Ukraine ‘launches missile strike on headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet’ September 22, 2023 Ukraine has carried out a missile strike on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, with one serviceman missing, the Russian defence ministry has said. The Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said no one was injured outside the burning headquarters but did not provide information on other casualties. Firefighters battled the blaze and more [...]
North Korea plots follow-up after Putin meeting with Kim Jong Un September 22, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un discussed follow-up measures to his recent visit to Russia with his powerful politburo
Laver Cup 2023: All you need to know about tennis’s answer to the Ryder Cup September 21, 2023 Read the lowdown on the sixth edition of the Laver Cup, from who is playing to how it works and where to watch it.
London-listed Georgian banks pressured to dodge US sanctions by central bank September 21, 2023 Two London-listed Georgian banks have been caught in the middle of a sanctions spat after the Georgian central bank told the lenders they don't need to comply with recently announced US sanctions.
Biden urges world leaders to stand up to Russia over Ukraine September 19, 2023 President Joe Biden urged world leaders to stand up to Russia, warning no nation can be secure if “we allow Ukraine to be carved up”.
We’ve maxed out our credit card of taxes but we still need more cash September 19, 2023 We can't raise taxes, but we need more money to fix our crumbling services.
London-listed Mondi leaves Russia after agreeing to sell biggest paper mill September 18, 2023 UK paper and packaging giant Mondi has agreed to sell its largest Russian plant for around 775 million euros (£668 million) to a Moscow-based property development group. Mondi’s share price jumped by nearly five per cent on Monday morning after it unveiled the deal involving Syktyvkar, its last remaining plant in Russia and the country’s [...]
Kim Jong Un inspects Russian bombers, missiles and frigate September 16, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected Russia’s nuclear bombers, hypersonic missiles and an advanced warship from its Pacific fleet, during a trip to the country’s far east. After arriving in the city of Artyom by train, Kim travelled to an airport just outside the port city of Vladivostok where Russian defence minister Sergei [...]
Germany: EU’s largest economy faces ‘big deterioration’ – and risks slipping back into recession September 16, 2023 It was not long ago that Germany was driving growth in the bloc. Now it is being labelled the ‘sick man of Europe’. Where did it all go wrong?
US and Japanese diplomats in the spotlight as envoys in London owe £150m in congestion charges September 14, 2023 Foreign diplomats in London owe nearly £150m in congestion charge debt, ministers have said. It comes as new figures given to MPs showed that 15 serious and significant offences, including sexual assault and drunk-driving, were allegedly committed by diplomats or those entitled to diplomatic immunity between 2019 to 2022. The new details came in two written ministerial statements published [...]