Russia ‘trying to silence’ peace laureate Muratov

Russia is trying “to silence” the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov by branding the journalist a foreign agent, the body in charge of the prestigious award said yesterday.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Mohamed Al-Fayed, Harrods owner whose son dated Princess Diana, dead at 94

Mohamed al-Fayed, the self-made Egyptian billionaire who bought the Harrods department store and promoted the discredited conspiracy theory that the British royal family was behind the death of his son and Princess Diana, has died, Fulham Football Club said in a statement
1 September 2023, 22:03 PM

Russia will deepen ties with North Korea

Russia said yesterday it intended to develop ties with North Korea, while not confirming a statement by the White House that Russian President Vladimir Putin had exchanged letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
31 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Greece wildfire largest ever recorded in EU

A forest blaze in Greece is “the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU” and the bloc is mobilising nearly half its firefighting air wing to tackle it, a European Commission spokesman said yesterday.
29 August 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Technical issue’ causes delays

Britain’s National Air Traffic Service (NATS) was forced to restrict the flow of aircraft yesterday due to a technical issue, it said, with passengers stuck in planes on the tarmac and airlines and airports warning of delays and cancellations.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Kids entitled to clean environment

All children are entitled to a clean and healthy environment, a UN committee said for the first time yesterday, bolstering young people’s arguments for suing authorities over the ravages of climate change.
28 August 2023, 18:00 PM

France to ban wearing Islamic abayas in schools: minister

French authorities are to ban the wearing in school of abaya dresses worn by some Muslim women, the education minister said Sunday, arguing the garment violated France's strict secular laws in education
28 August 2023, 04:07 AM

Prigozhin’s Death: Genetic tests confirm he died in plane crash

Russian investigators said yesterday that genetic tests had confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group, was among the 10 people killed in a plane crash last week.
27 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Russia downs two Ukrainian drones

Russia said it downed two Ukrainian drones flying over border regions yesterday, after the governor of Belgorod region said a drone carrying explosives had killed a man.
27 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Russia ‘foils’ more drone attacks

Russia yesterday said that it shot down two drones over its Belgorod region and one headed for Moscow, as it reported Ukrainian shelling wounded six people in a border town.
26 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Sign oath of allegiance

President Vladimir Putin has ordered Wagner fighters to sign an oath of allegiance to the Russian state after a deadly plane crash believed to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the volatile chief of the mercenary group.
26 August 2023, 18:00 PM

EU brings down the hammer on big tech

The world’s major tech titans must crack down on illegal content and keep European users safe online from yesterday, when far-reaching EU rules force digital firms to fall into line.
25 August 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Absolute lie’

The Kremlin yesterday rejected rumours it had ordered the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, presumed to have died in a plane crash two months after leading a mutiny in Russia.
25 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Putin has no plans to attend meet in person

The Kremlin said yesterday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had no plans to attend the G20 summit in India in September in person.
25 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Ukraine fires missile towards Moscow

Russia said yesterday Ukraine had fired a missile towards Moscow and attacked Crimea with 42 drones, in what would be one of the biggest known coordinated Ukrainian air attacks to date on Russian-held territory.
25 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Over 4,000-year-old polychrome wall found in Peru

An ancient polychrome wall discovered in northern Peru is believed to be over 4,000 years old and could have been part of a ceremonial temple, according to archaeologists, offering new insights into the region’s historic cultures.
25 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Heineken sells off business for €1 in a bid to exit Russia

Dutch brewer Heineken said on Friday it had completed its exit from Russia by selling its operations there to Russia's Arnest Group for a symbolic one euro
25 August 2023, 16:27 PM

Putin delivers mixed tribute to Prigozhin

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to the family of Yevgeny Prigozhin yesterday, breaking his silence after the mercenary leader’s plane crashed with no survivors two months after he led a mutiny against army chiefs.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

UK backlog hits record high

The UK’s backlog of asylum claims has hit a record high, official figures showed yesterday, heaping fresh pressure on the government which has pledged to cut immigration.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Prigozhin made 'mistakes' but 'achieved results': Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressed his "condolences" over a plane crash that killed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, describing him as a man who made mistakes but "achieved results"
24 August 2023, 17:02 PM