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Turkey bows to pressure, cuts Russian bank ties
Turkey’s booming wartime trade with Moscow took a giant step back on Wednesday with confirmation that the last three banks still processing Russian card payments were pulling out under pressure from Washington.…
JUST IN: Protests As Japan Prepares To Honour Slain Ex-PM, Abe
Several thousand protesters are gathering ahead of a state funeral for Japan’s slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Leaders from around the world are also gathering in Tokyo for the event,…
Cuba legalizes same-sex marriage in historic referendum
Cuba has legalized same-sex marriage after Cubans voted in favor of a family code that increased protections for minorities on the island, the country’s National Electoral Council announced…
UK threatens to fine TikTok £27 million over child privacy lapse
Britain on Monday warned it could fine TikTok £27 million ($29 million) over a potential failure to protect children’s privacy on the Chinese-owned video app. The Information Commissioner’s Office said the…
Lights out, ovens off: Europe preps for winter energy crisis
As Europe heads into winter in the throes of an energy crisis, offices are getting chillier. Statues and historic buildings…
BREAKING: Putin grants US whistleblower Russian citizenship
President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to United States whistleblower, Edward Snowden, who exposed massive surveillance by the US National Security Agency and was granted refuge…
Demand For Queen’s Favourite Corgi Dogs Hits New High
Prices for corgis, the dogs beloved by the late Queen Elizabeth II, have doubled to new highs since the monarch’s funeral last week, the UK’s largest pet marketplace said Monday. Pets4Homes told AFP…
Russian school shooter identified as death toll rises to 13
Artem Kazantsev has been identified as the shooter at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk on Monday. He was born in 1988 in the native of the city of Izhevsk. The shooter also graduated from…
Nuclear strike poses ‘catastrophic’ consequences, US warns Russia
The United States has warned Russia privately of “catastrophic” consequences if it uses nuclear weapons as part of the Ukraine invasion, top US officials said. Russian President Vladimir Putin made…
Actor Ryan Grantham sentenced to life in prison after killing his mother
Canadian actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his mother, Barbara Waite, in 2020. The 24-year-old was sentenced at British Columbia…
Thomas Lane gets 3-yr imprisonment as accomplice in George Floyd’s death
An ex-Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane who was a collaborator of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd was sentenced to three years in prison as part of a plea deal. Lane was sentenced on…
Turkey cuts interest rates as inflation rises beyond 80%
Turkey’s central bank, Thursday, has announced its decision to reduce the significant interest rates to help stabilise markets as inflation bites harder increasing beyond 80%. The country’s…
Trump’s path to stall documents probe narrows after legal setbacks
Donald Trump’s bid to impede a criminal investigation into his possession of documents taken from the White House has begun to unravel, legal experts said, after courtroom setbacks including doubts…
UK to reintroduce tax-free shopping for tourists
The United Kingdom (UK) says it will reintroduce tax-free shopping for overseas visitors to boost the country’s retail sector. Kwasi Kwarteng, UK finance minister and chancellor of the Exchequer, said this on…
British economy suffers downturn – Report
Britain’s economic growth has fallen to a 20-month low as of September as the cost of living affects households and the mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II weighed on activity. According to…
Honduras former first lady bags 14 years imprisonment
A Honduran court sentenced the country’s former first lady, Rosa Bonilla, to 14 years in prison on Wednesday on charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds destined for social programs, a judicial…
Chinese court sentences ex-official to death sentence for $16 million bribe
Former senior official Fu Zhenghua on Thursday was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes worth more than 117 million yuan (16.76 million U.S. dollars) and bending the law…
New York Attorney General Sues Trump, Children, For Fraud
The New York state Attorney General, Letitia James, on…
Ex-police chief gets life sentence for taking $10 million bribes
Gong Dao’an, former deputy mayor and police chief of east China’s Shanghai Municipality, was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes. The Intermediate People’s Court of Tangshan in Hebei…
UK warns Putin serious about nuclear threats
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech on Wednesday was a worrying escalation, and the threats he made must be taken seriously, British foreign office minister Gillian Keegan said. Mr Putin…