Tunisians clashed with police on Wednesday during a protest to demand a rescue mission for relatives lost at sea during a failed migration attempt. Also angered over the…
Continue ReadingThe United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to condemn Russia’s annexation of parts of Ukraine, a move US President Joe Biden said sent a "clear message" to Moscow.…
Continue ReadingFrance’s CGT union, at the core of a weeks-long strike at oil major TotalEnergies , walked away from wage talks on Thursday night, dashing hopes for an end to a…
Continue ReadingTwo French unions announced a tentative pay rise agreement with oil giant TotalEnergies early Friday following emergency negotiations to end a three-week strike that has emptied the country’s petrol stations…
Continue ReadingTwo French unions announced a tentative pay rise agreement with oil giant TotalEnergies early Friday following emergency negotiations to end a three-week strike that has emptied the country’s petrol stations…
Continue ReadingThere have been reports of overnight clashes between security forces and protesters in several locations across Iran. Protestors have been filmed burning the Iranian flag in the western Kurdistan province.…
Continue ReadingGunfire and tanks, teenage girls detained in psychiatric wards, Internet blocked, yet from the outside, Iran’s nationwide protests seem to be gaining momentum one month after the death of 22-year old…
Continue ReadingRussian missiles have pounded dozens of Ukrainian cities and towns over the past 24 hours, while the head of one of the regions annexed by Russia told residents on Thursday…
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