British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to address lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday for the first time since abandoning her disastrous tax-slashing economic policies, as she fights for her…
Continue ReadingThe new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine made a rare acknowledgment of the pressures they were under from Ukrainian offensives to retake southern and eastern areas that Moscow says…
Continue ReadingThe French government is poised to wield a rarely used constitutional weapon to force its budget through parliament, where opposition groups have stymied the text for weeks with rival amendments,…
Continue ReadingThe Russian forces’ commander has said the situation in the southern city of Kherson is "difficult" and residents are to be evacuated. General Sergei Surovikin told Russian state TV that…
Continue ReadingThousands of people took to the streets across France on Tuesday (October 18) and commuters faced delays as unions staged a nationwide strike for higher salaries, as they remain in…
Continue ReadingFemale Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi competed with her hair uncovered at the Asian Championships in South Korea on Sunday. The 33-year-old had been praised by those protesting against Iran’s dress…
Continue ReadingImages and videos of the protests that have rocked Iran for weeks have been shared around the world on social media. The unrest was sparked following the death of 22-year-old…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war have been exchanged and returned home over the past few months. However, thousands are reportedly still detained in Russian prisons. Many families are still…
Continue ReadingAlarm grew on Tuesday (October 18) over the wellbeing of Iranian sports climber Elnaz Rekabi after she competed at an event in South Korea without a hijab in what some…
Continue ReadingFrench trade unions began a nationwide strike on Tuesday, asking for higher salaries amid decades-high inflation and posing President Emmanuel Macron one of his stiffest challenges since his reelection in…
Continue ReadingEmbattled UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday (October 17) apologised for going "too far too fast" with reforms that triggered economic turmoil, but vowed to remain leader despite a…
Continue ReadingAfter 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 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…
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