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US must ditch ‘Trump method’ in nuke talks: Iran
Iran warned the US to abandon the “Trump method” yesterday after the two sides opened indirect talks to revive a nuclear deal that was torpedoed by the former American president.
29 June 2022, 18:00 PM
NATO invites Finland, Sweden to join
NATO invited Sweden and Finland on Wednesday to join the military alliance in one of the biggest shifts in European security in decades after Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushed Helsinki and Stockholm to drop their traditional of neutrality.
29 June 2022, 16:05 PM
$68bn UK firm CEO quits job to “just sit at the beach, do nothing”
After announcing his resignation as CEO of Jupiter Fund Management Plc, a $67.9 billion asset management company, Andrew Formica caught everyone off guard.
29 June 2022, 10:50 AM
Boris Johnson says if Putin "were a woman", there'd be no Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have started the war in Ukraine if he was a woman, according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
29 June 2022, 09:49 AM
2 gunmen killed, 6 officers wounded during gunfight in Canada
Canadian police shot dead two men and six officers were wounded during a gunfight at a bank in British Columbia on Tuesday, and nearby homes were evacuated after the discovery of a possible explosive device, police said.
29 June 2022, 03:54 AM
Finland, Sweden back on track to NATO membership as Turkey lifts veto
NATO ally Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden's bid to join the Western alliance on Tuesday after the three nations agreed to protect each other's security, ending a weeks-long drama that tested allied unity against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
28 June 2022, 20:06 PM
Jail escape bid: 49 inmates die, dozens hurt in Colombia
At least 49 inmates were killed and dozens more injured early yesterday during an attempted prison escape in southwestern Colombia, an official from the national prisons agency told AFP.
28 June 2022, 18:20 PM
Armed robbers raid top int’l art fair in Netherlands
Armed robbers raided one of the world’s leading art fairs in the Dutch city of Maastricht yesterday, police said, with video showing them smashing a display case using a sledgehammer.
28 June 2022, 18:00 PM
While US contemplates what else to “turn off” in the world, Argentina and Iran applied to join BRICS, Russia says
Iran has submitted an application to become a member in the group of emerging economies known as the BRICS, an Iranian official said on Monday.
28 June 2022, 04:59 AM
G7 leaders to finalise plan for price cap on Russian oil
The Group of Seven rich democracies will commit on Tuesday to a new package of coordinated actions meant to raise pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine, and will finalise plans for a price cap on Russian oil, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.
27 June 2022, 12:46 PM
G-7 leaders pledge to raise $600bn to counter China’s multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road
Group of Seven leaders on Sunday pledged to raise $600 billion in private and public funds over five years to finance needed infrastructure in developing countries and counter China's older, multitrillion-dollar Belt and Road project.
27 June 2022, 05:10 AM
G7 leaders mock Putin's macho imagery
Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations mocked the macho image of their absent adversary Vladimir Putin on Sunday, at a meeting in Germany dominated by the Russian President's invasion of Ukraine.
26 June 2022, 19:21 PM
India, UK setting up training academy for Commonwealth diplomats
India and the United Kingdom on Saturday (June 25, 2022) announced the setting up of a new Commonwealth Diplomatic Academy in New Delhi to train diplomats from countries of the 54-nation grouping.
26 June 2022, 05:51 AM
Mr Happy Face: "World's ugliest dog", survivor of abuse and neglect
With a tuft of punk-style hair and a tongue sticking perennially out the side of his mouth, a dog named Mr Happy Face has been crowned the world's homeliest pooch.
26 June 2022, 05:46 AM
Somalia parliament endorses new PM
Somalia’s parliament yesterday unanimously endorsed Hamza Abdi Barre as new prime minister, paving the way for the creation of a new government for the fragile Horn of Africa nation.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Two killed in Norway ‘terror’ shooting
Two people were killed and at least 21 others wounded in shootings near bars in central Oslo early yesterday that police were treating as a “terrorist attack”.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM
2 killed, more than a dozen wounded in Norway shooting
Two people were killed and more than a dozen injured early Saturday in a mass shooting in Oslo, Norwegian police said, as the city was gearing up for an annual Pride parade.
25 June 2022, 04:18 AM
World faces unprecedented global hunger crisis: UN chief
There is a “real risk” of multiple famines this year, UN chief Antonio Guterres said yesterday and urged ministers meeting on food security to take practical steps to stabilise food markets and reduce commodity price volatility.
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Findings suggest Israeli forces killed Al Jazeera journalist: UN HR office
Findings show that Israeli security forces fired the bullets that killed Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in May, and not indiscriminate firing from Palestinians, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office said on Friday.
24 June 2022, 11:41 AM
Sanctions could act as a “boomerang”, China's Xi Jinping warns at BRICS meeting
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday is hosting a virtual summit with the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa collectively known as the “BRICS,” amid rising concerns over the global economic outlook and a growing political divide between Beijing and New Delhi.
23 June 2022, 08:39 AM