N Korea calls US sanctions ‘provocation,’ warns of strong reaction
Reuters North Korea defended its missile tests as its legitimate right to self-defence and said the United States is intentionally escalating the situation by imposing...
UK police say no investigation yet into lockdown parties at PM’s house
Reuters British police will not investigate gatherings held in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s residence during a coronavirus lockdown unless an internal government inquiry finds evidence...
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Biden vaccine-or-test policy for large businesses
Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing mandate for large businesses – a policy the conservative justices deemed an...
Turkey, Armenia talk normalising ties after decades of animosity
Aljazeera Envoys from Turkey and Armenia will hold the first round of talks aimed at normalising ties in Moscow on Friday, in a move Armenia...
Plan for decades of high commodity prices, BlackRock says
Bloomberg Commodities prices may stay high for decades as mining companies struggle to keep up with demand from the energy transition, according to BlackRock’s Evy Hambro....
Russia, China block UN support for ECOWAS sanctions on Mali
Aljazeera Russia and China have blocked the United Nations Security Council from supporting a decision by the West African economic bloc ECOWAS to impose new...
Syrian victims brace for verdict in landmark torture trial
Aljazeera Koblenz, Germany – Syrian victims and human rights observers are bracing for the verdict in the world’s first criminal trial on state-sponsored torture in the...
World food prices hit 10-year high in 2021
Reuters World food prices jumped 28% in 2021 to their highest level in a decade and hopes for a return to more stable market conditions...
Russia sends troops to put down deadly Kazakh uprising
Reuters ALMATY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Russia sent paratroopers into Kazakhstan on Thursday to quell a countrywide uprising after deadly violence spread across the tightly...
Storm Pamela knocks down trees, floods streets in western Mexico
Reuters Hurricane Pamela was set to dissipate on Wednesday night after knocking down trees, damaging businesses and flooding streets in the western Mexican state of...